THE
THE PHONE
THE PHONE ON SKYPE AND ZOOM OR WHATEVER WAY WE CAN GET WITH PEOPLE SAFELY AS WE ALL TRY TO
NOT GET SICK AND RIGHT NOW WE
ARE SPEAKING WITH DR. MICHAEL
ROIZEN AND IF YOU HAVE A
QUESTION FOR DR. ROIZEN TEXT
US AT (916) 321-3310.
AND DR. ROIZEN, THANK YOU . YOU
CAN SEE THE BOOKS BEHIND HIM.
FIRST QUESTION.
IF I PLAN TO PLAY GOLF, HOW
SAFE IS IT TO GET TOGETHER TO
PLAY?
>> EITHER WALK PULLING YOUR BAG
BY YOURSELF OR GO IN A CART BY
YOURSELF WITH NOBODY ELSE
THERE.
YOU SWIPES ON THE HANDLES.
DO NOT HANDLE THE PIN.
IF THEY ARE NOT RAISED THAT IS
IF IT BOUNCES OFF DO NOT PUT IN
TO THE HOLE AND DO NOT BE
TOGETHER ON THE GREEN. IT IS
VERY POSSIBLE TO PLAY COME IN
THE SUN IS GOOD BECAUSE THE SUN
NOW IN SACRAMENTO HAS ENOUGH
ENERGY TO START KILLING VIRUSES
AND HOPEFULLY CORONAVIRUS IS
VOLUNTARILY BEEN KILLED NOW
AND IF SO WE ARE PRETTY LUCKY
BUT IN ANY CASE GOLFING IS FINE.
WHEN YOU TEE OFF YOU CAN TEE
OFF BY FOLLOWING DISTANCE.
>> I HAVE BEEN PLAYING A LOT
WITH MY SON AND YOU ARE NOT
ALLOWED TO TOUCH THE PIN AND
THEY ARE NOT ALLOWING CART
RENTAL SO YOU HAVE TO CARRY
YOUR BAG.
TO YOUR POINT YES THEY ARE
DOING IT.
THE SECOND ONE YOU JUST
MENTIONED THAT IT IS WARMING UP
IN SACRAMENTO.
THAT JUST MY QUESTION OF THE
HEAT.
90 DEGREES AND 100 DEGREES OR
DO YOU FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THE
WARMING OF SUMMER DOES KILLED
THIS VIRUS?
>> WE WISH.
WITH CORONAVIRUS IN GENERAL
EIGHT OUT OF 10 OF THEM OR FIVE
OUT OF SIX OF THEM WE KNOW ARE
KILLED BY THE ENERGY OF THE SUN.
WHEN PEOPLE THINK IT IS THE
ENERGY OF THE SUN.
WE HOPE THAT THAT WILL HAPPEN.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SURETY OF
ITS.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP OF WHERE
IT IS, THIS LOOKS LIKE A
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE AND THEN
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE VIRUS.
IT NEVER GOES AWAY TOTALLY IN
THE SUMMER, BUT IT GETS MUCH
LESS.
THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE
SPANISH FLU IN 1918. IT WENT
AWAY, AND THEN IT CAME BACK
WITH A VENGEANCE. HOPEFULLY NOW
WE WILL GET VACCINES OR MANY
MONTHS TO FIGURE OUT THE
TREATMENT IF THAT IS SO.
>> I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THE
SPANISH FLU.
YOU ARE RIGHT IT WAS AROUND
1917 THAT WENT AROUND THE WORLD
FOUR TIMES SO THAT WAS
PARTICULARLY BAD.
THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM
MARGIE.
DOES BLOOD TYPE HAVE ANYTHING
TO DO WITH CORONAVIRUS?
>> IT IS INTERESTING . WE DO
NOT KNOW WHY BUT BOTH IN ITALY
AND IN CHINA BLOOD TYPE O GOT
ATLAS AND BLOOD TYPE A WERE
FREQUENTLY.
WE THINK THAT RELATES TO
ATTACHMENTS AND ANTIBODIES AND
THAT IS THE O HOUSE ANTIBODIES
TO A THAT HAS A SMALL
PROTECTIVE ABILITY.
