>>> WELCOME BACK. THE FIRST POTENTIAL VACCINE FOR
CORONAVIRUS IS NOW IN TRIALS.
AT A WHITE HOUSE CORONAVIRUS
BRIEFING YESTERDAY, DR. ANTHONY
FAUCI TOLD REPORTERS THAT
HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS IN THE
SEATTLE AREA BECAME THE FIRST TO
TEST A REMEDY FOR THE RAPIDLY
SPREADING DISEASE.
SPREADING DISEASE. >> WHAT IT IS IS A TRIAL OF 45
NORMAL INDIVIDUALS BETWEEN THE
AGES OF 18 AND 55.
THE TRIAL IS TAKING PLACE IN
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE. THERE WILL BE TWO INJECTIONS,
ONE AT ZERO DAY, FIRST ONE, THEN
28 DAYS.
28 DAYS. THERE WILL BE THREE SEPARATE
DOSES.
DOSES. 25 MILLIGRAMS, 100 MILLIGRAMS
AND 250 MILLIGRAMS AND THE
INDIVIDUALS WILL BE FOLLOWED FOR
ONE YEAR, BOTH FOR SAFETY AND
WHETHER IT INDUCES THE KIND OF
RESPONSE THAT WE PREDICT WOULD
BE PROTECTIVE.
BE PROTECTIVE. >> SCIENTISTS AT THE KAISER
PERMANENTE WASHINGTON RESEARCH
INSTITUTE ARE CONDUCTING THE
FIRST STAGE STUDY, WHICH IS
EXPECTED TO TAKE UP TO 18 MONTHS
TO COMPLETE.
TO COMPLETE. JOINING ME NOW PUBLIC HEALTH
PROFESSOR AT GEORGE WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY, PREVIOUSLY SERVED AT
BALTIMORE’S HEALTH COMMISSIONER.
AS WE WORK TO SPREAD THE WORD,
THE PRESIDENT’S TONE YESTERDAY
WAS FAR MORE SERIOUS, ASKING
PEOPLE NOT TO GATHER IN GROUPS
OVER TEN PEOPLE IS A BIG CHANGE
AND COULD POTENTIALLY SHUT DOWN
A LOT OF SOCIETY.
WHAT CAN FAMILIES DO?
WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU ARE
MOST WORRIED ABOUT AS THE WORD
TRICKLES OUT AND PEOPLE START
GETTING THE MESSAGE?
>> WELL, I’M GLAD THAT THE
PRESIDENT IS EMPHASIZING THE
IMPORTANCE OF FLAT I DON’T
KNOWING -- FLATTENING THE CURVE,
OF ALL OF US DOING OUR PART AND
STAYING AT HOME.
BUT THERE IS SO MUCH THAT WE
HAVE TO DO.
I’M SEEING STORES BEING SHUT
DOWN, SCHOOLS BE CLOSED BUT
PEOPLE ARE STILL CONGREGATING WE
SHOULDN’T BE TREATING THIS LIKE
A SNOW DAY.
KIDS SHOULD NOT BE GOING ON PLAY
DATES.
DATES. WE SHOULD NOT BE HAVING BIRTHDAY
PARTIES AND CELEBRATIONS.
EVERYTHING SHOULD BE PLACED ON
HOLD.
HOLD. I THINK THIS IS A TIME WHEN EACH
OF US HAS TO TAKE THAT
RESPONSIBILITY AS WELL.
DR. FAUCI SAID YESTERDAY THAT WE
WILL ALWAYS BE BEHIND WHERE WE
THINK WE ARE AND WE JUST ALL
HAVE TO TAKE PART NOW.
>> SO I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THAT
LOOKS LIKE.
LOOKS LIKE. YOU’RE A MOM RUNNING A
HOUSEHOLD.
HOUSEHOLD. YOU’VE GOT PARENTS TO TAKE CARE
OF, YOU’VE GOT KIDS WHO ARE JUST
GOING NUTS AND WANT TO GO OUT
AND PLAY WITH THEIR FRIENDS.
EXACTLY HOW DOES IT WORK TO BE
ABLE TO TAKE THE BEST ADVICE
FROM DOCTORS AND SOCIAL DISTANCE
AS A FAMILY, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK
LIKE?
LIKE? >> IT’S IMPORTANT TO TELL
EVERYBODY IN THE HOUSEHOLD THAT
THIS IS NOT LIFE AS USUAL, THAT
THESE ARE EXTRAORDINARY TIMES
AND WE ALWAYS HAVE TO MAKE
SACRIFICES.
SACRIFICES. THAT MEANS NO PLAY DATES.
IT’S HARD WITH KIDS WHO ARE
RESTLESS AT HOMES.
