In this Covid Grand Rounds, we’ll begin with a George Rutherford update on the state of the pandemic – are we truly leaving the January Omicron surge? Is there any indication of backsliding? Should we be concerned about the Omicron sub-variant BA.2?

Following that, we’ll add Sarah Doernberg and Peter Chin-Hong to the conversation, posing a number of scenarios and soliciting their recommendations about masking, testing, boosters, and therapies. For example, if cases continue to fall, do I need to mask in the supermarket? Do kids need to mask in schools? How should I use home antigen testing? Does a person with two mRNA shots and a breakthrough infection still need a booster? Does anybody need a fourth shot? And which outpatients should get Paxlovid? Monoclonal antibodies? Remdesivir? And are any of them available?

Speakers:
George Rutherford, MD, Professor, Dept. of Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Director of the Prevention and Public Health Group

Peter Chin-Hong, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases at UCSF Health

Sarah Doernberg, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases at UCSF Health; Medical Director, Adult Antimicrobial Stewardship at UCSF Medical Center

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Program
Bob Wachter: Introduction
00:03:55-00:14:07 – George Rutherford, MD (Professor, Dept. of Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Director of the Prevention and Public Health Group)
00:14:07-01:01:52 – Panel Discussion with Peter Chin-Hong, MD (Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases at UCSF Health), Sarah Doernberg, MD (Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases at UCSF Health; Medical Director, Adult Antimicrobial Stewardship at UCSF Medical Center)
Bob Wachter: Closing

See previous Medical Grand Rounds:
• January 27: Rebuilding What We've Lost in Covid: A Perspective from the ICU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgIXrcKRWYw&t=1s
• January 20: The Revolution in Continuous Glucose Monitoring for Diabetes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxTcwFQvNoA
• January 13: The Omicron Whirlwind: A Conversation with Eric Topol - The Current and Future State of the Pandemic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCAvFHd3B38
• January 6: Confronting Racism Denial: Naming Racism and Moving to Action
https://youtu.be/bRe7gc_LOTs

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