PAT
PAT DOORIS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF THE CONTACT AND THE
CONTINUED REPORTING.
CONTINUED REPORTING. WE'LL CHECK BACK WITH YOU SOON
.
.
. IT'S
. IT'S MY
. IT'S MY PLEASURE.
>> NOW WE KNOW ARE GONNA BE A
LOT QUESTIONS FOR PEOPLE MOVING
FORWARD ABOUT THIS VACCINE.
KRISTEN SEVERANCE AND A TEAM
KGW HAVE BEEN DEDICATED TO
FINDING THOSE ANSWERS FOR YOU.
BY WORKING WITH EXPERTS.
CHRIS IS BACK FOR US NOW.
KRISTEN, WHAT ARE PEOPLE ASKING
ABOUT TODAY?
ABOUT TODAY? ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A GOOD QUESTION.
SO SEVERAL VIEWERS HAVE WRITTEN
IN ASKING IF ONE SPOUSE
QUALIFIES FOR A VACCINE.
SO SOMEONE OVER 65, A DOCTOR OR
NURSE WOULD THE OTHER SPOUSE
WHO DOES NOT FIT THE
QUALIFICATION CRITERIA ALSO GET
THE VACCINE ACCORDING TO THE
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY BECAUSE
THERE IS CURRENTLY A VERY
LIMITED QUANTITY OF THE VACCINE
FOR DISTRIBUTION.
FOR DISTRIBUTION. ONLY THOSE IN VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS.
POPULATIONS. SO THOSE HEALTH CARE WORKERS,
PEOPLE OVER 65 PEOPLE IN LONG
TERM CARE FACILITIES WILL
RECEIVE THE VACCINE IN THE
FIRST PHASE IS THIS MEANS THAT
SPOUSES AND FAMILY MEMBERS
OF THOSE RECEIVING VACCINES
WILL NOT QUALIFY TO RECEIVE THE
VACCINE UNLESS THEY TO BELONG
TO A PRIORITY GROUP?
>> OK.
>> OK.
>> OK. INTERESTING.
INTERESTING. NOW LOOK AT THE RISK OF GETTING
TOO TECHNICAL HERE.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CURIOUS ABOUT
WHAT WHAT WHAT EXACTLY IS IN
THESE VACCINES?
THESE VACCINES? WHAT ARE PEOPLE GOING TO BE
INJECTING INTO THEIR BODIES?
OK.
OK.
OK. THIS
OK. THIS IS GOING TO BE TECHNICAL
BUT I WILL MAKE IT EASY TO
UNDERSTAND.
UNDERSTAND. SO BOTH THE PFIZER AND THE
MADONA VACCINES RELY ON
MESSENGER RNA RATHER THAN THE
LIVE VIRUS THAT CAUSED KOVA 19
.
.
. SO
. SO THIS
. SO THIS IS A TYPE OF MOLECULE
THAT TRANSPORTS COPIES
OF GENETIC INSTRUCTIONS THAT
CELLS USE TO BUILD PROTEINS.
BOTH VACCINES USE SOMETHING
CALLED LIPID NANO PARTICLES AND
REMEMBER THAT BECAUSE THAT'LL
COME UP I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE A
QUIZ OR ANYTHING BUT THAT WILL
COME UP LATER.
THOSE LIPID NANOPARTICLES WILL
CASE AND PROTECT THE GENETIC
INSTRUCTIONS AND THE VACCINES.
THIS IS VERY INTERESTING TO ME.
ALSO CONTAINS SALTS FOR ACIDITY
REASONS AND THEY ALSO CONTAIN
COMMON SUGAR TO KEEP THE
NANOPARTICLES FROM STICKING
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. >> THAT'S SIMPLE, HUH?
GLAD SMART PEOPLE ARE WORKING
ON THIS STUFF CAUSE NOW I'VE
BEEN READING A LOT ABOUT THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
VACCINE AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE
SEVERE ALLERGIES.
SEVERE ALLERGIES. WE SAW SOME ADVERSE REACTIONS
AS SOON AS IT STARTED GOING OUT
TO THE PEOPLE IN HEALTH CARE AS
EARLY AS THE VACCINE BEING
ADMINISTERED IN THE UK.
WHAT WE REALLY KNOW ABOUT THE
CONNECTION THERE YEAH.
>> IS THE VACCINE SAFE FOR
PEOPLE WITH SEVERE ALLERGIES?
A LOT OF PEOPLE WONDERING THAT.
