The On Deadline Podcast

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A new COVID vaccine booster option coming to market? -- LA County easing back on its mask mandate, with some caveats -- Hot vaxxed summer 2.0 Feb 23, 2022

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Two pharmaceutical companies say their new COVID vaccine can is 100 percent effective against severe disease and hospitalization. We take a closer look at how this new vaccine could be utilized.......and whether we all eventually might be getting booster shots of this stuff.

Los Angeles County is easing its indoor mask mandate this week. You'll still have to wear one inside unless that business requires proof of vaccination. If so, then it's masks off.

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Will we need a fourth......and fifth........and sixth(!) dose of COVID vaccines to keep our immunities in shape? -- Will Americans emerge from the pandemic weaker against global competition? -- The secret to children's ability to shrug off COVID Feb 22, 2022

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Were the COVID booster shots just the start of what will become annual--or even twice annual--vaccine doses to keep up our immunity against the coronavirus? There's new research out that could provide answers to how many more needles might be in our future.

And because of our less-than-stellar response to the COVID pandemic, and all of the losses this country has had to absorb over these past two years, will the United States emerge from the pandemic in a much weaker state against global competition?

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Maybe the worst of COVID isn't really behind us?! -- Canada's anti-vaxx trucker blockade of Ottawa reaches the end of the road -- COVID & the onset of mental illnesses Feb 19, 2022

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Doctors have been warning of a new COVID variant that could pop up and cause problems like Delta and omicron. It might already be among us.........as we'll turn our attention back toward the so called "little brother" variant of omicron.

And the blockade of truckers protesting COVID vaccine mandates in Canada's capitol Ottawa........which captured the attention of Fox News and the broader movement against COVID restrictions in general..........has likely reached the end of the road.

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Thanks to omicron's terrifyingly quick spread, did we back into herd immunity? -- Yet another scary symptom of Long COVID: long-term heart damage Feb 17, 2022

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Turns out that even with the massive spread of the omicron COVID variant and the resulting spike in hospitalizations and deaths this winter, omicron could turn out to be a long-term benefit in moving on from the COVID pandemic.

And another problem people with long COVID might have to worry about---long-term heart issues.

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Our great mask debate likely to stick around even as mask mandates go away -- Navigating the pandemic exit and the new set of uncertainties, anxieties it brings with it Feb 15, 2022

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California's indoor mask mandate disappears at midnight. That is unless you're in LA or Santa Clara counties. Even Disneyland says no more masks. The Coachella and Stagecoach festivals also say no masks will be needed. So why are mask requirements still in place for kids in schools?

And if you're feeling especially unsure about the world as the COVID pandemic seems to be winding down, you're not alone. We'll discuss the psychology of dealing with--and accepting--a COVID-changed world.

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With nary a mask to be found in the Super Bowl crowd, are mask mandates on life support? -- What if the next coronavirus variant that comes along is worse than anything we've yet seen? Feb 14, 2022

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While the overwhelming majority of you were probably watching the action on the field yesterday, we couldn't help but notice that during crowd shots of fans at Sofi Stadium during the Super Bowl...........barely a mask could be found, in spite of what were supposed to be strict masking rules. Are mask mandates on life support?

And while the hope is that new future COVID variants will get weaker and producer more milder illnesses, thus helping us all move past this pandemic.........what if it doesn't turn out that way?

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Parents are going to have wait longer to get their young kids vaccinated against COVID -- What will the transition from pandemic to endemic actually look like? Feb 11, 2022

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Parents who were hoping to get their babies and toddlers vaccinated soon will have to wait even longer--if it ever happens. U-S health regulators have pushed back a public meeting to review Pfizer's COVID vaccine for kids under 5. The FDA says it's delaying the meeting to allow time for Pfizer to provide more data on a three-dose regimen of the vaccine.

And you've probably heard these terms thrown around a lot recently: "pandemic" and "endemic." We will take a closer look at what could be a transitional phase of our COVID struggle.

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Exercising right after getting a COVID vaccine or flu shot tends to make it much more effective -- What if losing more weight was as simple as getting more sleep? Feb 10, 2022

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So what did you do right after your COVID or flu shot? Did you go home and take it easy out of concerns of potential side effects? Or did you go for a long run or walk? New research shows exercising right after you're vaccinated could help the dose be more effective.

And what if the key to losing weight was something as simple as...........getting more sleep?

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How do some people who were exposed to all kinds of coronavirus manage to never get infected? -- Is the mask mandate in your part of the world on its way out? Feb 09, 2022

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One of the big mysteries of the pandemic is why some people haven't gotten sick yet while others around them have. We will try to unravel this as the answers might not be so clear.

California's indoor mask mandate ends next week but many people will probably keep their masks on anyway. So is there a "right" time to ditch the masks?

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Have we all picked up a little coronavirus along the way? -- Johnson & Johnson stop production of their COVID vaccine at a bad time -- Broken heart syndrome is real, and on the increase Feb 09, 2022

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By now...we've all likely been exposed to COVID somewhere and at some point during this pandemic. Is all of that viral exposure slowly helping our immune systems?

Johnson & Johnson reportedly stopped making its COVID vaccine, temporarily, at a plant in the Netherlands. This comes as developing countries badly need the vaccine. The reason behind the halt in vaccine production might make people mad.

And the pandemic could be leading to more broken hearts--literally. Researchers have been noticing a rise in broken-heart syndrome the past two years.

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