April 4, 2022 – Developing Vaccines For Next Pandemic, Long Covid Research

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.