FIND SOME PROJECTS DO THINGS
TOGETHER AS A FAMILY.
SPEND TIME OUTDOORS AS FAMILY
UNIT BUT DON’T GET TOGETHER WITH
OTHER PEOPLE, INCLUDING EXTENDED
FAMILY.
FAMILY. IN PARTICULAR, I WOULD KEEP
LITTLE KIDS AWAY FROM ELDERLY
GRANDPARENTS AND OTHERS WHO HAVE
CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS.
AND TRY TO LIMIT YOUR TRIPS TO
GROCERY STORES.
GROCERY STORES. DON’T GO TO COFFEE SHOPS,
RESTAURANTS, OTHER CROWDED
PLACES.
PLACES. REALLY THINK ABOUT WHAT ARE THE
ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL THINGS THAT
YOU NEED.
YOU NEED. TAKE THOSE ESSENTIAL TRIPS
BUT --
BUT -- >> YOU’RE ASKING ALL AMERICANS
TO COMPLETELY ISOLATE.
WHEN YOU SAY NO PLAY DATES, NO
CHILDREN PLAYING TOGETHER,
THAT’S COMPLETE ISOLATION FROM
SOCIETY.
SOCIETY. >> WELL, IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE
IF WE USE FACE TIME, SKYPE,
OTHER ELECTRONIC METHODS OF
COMMUNICATION.
COMMUNICATION. THE WHOLE REASON THAT WE’RE
CLOSING DOWN SCHOOLS IS TO
PREVENT KIDS FROM INTERACTING
WITH EACH OTHER AND SPREADING
GERMS TO EACH OTHER.
KIDS ARE TAKING HUGE SACRIFICES,
ESPECIALLY KIDS WHO DEPEND ON
THEIR SCHOOLS AS THEIR ONLY
MEALS.
MEALS. IF THEY’RE MAKING THAT
SACRIFICE, THE LEAST THAT WE CAN
DO FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE A BIT
MORE PRIVILEGE IS TO KEEP OUR
KIDS AWAY FROM EACH OTHER.
OTHER PEOPLE ARE MAKING MUCH
BIGGER SACRIFICES THAN US AND WE
NEED TO DO OUR PART, TOO.
>> DOCTOR, WE’VE TALKED ABOUT
THE PRESIDENT’S TONE BEING MORE
SOBER YESTERDAY.
SOBER YESTERDAY. THAT’S ONE DAY.
LETS HOPE THAT HE FOLLOWS THAT
CONFERENCE WITH A SOBER PRESS
CONFERENCE TODAY BUT THAT’S JUST
ONE DAY.
ONE DAY. BUT LET’S SAY THAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT BEGINS TO MOVE
FORWARD AGGRESSIVELY, HAS THESE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
RECOMMENDATIONS. I’VE BEEN STUNNED THAT MY
CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ASKING ME IF
THEY CAN GO TO PARTIES AND
RESTAURANTS OVERS PAST TWO,
THREE DAYS, BIRTHDAY PARTIES.
IT’S STAGGERING AND YOU WONDER
WHAT PARENTS ARE STILL SETTING
UP BIRTHDAY PARTIES AT THIS
STAGE.
STAGE. BUT IF WE SELF-SEPARATE, LIKE
YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT DOING, DO
WE HAVE A CHANCE TO AVOID
ITALY’S FATE?
ITALY’S FATE? CAN WE MOVE THE CURVE CLOSER TO
SOUTH KOREA, EVEN WITH THE
FAILURE OF TESTING OVER THE PAST
MONTH AND A HALF, CAN WE MOVE
THAT CURVE CLOSER TO SOUTH KOREA
THAN SAY ITALY.
?
? >> YES
>> YES >> YES, WE CAN.
AND THAT’S THE REASON WHY WE ALL
HAVE TO ACT NOW.
IT’S NOT TOO LATE BUT IT WILL BE
TOO LATE IN TWO WEEKS.
IT WILL CERTAINLY BE TOO LATE IN
THREE WEEKS.
THREE WEEKS. I DON’T WANT US TO LOOK PACK AND
SAY HERE ARE ALL THE THINGS THAT
WE COULD HAVE DONE.
GOVERNMENTS CAN DO THEIR PART
AND CLOSE DOWN SHOPS AND EVENTS
BUT PEOPLE HAVE TO TAKE
RESPONSIBILITY, TOO.
RESPONSIBILITY, TOO. IT’S JUST TOTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE
AT THIS TIME TO GO TO A
CELEBRATION, TO GO DRINKING WITH
FRIENDS WHEN WE KNOW THAT
PEOPLE’S LIVES ARE GOING TO BE
AT STAKE AND THAT WINDOW OF
OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVENE,
FLATTEN THE CURVE, THAT WINDOW
IS CLOSING EVERY SINGLE DAY.
