monica gandhi, an infectious disease specialist. have not seen you in a while. >> since covid has been out of the news. >> that does not mean it is out of our area. let's talk about the numbers. how much are they rising? >> the best way to track covid is wastewater. why is that? people are not testing as much as they used to, they are not reporting it, we do not have a centralized health care system. you just throw your home test away. and hospitalizations recorded well, even though sometimes we are swapping and -- swabbing. wastewater is good. no matter what, we are having waste, and covid will come out in the waste. and other viruses. it is a good way to say if we are having rising levels. it depends on the area, we can see wastewater as rising covid cases. >> what i find frustrating is that we continue to hear, covid is over, or when the pandemic was around. do you think people are getting too relaxed when it comes to being on alert for covid? >> i think this is the way to put it. pandemic phase, versus the endemic face. i wrote

monica gandhi, is publishing her post pandemic playbook, which is to plan for the next pandemic and offersy for public health to regain trust. she said the book highlights the medical advances made in response to covid, but she says there are lessons to be learned that may have caused harm in the name of public safety. >> in this case i would say the school closures and medical closures, closing off other medical care, and not letting people visit loved ones in the hospital was harmful intervention. >> the book goes on sale on tuesday and you can preorder it now on amazon. >>> the giants are off today but they are probably still riding high from last night's dominating pitching performance versus seattle. the starter, alex cobb, in complete control striking out seven batters over six innings. the bullpen came in and finished it out, closing out seattle. tomorrow they host the rockies in their last series before the all-star break. >>> what we are following for you today, including help for people dealing with alzheimer's. the first drug approved by the fda and the help it's supposed to pro

monica gandhi told us vaccinations will be yearly come the fall and not as necessary for the general public. >> who benefited the most from boosters this last time around? people who were older, over 65, on immunosuppressant, and for sure we are going to be pushing any booster populations starting in the fall to get ready like you said for winter. >> our overall rates of death are back to how they were in 2019. a department of health spokesperson says although the latest data shows an uptick, rates remain lower than years prior. now let's get a preview of the weather. shayla: good morning. taking a live look at the bay bridge. cloud cover in the distance. starting off cool and cloudy. warmer and sunnier conditions moving in this afternoon. the full forecast and one a cooldown is on the way, later on. >> also ahead, too many rabbits, not enough space? how animal control says you can help as they are overwhelmed with rabbits. not your average avocado. the fruit created by scientists in california expected to hit the market soon. are the tradeoffs of treating worth it? ubrelvy is anothe

during the pandemic the infectious disease expert, monica gandhi, she led the charge during the pandemic now she has a book that presents a plan to prepare for the next pandemic and offers ways for public health to regain trust. she says the book highlights the medical advances made in response to covid, including new vaccination techniques. she also says there are lessons to be learned that may have caused harm in the name of public safety. >> in this case i would say the school closures and medical closures, closing off other medical care, those two -- and also not letting people visit their loved ones in the hospital, and i think that was harmful intervention. >> "endemic" goes on sale next tuesday, and you can preorder it on amazon. >>> the top stories we are following, were illegal fireworks to blame for a family losing their home after it burned on the fourth of july. and it was not the only one. >>> ten years ago today a passenger jet crashed at sfo. this morning we will look back and focus on three lessons that can make your n >> right now at 6:30, a new fire in the east bay thre

monica gandhi. she has a book about pandemic and drew, she has notes.of things wrong and is looking forward to the next pandemic we can learn from. drew: don't say looking forward. reggie: it's going to happen. drew: man. reggie: it's just a matter of when. drew: please not in my lifetime, not again. outside this morning, exploratorium. sunshine, temperatures above average by a few degrees across the board. the warmest spots getting into the 80's and 90's later today. look at the planner. limited fog with overcast cut -- overcast skies. sunshine faster already in the next couple of hours. 90's in land. low 80's on the bay shoreline. the coast stays relatively cool, upper 50's to lower 60's. little change in the temperatures. staying above average through thursday and then temperatures take off quickly as excessive heat moves in thanks to a big dome of high pressure acting like a heat pump on friday. it will intensify into the weekend. it is a huge portion of california under excessive heat warnings or watches. that includes a big portion of the bay area