In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Sam Torbati, co-chair of the department of emergency medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. 

 

Topics today include: 

• White House Covid response coordinator: Americans over 60 should get second booster. 
• With the rise in at-home testing, are we undercounting COVID-19 cases even more than before?  
• COVID hospitalizations fall to 213 in L.A. County. 
• California will not require COVID vaccines for children this fall. 
• BA.2 is spreading in the U.S. but people are over it. 
• FDA authorizes first breath test to detect coronavirus. 

This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.