ENTIRELY.
ENTIRELY. THEY REDUCE THE DISTANCE AT
SMALLER ONES CAN TRAVEL.
I THOUGHT THIS IS PRETTY COMMON
KNOWLEDGE AT THIS POINT.
APPARENTLY NOT.
APPARENTLY NOT. THE ONLY THING THAT WILL STOP
THE VIRUS ENTIRELY BE A
VACCINE.
VACCINE.
VACCINE. AND IF PEOPLE KEEP TAKING
VAGUELY WORDED HEALTH ADVICE
FROM A ROADSIDE BILLBOARD.
I REALLY HOPE THAT WE APPROVE
ONE FAST NOW.
IN THE MEANTIME, WEAR A MASK.
FOLLOW THE RESTRICTIONS THAT GO
TO EFFECT TOMORROW IN OREGON
AND THE ONES THAT WENT INTO
PLACE LAST NIGHT IN WASHINGTON
.
.
. NOW
. NOW LOOK, JUST BECAUSE I SAY
ALL THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I
STOPPED DOING MY JOB AS A
PROFESSIONAL QUESTION ASKER.
I MEAN ONE OF THE BIG
RESTRICTIONS THAT PEOPLE SEEM
TO BE HONING IN ON HERE IS NOT
BEING ABLE TO DINE IN AT
RESTAURANTS OR DRINK INSIDE
BARS AND FOR GOOD REASON
BECAUSE THAT'S BEEN A HUGE HIT
TO OUR ECONOMY ONCE IT'S ABOUT
TO BE AGAIN AND PEOPLE ARE
LOSING THEIR LIVELIHOODS.
BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT DOCTORS
ARE SEEING MOST OF THESE CASES
OF CAUVIN 19 SPREAD DURING
SOCIAL GATHERINGS AT PEOPLE'S
HOMES AND ALL THE TALK ABOUT
THANKSIGIVING BUT NOT REALLY AT
RESTAURANTS.
RESTAURANTS. SO BY THAT LOGIC IT KIND MAKES
SENSE TO LIMIT THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN HAVE
OVER.
OVER.
OVER. BUT
OVER. BUT WHY CLOTHES RESTAURANTS
ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE
DEVASTATING IMPACT IT'S HAVING
ON OUR ECONOMY?
I HAD A CHANCE TO ASK THAT
QUESTION TO DR. PAUL C. SLACK
AT THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY.
HERE'S WHAT HE SAID.
>> WHY WERE RESTAURANTS CLOSED
AND OTHER PLACES NOT RIGHT?
>> YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THAT'S A
REASONABLE QUESTION AND I WILL
SAY THAT WE DON'T HAVE GREAT
DATA IN OREGON ON JUST WHERE
PEOPLE ARE GETTING INFECTED.
THE FACT THAT A CERTAIN
PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE SAY THAT
THEY HAVEN'T BEEN EXPOSED TO
YOU KNOW, HAVEN'T BEEN
OUTDOORS, HAVEN'T BEEN AWAY
FROM THE FAMILY MUCH MAKES US
INFER THAT A LOT OF IT
TRANSMISSION IS GOING ON IN
HOUSEHOLDS.
HOUSEHOLDS. THAT SAID, WE KNOW THAT LARGE
AGGREGATIONS OF PEOPLE CROWDED
IN INDOOR SPACES IS THE WAY TO
FACILITATE TRANSMISSION OF THIS
VIRUS.
VIRUS.
VIRUS. AND THERE ARE COMPELLING DATA
FROM OTHER STATES AND
NATIONALLY THAT HAVE SUGGESTED
THAT RESTAURANTS IN PARTICULAR
ARE A PROBLEM.
AND SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT, YOU
KNOW, WHAT ACTIONS CAN THE
STATE TAKE TO REDUCE
TRANSMISSION?
TRANSMISSION? RESTAURANTS, BARS, PLACES LIKE
THAT ARE RISE TO THE TOP OF THE
LIST.
LIST.
LIST. >>
LIST. >> SO BASICALLY I COMES OUT
OF THIS IS A LOT HARDER TO
CONTROL PEOPLE'S BEHAVIOR IN
THEIR HOMES.
