>> WELCOME BACK TO THE NEWS
WRAP THE NATION CONTINUES TO
GRAPPLE WITH THE SPREAD OF
COVID-19 HAS VIRUS-RELATED
HOSPITALIZATIONS TOP 100,000
FOR THE 26 DAY IN A ROW
MEANWHILE, THE UNITED KINGDOM
IS EXPECTED TO APPROVE THE
ASTRAZENECA VACCINE.
THIS WEEK. THIS AS EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES TRIED TO STOP THE
TRANSMISSION OF THE COVID-19
VARIANT CAUSING SHUTDOWNS AND
TRAVEL BANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
AND WITH THE TSA SAYS GREENING
OVER 1 MILLION TRAVELERS FOR
THE 6TH TIME
IN THE PAST 10 DAYS COULD WE
SEE ANOTHER POST HOLIDAY SEARCH
HERE TO DISCUSS HIS DOCTOR
CATHERINE TROISI INFECTIOUS
DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGIST AT U T
HEALTH SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
DOCTOR WELCOME TO
THE SHOW ABOUT 2 MILLION
COVID-19 VACCINE DOSES HAVE
BEEN ADMINISTERED IN THE U.S.
FEDERAL OFFICIALS WERE WORKING
TO DISTRIBUTE 20 MILLION DOSES
BY THE END OF
THE YEAR. SO HOW DOES THIS
DISTRIBUTION SLOWDOWN POSSIBLY
HURT OUR TIMELINE AT LEAST WHEN
IT COMES TO HERD IMMUNITY.
>> NOW TO GET HERD IMMUNITY, WE
NEED TO HAVE A CERTAIN
PROPORTION OF THE POPULATION
IMMUNE. WE'RE NOT QUITE
SURE WHAT THAT IS IT'S PROBABLY
CLOSE TO ABOUT 80% SO 4 OUT OF
5. AND REMEMBER THERE'S NO
VACCINE
FOR CHILL AND YET UNDER THE AGE
OF 16. SO HUNK OF THE
POPULATION THAT CAN'T
BE IMMUNIZED. SO SLOWING
DOWN VACCINE. DISTRIBUTION IS
GOING TO MAKE IT LONGER TIME DO
WE HAVE
HER DEMEANOR.
>> THE TEEN. THE UK IS EXPECTED
TO APPROVE ASTRAZENECA'S
COVID-19 VACCINE
THIS WEEK
WITH THIS NEW VARIANT DOCTOR
THAT EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT
DISCOVERED IN 13 COUNTRIES
ALREADY DO THINK IT WILL
INTERFERE WITH THE EFFICACY OF
THE ASTRAZENECA VACCINE.
>> I THINK IT'S TOO SOON TO
TELL HIM WE HOPE
>> ALL
OF THE VACCINES THAT HAVE BEEN
LICENSED OR IN PHASE
3 TRIALS USE. PRODUCE IMMUNITY
TO THE SPIKE PROTEIN THOSE
LITTLE THINGS YOU SEE COMING
OUT OF THE OTHER DIAGRAMS OF
THE VIRUS. AND VARIANT DOES NOT
APPEAR TO HAVE CHANGED THE
SPIKE
PROTEIN ENOUGH THEY ADD THAT
VACCINE WOULD WORK AND THE
VACCINE PRODUCES DIFFERENT
KINDS OF ANTIBODIES TO THAT
SPIKE PROTEIN NOT JUST ONE PART
OF IT.
BUT UNTIL WE SEE
HOW VACCINATED PEOPLE DO IF
THEY WHEN THEY ARE EXPOSED IF
THEY ARE EXPOSED TO THIS THEORY
WE REALLY WON'T KNOW.
>> THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES IS PLANNING TO
SPEND 250 MILLION DOLLARS TO
EDUCATE AMERICANS ON THE
VACCINE SAFETY HOPEFULLY
ALLEVIATE
SOME MIST TRUST WHAT ARE YOUR
THOUGHTS ON THE GOVERNMENT'S
APPROACH TO VACCINE. MISTRESS
DOCTOR.
