March 30, 2022 – Boosters For Adults 50+...

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at the UCSF Medical Center. 

Topics today include: 

• L.A. County residents over 50 can start receiving second boosters Wednesday. 

  • How to get the new booster if you’re 50 or older. 
• C.D.C. report: Pfizer and Moderna boosters help protect Americans who received the J&J shot. 
• WHO: COVID deaths jump by 40%, but cases are falling globally. 
• AP and NORC poll: Americans taking fewer precautions two years into the pandemic. 
• California lawmakers don’t advance proposal to require all workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. 

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