WELCOME BACK TO THE NEWS AT 9 WE’RE CONTINUING OUR EFFORT
TONIGHT TO FIGHT FEAR WITH
FACTS AS THE CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO IMPACT
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE DOCTOR
DOCTOR RUTH BERGGREN FROM THE
LONG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT U T
HEALTH SAN ANTONIO IS BACK WITH
US THIS WEEK TO HELP US GET
ANSWERS TO OUR CORONAVIRUS
QUESTIONS AND RIGHT OFF THE
BAT. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
SOMETHING THAT WE DIDN’T GET A
CHANCE TO GET TO AT 6 O’CLOCK
DOCTOR BERGGREN AND THAT’S THE
CLINICAL TRIAL
CLINICAL TRIAL ON A COVID-19 TREATMENT THAT IS
BEING STUDIED RIGHT NOW.
DUTY HEALTH SAN ANTONIO.
>> WE’LL SEE THAT NEWS IS ONE
OF THE BRIGHT SPOTS OF OUR
WEEK, HOW THAT WE’RE ALL VERY
PROUD OF OUR COLLEAGUES AT THE
HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER THAT HAS
STOOD UP THIS TRIAL WERE
LOOKING AT THE DRUG CALLED
REMDESIVIR YEAR. IT IS AN
ANTIVIRAL DRUG THAT HAS BEEN
USED IN
USED IN HUMANS FOR VARIOUS REASONS, AH
BUT HAS NOT YET BEEN FDA
APPROVED AND IT.
IT HITS THE REPUTATION OF THE
CORONAVIRUS AT AN EARLY STAGE
IN VIRAL REPLICATION SO THE
CLINICAL TRIAL IS
BEING DONE AT 75 DIFFERENT
SITES ACROSS
SITES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THEY’RE LOOKING TO
QUICKLY ENROLL ABOUT 440 PEOPLE
ALL TOLD
ALL TOLD AND THIS TRIAL WILL
TELL US
TELL US REALLY HOW EFFECTIVE SEVERE IS
AND SO VERY PROUD TO BE ABLE TO
OFFER THAT 2 PATIENTS WHO ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR IT. AT
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. THERE’S
ANOTHER SIDE OF THE CITY I
BELIEVE THAT DAM C THAT IS ALSO
OFFERING THIS TRIAL.
AND TO DATE WE HAVE
6 PEOPLE THAT I’M AWARE OF THAT
HAVE BEEN ROLLED AND POSSIBLY
ANOTHER ONE TOMORROW. SO WE
SHOULD
SHOULD BE LEARNING SOON IN A MATTER OF
WEEKS AND CERTAINLY MONTHS
WHETHER SEVERE IS HOPE FOR
TREATMENT. BUT GOOD OUTCOMES
FOR CORONAVIRUS YEAH THAT IS A
BIT OF GOOD NEWS IN THE MIDST
OF ALL OF THIS ANOTHER THING I
WANT TO TALK ABOUT HIS.
>> WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
FLATTENING THE CURVE.
ARE YOU SEEING SIGNS AT
ALL THAT THAT MAY BE HAPPENING
OR PROJECTIONS THAT THAT MAY BE
HAPPENING IN SAN ANTONIO AND
SOUTH TEXAS.
SOUTH TEXAS. >> SO THE NUMBERS THAT ARE
ROLLING IN OVER THE LAST FEW
DAYS ARE CAUSING US
TO BECOME CAUTIOUSLY
OPTIMISTIC THAT THE KURDS MAY
IN FACT BE FLAT AND WE ARE NOT
NEW ORLEANS WERE NOT DETROIT.
WE’RE CERTAINLY NOT NEW YORK
CITY WE’RE NOT SEEING THE
SKYROCKETING NUMBERS OF CASES
YOU KNOW WHAT THOSE NUMBERS ARE
AND YOU KNOW THAT WE’VE HAD
ALREADY TOO MANY DEATHS HERE IN
SAN ANTONIO, BUT WE DON’T SEEM
TO HAVE RUN AWAY.
