January 10, 2022 – Hospitals Stretched Thin, Governor Activates National Guard, L.A. County Sets Case Record

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with professor of medicine and chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital Dr. Dean Blumberg.  Topics today include:  Governor Newsom activates the National Guard to bolster state’s COVID-19 testing capacity.  Governor Newsom proposes $2.7 billion for COVID-19 response.  L.A. County sets another daily record with more than 45,000 new COVID-19 cases.  Hospitals cut beds as nurses call in sick with COVID-19.  Op-Ed: As an E.R. doctor, I fear health care collapse more than Omicron.  California health officials consider an order to cancel elective surgeries.  New return-to-work guidance for California hospital and skilled nursing employees.  California Nurses Association condemns new guidance.  COVID-19 parties for your kids are still a bad idea.  This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.