In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Dean Blumberg, professor of medicine and chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital. 



Topics today include: 


What are the concerns BA.2 poses here in California? 
Coronavirus cases are spiking in some cities. Is LA County the next to be hit? 
Continuing research on long COVID. 
How do we begin vaccine development to stop the next pandemic? 
Nursing home deaths are now at their lowest point since the pandemic began. 


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://health.ucdavis.edu/team/pediatrics/497/dean-blumberg---pediatric-infectious-diseases-sacramento">Dr. Dean Blumberg</a>,&nbsp;professor of medicine and chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UC Davis Children&rsquo;s Hospital.&nbsp; 
Topics today include:&nbsp; 
<ul>
<li>What are the concerns BA.2 poses here in California?&nbsp;</li>
<li>Coronavirus cases are spiking in some cities.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-04-02/coronavirus-cases-los-angeles-county-california-omicron-subvariant">Is LA County</a> the next to be hit?&nbsp;</li>
<li>Continuing research on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/04/03/long-covid-research/">long COVID</a>.&nbsp;</li>
<li>How do we begin&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vox.com/22937351/next-pandemic-vaccine">vaccine development</a> to stop the next pandemic?&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/01/business/economy-news-inflation-russia/us-nursing-home-deaths-appear-to-be-at-pandemic-lows">Nursing home deaths&nbsp;</a>are now at their lowest point since the pandemic began.&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UPDATE: This podcast is no longer being updated regularly as of April 20, 2022.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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