The safest way to celebrate the Fourth of July with friends and family is to only be together outdoors, wearing masks, and maintaining 6 feet of distance between yourself and others.

In article published in JAMA Pediatrics reviews the effects of various influences on adolescent behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The advisory committee on immunization practices of the CDC has already met to discuss prioritization for administration of a COVID-19 vaccine when it is available.

The Chinese military has received approval for administering a vaccine to members of their armed services. This vaccine was developed by the Chinese military in cooperation with CanSino Biologics.

Nationally the numbers are getting worse than they have ever been in the United States. We can do something about it. Wear face coverings when you’re with non-household members, maintain a distance of 6 feet from non-household members. Try to not be indoors with non-household members as much as possible.

Face coverings are the most important thing, combined with keeping a 6 foot minimum distance from others, that you can do to help prevent sickness and death from COVID-19.

Evidence suggests that children can be together without significant risk to them or to their families from COVID-19.

There was a recent opinion piece questioning the appropriateness of human challenge trials for coronavirus vaccine testing.

And an article published in Nature Medicine suggests that immunity declines rapidly in patients recovering from SARS-CoV-2 infections. Dr. Vaughan explains that this is not the whole story about immunity.

The governor has announced mandatory use of facemasks in California. We go over some of the details. https://COVID-19.ca.gov/masks-and-ppe/