In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Paul Adamson, M.D., infectious diseases physician and clinical instructor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Topics today include:

• CDC panel strongly endorses COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. 

  • L.A. County details plans for vaccinating kids 5 to 11. 
  • LAUSD will not require COVID-19 vaccines for kids 5 to 11. 
• Parents proving to be a tough sell on COVID-19 vaccines for teens. 
• L.A. County says these criteria need to be met before Covid mask mandate can be lifted. 
• Not all the unvaccinated are diehards, but the “wait and see” crowd is shrinking. 
• UCSF doctors call for state health officials to lift some school Covid requirements as vaccines for kids become available. 
• An unsolved mystery: Why do more men die of COVID-19? 
• Entire Bay Area is back in CDC’s orange and red tiers for Covid spread. 

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