COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout With Blue Shield CEO / President Biden’s Plans To Curb Gun Violence, ‘Ghost Guns’ / Being More Physically Active Amid Pandemic




Insight With Vicki Gonzalez show

Summary: <p>Today on Insight, a closer look at the various aspects and implications of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout in California. President Biden also announced new initiatives to curb gun violence and mass shootings; we explore the President's plans, 'ghost guns,' and more. Plus, the importance and benefits of being more active as the pandemic ends.</p> <p><strong>Today's Guests</strong></p> <ul> <li>CapRadio Healthcare Reporter <a href="/articles/2020/01/16/heres-what-the-state-and-advocates-have-in-mind-to-change-cas-mental-health-care-system/"><strong>Sammy Caiola</strong></a> on her conversation with Blue Shield of California CEO Paul Markovich on the statewide COVID-19 vaccine rollout</li> <li>UC Davis Emergency Medicine Physician and Director of the Violence Prevention Research Center <a href="https://health.ucdavis.edu/team/search/241/garen-wintemute---emergency-medicine-sacramento"><strong>Dr. Garen Wintemute</strong></a> on President Biden’s new initiatives aimed at curbing gun violence, the prospect of ‘ghost guns,' and how state lawmakers are advancing a proposal for a new tax on the sale of guns and ammunition in California</li> <li>CapRadio Nevada reporter <a href="/about/bios/bert-johnson/"><strong>Bert Johnson</strong></a> explains the ‘ghost gun’ angle in Nevada and how it's become a pipeline for illegal guns coming into California</li> <li>Distinguished professor emeritus for the UC San Diego’s Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health <a href="https://drjimsallis.org/"><strong>James Sallis</strong></a> discusses the importance and benefits of being more active as the pandemic ends</li> </ul>