November 11, 2021 – California Says Adults Who Want Boosters Can Get Them

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Annabelle De St. Maurice of UCLA and Mattel Children’s Hospital. Topics today include: State says CA adults who want booster shot can get it California’s fully vaccinated rate drops from 73% to 66.3% as kids 5-11 vaccine eligibility is factored in Ellume recalls COVID-19 home test for potential false positive COVID test results Moderna says Covid vaccine has fewer breakthrough cases than Pfizer’s, but higher myocarditis rates in young men Nearly 1 million young children have received COVID vaccine so far, White House estimates World at risk of measles outbreaks as COVID-19 disrupts infant shots, report says Mountain West, Northern states seeing increase in COVID-19 infections This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.