COVID-19: California COVID-19 Cases Plummet To New Lows, CDC Lifts Mask Order For Vaccinated People In Transportation Hubs And More

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 06: People board a bus wearing face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 6, 2020 in south Los Angeles, California. Nearly 11,000 people have died in the U.S. from COVID-19. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) — People board a bus wearing face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 6, 2020 in south Los Angeles, California. Nearly 11,000 people have died in the U.S. from COVID-19.

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Shruti Gohil from UC Irvine’s School of Medicine.

Topics today include:

California COVID-19 cases plummet to new lows
CDC lifts masking order for vaccinated individuals in transportation hubs
LA Teachers Union tentatively agree to mandate masks in LA Schools during the fall semester
Many J&J doses to be tossed out
Pfizer is effective in battling worrisome variants
Why some in the Orthodox Jewish community are vaccine hesitant

Guest:

Shruti Gohil, M.D., professor of medicine and associate medical director for epidemiology and infection prevention at UC Irvine’s School of Medicine