In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Tara Vijayan, associate professor of infectious diseases and medical director of antimicrobial stewardship at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. 

Topics today include: 

• Moderna asks the F.D.A. to authorize a second booster for all adults. 

• Europe’s rising caseloads could foreshadow a second Omicron surge in the U.S. 

  • Overwhelmed by Omicron, Hong Kong runs out of space to bury its dead. 
  • This key indicator could determine how bad a BA.2 wave could be in the U.S. 
  • Study reveals likely reason for the “stealth” variant’s recent success. 
• More than 30 companies to start making generic versions of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill. 
• Ivermectin did not reduce COVID-19 hospitalizations in largest trial to date. 
• The goal: Vaccinate 70% of the world against COVID. Scientists are proposing a reboot. 

 

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