EPIDEMIC AND I THINK THAT AS
EVIDENCE THAT THESE SOCIAL AND
PHYSICAL DISTANCING MEASURES WE
REALLY DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
AND WHAT IT MEANS IS NOW WE
HAVE SOME DATA IT CAN BE
CLIMBED INTO VARIOUS MODELS AND
I LOOKED AT SEVERAL OF THOSE
AND I’VE SEEN ESTIMATES THAT
THE PEAK.
THE PEAK. OUR OUTBREAK IT HAPPENED IN
LATE MAY EARLY JUNE AND EVEN
ANOTHER ONE OUT BEFORE TEXAS
AND I’VE SEEN ANOTHER MODEL
SUGGESTING THAT OUR PEAK MIGHT
NOT COME UNTIL JULY AND ON THAT
I BELIEVE
I BELIEVE THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LONG TIME
AND I APPRECIATE THAT BUT THE
GOOD NEWS IS THE HEIGHT OF THAT
PEAK IS SO
MUCH LOWER. AND THEN ANOTHER
WAS WOUNDED IN THAT WE CAN
REASONABLY HOPE THAT WILL BE SO
WELL
WELL PREPARED THAT WHEN WE DO HAVE
THIS SURGE. THE NUMBER OF CASES
THAT NEED VENTILATORS AND ICE
YOU CARE. WELL, NOT EXCEED OUR
CAPACITY AND THAT’S WHAT WE’RE
WORKING SO HARD TO BE SURE IS
THAT WHEN WE DO SEE OUR SURGE.
A HOSPITAL IN HER HEALTH CARE
WORKERS ARE NOT COMPLETELY
OVERWHELMED. ARE YOU HAPPY WITH
HOW THE CITY AND THE COUNTY
OFFICIALS ARE WORKING TOGETHER
TO
TO MAKE SURE.
MAKE SURE. >> EVERYBODY IS READY FOR WHEN
THAT SURGE COMES OF IT IN 2
WEEKS OR IN 2 MONTHS.
>> I HAVE TO SAY THAT I REALLY
AM PROUD OF SAN ANTONIO ARE
KNOWN FOR TEAMWORK RIGHT, THE
SPURS ONE TEAM ONE DREAM
AND I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH
THE COUNTY SC THE COUNTY
WORKING WITH THE CITY. THERE IS
THE CELL.
THE CELL. TEXAS REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER
METRO HEALTH.
METRO HEALTH. THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICERS OF
ALL OF THE
VARIOUS HOSPITALS. PEOPLE
COMING TOGETHER HAVING REGULAR
MEETINGS WITH COMMITTEES ON
VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THIS
EMERGENCY RESPONSE. I’M HELPING
EACH OTHER GOT EACH OTHER TO
RESOURCES COLLABORATING ON
TESTING AND IT’S INCREDIBLY
COMPLEX AND YOU KNOW WE CAN GOT
THE BALL SOMETIMES BECAUSE
WE’RE HUMAN BEINGS. BUT THERE’S
SUCH GOODWILL AND THERE’S SUCH
AN INTENSITY OF FOCUS
THAT I FEEL VERY PROUD TO BE
PART OF THE CITY’S RESPONSE.
>> ARE YOU SEEING A PROBLEM AT
ALL WITH PEOPLE HOARDING
MEDICINES. I MEAN WE’VE HEARD A
LOT ABOUT
LOT ABOUT THE RUN ON TOILET PAPER THE RUN
ON PAPER TOWELS AND BLEACH AND
DISINFECTANTS ARE YOU HEARING
OR ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT
PEOPLE HARDIN MEDICATIONS.
