New CDC Mask Guidelines, State Workers Vaccination Changes / Why Some Zip Codes Have Lower Vaccination Rates / Hiring Issues Amid Labor Shortage / “Sierra Jazz Society Picnic”

Summary: <p>With the Delta variant causing spikes in COVID-19 cases throughout the US, the CDC issued a recommendation that everyone, including those who are vaccinated, wear masks in indoor, public settings. We’ll hear from an infectious disease expert about the new recommendation. Plus, why certain zip codes are experiencing lower vaccination rates.</p> <p><strong>Today's Guests</strong></p> <ul> <li>UC Davis Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://health.ucdavis.edu/team/pediatrics/497/dean-blumberg---pediatric-infectious-diseases-sacramento" target="_blank">Dr. Dean Blumberg</a></strong>, goes over the new CDC recommendation for vaccinated individuals to wear masks in some indoor settings; CapRadio’s Politics Reporter, <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/about/bios/nicole-nixon/" target="_blank">Nicole Nixon</a></strong>, explains the vaccine requirements for California State workers</li> <li>CapRadio reporters <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/about/bios/sammy-caiola/" target="_blank">Sammy Caiola</a></strong> and <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/about/bios/janelle-salanga/" target="_blank">Janelle Salanga</a></strong> explain why certain zip codes throughout the region have lower vaccination rates than others and what community leaders are doing to help those who have vaccine hesitancy</li> <li> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.savorycafeonmain.com/" target="_blank">Savory Cafe</a> owner, <strong>Juan Barajas</strong> and Co-founder of <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.sahafloatspa.com/" target="_blank">Saha Float Spa</a>, <strong>Rami Hosein</strong>, describe their struggles to find employees amid the labor shortage</li> <li>Jazz flutist <strong>Nora Nausbaum</strong> walks us through the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sierrajazzsociety.com/bill-nora-jazz-picnic/" target="_blank">Sierra Jazz Society’s</a> Picnic, which will honor her and her husband, jazz bassist Bill Douglass, for their contributions to the Jazz scene of Nevada County</li> </ul>