Omai Garner

Director of Clinical Microbiology at UCLA Health

Omai Garner on KCRW

More than three years after the U.S. declared a public health emergency, KCRW looks at how COVID-19 has changed our lives.

As pandemic health emergency ends, what have we learned?

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Omicron BA.5 is spreading quickly, and California’s positivity rate was nearly 17% from May 12 to July 6, but that’s likely an undercount since home testing data is mostly unreported.

Home antigen tests v. PCR tests: What negative COVID results truly mean

Omicron BA.5 is spreading quickly, and California’s positivity rate was nearly 17% from May 12 to July 6, but that’s likely an undercount since home testing data is mostly unreported.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The CDC on Tuesday announced that fully vaccinated Americans no longer have to wear masks outside, such as when walking, running, cycling, or hiking alone.

CDC allows vaccinated people to go maskless outdoors. But keep them on indoors, says scientist

The CDC on Tuesday announced that fully vaccinated Americans no longer have to wear masks outside, such as when walking, running, cycling, or hiking alone.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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