>> YEAH WELL WE HAVEN'T DONE
SUCH A GOOD JOB DOWN NOW WITH
VACCINE. HESITANCY OVERALL I
THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO
BE OPEN
HONEST TRANSPARENT TO BE
CULTURALLY COMPETENT IN YOUR
MESSAGING AND TO LET PEOPLE
KNOW IT'S OKAY TO HAVE
QUESTIONS YOU DON'T HAVE TO
TAKE THIS ON FAITH
WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT YOU
GET YOUR INFORMATION RELY ABUL
SOURCE
FROM CDC OR MAYO CLINIC, YOUR
STATE OR LOCAL HEALTH
CLEVELAND CLINIC. THERE'S A LOT
OF REPUTABLE REPUTABLE
PLACES OUT THERE DON'T GET YOUR
INFORMATION
ON FACEBOOK.
>> YEAH, GOOD ADVICE TO YOUR
HOMEWORK, WE KNOW THE MONTH OF
DECEMBER HAS SEEN
THE MOST COVID-19 CASES AND
DEATHS SINCE THIS PANDEMIC
BEGAN IN MARGE ARE YOU
CONCERNED OVER THE AMOUNT OF
PPE SUPPLIES OR RESOURCES.
THAT YOUR HOSPITAL HAS TO TREAT
COVID-19 PATIENTS I BELIEVE
YOU'RE IN TEXAS.
>> YES, I MEAN
HE'S DONE. YEAH PPE IS STILL A
CONCERN IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT
WE CAN FROM PRE PROTECT HEART
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND OUR
FIRST RESPONDERS I MEAN IT'S
CERTAINLY BETTER THAN IT WAS AT
THE START. WE NEED TO RAMP
UP PRODUCTION SO THAT THERE ARE
EQUIPPED AND TO
TO PROTECT.
>> PEOPLE WHO ARE AT RISK I DO
HAVE TO TALK ABOUT TRAVEL WITH
YOU DOCTOR THE TSA SCREENED
MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION PEOPLE
OVER THE WEEKEND MARKING THE
BUSIEST WEEKEND FOR AIR TRAVEL
AT LEAST
SINCE MID-MARCH COULD WE SEE
ANOTHER SPIKE IN POSITIVE CASES
AND DOES THE VACCINATION OF
HEALTHCARE WORKERS MAKE YOU
MORE EQUIPPED TO HANDLE THIS
INFLUX OF SO MANY PEOPLE AND
MEDICAL EXPERTS ARE EXPECTING.
>> YEAH, YOU
KNOW, I'M NOT A BETTING PERSON,
BUT IF I WERE I WOULD BET A LOT
OF MONEY THAT WAY CAN SEE AN
INCREASE IN CASES WHEN THE
VIRUS IS STILL OUT THERE A LOT
OF PEOPLE ARE STILL
SUSCEPTIBLE. IT'S A HIGHLY
INFECTIOUS VIRUS. AM. WITH THE
TRAVEL AND
GATHERINGS, IT'S INEVITABLE
THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE US I
EVEN BIGGER SURGE
IN CASES, THE FACT THAT WE CAN
PROTECT OUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS
AND SIR MIGHT NOT EVERYONE
PARTICULARLY REALLY AREAS HAS
BEEN
VACCINATED YET AND ALSO
REMEMBER IT'S A TWO-DOSE
VACCINE, ALTHOUGH YOU DO HAVE
SOME IMMUNITY ACT
THE FIRST COAST IT'S REALLY
ONLY AFTER THE SECOND DOSE THAT
YEAR YOU GET THAT
95% PROTECTION. SO SO THAT'S
GREAT BUT WHAT IT DOESN'T HELP
WITH IS THE
EXHAUST. JAN THAT BURNOUT
THAT WE'VE SEEN AMONG OUR
HEALTH CARE WORKERS WHO HAVE
BEEN WORKING NONSTOP.
SINCE THAT
IS JUST NOT ABUL AND SO IF YOU
REMEMBER BACK AT THE START OF
THE PAN YEAH WE WERE WORRIED
ABOUT NOT HAVING ENOUGH
VENTILATORS THAT TURNED OUT NOT
TO BE AN ISSUE. IT'S NOT JUST
EQUIPMENT, IT'S.
I EDUCATED TRAIN PEOPLE TO USE
THAT EQUIPMENT SO THAT IS A BIG
CONCERN. AS WE SEE MORE AND
MORE CASES.
>> THAT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT
POIN