- Is it me, or did we go from,
- It will go away, just stay calm.
- To, - I am officially
declaring a national emergency.
- To, - We can't have cure
be worse than the problem.
- Really, really quick.
And, it feels like yesterday
there was a dramatic coordinated shift
in the messaging around this.
For example, I was watching Fox News last night,
because I like to take in all sources.
And, I saw Lieutenant Governor
Dan Patrick of Texas say this,
- And you know, Tucker,
no one reached out to me and said,
as a senior citizen, are you willing to take a chance
on your survival in exchange for keeping the America
that all America loves, for your children and grandchildren?
And, if that's the exchange, I'm all in.
And, that doesn't make me noble or brave,
or anything like that.
I just think there are lots of grandparents out there
in this country like me,
I have six grandchildren,
that what we all care about
and what we love more than anything are those children.
- Okay, first things first, Dan.
Don't do that thing where you say,
this doesn't make me noble or brave, or a hero.
That's what you do when you wanna be associated
with words like that,
while acting like, ah you know, it's not about that.
I'm above labels like that.
That's like if in this video I was like,
you know, me doing this bit in the beginning
to point out how crazy things have gotten,
it doesn't make me a hero, or a voice of a generation.
It doesn't mean that I have a big dick
and I know how to throw it down.
And, people should call me, Daddy Dick Phil.
That's not what this is about.
So, enough of that nonsense, Dan.
But also, just the general idea of what you're saying,
if you're only risking your own life, great.
But, the problem is, we're living in a moment
where people need to act responsibly themselves
to protect others.
I'm not worried about Dan dying,
I'm worried about my immunocompromised father
who's gonna be 60 relatively soon.
I'm also worried about others
who get hospitalized and die from this.
Who do not share your kind of thinking.
And, I'm worried about people that might die
from things that are not COVID-19
because our healthcare system is going to be
completely overwhelmed and a number of people
will not be able to get help.
And, it's wild to me that this kind thinking,
this kind of messaging is being sent out
within the same 24 hours.
Where you have the US Surgeon General,
Jerome Adams saying,
- I want America to understand,
this week it's gonna get bad.
I think that there are a lot of people
who are doing the right things,
but I think that, unfortunately,
we're finding out a lot of people
think this can't happen to them.
- [Philip] And, it's also why we had Tom Inglesby,
director of the John Hopkins Center for Health Security
saying on Twitter,
"Anyone advising the end of social distancing now,
"needs to fully understand what the country will look like
"if we do that, COVID would spread
"widely, rapidly, terribly,
"could kill potentially millions in the year ahead.
"With huge social and economic impact across the country."
And while you had, Scott Gottlieb,
former FDA commissioner saying,
"There's a strong and understandable desire
"to return to better times and a functioning economy.
"But, it should not be lost on anyone that there's
"no such thing as a functioning economy and society
"so long as COVID-19 continues to spread uncontrolled
"in our biggest cities.
"The only way to return to a stable economy
"and restore our liberty,
"is to end epidemic spread of COVID-19.
"We need a massive effort to offset the hardship
"of these efforts, and the public health costs
"they impose as there are more than economic costs
"to the measures we're taking.
"But, there's no functioning healthcare
"with hospitals overwhelmed,
"no return to work with people terrified
"of a virus raging uncontrolled.
"There are two ways to end this.
"Let a vast swath of people catch COVID,
"which is unthinkable,
"or break the epidemic.
"We must choose the latter."
So you have experts saying things like this.
And then, you have Trump during these daily briefings,
which by the way,
every time like a Dr. Fauci,
or someone's not speaking,
it is generally begun to feel like Trump propaganda hour.
During which he even acknowledges
that doctors want him to keep it shut down.
- Don't forget the doctors,
if it were up to the doctors,
they may say, let's keep it shut down.
Let's shutdown the entire world.
- He's also gone back to minimizing
the full potential impact of COVID-19.
- You know, and again I say,
we have a very active flu season.
More active than most.
It's looking like it's heading to 50000 or more deaths.
You look at automobile accidents
which are far greater than any numbers we're talking about.