>> WELL, I KNOW THIS IS THE
CASE BECAUSE THIS AFTERNOON I I
WAS CONDUCTING THE TELLER
MEDICINE CLINIC AND I NEEDED TO
ORDER THE DRUG IS IT TO MY SON
FOR ONE OF MY PATIENTS WHO NEED
IT FOR HIS HIV CARE. AND I WAS
TOLD BY A PHARMACIST AT CBS
THAT THEY WERE COMPLETELY OUT
AND I HAD TO WIND UP FINDING AN
ALTERNATIVE DOSING SCHEDULE FOR
THIS PATIENT. AND THAT NEVER HAPPENS. WE DON’T RUN OUT OF
HIS ATTORNEY OR MY SON IN THIS
CITY. SO THAT SIMPLY MEANS TO
ME THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
PRESCRIBING LARGE AMOUNTS OF IS
IT TO MY SON PERHAPS
ANTICIPATING, AND THAT MEANS
THAT DRUG IS AVAILABLE FOR
OTHERS WHO NEED IT FOR OTHER
REASONS WE KNOW THIS IS
HAPPENING FOR PATIENTS WITH
LUPUS. WE’VE HAD A FAMILY
FRIENDS THAT ARE POSTING ON
FACEBOOK I HAVE LUPUS I CAN’T
GET MY HEAD ROCKS THE FLOOR
PLAN. PRESCRIPTION FILLED
BECAUSE THEIR STOCK COUNTS.
AND SO THIS IS REALLY NOT
JUSTIFIED. AND WE NEED TO NOT
HAVE PEOPLE STORING AND
HOARDING MEDICATIONS THAT THEY
DON’T NEED BECAUSE IT
MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO
TREAT PEOPLE WHO REALLY NEED IT
FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.
I’M NOT NOT EXCLUDING PEOPLE
THAT ARE IN
THE HOSPITAL. THEY CAN’T GET ON
THE RUN AND A SEVERE TRIAL THAT
WE NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING TO
TREAT THEM. IT RIGHT IN THE 2
MEDICATIONS THAT YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT HER MEDICATIONS.
>> THAT HAVE BEEN RUMORED
TO HELP FIGHT COVID-19 BUT HAVE
NOT BEEN PROVEN TO FIGHT OVER
19 CORRECT.
19 CORRECT. >> IT DID NOT BEEN PROVEN TO
SAY THAT IT’S RUMOR IS NOT
QUITE RIGHT THAT THERE ARE.
>> NON PEER REVIEW REPORTS IN
NON TO REVIEW
MEDICAL LITERATURE THAT GIVES
SOME INDICATION OF
POTENTIAL AND THEY HAVE SERIOUS
SIDE EFFECTS WHEN USED
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. >> THEY CAN LEAD TO A HEART
ARRHYTHMIA AND THEY SHOULD NOT
BE USED OUTSIDE OF A
PHYSICIAN’S SUPERVISION
PHYSICIAN’S SUPERVISION AND WE HAVE THE STRICTEST
SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FOR HOW
THESE MEDICINES SHOULD BE USED
IF AT ALL YEAH, SO THAT’S A BIG
CONCERN FOR YOU. THE PEOPLE ARE
USING THOSE MEDICATIONS AND
MAYBE
MAYBE SHOULD BE. YES, IT IS I THINK
PEOPLE ARE USING THEM, I’M
WILLING MILLION RISK
OF HAVING.
OF HAVING. >> TOXICITY TO THEIR
INTERACTIONS AND ALSO.
PREVENTING PEOPLE WHO REALLY
NEED THESE DRUGS FOR OTHER
REASONS FROM HAVING ACCESS TO
THEM.
THEM. >> FINAL QUESTION FOR YOU HOW
DO YOU TAKE CARE OF SOMEONE WHO
IS SICK.
IS SICK. >> AND MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN
DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19.
>> SO LET’S
LET’S SAY THAT THIS PERSON HAS
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS THAT ARE
STRONGLY SUGGESTIVE SO THE
FEVER, THE SORE THROAT THAT DRY
TIME EVEN A LITTLE BIT OF
BREATHLESSNESS.