YOU CANNOT CHANGE YOUR BLOOD
TYPE, AND IT IS NOT INVINCIBLE.
THEY ARE JUST GETTING IT AT A
REDUCED FREQUENCY IN THOSE
AREAS WHERE IT HAS BEEN STUDIED.
BUT IT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING SO
IT IS LIKE SAYING I AM 30 SO
I'M GOING TO GO OUT AND EXPOSE
MYSELF. THERE ARE 30-YEAR-OLDS
FROM DIED FROM THIS YOU DO NOT
EXPOSE YOURSELF YOU CAN FEEL A
LITTLE COMPETENT THAT GOD GAVE
YOU O TYPE INSTEAD OF A TYPE
BUT THAT DOESN'T HELP YOU
EXPECT PEOPLE GET THE FLU SHOT
ANNUALLY. I KNOW THE WHEN WE
GOT THIS YEAR WAS NOT FOR
CORONAVIRUS , BUT DOESN'T HELP
EVEN A LITTLE?
>> IT IS FOR OTHER
CORONAVIRUSES BUT IT JUST
WASN'T FOR THIS COVID-19
CORONAVIRUS .
>> SO THE FLU SHOT WOULD HELP
AT ALL?
>> WHILE YOU WOULDN'T GET
ANOTHER INFLUENZA AND HAVE TO
FIGHT TWO VIRUSES AT THE SAME
TIME SO THAT WOULD BE
BENEFICIAL.
WE THINK THIS WILL BE
INCORPORATED IF WE ARE LUCKY IN
THE FLU SHOT NEXT YEAR.
AT ANY CASE THE POINT IS THIS,
LIKE OTHER CORONAVIRUSES, WE
EXPECT TO HAVE IMMUNITY FOR ONE
OR TWO YEARS AND HOPEFULLY
THEY'RE WORKING ON A 10 YEAR
FLU SHOT BUT UNTIL THAT COMES
WE'RE GOING TO GET THESE EVERY
YEAR. AS A BENEFIT BECAUSE YOU
ARE MORE ABLE TO PROTECT
YOURSELF AGAINST NEW INVADERS.
THAT IS YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM
DOESN'T HAVE TO FIGHT THREE
THINGS AT ONCE.
>> THE NEXT QUESTION ABOUT
CORONAVIRUS . CAN YOU GET IT ON
YOUR CELL PHONE OR ANYTHING
LIKE THAT? MIKE MAIGNAN IF YOUR
CELL PHONE IS TOUCHED OR
COUGHED ON OR SNEEZED ON BY
SOMEONE WHO HAS THE CORONAVIRUS
IT CAN LIVE ON THE SURFACE.
THERE IS A DEBATE WHETHER IT IS
ONE DAY OR THREE DAYS, BUT AT
LEAST IT CAN LIVE THERE FOR
SOME TIME. PROBABLY MORE THAN
24 HOURS.
>> OKAY THE PRESIDENT HAS
MENTIONED TO EASTER, APRIL 12.
NOT BEEN POLITICAL AT ALL WITH
THIS, BUT ARE YOU OPTIMISTIC
THAT WILL BE ABLE TO RESUME
SOME SENSE OF NORMALCY BY THAT
DATE?
>> WE NEED TO CHECK BREAKS FOR
THAT TO HAPPEN. ONE IS THAT IT
GOES SOUTH APRIL 1. WE WILL
STARTS TO SEE THE NUMBERS BEGIN
TO LEVEL OFF BY EASTER IN MOST
STATES.
SECOND THAT SOCIAL DISTANCING
WORKS THE THIRD BREAK WE NEED
IS THAT WE FIND SOME KIND OF
TREATMENT FOR THE SICKEST,
WHETHER THAT IS WE HAVE THE
DATA AND THE EARLY DATA ON
AZITHROMYCIN AND
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE BY THEN . IF
WE GET LUCKY AND ONE OF THOSE
IS GOOD FOR THE SICKEST, THEN
MAYBE APRIL 12 IS POSSIBLE.
IF WE DO NOT GET LUCKY AND IF
SOCIAL DISTANCING ISN'T WORKING
AND