THAT PART OF THE FORECAST
COMING UP HERE IN JUST FOR
THOSE WHO ARE JUST STARTING
THEIR CAREER IN HEALTH CARE
DURING THE PANDEMIC. THEY FOUND
THAT THIS SITUATION THAT YOU'VE
BEEN EXPERIENCING LAST COUPLE
MONTHS REALLY THROUGH THEIR
CAREER INTO HIGH GEAR AND
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT DID FOR
GAGE HARRIS. OUR SARA JONES
TAKES US BEHIND THE MASK
TONIGHT OF A LOCAL PHLEBOTOMIST
EARLY ON IN THE PANDEMIC.
HOSPITALS BEGAN OPENING COVERED
19 UNITS TOWARDS THE BEGINNING
OF THE UNIT OPENING UP. IT WAS
ONLY NURSES OVER THERE AND THEY
WERE KIND OF HAVING DIFFICULTY
GETTING BLOOD FROM PATIENTS
THAT WEREN'T JUST BEING DRAWN
FROM PICK LINES OR CENTRAL
LINES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND
SO THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT
PUTTING LOBOTOMIES OVER THERE
AND SO I TOLD MY SUPERVISOR I'D
DO IMMEDIATELY AT 23. I GOT
CERTIFIED A YEAR AGO. I HAD
SOME OF THE SAME TRAINING IN MY
MEDICAL SYSTEM SCHOOLING WHICH
I JUST FINISHED RECENTLY JUST
STARTING HIS CAREER IN HEALTH
CARE. GAGE VOLUNTEERED TO JOIN
THE COVETED 19 UNIT AT THE
START OF THE PANDEMIC. IT CAN
GETTING BLOOD ON A PATIENT
THAT'S BEEN SITTING AROUND FOR
A LONG TIME. THEY HAVE A LOT OF
THINGS GOING ON AND I KNOW THAT
I HAVE THAT ABILITY TO WORK
WITH NURSES AND DOCTORS CLOSELY
WITHOUT GETTING IN THEIR WAY
AND BEING ABLE TO PERFORM. HE
SAYS HE KNEW THAT IF HE DIDN'T
VOLUNTEER HE WOULD REGRET IT.
WE WEAR RESPIRATORS WITH THE
PAPRIKA. I WEAR IN 95. UNDER
THAT I WEAR GLOVES AND I WEAR A
COAT THAT'S PATIENT SPECIFIC.
SO WE HAVE COATS THAT HANG
OUTSIDE THEIR ROOMS. DURING
THIS PANDEMIC MOST HOSPITALS
WILL TELL YOU IT'S ALL HANDS ON
DECK. I TAKE CARE OF THE STORE
ROOM. I TAKE CARE OF THE COACH
THAT WE USE IN EACH OF THE
ROOMS AND I JUST ANGEL THE
DOORBELL AND ANYTHING THAT
COMES UP. I JUST TRY TO TAKE
CARE OF IT AND LEAVE THE NURSES
AS FREE AS POSSIBLE SO THAT
THEY CAN DO THEIR JOB. I HAVE
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
WORKING ON THE CODE UNION AND
THAN I HAD BEFORE DRAWING
BLOOD. I'VE DONE CPR. THE NOVEL
VIRUS WAS UNLIKE ANYTHING HE'D
EVER SEEN BEFORE. THE THING
THAT KIND OF MADE ME TAKE A
STEP BACK AND REALIZE HOW
SERIOUS IT COULD BE WAS THAT
THEY DIDN'T KNOW ONE. WHETHER
OR NOT YOU KNOW YOU COULD
BECOME IMMUNE TO IT AFTER YOU
HAD IT. AND THEN ALSO THAT IT
COULD CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGE IN
YOUR LUNGS. THROUGH THIS
PANDEMIC, GAGE HAS GROWN CLOSER
TO THE DOCTORS AND NURSES HE
WORKS WITH AS WELL AS THE
PATIENTS. HE WAS KNOWN TO BE
OUR PARTICULAR MAN AND I WAS
THE ONLY ONE WHO WAS ALLOWED TO
POKE IN BASICALLY BECAUSE HE
DIDN'T LIKE ANYONE ELSE TO DO
IT. AND HE ENDED UP PASSING
AFTER A LONG STAY. IT WAS
REALLY HARD FOR EVERYONE BUT IT
WAS IT WAS ROUGH BEING THERE IN
HIS FINAL MOMENTS HE SAYS HE
DOESN'T SEE HIMSELF AS A HERO.
MY MOM'S A HERO. SHE'S A NURSE
PRACTITIONER AND YOU KNOW, SHE
WENT TO PEOPLE'S HOUSES TO DO
CHECKUPS ON PATIENTS. SHE GOES
COMPLETELY OUT OF HER OWN
ENVIRONMENT AND REALLY TAKES
THEIR ENTIRE HEALTH INTO HER
HANDS. BUT AS THE SAYING GOES,
THE APPLE DOESN'T FALL FAR FROM
THE TREE.
AND THERE IS GOING TO
CONTINUE TO TAKE US BEHIND THE
MASK THE REST OF THIS WEEK. IN
FACT ON FRIDAY WHEN IT TUNE IN
FOR HER STORY, IT'S ABOUT A
COUPLE BOTH OF THEM WORK ON THE
FRONTLINES. ONE IS RESPIRATORY
THERAPIST. THE OTHER WORKS AS A
NURSE. WE DO HAVE NEWS NOW
TODAY FROM THE NATION'S TOP
INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT DR.