BREATHLESSNESS. WHETHER THEY ARE WAITING TO GET
THEIR COVENANT
THEIR COVENANT TEST BACK WHETHER THEY WERE
SIMPLY TOLD BY THEIR DOCTOR TO
PRISON THAT THEY HAVE COATING
GO HOME AND STAY HOME. THEY
NEED TO NOT JUST QUARANTINE
ISOLATE THEMSELVES. THAT MEANS
THAT IN IN THE HOME THAT PERSON
NEEDS TO BE KEPT. SO. TAKEN
CARE OF IN A BEDROOM THAT SEPARATE FROM OTHER PEOPLE IF
AT ALL POSSIBLE. THEY NEED
THEIR OWN
THEIR OWN BEDROOM IN HOMES WHERE IT’S
POSSIBLE TO HAVE YOUR OWN
BATHROOM. THEY SHOULD HAVE
THEIR
THEIR OWN BATHROOM. WHEN THEY’RE IN
THERE THEY NEED TO HAVE THE
DOOR CLOSED INITIALLY HAVE ONE
PERSON IN THAT FAMILY AND THE
WHOLE COUNCIL
WHOLE COUNCIL PROVIDING CARE WHEN THAT PERSON
COMES IN TO PROVIDE THE CARE
THEY SHOULD PUT ON
A MASK. AND IDEALLY IF IT’S
POSSIBLE. THE PATIENT WAS BEING
CARED FOR SHOULD PUT A MASK ON
AS WELL GLOVES ARE A GOOD IDEA FOR THE FOLKS THAT ARE
PROVIDING THE CARE, ESPECIALLY
WHEN THEY DON’T CLEAN UP AFTER
THE SICK PERSON AND
OF COURSE, CAREFUL REMOVAL OF
THOSE BOATS AND METICULOUS
HAND WASHING FOR THE 20 SECONDS
THIS RECOMMENDED IS REALLY
REALLY IMPORTANT.
REALLY IMPORTANT. WHEN A PERSON STARTS TO FEEL
BETTER AND THEY WANT TO COME
OUT OF THEIR ROOM. THEY SHOULD
PUT A
PUT A MASK ON AND THEY SHOULD
PRACTICE THE SOCIAL DISTANCING
GUIDELINES EVEN IN THEIR OWN
HOMES WITH THEIR OWN FAMILIES
BUT TO PROTECT THE OTHERS.
AND WE HAVE SPECIFIC GUIDELINES
FOR WHEN IT’S SAFE TO GO BACK.
OUT INTO THE
WORLD IN YOU
NEED TO HAVE BEEN HOME IN
ISOLATION OR AT LEAST 7 DAYS
FROM THE START OF YOUR SYMPTOMS
IN THEN
IN THEN AFTER THAT 7 DAYS YOU HAVE TO
HAVE HAD 3 FULL DAYS 72 HOURS
WITH NO FEVER. AND CERTAINLY
REDUCTION OF YOUR SYMPTOMS.
SO IF YOU CAN MEET
THIS CRITERIA. YOU YOU’VE BEEN
OUT OF CIRCULATION FOR 7 FULL
DAYS SINCE HE GOT SICK.
AND ON TOP OF THAT YOU CAN’T 72
HOURS WITH NO FEVER IN YOUR
SYMPTOMS ARE DIMINISHING, THEN
YOU CAN GO OUT AND ABOUT THERE
MAY BE SOME PEOPLE THAT AFTER
FULFILLING THOSE CRITERIA,
WE’RE STILL COUGHING, YOU KNOW
ALL OF US WHEN WE GET COLD
SOMETIMES WE COST FOR WEEKS AND
WEEKS THAT
WEEKS THAT COULD HAPPEN. AND IF YOU ARE
ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE CAN YOU
FULFILL THE CRITERIA, BUT
YOU’RE STILL COUGHING. YOU
SHOULD WEAR A MASK WHEN YOU GO
OUT IN PUBLIC.
AS ALWAYS FOR THE 3 WEEKS THAT
YOU AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING
THESE CONVERSATIONS I LIKE TO
GIVE YOU THE LAST WORD I WANT
TO DO THAT TONIGHT.
>> WHAT WOULD YOU WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO LEAVE OUR VIEWERS WITH
ON THIS TUESDAY NIGHT.
>> STAY HOME.
SAVE LIVES. >> AND REMEMBER WE’RE SAN
ANTONIO, WE’RE WORKING TOGETHER
WE’RE A TEAM JUST LIKE THE
SPURS. ONE TEAM
ONE DREAM. WHAT’S OUR DREAM I
DREAM IS FLATTENING THE CURVE