That doesn't mean we're going to tell everybody,
no more driving of cars.
So, we have to do things to get our country open.
- And, a few things there,
one, we know the number of cases in this country
is artificially low,
due to the lack of testing we've seen.
And also, two,
it seems that this president doesn't understand
the rate at which this is accelerating.
We've seen it in Italy.
And, I mean, even just to use the United States thus far.
I mean, how recently was this president
minimizing the potential risks,
talking about, it's just 15 cases.
You know, it'll go down to zero soon.
And just yesterday,
in the United States it was reported
that over 100 people died from this.
At a time where you have the governor of New York saying,
the number of COVID-19 cases is expected to double
every three days.
Right, and here the thing,
there is a point in time where it does make sense
to talk about scaling back restrictions.
But, when we look out there,
the countries that are scaling back restrictions right now
are doing so because they've reported
consistent decreases in numbers.
But, the United States is reporting increases.
And, the broad consensus among doctors
and health experts is we have not yet hit our peak.
But, despite that, as I was recording today,
we say Trump go on Fox News and say
that he wanted to have the country up and running
by the Easter holiday.
April 12th, just 19 days away.
Which most experts say, is way too early.
And so, as far as what's gonna happen next year,
we're gonna have to wait and see.
Also, as far as politicians are concerned
it's gonna be interesting to see how many people
start echoing this notion that everyone
should go back to work.
You know, politicians, they say things in the moment
and then later, you're like,
but you said the exact opposite thing.
And so, in moments like this,
we look to people like Lindsey Graham.
Right before Trump was elected president he said,
"If we nominate Trump,
"we will get destroyed and we will deserve it."
But, now he's become one of Trump's biggest allies.
And, recently we saw Lindsey Graham twit,
"There is no functioning economy
"unless we control the virus.
"Try running an economy with major hospitals overflowing,
"doctors and nurses forced to stop treating some
"because they can't help all,
"and every moment of gut-wrenching medical chaos
"being played out in our living rooms, on TV,
"on social media, and shown all around the world."
So, with legislatures like this
do we see a pivot?
An, oh, actually, you know what?
Now I see the light, sort of moment from a Lindsey Graham.
Ultimately, we'll have to wait and see.
And, wow, I really got ahead of myself.
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And then, of course, as we've been doing everyday,
let's talk about top level world updates
around the coronavirus.
Regarding the numbers internationally.
As of 3:00 p.m eastern time, worldwide,
there were 409,014 cases.
18,246 total deaths.
And in the United States,
50,206 confirmed cases.
600 deaths at least.
As far as what we're seeing internationally,
we saw India's Prime Minister Modi today,
announce the entire country will be locked down
for three weeks.
And this, beginning at midnight.
This coming just a night after
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson
ordered a nationwide lockdown.
We've also seen the international Olympic Committee agree
to postpone the Tokyo Summer Olympics until 2021.
Egypt is now under a two week curfew
between 7:00 p.m and 6:00 a.m.
And then, let's talk about
chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine.
Which is in the news for a number of reason.
Those drugs, if you don't recall,
have been touted by President Trump
as a potential treatment for COVID-19.
- Now, this is a common malaria drug.
It's also a drug used for strong arthritis.
And, it's been around for a long time.
And, it's very powerful.
But, the nice part is, it's been around for a long time.
So, we know that if things don't go as planned,
it's not going to kill anybody.
- And so, Trump talked about that last week.
Since then, there's been a lot of buzz
about these drugs.
A lot of excitement, a lot of hope.
And, this continued over the weekend,
with Trump propping up those drugs.
Writing, "Hopefully, they will be put in use immediately.
"People are dying, move fast and God bless everyone."
Then, yesterday saying,
- Pleased to report that clinical trials in New York
will begin existing for existing drugs
that may be prove effective against the virus.
At my direction, the federal government is working
to help obtain large quantities of chloroquine.
And, you can look from any standpoint tomorrow in New York.
We think tomorrow, pretty early,
the hydroxychloroquine and the Z-Pak,
I think, is a combination probably
is looking very, very good.
And, it's gonna be distributed.
