COVID-19 Biden Expected To Update Mask Guidance, Plus Can You Drink Alcohol After Your Vaccine

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, we speak with UCSF’s Dr. Peter Chin-Hong. 

Topics today include:

CDC says Americans can go outside without masks, except around big crowds

Biden expected to announce update on outdoor mask guidance 

Michigan implements mask mandate for kids ages 2-4 

Can you drink alcohol after the covid vaccine? 

How safe are summer parties or weddings? 

The UK’s dexamethasone success story

Hospitals in India remain in critical position, low on oxygen

Experts say COVID-19 deaths in India are undercounted  

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, we speak with UCSF’s Dr. Peter Chin-Hong. 

Topics today include:

CDC says Americans can go outside without masks, except around big crowds

Biden expected to announce update on outdoor mask guidance 

Michigan implements mask mandate for kids ages 2-4 

Can you drink alcohol after the covid vaccine? 

How safe are summer parties or weddings? 

The UK’s dexamethasone success story

Hospitals in India remain in critical position, low on oxygen

Experts say COVID-19 deaths in India are undercounted  

Guest:

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