More than 1000 COVID cases emerge in LA for fifth straight day. It’s the first major spike since March

On Tuesday, for the fifth day in a row, LA County reported more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases. The county hasn’t seen these numbers since early March, when the fall/winter surge was easing. Hospitalizations are also ticking up now, while deaths have stayed relatively low.

Meanwhile, the FDA says Johnson & Johnson must include a warning label on its vaccine, stating it could cause Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare nerve disorder.

The agency also announced vaccine recipients don’t need a COVID-19 booster shot yet.

Credits

Guest:

  • Monica Gandhi - infectious disease physician and professor of medicine at UC San Francisco

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Rosalie Atkinson, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser