New COVID Guidance, Variants and ‘Common Sense’: Living With the Coronavirus in 2024

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Politics, News, News Commentary

4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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The California Department of Public Health issued new COVID-19 guidance last week, advising that people may return to school and work even if they test positive for the virus. We’ll talk about California’s recommendations, the new COVID variant known as JN.1 and the latest developments in treatment and prevention. And we’ll hear from you: How are you living with COVID in 2024? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.6	a newlywed Jewish couple struggling to make a life in Georgia. When Leo is accused of an
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0:56.6	From KQED in San Francisco, I'm Nina Kim. Coming up on form, we learn about California's
1:19.0	new guidance when it comes to testing positive for COVID-19, including allowing infected
1:24.4	people to return to work or school as long as they don't have major symptoms.
1:29.3	The approach is being described as more relaxed and in line with how most people are treating the virus these days.
1:35.3	But how much do we know about the highly contagious JN1 variant that's dominating this latest winter surge?
1:42.3	And just how dangerous is it to keep getting
1:44.5	reinfected with COVID? Two infectious disease experts join us to take your questions
1:49.6	about living with the virus in 2024. Join us. Welcome to Forum. I'm I'm Ena Kim. We're in a COVID winter surge, so you may have noticed a lot of people around you who are sick.
2:07.3	Wastewater data finds the virus peaking again, both statewide and nationally, and many hospitals in California are reinstating mask mandates.
2:15.8	At the same time, the state's health department last week
2:18.7	issued new, more relaxed guidance when it comes to isolating after testing positive,
2:23.8	mainly that you can return to work or school, masked, as long as you're fever-free.
2:30.0	Joining me to tell us more about the new recommendations and take your COVID-related questions,
2:35.0	Dr. Celine Gounder, infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist at NYU and Bellevue.
2:41.5	Dr. Gounder, so glad to have you back on forum.
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