>> WELCOME BACK TO THE NEWS
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION IS WARNING OF A
TIPPING POINT IN THE FIGHT
AGAINST
THE CORONAVIRUS OPTIMISM OVER
THE ROLLOUT OF THE VACCINES
BEING TEMPERED BY GROWING FEARS
OVER MORE INFECTIOUS VARIANT OF
THE VIRUS.
MORE THAN 50 CASES OF THAT NEW
STRAIN HAVE NOW BEEN FOUND AT
LEAST 5 STATES CONCERN ALSO
MOUNTING ABOUT THIS
FRED OF THE NEW VARIANT
FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY'S
INSURRECTION OF THE CAPITAL
JOINING US NOW WITH WHAT YOU
NEED TO KNOW AS DOCTOR ASHA
SHAH ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF
INFECTIOUS DISEASES AT STAMFORD
HEALTH DOCTOR SHELL WELCOME TO
THE SHOW WE ALWAYS LOVE TALKING
TO YOU I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT
THESE PROTESTS BECAUSE OVER
THE SUMMER. THEY DID NOT LEAD
TO A SPIKE IN CASES, BUT WE
DIDN'T SEE MANY PEOPLE WEARING
MASKS YESTERDAY AT THE CAPITOL
PEOPLE ARE ALSO COMING FROM ALL
OVER THE U.S. THEY'RE
RETURNING HOME TO THEIR STATES
DO EXPECT A RISE IN CASES,
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO
THIS NEW VARIANT.
>> YEAH ABSOLUTELY I MEAN IT'S
ALWAYS A CONCERN WHEN A LARGE
GROUP OF PEOPLE GATHER WITHOUT
SOCIAL DISTANCING OR WITHOUT
YOU KNOW THE SPREAD
OF COVID YOU KNOW LOVE THAT
TITLE SO IT'S DEFINITELY
SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO LOOK
OUT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
WEEKS.
>> WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON
THESE NUMBERS, THE U.S.
SURPASSING THE GRIM NUMBER OF
21 MILLION CORONAVIRUS CASES
HOSPITALIZATIONS AS YOU KNOW
DOCTOR CHARMAINE AT
RECORD HIGHS WITH SUCH A SLOW
VACCINE ROLLOUT HOW ARE WE
GOING TO CATCH UP WITH THESE
NUMBERS THAT WE'RE SEEING SPIKE
ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>> I MEAN I THINK VACCINATION
IS THAT CERTAINLY WAY OUT OF
THIS PANDEMIC AND
I THINK THE STATES NEED
TO WORK CREATING RESOURCES TO
OR INDIVIDUALS. AS WE GO INTO
THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.
BUT I HONESTLY THINK THAT YOU
KNOW VACCINATION ALONG WITH
MASKING AND CONTINUING TO
SOCIAL DISTANCE. THAT'S REALLY
HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET OUT OF
SO IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU KNOW
OFFICIANT VACCINE.
ROLLOUT PLANS.
>> WE'VE BEEN TELLING OUR
VIEWERS ABOUT THE NEW VARIANT
FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW CDC
OFFICIALS SAY THE VERY IT
APPEARS TO SPREAD A LOT MORE
EASILY BUT THERE'S NO EVIDENCE
IF IT'S
MORE DEADLY. WELL THE UK
VARIANT BE RESISTANT TO THE
VACCINE IN YOUR OPINION HERE
DOCTOR SHAW.
>> AT THIS POINT IN WE KNOW WE
BELIEVE THAT.
>> THE SHOULD JUST AS
EFFICACIOUS AGAINST
THE VARIANCE AGAIN WE'RE STILL
LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE
VARIANCE AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT
MEANS IN TERMS OF THE
VACCINE ADVOCACY. BUT AT THIS
POINT IN WE FEEL THAT YOU KNOW
VACCINATION WILL
STILL WORK AND IT'S EVEN MORE
OF A REASON TO
BACK SEYMOUR SHOULD WE BECAUSE
IF WE STOP COVID FROM SPREADING
IT WERE HAVE A CHANCE TO MUTATE
MORTGAGE CAN BE.
>> STAYING ON THE SUBJECT OF
VARIANCE DOCTOR ANTHONY FAUCI
ALSO EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT
THAT VERY AND FOUND IN SOUTH
AFRICA. I DO BELIEVE THAT
VARIANT HAS ALREADY MADE ITS
WAY HERE TO THE UNITED STATES.
>> VARIANT FROM SOUTH LOOKS A
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE
VARIANCE FROM THE E KAYE ON AND
THERE IS A MUTATION ON THE
SPIKE
FROM THE SOUTH. THE VIRUS IS A
CAUSE FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE
CONCERN IN TERMS OF VACCINE.
EFFICACY HOWEVER AT THIS POINT
IN
TIME, IT'S SCENES THAT THE
VACCINE WAS STILL BE BUT
THERE'S STILL MORE TO FAR.
>> AND VERY QUICKLY AND WE
DON'T HAVE MUCH MORE TIME BUT I
DO WANT TO GET THIS QUESTION
AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO
GET DOSES OF THIS VACCINE OUT
TO MORE PEOPLE AND QUICKLY
DOCTOR SHAW.
>> I THINK IT'S THAT IT'S ABOUT
RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH ON AND FOR COMMUNITY
HEALTH CENTERS TO GET STAFF
INTO VACCINATE TO OPEN UP
YOU KNOW CALL CENTERS TO BE
ABLE TO SCHEDULE INDIVIDUALS
THAT ARE ELIGIBLE AND WON'T BE
FOR THEIR
VACCINE APPOINTMENTS. AND TO
REALLY ENSURE THAT WE
HAVE ENOUGH VACCINE TO COMPLETE
A FULL 2 DOSE IF THE MODERNA
PFIZER VACCINE ARE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO
BE USED. BUT IT'S REALLY COMES
DOWN TO OUR RESOURCES ON THE
GRASS TO PUSH THIS VACCINE OUT
TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN.
>> THAT SHOT YOU'RE IN
CONNECTICUT, STAMFORD
CONNECTICUT, I LIVE IN THE
NEIGHBORING TOWN WHAT ARE YOU
SEEING ON THE GROUND IN
THE HOUSE BILLS IT AS FAR AS
CASES AND PATIENTS COMING IN
WITH THE VIRUS.
>> SO INTERESTING LEIGH
ACTUALLY THE STATE OF
CONNECTICUT OR HOSPITALIZATIONS
HAVE PLOT SO OVER THE PAST
COUPLE OF WEEKS AND ACTUALLY
GONE DOWN A LITTLE AND WE'RE
SEEING THAT HERE AT STANFORD
HOSPITAL AS WELL. WE ARE STILL
SEEING
YOU KNOW PERCENT POSITIVITY
RANGING ABOUT YOU KNOW THE 7%
RANGE, SO THERE'S STILL A LOT
OF COVID IN THE
THAT IMPACT OUR
HOSPITALIZATIONS HAS KIND OF
STABILIZED OVER THE PAST
COUPLE WEEKS. THAT'S NOT TO SAY
THAT WE'RE NOT KIND OF BRACING
OURSELVES FOR WHAT IS GOING
TO COME. ON IN THE REST OF THIS
MONTH IN FEBRUARY