In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Timothy Brewer, epidemiologist and professor of medicine at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health. 

Topics today include: 

• Moderna begins the next phase of its Omicron-specific booster trial. Study finds antibodies drop 6-fold over 6 months. 
• Israeli study finds slightly higher-than-expected rate of myocarditis among vaccinated boys. 
• A 15-month-old has died of COVID-19 in L.A. County. 
• California exceeds 8 million coronavirus cases; adds 2.5 million since New Year’s Day. 
• There’s one population that gets overlooked by an “everyone will get COVID” mentality. 
• Sacramento City Unified pushes student COVID-19 vaccine mandate deadline to Feb. 28. 

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