In this special edition of UCSF Department of Medicine Covid-19 Grand Rounds, we’ll discuss the many cross-cutting issues that are making this period in the pandemic so confusing and challenging to navigate. Virologist Shane Crotty of the La Jolla Institute will talk about the Delta variant and what makes it different. He’ll also address the efficacy of vaccines against Delta, the prospect of boosters, and the potential for new variants in the future. Infectious Disease expert Carlos Del Rio of Emory University will describe the current state of the pandemic in the U.S. and worldwide, and offer his perspective on non-pharmacologic interventions (masking, etc), vaccinations, boosters, and our path forward. The session is moderated by UCSF Department of Medicine Chair Bob Wachter.

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Program
Bob Wachter: Introduction
00:04:04-00:22:11 –Delta Variant, Efficacy of Vaccines, Boosters: Shane Crotty (Professor, Center for Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Research, La Jolla Institute for Immunology)
0:23:06-0:39:28 – State of the Pandemic, Masking, Other Interventions: Carlos Del Rio (Executive Associate Dean, Emory School of Medicine & Grady Health System; Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University)
0:39:38-1:18:45 – Q&A with Shane Crotty and Carlos Del Rio
Bob Wachter: Closing

See previous Covid-19 Medical Grand Rounds:
• June 17: The Delta Variant, and Lessons from the Pandemic (with Andy Slavitt)    • The Delta Variant, and Lessons from t...  
• June 3: The State of the Pandemic and Strategies to Encourage Vaccination
   • The State of the Pandemic and Strateg...  
• May 20: Roundtable Discussion on New CDC Guidelines, the Current State of the Pandemic, and More
   • Roundtable Discussion on New CDC Guid...  
• May 6: The State of the Pandemic, and Covid-19 and Immunosuppressed Patients
   • The State of the Pandemic, and Covid-...  

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