I HAVE TO WARN YOU THIS IS A
LONG ANSWER BUT WE'VE GOTTEN
THIS QUESTION SO MANY TIMES
THAT I REALLY WANT TO GIVE YOU
ALL THE DETAILS AND ALL THE
CONTEXT HERE.
CONTEXT HERE. SO THE CDC ANNOUNCED THAT
PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED
SEVERE REACTIONS TO PRIOR
VACCINES CAN AND SHOULD STILL
GET THE KOVEN 19 VACCINE.
BUT TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR FIRST
ABOUT THE RISKS.
ALL VACCINE PROVIDERS SHOULD BE
ABLE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL
TREATMENT IN THE CASE OF AN
ALLERGIC REACTION AND THEY MUST
MONITOR PATIENTS FOR 30 MINUTES
AFTER THE SHOT.
YOU MAY REMEMBER THOSE TWO
HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN THE U.K.
WHO RECEIVED A VACCINE.
THEY SUFFERED FROM SERIOUS
ALLERGIC REACTION.
ALLERGIC REACTION. THEY HAVE RECOVERED BUT THE
CAUSE OF THE REACTIONS HAS YET
TO BE DETERMINED.
AND THEN ON TUESDAY IN ALASKA,
A HEALTH CARE WORKER HAD A
SIMILAR REACTION TO THE
VACCINE.
VACCINE.
VACCINE. THAT PERSON DOES NOT HAVE A
HISTORY OF DRUG ALLERGIES.
BUT IT'S UNCLEAR IF THEY HAVE
OTHER ALLERGIES.
OTHER ALLERGIES. THESE ALLERGIC REACTIONS ARE
BEING MONITORED BY THE FEDERAL
OFFICIALS.
OFFICIALS. BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE WHO SUCCESSFULLY HAVE
BEEN VACCINATED SO FAR AND THE
RISK OF A SEVERE ALLERGIC
REACTION IS EXTREMELY LOW.
NOW THIS IS ALSO INTERESTING.
UNLIKE SOME VACCINES, BOTH THE
PFIZER MADONA VACCINES DO NOT
HAVE PRESERVATIVES OR EGG
PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE TRIGGERED
ALLERGIC REACTIONS FROM OTHER
TYPES OF VACCINES PAST AND
PEOPLE WITH ALLERGIES TO FOOD
LATEX POLLEN ANY OTHER
SUBSTANCES DO NOT NEED TO TAKE
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS AND ARE
RECOMMENDED TO RECEIVE THE
PHIZER VACCINE.
PHIZER VACCINE. AND DAN IN THE U.S. REGULATORS
ARE ONLY RECOMMENDING AGAINST
VACCINATION FOR PEOPLE WITH AN
ALLERGY TO A SPECIFIC
INGREDIENT TO THE VACCINE LIKE
THE LIPID NANOPARTICLE THAT WE
MENTIONED BEFORE.
MENTIONED BEFORE. A COMPONENT IN THE VACCINE.
>> INTERESTING.
>> INTERESTING. NOW LOOK, I DON'T REMEMBER YOU
EVER GOING TO MED SCHOOL BUT
YOU CERTAINLY SOUND LIKE AN
M.D. DURING ALL OF THIS.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE A
LITTLE BIT HOW WE'RE DOING THIS
RESEARCH AND HOW YOU'RE COMING
UP WITH THESE ANSWERS?
>> THAT'S SO NICE OF YOU TO SAY
BECAUSE NO, I CLEARLY NOT A
DOCTOR BUT AGAIN WE DO WORK
WITH SUCH SMART PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A TEAM
WORKING ON ALL OF THESE
ANSWERS.
ANSWERS.
ANSWERS. YOU KNOW, PAT DOORIS IS ON OUR
TEAM.
TEAM.
TEAM. WE
TEAM. WE WORK WITH THESE TWO
BRILLIANT FELLOWS WHO DO A TON
OF RESEARCH FOR US.
BUT WE ALSO, YOU KNOW, CHECK
SOURCES AND WE CROSS-CHECK
SOURCES AT CDC FDA.
WE HAVE SEVERAL DOCTORS WE
HEALTH EXPERTS WE REACH OUT TO
AND WE'RE VERY TRANSPARENT.
YOU GO ONLINE AND I ALWAYS MAKE
SURE TO INCLUDE THE SOURCES
WHEN I ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.
AND THEN IF YOU GO TO OUR WEB
SITE RIGHT NOW AND READ THIS
ARTICLE, YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE
PLACES YOU KNOW WE SITE OUR
SOURCES BECAUSE IT'S