THEIR HOMES. IT'S KIND OF DOWN TO THE HONOR
SYSTEM REALLY BUT NOT IN THE
CASE OF RESTAURANTS WHICH THEY
CAN ACTUALLY GO IN AND CHANGE
THINGS AROUND BECAUSE THEY HAVE
STATE LICENSES.
STATE LICENSES. HE ALSO HAD THIS INTERESTING
REASON FOR OREGON'S POOR
TESTING RATE COMPARED TO OTHER
STATES.
STATES.
STATES. >> YOU KNOW, WE WERE KIND OF A
LOW PRIORITY FOR THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO GET TESTING
SUPPLIES BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN SO
SUCCESSFUL OR LUCKY IN TERMS
OF OUR DISEASE RATES.
SO WE'VE HAD LOWER DISEASE
RATES THAN MOST OF THE COUNTRY
.
.
. AND
. AND SO
. AND SO WE WERE NOT FIRST IN
LINE TO GET A LOT OF TESTING
SUPPLIES.
SUPPLIES.
SUPPLIES. ONE THING THAT SHOULD REASSURE
OR GHANIANS ABOUT THE TESTING
THOUGH IS THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OREGONIANS
WERE OR ARE POSITIVE ON THEIR
TESTS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD
LOWER PERCENTAGES THAN MOST
OF THE COUNTRY WHICH MEANS THAT
WE'RE TESTING JUST AS MANY AS
OR MORE PEOPLE IN ORDER DIFINED
ONE CASE OF DISEASE IN OREGON
AS THEY ARE IN OTHER PLACES.
>> BUT IF OUR SUCCESS AS A
COMMUNITY KIND OF COMBATING
THIS VIRUS COMPARED TO OTHER
STATES HAS PUT US LOWER ON THE
GOVERNMENT'S PRIORITY LIST.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHEN IT
COMES TO TESTING, WILL THAT
ALSO PUT US LOWER ON A PRIORITY
LIST WHEN IT COMES TO
WIDESPREAD WIDESPREAD
WIDESPREAD WIDESPREAD VACCINATION?
VACCINATION? >> I DON'T THINK SO.
>> I THINK THE VACCINE IS
PRETTY MUCH BEING DISTRIBUTED
ON A PER CAPITA LEVEL BUT WE
DON'T KNOW THE EXACT NUMBERS
OF VACCINE THAT WE'RE GOING TO
GET YET.
GET YET.
GET YET. >> SO ONCE AGAIN, OREGON'S TWO
WEEK STATEWIDE FREEZE GOES INTO
EFFECT TOMORROW.
EFFECT TOMORROW. THAT MEANS NO MORE THAN SIX
PEOPLE IN YOUR HOME AND NOT FOR
MORE THAN TWO DIFFERENT
HOUSEHOLDS.
HOUSEHOLDS. NO EATING AT RESTAURANTS OR
DRINKING AT BARS.
NO WORKING OUT AT GYMS FOR THE
REST OF THE RESTRICTIONS.
THERE ARE MORE YOU CAN CHECK
OUT KGW ICOM THERE QUITE A FEW
.
.
. NOW
. NOW A
. NOW A MEMBER FROM AUTISM
ACCOUNTING IT IS FOR WEEKS NOT
JUST TO AN FIXINS SEEM LIKE A
REALLY LONG TIME BUT NOW THINK
OF IT THIS WAY.
IT'S ALSO THE AMOUNT OF TIME
THAT WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR A
VACCINE TO START BEING
ADMINISTERED THE KIND
OF EARLIEST GOALPOSTS THAT WE
CAN SEE.
CAN SEE.
CAN SEE. I IT PROBABLY GOING TO TAKE
LONGER MOST LIKELY DEFINITELY
LONGER FOR SOME OF US WHO
AREN'T IN THOSE HIGH RISK
CATEGORIES.
CATEGORIES. BUT WE ARE AT THE POINT IN THIS
FIGHT AGAINST KOVA THAT WE ARE
HAVING REALISTIC AND OPTIMISTIC
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT VACCINES AND
AND ONES THAT HAVE PROVEN SO
FAR TO BE PRETTY GOOD WITH 90
PERCENT EFFECTIVENESS.
PERCENT EFFECTIVENESS. I WOULD SAY THAT'S