In this UCSF Department of Medicine Covid Grand Rounds, Susan Philip, the acting Health Officer for the SF Department of Public Health, will give us an update on vaccine distribution in San Francisco. George Rutherford then reviews the current state of the pandemic, including the improving situation in California, which led to a relaxation of stay-at-home orders this week.
Finally, we explore the new viral variants from two perspectives. Shane Crotty, Professor of Immunology at the La Jolla Institute, will describe our evolving understanding of all of the variants, what they mean for California and the U.S., and how we should respond. Sir Patrick Vallance, Chief Scientific Adviser for the United Kingdom, will discuss the UK’s experience with the B117 variant, including emerging information that the variant may not only be more infectious but potentially more likely to be fatal too. The session is moderated by UCSF Department of Medicine chair Bob Wachter.

Program
Bob Wachter: Introduction
00:03:18-00:11:26 – San Francisco Vaccine Rollout: Susan Philip (Acting Health Officer, San Francisco, Dept. of Public Health)
00:11:26-00:18:00 – Q&A
00:18:00-00:31:38 – The State of the Pandemic: George Rutherford (UCSF Professor, Dept. of Epidemiology & Biostatistics)
00:31:38- 00:32:42 - Q&A
00:32:43-00:41:21 – The Immunology of SARS-CoV-2 Variants: Natural Infection and Vaccines: Shane Crotty (Professor, Center for Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Research, La Jolla Institute for Immunology)
00:41:42- 00:44:35 - Q&A
00:44:35-01:13:00 – Covid-19 Variants: What They Mean, What Should We Do, and The View from the United Kingdom: Sir Patrick Vallance (Chief Scientific Adviser, Government of the United Kingdom), Shane Crotty, and George Rutherford
Bob Wachter: Closing

See previous Covid-19 Medical Grand Rounds:
• January 14: Covid-19: Update on Vaccines and Implications of the New Variants
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• December 17: Covid-19: The CDC, Vaccine Roll-Out, and Ethics and Policy Issues Surrounding Immunity Passports
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• December 3: Covid-19: How Should We Handle the Schools, and the Challenges of Vaccine Distribution
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• November 19: Covid-19: Update on Vaccines and Therapeutics
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