WORLDWIDE, THE CORONAVIRUS KILLED MORE THAN 2,200 PEOPLE,
INSPECTED 776,000.
INSPECTED 776,000. A GALLUP POLL FINDS 76% OF THE
AMERICANS SURVEYED ARE CONFIDENT
IN THE PRESIDENT’S ABILITY TO
HANDLE THE CORONAVIRUS.
JOINING US TONIGHT, FOX
NEWS-MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT,
NEWS-MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT, DR. MARC SIEGEL.
ARE YOU IMPRESSED BY THE NUMBER
OF AMERICANS WHO HAVE THAT MUCH
CONFIDENCE IN THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION?
ADMINISTRATION? >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I THINK THE TASK FORCE THE
PRESIDENT PUT TOGETHER AND HIS
LEADERSHIP ON THIS IS
TREMENDOUS.
TREMENDOUS. I HAVE FOLLOWED HEALTH SCARES
FOR MANY YEARS AND CONTAGIONS.
YOU KNOW WHAT’S DIFFERENT THIS
TIME?
TIME? THE MESSAGING.
THE MESSAGING. IT’S INFECTING WELL OVER 100,000
IN CHINA IN REAL NUMBERS.
THE MESSAGING HAS BEEN HERE IS
WHAT WE ARE DOING TO TRY TO
CONTAIN IT HERE.
TRANSPARENCY.
TRANSPARENCY. HERE IS WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE.
HERE IS HOW WE ARE ISOLATING
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. IT BRINGS CONFIDENCE.
LOU: EVERY ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE
YOU MENTIONED, INCLUDING
YOURSELF, HAVE BEEN
STRAIGHTFORWARD, TREATING THE
MEMBERS OF OUR AUDIENCE AS
ADULTS.
ADULTS. JUST BECAUSE YOU DON’T WANT TO
OVERSTATE THE SITUATION.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT THIS HAS BEEN A REMARKABLE
EXERCISE FOR THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. WE ARE SITTING HERE WITH 15
RIGHT NOW WHO COME DOWN WITH A
VIRUS.
VIRUS. I THINK IT’S BEING MANAGED WELL.
THE RESULTS SPEAK FOR
THEMSELVES.
THEMSELVES. >> FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO
CRITICIZE THE AMERICAN
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM --
LOU: THAT’S A DIFFERENCE IN
GOVERNMENT.
GOVERNMENT. AUTHORITARIAN VERSUS A
CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC, FREE
ENTERPRISE CAPITALIST ECONOMY
VERSUS AN ECONOMY IN THIS
COUNTRY WITH SOME MARKETS.
>> THEY HAVE EXCELLENT
SCIENTISTS OVER THERE WHO ARE
BEING SUPPRESSED AS WELL.
WE NEED CDC TO BE OR THERE TO
HELP GOOD IT SITUATION SO WE GET
EVEN MORE INFORMATION.
>> IT WAS IRRESPONSIBLE OF THE
CHINESE NOT TO HAVE THE BEST
MINDS AND TRAINED TODAY END IN
THE WORLD FROM OUR MEDICAL AND
SCIENTISTS.
SCIENTISTS. IT’S DISCOMFORTING TO SAY THE
VERY LEAST, THAT THE CHINESE
WOULD RISK SO MUCH FOR THEIR OWN
COUNTRY WHEN THEY ARE BEING
OFFERED HELP BY THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION.
ORGANIZATION. RIGHT NOW I WANT TO TURN TO THE
VIRUS ITSELF AND WHAT WE KNOW
ABOUT IT.
ABOUT IT. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, THE NIH
COMING UP WITH ONE VACCINE
THAT’S VERY PROMISING.
OTHERS ARE DOING THE SAME THING.
I THINK THERE ARE FIVE CHANNELS
OF COMPANIES AND SCIENTISTS
ORGANIZING WITH MEDICAL
RESEARCHERS TO DO THIS.
IT LOOKS PROMISING.
I’M TOLD WHAT THEY ARE SEEING TO
DEVELOP IN THE WAY OF A VACCINE.
>> THIS HELPS CALM FEARS.
WE ARE LEARNING HOW THIS VIRUS
OPERATES.
OPERATES. IT’S LIKE THE FLU.
IT GOES TO UPPER AND LOWER
RESPIRATORY TRACKS.
RESPIRATORY TRACKS. THE VACCINE ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE
IT’S ON THE MARKET.
LOU: WE WANT IT SOONER.
>> YOU HAD TONY FAUCI ON THE
SHOW HERE.
SHOW HERE. HE’S SHEPHERDING THIS.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT BY NEXT
FALL.
FALL. THAT’S WHEN WE’LL SEE A
RESURGENCE OF THIS VIRUS.
LOU: IT -- IT BEHAVES LIKE A
FLU.
FLU. AND IT’S ASTONISHING HOW DEADLY
THE FLU HAS BECOME.
A VERY HEAVY D STRAIN OF FLUFF I
UNDERSTAND IS REHE MORNING AND
WE ARE SEEING PEOPLE SUSCEPTIBLE
TO THE A AND B STRAIN.
>> THIS AN EXTREME LIP BAD FLU
SEASON.
SEASON. BUT IT INFECTED 25 MILLION
AMERICANS.
AMERICANS. ONE MORE POINT I WANT TO SAY
BEFORE I LEAVE.
YOU HAD PETER NAVARRO ON HERE
TALKING ABOUT ANTI-VIRAL DRUGS.
THAT’S ANOTHER PROMISING THING