In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Shruti Gohil, professor of medicine and associate medical director for epidemiology and infection prevention at UC Irvine’s School of Medicine. 



Topics today include: 


What’s next for COVID-19 vaccines? 
What we know about the BA.2 variant so far. 
Those enrolled in Medicare to have free access to COVID-19 tests at drug stores. 
Following criticism, CDC hires independent evaluator in hopes of improving the department. 


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.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=5866">Dr. Shruti Gohil</a>,&nbsp;professor of medicine and associate medical director for epidemiology and infection prevention at UC Irvine&rsquo;s School of Medicine.&nbsp; 
Topics today include:&nbsp; 
<ul>
<li>What&rsquo;s next for&nbsp;<a href="https://laist.com/news/health/another-booster-a-vaccine-for-omicron-heres-what-could-be-next-for-covid-vaccines">COVID-19 vaccines</a>?&nbsp;</li>
<li>What we know about the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-we-know-about-omicrons-ba-2-variant-so-far1/">BA.2 variant</a> so far.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Those enrolled in Medicare to have&nbsp;<a href="https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-04-04/medicare-enrollees-to-get-free-covid-19-tests-at-drug-stores">free access to COVID-19 tests</a> at drug stores.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Following criticism,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/04/04/walensky-cdc-revamp-pandemic/">CDC hires independent evaluator</a> in hopes of improving the department.&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UPDATE: This podcast is no longer being updated regularly as of April 20, 2022.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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