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The Los Angeles Department of Public Health's vision is simple: healthy people in healthy communities. The LA Public Health Podcast delivers news, updates, and compelling stories from the largest public health jurisdiction in North America, working every day to achieve health equity for more than 10 million Angelenos in every corner of Los Angeles County and beyond.
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Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Elder care and COVID
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Older adults are at increased risk for severe illness or even death from COVID-19, and risk increases with age. In this episode, Steve is joined by Dr. Chandana Das, Lead Physician with the Healthcare Outreach Unit in the Department of Public Health and Dr. Pingting Nie, who is the Associate Chief of the Healthcare Outreach Unit in the Acute Communicable Disease Control Program in the Los Angeles Department of Public Health.
Links discussed during the show:
- Find out where to get a COVID vaccine in Los Angeles County
- In-home vaccinations are available through this online form.
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