CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE SAID THAT COULD TAKE MORE THAN YEAR TO BECOME PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.
THE CDC SAYS THERE ARE NOW 22 ACTIVE CASES THEY ARE CURRENTLY TREATING FOR CORONAVIRUS IN THE UNITED STATES.
I SHOULD POINT OUT THAT ABC NEWS IS REPORTING THREE TIMES THAT NUMBER, AT LEAST CONFIRMED 66 CASES.
THOSE INCLUDE A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IN WASHINGTON STATE AND AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EMPLOYEE IN OREGON.
BOTH SCHOOLS ARE SANITIZING BUILDINGS AND CANCELLING CLASSES.
WLWT NEWS 5’S ALEXIS ROGERS SHOWS US HOW THE VIRUS COULD IMPACT GREATER CINCINNATI.
>> WHETHER IT BE FOR PEACE OF MIND OR PREPAREDNESS THOSE CORONAVIRUS IS IMPACTING , BUSINESSES AND PROTOCOLS HERE IN CINCINNATI FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE.
BEING PREPARED AND EDUCATING PEOPLE IS THE MAIN FOCUS FOR LOCAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS LIKE DR. O’DELL OWENS WHEN IT COMES TO THE CORONA VIRUS -- CORONAVIRUS.
>> I THINK WE NEED TO PUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE, WORLDWIDE WORLDWIDE. ABOUT 3000 PEOPLE DIE FROM CHRONIC VIRUS ALREADY IN THE UNITED STATES WITH OUR FLU LIVING IT PROBABLY 9000 DEATHS
, 48,000 DIED LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE FLU.
>> ON THE HEELS OF THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCING THE FIRST CORONA VIRUS DEATH IN THE U.S.
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ARE BEING IMPACTED AS WELL.
>> THE FDA DID SAY YESTERDAY THAT THERE’S ONE THAT GOT ADDED TO THAT LIST, THEY DIDN’T SAY WHAT THE DRUG IS OR WHO’S IT IS A WHAT A TOUR, LIKE THAT. BUT -- LIKE THAT, BUT THEY TIED INTO
THE FACT THAT THE VIRUS IS SPREADING THROUGH CHINA.
>> SO WITH THAT IN MIND, ARE YOU IN ADVISING PEOPLE TO ORDER MORE OF THEIR MEDICINES OR JUST BE PATIENT AND KNOW THAT THERE ARE PROBABLY OTHER THINGS THAT CAN TREAT THEM IF NEED BE?
QUEST -- >> THAT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE TO ME TO ADVISE, TRY TO GET EXTRA BECAUSE IT’S NOT REALLY SOMETHING I ACTUALLY DO IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND I DON’T
THINK THAT IT’S THAT WE’RE LOOKING AT THAT SITUATION FOR VERY MANY PEOPLE.
>> MANY INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSES HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT AN INTERRUPTION IN SUPPLY CHAIN.
>> I DID A LOT OF WORK WITH P&G AND ONE OF THE AREAS I TRAVELED MOST WAS CHINA.
>> OWENS SAYS THIS IS A CHANCE TO SAVE LIVES IN THE FUTURE ON A LOCAL LEVEL.
>> I DO THINK PEOPLE HAVE TO PRACTICE EVERY HOSPITALS HAVE TO SAY TO THEMSELVES, WHAT IF WE HAD 100 CASES? DO WE HAVE ENOUGH GO