COVID-19 AMA Racial Disparities In Vaccination, Double Masking, Covid Tongue And More
In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, we speak with UCLA’s Dr. Annabelle De St. Maurice. Topics today include: Yesterday, California officials decided that they would target 40 percent of vaccine supply to underserved areas - will this effectively address racial disparities in vaccination? Governor Gavin Newsom and local officials are endorsing double masking The Pasadena Unified School District yesterday joined some other Los Angeles County schools to bring elementary students back to campus by the end of the month What the heck is Covid tongue and why are we still learning of new Covid symptoms? With new variants in the air, LA County officials are telling people not to travel over Spring Break With guest host Sharon McNary Guest: Annabelle De St. Maurice M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of infectious diseases and the co-chief infection prevention officer at University of California Los Angeles/Mattel Children’s hospital; she tweets @destmauricemd