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What public health experts expect for COVID-19 in California this winter

Two California public health experts said a surge of COVID-19 could be coming soon and pleaded with all Californians to get vaccinated, including older adults and young children under 5.

At a virtual town hall hosted by state Senator Nancy Skinner on Tuesday night, UC San Francisco Department of Medicine Chair Dr. Robert Wachter and California State Epidemiologist Dr. Erica Pan addressed the current moment in the pandemic and what might be coming up in California.

During the panel, Wachter and Pan discussed the high probability of a COVID surge, the worrying unknowns of long COVID and low vaccination and booster rates among people who can get extremely sick.

 

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