- Reportedly, those trials began in New York today.
And, while yes, I think we all hope that these trials
are successful, at the same time,
health officials are warning people
not to start jumping in on their own.
And, that's because while the drugs are approved
by the FDA,
they're not currently approved to treat COVID-19.
Because like Trump said,
these drugs are designed to treat malaria,
rheumatoid arthritis and also lupus.
But, there's also a lot of very real
and very serious concern around the risks
for COVID-19 patients.
Because, according to Meghan May,
a microbiologist at the University of New England
College of Osteopathic Medicine,
"Chloroquine is an extremely toxic drug
"with a terrible side effect profile.
"Hydroxychloroquine is far safer,
but its side effects are still significant.
"If it is not abundantly clear that it is beneficial,
"giving this drug to a critically ill patient feels risky."
And, that's because hydroxychloroquine
can still cause things like heart rhythm problems,
severely low blood pressure, muscle, or never damage.
But, despite all the warning from medical professionals,
we're still seeing people rush
to try to get their hands on these drugs.
And because of that,
we're seeing stories like this one.
Toni Grimes, has been taking hydroxychloroquine
for 13 years for lupus and said Monday that,
for the first time,
her standard 90-day refill order
is being delayed until March 30th.
With Grimes adding,
that another member of her lupus support group
also hasn't received her refill.
And quote, "A dentist just tried to call in scripts
"for hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin for himself,
"his wife, and another couple, friends.
"I have patients with lupus
"that have been on hydroxychloroquine for years
"and now can't get it because it's on back order."
And, while that last one notably
is an example of a doctor turning down people
who don't need hydroxychloroquine.
According to a university Utah service
that tracks shortages,
some doctors right now are writing prescriptions
for hydroxychloroquine for themselves
and family friends to have on hand or hoard just in case.
All right, essentially this is a new avenue of panic buying.
Also, this problem is so big
that four of the seven companies
that make generic hydroxychloroquine
are facing shortages.
And, if you're like,
well, at least those other three companies haven't.
They actually previously stop making it all together.
But now, because of these shortages,
we're seeing a couple of noticeable changes.
Regarding those self prescribing doctors
I mentioned a moment ago,
the University of Utah said,
it's refusing to fill their prescriptions.
Also, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy
has banned hoarding of these drugs.
And so, there a person can't get these drugs
unless they have lupus, rheumatoid arthritis
or have a confirmed case of COVID-19.
Also, an issue we've seen pop up
are people self-medicating.
While, it's not in the United States,
reportedly we saw people in Nigeria
all overdosing on the drug after self-medicating.
So, because of that we saw
Nigeria Center for Disease Control saying,
WHO has not approved the use of chloroquine
for COVID-19 management.
Scientists are working hard to confirm
the safety of several drugs for this disease.
Please do not engage in self-medication.
This will cause harm and can lead to death.
Also, in the United States
you may have seen reports on an Arizona man died
after ingesting chloroquine.
However, I do wanna note that that was not
actually the medical form of chloroquine.
Instead, what we ended up seeing was this man
and his wife taking chloroquine
that actually was supposed to be used
to treat parasite infections for fish.
So, he died, the wife is still alive.
But, she's in critical condition.
And, as far as why they did this,
why did they take this?
In an interview with NBC,
she said she and her husband took it
after watching Trump talk about chloroquine.
With that woman saying,
"I saw it sitting on the back shelf and thought,
"hey, isn't that the stuff they're talking about on TV?
"We were afraid of getting sick."
Then, I guess did no other research whatsoever
and just used it.
So, there was that.
But, regarding the potential effectiveness
of these drugs against COVID-19.
Although, it's yet to be proven,
we've seen a few studies lead the way
in providing that evidence.
First off, in lab tests,
researchers are reported that hydroxychloroquine
does impede the coronavirus's ability
to enter cells.
However, the big thing to note here is,
that doesn't mean that it would do the same thing
in a person,
or that a person could tolerate the doses used in the lab.
We also have two major clinical trials
that have been capturing people's attention,
including President Trump.
The first is a report from China last month
which claims chloroquine helped more than 100 patients
at 10 hospitals.
