In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, we speak with UCSF’s Dr. Peter Chin-Hong. 

Today’s topics include: 


Some counties are frustrated, confused with CA’s delay on lifting masking rules


CA weighs dropping mask, distancing rules for fully vaccinated workers


Orange County moves into the yellow tier 


“Very disturbing” racial disparities remain in vaccination trends


Why many Latino men haven’t been vaccinated yet


EU moves to allow in fully vaccinated visitors 


India sets global record for daily COVID-19 deaths 


Trained dogs may be able to sniff out the coronavirus in humans


Can vaccine passports help enforce the CDC’s mask guidance?

Guest:

Peter Chin-Hong, M.D., infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at the UCSF Medical Center; he tweets @PCH_SF

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, we speak with UCSF&rsquo;s Dr. Peter Chin-Hong.&nbsp;
Today&rsquo;s topics include:&nbsp;
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Some counties&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pe.com/2021/05/18/riverside-county-disagrees-with-californias-date-for-lifting-coronavirus-mask-rule/?utm_email=C4BDD411943E54CE85F94436F4&amp;g2i_eui=kbYFdwhiJgaqkWn%2bZcPf7BhH81UfAj%2fV&amp;g2i_source=newsletter&amp;utm_source=listrak&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=Read+More&amp;utm_campaign=scng-pe-breakingnews&amp;utm_content=alert" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.pe.com/2021/05/18/riverside-county-disagrees-with-californias-date-for-lifting-coronavirus-mask-rule/?utm_email=C4BDD411943E54CE85F94436F4&amp;g2i_eui=kbYFdwhiJgaqkWn%2bZcPf7BhH81UfAj%2fV&amp;g2i_source=newsletter&amp;utm_source=listrak&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=Read+More&amp;utm_campaign=scng-pe-breakingnews&amp;utm_content=alert">are frustrated</a>, confused with CA&rsquo;s delay on lifting masking rules
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CA&nbsp;<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-19/california-considers-easing-covid-19-occupational-safety-rules" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-19/california-considers-easing-covid-19-occupational-safety-rules">weighs</a>&nbsp;dropping mask, distancing rules for fully vaccinated workers
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<li>
Orange County&nbsp;<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-18/orange-county-moves-into-yellow-tier-most-lenient-for-covid-19-reopenings" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-18/orange-county-moves-into-yellow-tier-most-lenient-for-covid-19-reopenings">moves</a>&nbsp;into the yellow tier&nbsp;
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&ldquo;Very disturbing&rdquo; racial disparities&nbsp;<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-18/black-latino-residents-in-l-a-still-lag-in-covid-vaccines" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-18/black-latino-residents-in-l-a-still-lag-in-covid-vaccines">remain</a>&nbsp;in vaccination trends
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Why many Latino men&nbsp;<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-19/why-many-latino-men-havent-gotten-vaccinated-yet" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-19/why-many-latino-men-havent-gotten-vaccinated-yet">haven&rsquo;t been</a>&nbsp;vaccinated yet
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EU moves&nbsp;<a href="https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-05-19/eu-takes-step-allowing-covid-vaccine-visitors" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-05-19/eu-takes-step-allowing-covid-vaccine-visitors">to allow</a>&nbsp;in fully vaccinated visitors&nbsp;
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India&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/india-coronavirus-pandemic-health-ce604ee88062c459e0a3bd9f1e1ed686" data-cke-saved-href="https://apnews.com/article/india-coronavirus-pandemic-health-ce604ee88062c459e0a3bd9f1e1ed686">sets</a>&nbsp;global record for daily COVID-19 deaths&nbsp;
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Trained dogs may be able&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/your-next-covid-19-test-could-be-a-dogs-sniff-11621425603?mod=hp_lead_pos13" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/your-next-covid-19-test-could-be-a-dogs-sniff-11621425603?mod=hp_lead_pos13">to sniff out</a>&nbsp;the coronavirus in humans
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Can&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vox.com/22434875/covid-19-vaccine-passports-mask-mandate-cdc-freedom" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vox.com/22434875/covid-19-vaccine-passports-mask-mandate-cdc-freedom">vaccine passports</a>&nbsp;help enforce the CDC&rsquo;s mask guidance?
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Guest:
<a href="https://www.ucsfhealth.org/providers/dr-peter-chin-hong" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.ucsfhealth.org/providers/dr-peter-chin-hong">Peter Chin-Hong</a>, M.D., infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at the UCSF Medical Center; he tweets&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/PCH_SF" data-cke-saved-href="https://twitter.com/PCH_SF">@PCH_SF</a>

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