Experts worry about Southland Covid-19 surge as holidays and colder weather approach

Dr. Alpesh Amin, [medical professor and] chair of the University of California, Irvine, Department of Medicine echoed the governor’s statements. “Those that qualify for vaccinations should get vaccinated as soon as possible,” Dr. Amin said. … “When you see patients in the hospital, the ones that get really sick, 80-90% of the ones who are really sick are the ones that are not vaccinated,” Alpesh said.