WHAT LOOKS LIKE AN OVERREACTION
NOW IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE NOT
NEARLY ENOUGH IN TWO OR THREE
WEEKS’ TIME.
WEEKS’ TIME. >> DR. WEN, IT’S WILL LIVEIE GEI
THANKS FOR BEING HERE THIS
MORNING.
MORNING. THE TASK FORCE YESTERDAY STOPPED
SHORT OF CALLING FOR A NATIONAL
QUARANTINE.
QUARANTINE. LAST HOUR WE HAD DR. JHA OF
HARVARD SAYING IT TOOK HIM A
WHILE TO GET TO THIS PLACE BUT
IT IS FINALLY NOW TIME FOR AN
ITALIAN-STYLE NATIONAL
ITALIAN-STYLE NATIONAL QUARANTINE WHERE EVERYBODY JUST
STAYS HOME.
STAYS HOME. DO YOU AGREE WITH DR. JHA?
>> I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A
VOLUNTARY QUAN TEEN.RANTINE.
I WANT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS IF
EVERYBODY TAKES THAT
RESPONSIBILITY AND DOES IT WITH
SOMETHING THAT’S SO RATHER
DRACONIAN.
DRACONIAN. PUBLIC HEALTH IS ABOUT BALANCING
THE RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC VERSUS
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS.
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS. AND I UNDERSTAND THE FEAR AND
PANIC THAT PEOPLE MAY HAVE BUT
THIS IS NOT LIFE AS NORMAL.
WE ARE AT A WAR AGAINST THIS
VIRUS AND WE NEED WARTIME
MEASURES, INCLUDING THINGS THAT
EACH OF US HAVE TO DO,
SACRIFICES THAT WE EACH HAVE TO
MAKE.
MAKE. >> DR. WEN, IT’S DONNY DEUTSCH.
WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT KIDS.
WE KNOW WHAT TO TELL THEM AS FAR
AS WHAT THEY CAN’T DO AND VERY
STRUCTURALLY.
STRUCTURALLY. HOW DO YOU HANDLE AN 8, 9,
10-YEAR-OLD WITH GETTING THEM
WHERE THEY NEED TO BE WITHOUT
TERRIFYING THEM?
TERRIFYING THEM? IS THERE A PHRASE, IS THERE A
WAY OF SERVING THIS UP AND AT
THE SAME TIME NOT TERRIFY KIDS
THAT REALLY CAN’T PROCESS IT?
>> IT IS REALLY HARD.
I THINK IT IS PRN TO EXPLAIN TO
KIDS THE FACTS AND DEPENDING ON
THEIR AGE TALK ABOUT WHAT THIS
VIRUS IS, THAT MOST WHO HAVE IT
BE HEALTHY, WILL RECOVER.
THIS DOESN’T SEEM TO
PARTICULARLY AFFECT KIDS.
BUT I THINK IT’S ALSO IMPORTANT
TO LAY DOWN WHAT NEEDS TO BE
DONE AND WHY THAT’S THE CASE AND
TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF
SPENDING TIME TOGETHER AS A
FAMILY BUT NOT SEEING THEIR
FRIENDS, AT LEAST NOT IN PERSON.
AND MAYBE IT’S TIME TO ALSO
BUILD SOME FUN PROBABLIES AND
DOING THINGS TOGETHER AS A
FAMILY, MA THAT I HELP KIDS COPE
IN THIS PARTICULARLY STRESSFUL
TIME.
TIME. >> THANK YOU.
AND AT KNOWYOURVALUE.COM, WE’LL
POST HER THOUGHTS ON WHAT WOMEN
NEED TO KNOW AND DO DURING THE
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> FIRST OF ALL, SHE GAVE GREAT
ADVICE FOR PARENTS, FOR FATHERS
AND MOTHERS.
AND MOTHERS. IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT WHEN OUR
CHILDREN ARE COMING TO US AND
ASKING, HEY, CAN I GO TO A
BIRTHDAY PARTY?
BIRTHDAY PARTY? THE ANSWER HAS TO BE NO.
AND, AGAIN, I’M HOPING THAT MORE
PARENTS UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION
THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW AND
ACTUALLY ARE NOT ENDANGERING
THEIR CHILDREN AND OTHERS’ LIVES
BY CONTINUING TO HAVE BIG
CELEBRATIONS IN RESTAURANTS.
WE’RE PAST THAT TIME NOW.
I MEAN, THE TIME WILL RETURN
AGAIN AT SOME POINT BUT BETWEEN
NOW AND THEN WE ALL HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO EACH OTHER TO