In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Kimberly Shriner, director of Infectious Disease and Prevention at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena.
Topics today include:
- F.D.A. authorizes second booster shots for adults age 50 and older.
- Omicron “stealth” COVID variant BA.2 now dominant globally.
- Coronavirus deaths in the U.S. fall to their lowest number since summer.
- Funding runs out for free COVID tests and treatment for the uninsured.
- F.D.A.’s budget proposal includes money to prepare for another pandemic.
- How COVID brain fog may overlap with “chemo brain” and Alzheimer’s.
This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.