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 school of public health

Today’s topics include:

• Biden to outline plan to administer COVID-19 vaccines

  • Washington Post: Vaccine reserve was already exhausted when Trump administration vowed to release it, dashing hopes of expanded access 

• More restrictions on malls, gyms possible in L.A. County

• New estimate shows 1 in 3 L.A. County residents has COVID-19

• High COVID-19 rates are holding schools back from reopening

• Orange County mass vaccination website crashes

• With new variants of coronavirus, is it still safe to go to the grocery store?

• LAT: The big bet on turning Dodger Stadium into a mass vaccination site 

Guest:

Timothy Brewer, M.D., epidemiologist and professor of medicine at UCLA’s school of public health; has served on the advisory boards of the World Health Organization, the National Institutes of Health, and the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention