November 3, 2021 – CDC Recommends Vaccine For 5-11 Year-Olds, What It Will Take For LA's Mask Mandate To End, And More

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Paul Adamson, M.D., infectious diseases physician and clinical instructor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Topics today include: CDC panel strongly endorses COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11.  L.A. County details plans for vaccinating kids 5 to 11.  LAUSD will not require COVID-19 vaccines for kids 5 to 11.  Parents proving to be a tough sell on COVID-19 vaccines for teens.  L.A. County says these criteria need to be met before Covid mask mandate can be lifted.  Not all the unvaccinated are diehards, but the “wait and see” crowd is shrinking.  UCSF doctors call for state health officials to lift some school Covid requirements as vaccines for kids become available.  An unsolved mystery: Why do more men die of COVID-19?  Entire Bay Area is back in CDC’s orange and red tiers for Covid spread.  This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.