January 27 2022 – 15-Month-Old Dies Of COVID-19 In L.A. County, Moderna’s Trial Of Omicron Booster Progresses

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Timothy Brewer, epidemiologist and professor of medicine at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health.  Topics today include:  Moderna begins the next phase of its Omicron-specific booster trial. Study finds antibodies drop 6-fold over 6 months.  Israeli study finds slightly higher-than-expected rate of myocarditis among vaccinated boys.  A 15-month-old has died of COVID-19 in L.A. County.  California exceeds 8 million coronavirus cases; adds 2.5 million since New Year’s Day.  There’s one population that gets overlooked by an “everyone will get COVID” mentality.  Sacramento City Unified pushes student COVID-19 vaccine mandate deadline to Feb. 28.  This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.