December 16, 2021 – Omicron Spreads In California, Will We Always Need Boosters

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, professor of epidemiology and community health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.  Topics today include:  Omicron variant spreads in CA as mask order takes effect.  Will we always need COVID-19 boosters?  Broadway is canceling shows due to positive tests, and we’ve heard about the uptick in positive cases among athletes, too.   Is there something about these environments that just makes transmission more likely?  Are infections inevitable in an environment like this at this point in the pandemic as other things are opening more?  Met Opera to require booster shots for staff and audience and the shifting definition of “fully-vaccinated”.  L.A. County falls far behind Bay Area in vaccinating Black, Latino residents.  This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.