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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    What to make about confusing COVID vaccine guidance

    COVID ticked up in parts of California and is expected to peak in the LA area in late August. Should you get boosted now?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 4, 2025 • 1 min read

    COVID ticked up in parts of California and is expected to peak in the LA area in late August. Should you get boosted now?

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      Madeleine Brand

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      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Digital News & Culture Editor

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      professor of medicine and infectious disease expert at UCSF

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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    ‘He's become untouchable’: Jeff Buckley is star of new documentary
    1. 0:009th Circuit Court continues to stand up to ICE
    2. 12:30In bid to end birthright citizenship, Trump may find unsympathetic SCOTUS
    3. 24:28What to make about confusing COVID vaccine guidanceYou’re reading this
    4. 32:31‘There's never enough Jeff Buckley.’ What drives the singer’s popularity?
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand