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:

California has opened up vaccine eligibility and it’s relying on the honor system 

Should we be worried about the Astrazeneca vaccine?

Did virus variants evolve in people with weakened immune systems?

A listener wrote to us saying she was experiencing vaccine guilt 

6 feet distance is the wisdom, but can kids at schools be seated closer together?

According to the DOH, three vaccinated people in Hawaii tested positive for COVID

Americans are pretty great at getting their second vaccine dose

LA County has partnered with Healthvana to create vaccine passports - what are the ethics and also how are other countries negotiating similar passport systems?

Guest:

Peter Chin-Hong, M.D., infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at the UCSF Medical Center; he tweets @PCH_SF

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:

California has opened up vaccine eligibility and it’s relying on the honor system 

Should we be worried about the Astrazeneca vaccine?

Did virus variants evolve in people with weakened immune systems?

A listener wrote to us saying she was experiencing vaccine guilt 

6 feet distance is the wisdom, but can kids at schools be seated closer together?

According to the DOH, three vaccinated people in Hawaii tested positive for COVID

Americans are pretty great at getting their second vaccine dose

LA County has partnered with Healthvana to create vaccine passports - what are the ethics and also how are other countries negotiating similar passport systems?

Guest:


Peter Chin-Hong, M.D., infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at the UCSF Medical Center; he tweets @PCH_SF

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