February 28, 2022 – L.A. County COVID Hospitalizations Drop, California To Adjust School Mask Rules

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at the UCSF Medical Center.  Topics today include:  L.A. County's COVID hospitalizations fall below 1,000 for the first time since December.  Gov. Newsom scales back California’s COVID orders but not the state of emergency.  California to announce new school mask rules today.  New York City to end mandates for school masks and indoor proof of vaccination.  C.D.C. suggests more time between 1st and 2nd COVID vaccine doses for males ages 12 to 39 because of myocarditis.  Two Orange County teens died of COVID-19, underscoring Omicrons’ toll on kids.  What we know about the BA.2 Omicron variant.  This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.