ANTHONY FLUH CHIEF. HE NOW SAYS
THE MALARIA DRUG
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE LACKS
EFFICACY AGAINST KOBE 19.
DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH CNN HE
SAID THE SCIENTIFIC DATA IS
QUOTE REALLY QUITE EVIDENT NOW.
HE IS THE FIRST MEMBER OF
TRUMP'S ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE
SUCH A STATEMENT. YOU MIGHT
REMEMBER THE PRESIDENT WAS
TAKING THAT DRUG EVEN THOUGH HE
HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH
CODED 19. HE DID WRAP UP HIS
TREATMENTS EARLIER THIS WEEK
AND THERE ARE A LOT OF SAFETY
CONCERNS ABOUT THE DRUG. TODAY
IN FACT MOVES FROM THE FRENCH
GOVERNMENT THE FRENCH
GOVERNMENT BANNED USING THAT
DRUG AT HOSPITALS. AND WE THINK
IT'S AN INTERESTING GUIDANCE
OUT OF THE CDC TODAY. PERHAPS
YOU OR YOUR WORKPLACE IS
CONSIDERING REOPENING
BUSINESSES BASED ON THE
ANTIBODY TESTS OF WORKERS
SOFIA. THE ANTIBODIES IF YOU
ALREADY HAD KOBE THEN YOU CAN
COME BACK TO WORK. WELL, TODAY
WE HEAR THAT THESE TESTS THE
ANTIBODY TESTS SHOULD NOT BE
USED TO MAKE IMPORTANT POLICY
DECISIONS LIKE WHETHER OR NOT
PEOPLE RETURN TO WORK. THE CDC
FEARS THAT THE TESTS MIGHT NOT
BE ACCURATE ENOUGH, ESPECIALLY
IF THE VIRUS ISN'T PREVALENT IN
A COMMUNITY. WELL, THE VACCINE
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY NOVAVAX IS
NOW TESTING ITS COAL 19 VACCINE
IN HUMANS. IT STARTED PHASE ONE
OF ITS CLINICAL TRIAL
YESTERDAY. MORE THAN ONE
HUNDRED PEOPLE HAVE NOW
VOLUNTEERED TO BE TESTED IN
AUSTRALIA. THE PRELIMINARY
RESULTS ARE EXPECTED IN JULY.
THE COMPANY'S CEO SAYS IF THIS
IS SUCCESSFUL AND IF IT'S
APPROVED, FRONTLINE WORKERS
WOULD BE THE FIRST TO GET THE
VACCINE. HE HOPES THAT WILL BE
AVAILABLE LATER THIS YEAR. AND
A NEW POLL OUT TONIGHT FINDS
ONLY ABOUT HALF OF AMERICANS
SAY THEY'D GET A COLD BUT 19
VACCINE. THAT'S SURPRISINGLY
LOW. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL
FOUND 31 PERCENT OF PEOPLE WERE
NOT SURE IF THEY WOULD GET
VACCINATED. FORTY NINE PERCENT
SAY THEY WILL GET THE VACCINE.
20 PERCENT SAY THEY WON'T GET
IT. AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
CELEBRATION. A BABY GOING HOME
AFTER RECOVERING FROM KOBE 19.
THAT'S THE CHILD'S MOTHER
HOLDING THE NEWBORN WHO IS ONLY
A MONTH OLD. IT'S HAPPENED IN
MUMBAI WITH MORE THAN 32000
PEOPLE ARE INFECTED. WHAT A
CUTE BABY. GLAD THAT BABY IS
GOING HOME. HI, JOHN. HERE WITH
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
CORONAVIRUS TODAY. IT'S
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27. HERE'S THE
HEADLINE SPREADING KOVIC WITH
NO SYMPTOMS. TODAY NEW DATA OUT
OF CHINA SHEDS LIGHT ON WHAT
WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO
GET THIS DISEASE BUT NEVER SHOW
SIGNS OF BEING SICK. THE STUDY
LOOKED AT 78 PATIENTS WHO WERE
EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS ON SEAFOOD
MARKET OR FROM BEING IN CLOSE
CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WHO HAD
COLD 19 COMPARED TO PATIENTS
WHO EXHIBITED FEVER, COUGH AND
OTHER SYMPTOMS. THE 33 PATIENTS
WHO HAD NO SYMPTOMS TEND TO BE
YOUNGER. THEIR LUNGS RECOVERED
FASTER AND THEY SHED THE VIRUS
FOR EIGHT VERSUS 19 DAYS. YOUR
IMMUNE SYSTEM SET UP TO FIGHT
THE VIRUS AND YOU SHOW OUR
SYMPTOMS WHEN YOUR IMMUNE
SYSTEM IS REALLY FIGHTING HARD.
THIS STUDY SUGGESTS
ASYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS HAVE A
MILDER RESPONSE TO THE VIRUS
WHICH COULD MEAN LESS DAMAGE TO
THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEM. BUT WHILE
ASYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS MAY
EXPERIENCE LESS HARM AND
TRANSMIT THE VIRUS FOR A SHORT
AMOUNT OF TIME, IT'S SPREADING
IT UNKNOWINGLY. IT PUTS OTHERS
AT SEVERE RISK FOR ILLNESS.
THAT'S WHY WE CONTINUE TO
STRESS HOW CRITICAL IT IS TO
HAVE THE COMBINATION OF STAYING
AT HOME SOCIAL DISTANCING AND