Kaci Koviak:ONE OF THOSE CASES
HITS VERY CLOSE TO HOME FOR US
HERE AT KETK. OUR FRIEND AND
COLLEAGUE NEAL BARTON RECENTLY
TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS.
HE IS RECOVERING AT HOME AND
WANTS TO SHARE HIS EXPERIENCE
WITH ALL OF US.HE JOINS US
LIVE THROUGH SKYPE RIGHT NOW.
NEAL, FIRST OF ALL, HOW ARE
YOU DOING?
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YOU'RE TAKING SOME STRONG MEDS
RIGHT NOW. ARE THEY WORKING?
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LET'S TALK ABOUT
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TESTING. YOU SAID YOU WAITED A
FEW DAYS AFTER SHOWING
SYMPTOMS AND GOT SOME GOOD
ADVICE FROM FRIENDS.
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WHAT DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO
KNOW ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF
GETTING TESTED?
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NOW THE MASK ISSUE. 20-20
SEEMS TO BE THE YEAR WE HAVE
POLITICIZED EVERYTHING. SOME
PEOPLE REFUSE TO WEAR THEM.
SOME COUNTY JUDGES WON'T
ENFORCE THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER.
WHAT'S YOUR ADVICE?HOW IS YOUR
WIFE RENEE? AS CONTAGIOUS AS
SEEMS YOU WOULD EXPOSE YOUR
SPOUSE TO IT BEFORE YOU EVEN
GET DIAGNOSED.ANY IDEA HOW OR
WHERE YOU GOT INFECTED?EXPLAIN
THE "CONTRACT TRACING"
PROCESS. HOW DID NET HEALTH
NOTIFY PEOPLE YOU HAD BEEN IN
CONTACT WITH?
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áááNOW, LET'S BRING IN DOCTOR
MARK ANDERSON. HE'S THE CHIEF
MEDICAL OFFICER AT CHRISTUS
HEALTH. DOCTOR, IS NEAL'S
STORY TYPICAL OF WHAT YOU'RE
SEEING?
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TEXAS IS HITTING NEW HIGHS FOR
CASES, DEATHS LAST WEEK AND
HOSPITALIZATIONS. WHAT IS THE
NUMBER-ONE THING PEOPLE NEED
TO KNOW?
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NOW THAT WE'RE FOUR MONTHS
INTO THE PANDEMIC, WHAT HAVE
DOCTORS LEARNED ABOUT TREATING
THE ILLNESS?
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WE UNDERSTAND BLOOD PLASMA
FROM RECOVERED PATIENTS IS
BEING USED SUCCESSFULLY ON
CURRENT PATIENTS. CAN YOU
DESCRIBE HOW THAT WORKS?
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áááNEAL, WE ARE SO PROUD OF
YOU FOR WANTING TO EDUCATE OUR
VIEWERS. BEFORE WE LET YOU GO,
ANYTHING ELSE YOU
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WANT TO SAY? HOW ARE YOU
PASSING THE TIME?DOCTOR
ANDERSON, THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US. NEAL, WE'RE
KEEPING YOU AND RENEE IN OUR
PRAYERS. WE MISS YOU AND PRAY
FOR TOTAL HEALING AND A SPEEDY
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