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:


California workplace mask rules could ease for the vaccinated 


San Francisco is nearing coronavirus herd immunity, but L.A. still has months to go 


Pandemic shows risk of obesity, and challenge of weight loss 


US deaths from heart disease and diabetes climbed amid COVID-19 


Celebrations (and questions) greet US vaccine donation plan 


He flew to India to see his parents sick with COVID-19. Now, this Arizona man is unable to get back to his pregnant wife 

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:
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California workplace mask rules could&nbsp;<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-06-09/cal-osha-will-propose-allowing-vaccinated-workers-to-stop-wearing-masks" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-06-09/cal-osha-will-propose-allowing-vaccinated-workers-to-stop-wearing-masks">ease</a>&nbsp;for the vaccinated&nbsp;
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<li>
<a href="https://apple.news/AwjoF0lKFSa-uFWON2uVYow" data-cke-saved-href="https://apple.news/AwjoF0lKFSa-uFWON2uVYow">San Francisco</a>&nbsp;is nearing coronavirus herd immunity, but L.A. still has months to go&nbsp;
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<li>
Pandemic shows risk of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/81c680197b6a98a7f5426a29d4fe6d7b" data-cke-saved-href="https://apnews.com/article/81c680197b6a98a7f5426a29d4fe6d7b">obesity</a>, and challenge of weight loss&nbsp;
</li>
<li>
US deaths from heart disease and diabetes&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/213fe132f33c9428ea39274ffb96aa01" data-cke-saved-href="https://apnews.com/article/213fe132f33c9428ea39274ffb96aa01">climbed</a>&nbsp;amid COVID-19&nbsp;
</li>
<li>
Celebrations (and questions) greet US vaccine&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/8ce6cca4689cce38a81e2cc8a790edb6" data-cke-saved-href="https://apnews.com/article/8ce6cca4689cce38a81e2cc8a790edb6">donation plan&nbsp;</a>
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<li>
He flew to India to see his parents sick with COVID-19. Now, this Arizona man is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/09/us/covid-az-stuck-india-trnd/index.html" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/09/us/covid-az-stuck-india-trnd/index.html">unable to get back</a>&nbsp;to his pregnant wife&nbsp;
</li>
</ul>
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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