In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Kimberly Shriner, director of Infectious Disease and Prevention at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena. 



Topics today include: 


Fauci: Assess your personal risk amid uptick in COVID-19 cases; says recent increase is concerning but not surprising. 
Georgetown, Johns Hopkins universities temporarily restore some COVID measures as cases among students rise. 
The next COVID vaccine could be a nasal spray. 
New research finds COVID vaccines, combined with infection, can lead to months of immunity. 
NYT: Why a coronavirus-flu “twindemic” may never happen. 


This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people. 

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.huntingtonhospital.org/physicians/kimberly-a-shriner-md/">Dr. Kimberly Shriner</a>,&nbsp;director of Infectious Disease and Prevention at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena.&nbsp; 
Topics today include:&nbsp; 
<ul>
<li>Fauci:&nbsp;<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/fauci-individuals-continue-assess-covid-risks/story?id=83983897">Assess your personal risk</a>&nbsp;amid uptick in COVID-19 cases; says recent increase is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/health/fauci-ba2-omicron-covid.html">concerning but not surprising</a>.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Georgetown, Johns Hopkins universities<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/04/07/georgetown-johns-hopkins-masks-covid/?utm_campaign=wp_to_your_health&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;wpisrc=nl_tyh&amp;wpmk=1&amp;pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJjb29raWVuYW1lIjoid3BfY3J0aWQiLCJpc3MiOiJDYXJ0YSIsImNvb2tpZXZhbHVlIjoiNWU3MDJmYzU5YmJjMGYwYTJlNmIyZjczIiwidGFnIjoiNjI1MDk2NmI2NDI1M2E3ZjM0MjNjMWJhIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL2VkdWNhdGlvbi8yMDIyLzA0LzA3L2dlb3JnZXRvd24tam9obnMtaG9wa2lucy1tYXNrcy1jb3ZpZC8_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXdwX3RvX3lvdXJfaGVhbHRoJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJndwaXNyYz1ubF90eWgmd3Btaz0xIn0.iulbyqtrMZ71IixbAB9CuryxqCd70xNnZt5JoYderwY">&nbsp;temporarily restore</a> some COVID measures as cases among students rise.&nbsp;</li>
<li>The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/04/10/nasal-covid-vaccine/">next COVID vaccine</a> could be a nasal spray.&nbsp;</li>
<li>New&nbsp;<a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/covid-vaccines-plus-infection-can-lead-to-months-of-immunity/">research</a> finds COVID vaccines, combined with infection, can lead to months of immunity.&nbsp;</li>
<li>NYT: Why a coronavirus-flu&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/08/health/covid-flu-twindemic.html">&ldquo;twindemic&rdquo;</a> may never happen.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
 This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.&nbsp;

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, we've had a daily segment on AirTalk devoted to bringing you the latest information about COVID-19, vaccines, and how the virus and pandemic have affected the lives of Southern Californians from the doctors, nurses, epidemiologists, and other medical professionals fighting the virus on the frontlines.

UPDATE: This podcast is no longer being updated regularly as of April 20, 2022. Should the pandemic situation change, we may release special episodes as needed. Thank you for subscribing!

This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, we've had a daily segment on AirTalk devoted to bringing you the latest information about COVID-19, vaccines, and how the virus and pandemic have affected the lives of Southern Californians from the doctors, nurses, epidemiologists, and other medical professionals fighting the virus on the frontlines.
UPDATE: This podcast is no longer being updated regularly as of April 20, 2022. Should the pandemic situation change, we may release special episodes as needed. Thank you for subscribing!
This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

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Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, we've had a daily segment on AirTalk devoted to bringing you the latest information about COVID-19, vaccines, and how the virus and pandemic have affected the lives of Southern Californians from the doctors, nurses, epidemiologists, and other medical professionals fighting the virus on the frontlines. In each episode of this podcast, we’ll speak with one of the experts on our rotating panel of guests who share their expertise with us each day.

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, we've had a daily segment on AirTalk devoted to bringing you the latest information about COVID-19, vaccines, and how the virus and pandemic have affected the lives of Southern Californians from the doctors, nurses, epidemiologists, and other medical professionals fighting the virus on the frontlines. In each episode of this podcast, we’ll speak with one of the experts on our rotating panel of guests who share their expertise with us each day.

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