And so, because of that it reportedly
saw widespread use both there and in South Korea.
However, with this trial these patients
all had various degrees of the illness.
And, were all treated with different doses
for different amounts of time.
But also, very notably, did not contain any control groups.
Which means, that it's possible
that these people just recovered on their own
without the drug.
And, as far as the second study,
it's from a clinical trial in France.
There, doctors gave hydroxychloroquine to 26 people
who had been infected with coronavirus.
And of those 26 people,
six were given an antibiotic called, azithromycin.
However, before this study was completed,
six people dropped out.
And, of those, three people wound up in intensive care
and one died.
And, to be completely clear here,
I'm not saying chloroquine killed them.
But, like that study from China,
some of these people were asymptomatic,
some had symptoms.
And so, main point, there was a lot of variation
between these people.
But anyway, after six days,
none of the patients who had received both drugs
had detectable levels of the virus.
Meanwhile, over half who had received
only hydroxychloroquine had no detectable levels.
Only 12.5% who had received neither drug
had no detectable levels.
All right, so that is hopeful.
It has laid a lot of the ground work for clinical trials
here in the United States.
But, that alone at this point
is not enough to prove that hydroxychloroquine
can be used to treat COVID-19.
And, according to Dr. Eric Topol, a cardiologist and head
of Scripps Research Transitional Institute in San Diego,
"It is a very week study.
"Leaving us in suspension
"of whether the combination strategy has any merit."
Dr. Anthony Fauci has also called this evidence
only anecdotal at the moment.
And so, we're still looking at a situation
where everything is not guaranteed.
And, clinical trials here could take several months.
If there is a point that I can end on here,
right now, scientists are looking into this drug hard.
I'm not covering this story to say
that the drugs will not be effective.
I want there to be hope.
But, we also need to be as well informed as possible
and realistic in our hope.
We just don't know yet.
And actually, the last thing we're gonna talk about today
are celebrities in the news.
It feels a little bit like
this a reversed Philip DeFranco Show.
But one, part of it is related to
the coronavirus pandemic that we're currently experiencing.
But also two, if Dr. DeFranco can prescribe something,
it's some, ah, (chuckling).
A dose of some other news
that can take our minds off of the coronavirus situation.
So, regarding the news that is connected
to our current situation.
We saw Conor McGregor in the news.
Online today we saw him make a very passionate plea
to the leaders of Ireland to lockdown the country.
As we're recording this video,
where 1000 people have tested positive in Ireland,
six people at least have died.
Personally, I love seeing Conor McGregor doing this.
Someone using their platform for a change.
Because, the only thing people in Ireland,
especially older people in Ireland
should have to worry about,
is getting sucker punched by Conor McGregor
and not COVID-19.
But honestly, good on him for speaking out here.
And then, a bit of kind of connected,
but also disconnected news is,
Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and Taylor Swift
back in the news together.
'Cause apparently, it is 2016 but worse.
So, if you don't remember the complete drama
of this situation, don't worry,
I'm just gonna hit on the highlights really quick.
Because, this is a situation to certain degrees
that has gone on for over a decade.
In 2009, Taylor Swift wins a MTV VMA, best female video.
And, while she's accepting the award,
that Kanye West, I'ma let you finish, moment happens.
- I'm really happy for you.
I'ma let you finish.
But, Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time.
- When that happens, it starts everything off.
It's also one of the most viral moments of this time.
There's even a hot mic moment,
where President Obama comments on it.
- The young lady seems like a perfectly nice person.
She's getting her award, what's he doing up there.
- [Interviewer] Why would he do that?
- He's a jackass.
(man laughing)
- And things happen.
But, in 2016 it greatly escalated
when Kanye West dropped the song, "Famous,"
referencing the incident and Swift directly by name.
And, in that song he says,
"I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex, why?
"I made that bitch famous."
Right, and so this moment and song,
it blew up at that time.
Not only because it was included,
but because Kanye said that Taylor Swift approved the song
before it was released.
Taylor denied this through a publicist.
