In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, guest host Kyle Stokes speaks with Dr. Kimberly Shriner, infectious disease specialist at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena. And as California is set to reopen its economy, we talk to health reporter Jackie Fortiér about what to expect tomorrow.

Topics today include:

• California set to reopen tomorrow

• California safety board set to vote Thursday on mask requirements and distancing for vaccinated workers

• Preliminary data shows Novavax vaccine is 90% effective

  • Against variants: 86% effective against Alpha, 49% against Beta

• Delta variant worries CA health experts

• As EU launches digital pass system, most of US defers vaccine passports to private entities

• NYT: COVID-19 cases no longer falling

With guest host Kyle Stokes

Guests:

Kimberly Shriner, M.D., infectious disease specialist at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena

Jackie Fortiér, health reporter at KPCC and LAist; she tweets