DR.
DR. RICK
DR. RICK CARVOHTH, DR. RICK, GLAD YOU ARE BACK HERE WITH US FOR A THIRD SEGMENT.
LET'S GET TO THE FIRST TEXT FOR
YOU, WHY DO THEY HAVE A NOSE
SWAB INSTEAD OF A MOUTH SWAB
FOR THE CORONAVIRUS
TEST.
THE NOSE SWAB IS A Q-TIP AND IT
GOES WAY IN, IS THAT THE ONE
I'M SEEING?
>> IT GOES WAY INTO THE BACK OF
THE NOSE AND THAT'S BECAUSE
THAT'S A SAMPLING PLACE FOR
WHERE THE VIRUS TYPICALLY
RESIDES.
AND IS IN HEAVY CONCENTRATION
BUT ALSO CAN BE IN THE BACK OF
THE THROAT AS WELL.
WE LIKE TO SAMPLE BETH PLACES
JUST FOR MAXIMUM SAMPLING
CAPABILITY.
>> I HAVEN'T HAD ONE OF THOSE,
IS IT -- IS IT PAINFUL, DO YOU
KNOW?
IT'S LIKE FOUR TIMES LONGER
THAN A Q-TIP, OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT, ISN'T IT?
>> IT LOOKS VERY INVASIVE,
REALLY IT'S NOT THAT BAD.
>> CERTAINLY NOT PAINFUL, IT IS
UNCOMFORTABLE BUT NOT PAINFUL.
>> NEXT TEXT COMING IN IT'S
GETTING WARM OUTSIDE, 90 IN THE
NEXT COUPLE DAYS, IS THERE A
TEMPERATURE AND WE'VE TALKED
ABOUT THIS WITH OTHER MEDICAL
EXPERTS, IS THERE A CERTAIN
TEMPERATURE WHERE IT REALLY
HELPS KILL THE
VIRUS.
>> THIS IS A NOVEL VIRUS, IT IS
IN THE FAMILY OF THE
CORONAVIRUS AND IT'S NEW.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW IT WILL BE,
WE KNOW OTHER CORONAVIRUS SEEM
TO BE HEAT SENSITIVE AND
DECREASE IN THEIR
PREVALENCE DURING WARM
TEMPERATURES.
BUT, WE DON'T KNOW HOW THIS ONE
WILL BEHAVE.
WE THINK IT WILL, BUT WE DON'T
HAVE A -- WE DONE HAVE A TARGET
TEMPERATURE FOR THAT.
>> THIS IS THE ONE EVERYBODY
WANTS TO KNOW, IN YOUR OPINION,
WHEN DO YOU THINK WE ARE GOING
TO HAVE A VACCINE, THE FDA
NORMALLY IT TAKES 18 MONTHS
SOMETIMES LONGER, THIS SEEMS TO
BE YOU KNOW A NEED AND A DESIRE
THAT THIS
BE MUCH SOONER.
>> WELL, WE'RE WORKING VERY
HARD ON THAT.
OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE MANY
RESEARCHERS, AND INSTITUTIONS
WORKING AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
WHAT REALLY TAKES TIME IS THE
TESTING IN HUMAN SUBJECTS TO
MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SAFE.
THAT PATIENTS ARE NOT HAVING
UNTOWARD REACTIONS TO THE
PREPARATION.
AND ALSO THAT IT WORKS, IT'S
THAT TESTING THAT TAKES TIME,
WE HAVE GOT TO HAVE AN ADEQUATE
NUMBER OF PATIENTS
WHO ARE BEING ADMINISTERED THE
VACCINE AND YOU JUST HAVE TO
FOLLOW THOSE PATIENTS OVERTIME
TO MAKE SURE THAT
IT IS EFFECTIVE AND IT'S SAFE.
WE STARTED THIS ALL THE WAY
BACK IN I THINK, JANUARY WHEN
THE NOVEL VIRUS WAS FIRST
IDENTIFIED.
SO IF YOU STARTED CLOCK FROM
THERE AND YOU GO OUT FOR A
YEAR, WHICH IS THE TIP I CANAL,
ROUGHLY THE TYPICAL
TIME FOR A VACCINE, WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT EARLY WINTER, VIA
FEELING THAT MAY GET PUSHED UP
A LITTLE FASTER,
WE'RE ALL HOPING THAT WE MIGHT
SEE IT IN THE LATE FALL WHICH
WOULD BE PERFECT FOR THE FLU
SEASON.
SO, I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER
OTHER THAN I KNOW THAT ALL OF
THE RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS,
MANUFACTURERS ARE WORKING
FURIOUSLY TO HAVE A VACCINE,
AND THEN OF COURSE HOW FAST CAN
IT BE PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED
AND ALL THOSE
QUESTIONS.
JUST TO GET THE VACCINE WILL BE
CRITICAL AND I'M THINKING MAYBE
LATE FALL.
>> WELL THAT WOULD BE PERFECT
AS YOU SAID THE TIMING WOULD BE
AMAZING, BECAUSE REGULAR FLU
SHOT AND THE SHOT
FOR PNEUMONIA IT DOES NOT HELP
WITH COVID-19.
NEXT ONE COMING IN, ALL THIS
HAND WASHING AND SANITIZING
THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT,
IT'S IRRITATING MY
SKIN, SAYS THE TEXTER.
IS THAT A SIGN I'M WASHING MY
HANDS TOO MUCH?
>> WELL, OUR HANDS NATURALLY
AND SKIN NATURALLY HAS OIL THAT
PROTECTS IT.
WHEN YOU ARE FREQUENTLY WASHING
AND SANITIZING, YOU'RE REMOVING
THAT OIL.
WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT
DETRIMENTAL TO SKIN.
THE SAN THAIERS ARE ALCOHOL
BASED, THAT TENDS TO BE A
LITTLE BIT HARSHER, THAT'S WHY
MILD SOAP AND WATER IS
WHAT WE RECOMMEND.
AND THEN SUPPLEMENTING YOUR
SKIN OILS WITH LOTIONS AND
OTHER CREAMS AND SO FORTH, MAY
BE NECESSARY AND
OCCASIONALLY WHEN PATIENTS
REALLY ARE AFFECTED BY THIS,
THERE ARE MEDICATED CREAMS AND
LOTIONS THAT CAN BE
USED TO RESTORE THE SKIN'S
INTEGRITY.
>> THAT IS GREAT ADVICE,
CONTINUE TO WASH YOUR HANDS
VIGOROUSLY AND IF THEY ARE
GETTING A LITTLE RAW, YOU
KNOW, USE SOME NICE HAND CREAM,
HELP YOURSELF