Swift's representative, Tree Paine telling
the New York Times,
"Kanye did not call for approval,
"but to ask Taylor to release his single, 'Famous,'
"on her Twitter account.
"She declined and cautioned him about releasing a song
"with such a strong misogynistic message."
And adding, "Taylor was never made aware
"of the actual lyric, 'I made that bitch famous.'"
And so, publicly it was essentially
a he said, she said.
Then, a few months later the feud got worse
when Kanye's wife, Kim Kardashian West,
released bits of a phone call between the two.
And, with this she defended Kanye,
claiming that Swift actually did okay the song.
And, that resulted in massive backlash against Swift,
with many slamming her
and accusing her of lying.
A moment in time that Taylor Swift
will later go on to say,
it made her want to just disappear.
But, over the weekend,
the full length 25 minute call between Kanye West
and Taylor Swift from years ago somehow leaked online.
And, in the full nonclipped version of this video
it appears to backup Swift's claim
that she didn't know about the line
where she was referred to as a bitch.
And in fact, there's one part of the call
where Swift is relieved that he didn't use the word saying,
- [Taylor] The build up you gave it
I though it was going to be like,
that stupid dumb bitch.
Like, but it's not.
- Now, following the release and leak
of this much larger video
that appeared to back what Taylor Swift was saying.
We saw, Kanye West is over party.
That's essentially imitating the,
Taylor Swift is over party,
that populated 2016 after Kardashian leaked
the snippets of the call.
Actually, with this, it wasn't until several days later
that we saw both Swift and Kardashian
speaking out on this.
We saw Taylor Swift posting to her Instagram story
acknowledging the leaked footage,
and how the controversy has negatively
impacted her over the years.
But then, quickly using this opportunity
to point attention to the on going coronavirus pandemic
that seems to be mentioned in ever other headline.
Writing, "Instead of answering those
"who are asking how I fell abut the video footage
"that leaked, proving that I was telling the truth
"the whole time about that call.
"You know, the one that was illegally recorded,
"that somebody edited and manipulated
"in order to frame me and put me, my family
"and fans through hell for four years,
"swipe up to see what really matters."
And, upon swiping up, viewers would access
a donation page for Feeding America.
Which is a nonprofit organization
devoted to providing food to those in need.
With Swift also pushing her followers
to donate to the World Health Organization.
Writing, "If you have the ability to,
"please join me in donating during this crisis."
And, following that we saw several hours later,
Kardashian West posting her take on the matter
with a much longer message.
Saying, "Taylor Swift has chosen to reignite
"an old exchange.
"That at this point in time seems very self-serving
"given the suffering millions of real victims
"are facing right now."
Going to say, "To be clear,
"the only issue I ever had around the situation
"was that Taylor lied through her publicist,
"who stated that Kanye never called
"to ask for permission.
"They clearly spoke, so I let you all see that.
"Nobody ever denied the word bitch was used
"without her permission."
Also saying, "I never edited the footage, another lie.
"I only posted a few clips on SnapChat
"to make my point.
"And, the full video that recently leaked
"doesn't change the narrative."
And, following this thread we saw
Taylor Swift's publicist release of tweet, writing,
"I'm Taylor's publicist
"and this my unedited original statement.
"By the way, when you take parts out, that's editing."
And, including that original statement.
And, that is essentially the situation as it is now.
Now, a few things to end on.
One, this was an interesting situation
because Taylor Swift kinda used this drama
as a way to promote to a potential good
during this coronavirus pandemic.
Two, given how historically the Kardashian clan
has been just so fantastic
in manipulating public attention,
it's hard for me to not feel
like there's a good chance
that they knowingly leaked this.
Especially, because it just so happens
that the next season of, Keeping up with the Kardashians,
launches on Thursday.
And three, at the very least,
maybe this just took you mind off of much heavier topics
for just a brief moment.
And so, with that kind of thinking,
I do pass the question off to you,
what are your thoughts,
looking at this now revised situation?
Also, in general, on any story today,
I'd love to know your thoughts.
But, that is where I'm going to end today's show.
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- So, I think Easter Sunday
and you'll have packed churches all over our country.
I think it would be a beautiful time.