The Fourth Surge, Vaccines, Boosters, Schools, and More

Medical Grand Rounds for academic year 2021-22 kicks off with this Covid-19 update. George Rutherford will begin by describing current trends in the fourth surge. The remainder of the session will be a discussion with Rutherford, Monica Gandhi, and Peter Chin-Hong covering all the key issues in the current confusing moment: vaccinations, breakthrough infections, boosters, schools, and more.

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Program
Bob Wachter: Introduction
00:03:54-00:16:12 – Current Trends in the Fourth Surge: George Rutherford (Professor, Dept. of Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Director of the Prevention and Public Health Group)
00:16:25-01:04:56 – Panel Discussion with George Rutherford, Monica Gandhi (Professor of Medicine; Associate Chief of Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine at ZSFG; Director of the UCSF-Gladstone Center for AIDS Research; and Medical Director of the HIV Clinic, Ward 86, ZSFG) and Peter Chin-Hong (Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases at UCSF Health; UCSF Health; and Associate Dean for Regional Campuses, UCSF School of Medicine)
Bob Wachter: Closing

See previous Covid-19 Medical Grand Rounds:
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• June 3: The State of the Pandemic and Strategies to Encourage Vaccination
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• May 20: Roundtable Discussion on New CDC Guidelines, the Current State of the Pandemic, and More    • Roundtable Discussion on New CDC Guideline...  

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