COVID-19 AMA Are SoCal Counties Close To Wider Reopening Plus Spring Break Surge Concerns

Published: March 9, 2021, 8:22 p.m.

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Timothy Brewer with UCLA.  Topics today include: SoCal Counties moving toward wider opening  Many long-hauler patients didn’t have initial symptoms  Officials urge continued mask usage due to dangerous variants Kaiser Permanente criticized over its vaccine program Could spring break lead to another surge?  Study confirms higher risks for those with severe obesity Are men still dying more than women from COVID-19?    Guest:  Timothy Brewer, M.D., epidemiologist and professor of medicine at UCLA’s school of public health; has served on the advisory boards of the World Health Organization, the National Institutes of Health, and the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention