The BA.2 variant is gaining ground, accounting for more than 50 percent of new infections in New York and New England, and almost 35 percent in California and elsewhere. This week’s roundtable news briefing will focus on:
- How virulent is BA.2 compared to Omicron and Delta?
- Which populations are most at risk for infection, hospitalization, and death?
- Should we return to mask mandates?
- Will the call for a second booster for those over 50 mitigate some of the impact of the BA.2 variant?
- What about children, especially those under 5 who are not yet eligible for vaccinations?
WHO:
- Dr. Manisha Newaskar, Pediatric Pulmonologist, Stanford Children’s Health
- Dr. Dali Fan, Health Sciences Clinical Professor, UC Davis
- Dr. Daniel Turner-Lloveras, co-founder, Latino Coalition Against Covid-19
and a volunteer physician for the Covid-19 Vaccine Education & Empowerment in Detention program - Dr. Ben Neuman, Professor of Biology and Chief Virologist of the Global Health Research Complex, Texas A&M University
WHEN: Friday, April. 8, 11 am-12 noon PT
Follow the conversation via FaceBook Live: https://fb.me/e/1yrfRL17N
