Infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist at USC.
Dr. Edward Jones Lopez on KCRW
More from KCRW
Why it takes so long to get unemployment in California
Business & EconomyHundreds of thousands of California workers have applied for unemployment benefits, are eligible to receive them, but still haven’t been paid.
Christmas Eve special: Best of Greater LA 2020
The HelpersGreater LA offers a highlight reel of some of the year’s best stories. A community cookout was born out of the pandemic and helps feed those in need.
Debate over returning to in-person classes heats up as Californians face likelihood of all remote learning in 2021
CoronavirusThe damage caused by months of distance learning is coming into sharper focus. Attendance is down. Grades are plummeting. And many parents say kids are feeling isolated and depressed.
Rationing care in times of COVID
Health & WellnessChoices of who gets limited resources in health care are never easy as there are bound to be winners and losers. But, rationing policies need to be open and involve the stakeholders.
Science's race against COVID
Science & TechnologyLA, San Diego, and Riverside counties have run out of ICU space at their hospitals. COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are still ballooning.
COVID in San Diego, anti-vaccine messaging, presidential pardons
CoronavirusSan Diego County’s big box stores, restaurants and group living situations are sites of the most prevalent COVID-19 contagion, according to a KPBS investigation.
What it’s like getting vaccinated at Dodger Stadium
CoronavirusDodger Stadium went from the world’s largest COVID-19 testing site to the country’s largest vaccination site. It has the capacity to give shots to 12,000 patients per day.
How the Church views a woman’s place in society
Health & WellnessHistorically men have been the figureheads of our religious institutions but it has been women who have played a fundamental role in establishing and sustaining them.
A timeline for when the COVID pandemic might end
CoronavirusLA County broke another record on Wednesday, reporting more than 22,000 new coronavirus cases. Meanwhile, Moderna’s vaccine may be available as early as next week.