In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Shruti Gohil from UC Irvine’s School of Medicine. 

Topics today include:

• California COVID-19 cases plummet to new lows

• CDC lifts masking order for vaccinated individuals in transportation hubs

• LA Teachers Union tentatively agree to mandate masks in LA Schools during the fall semester

• Many J&J doses to be tossed out

• Pfizer is effective in battling worrisome variants

• Why some in the Orthodox Jewish community are vaccine hesitant

Guest:

Shruti Gohil, M.D., professor of medicine and associate medical director for epidemiology and infection prevention at UC Irvine’s School of Medicine