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>>> AS WE DO EACH+@ FRIDAY, I
WANT TO BRING IN OUR MEDICAL
EXPERT, DOCTOR WINTER FROM
BAYLOR, SCOTT & WHITE TO ANSWER
COVID QUESTIONS.
COVID QUESTIONS. GOOD MORNING, GOOD TO SEE YOU,
DR. WINTER.
DR. WINTER. >> GOOD MORNING, SONIA.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> LET'S START WITH THE NEW
RESEARCH OUT ABOUT MASKSMENT
CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THAT WAS?
>> WELL, IT HAS BEEN A LONG
TIME COMING.
TIME COMING. WE ALWAYS THOUGHT MASKS WERE
HELPFUL, BUT WE THOUGHT IT WAS
REALLY MOST IMPORTANT FOR FOLKS
THAT HAVE THE VIRUS B+@UT NOW W
KNOW IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THOSE
THAT DON'T HAVE THE VIRUS.
THE INCIDENTS GO DOWN 72% IN A
@ RECENT STUDY, SO EVERYONE NEEDS
TO WEAR A MASK, WHEREVER YOU
ARE.
ARE.
ARE. ASSUME EVERYBODY HAS THE VIRUS,
NO MATTER HOW HEALTHY YOU THINK
YOU ARE, SONIA.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. I AM GOING DOWN THIS LIST OF
QUESTIONS, ONE FROM FACEBOOK.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON
COLLEGES AND STUDENTS
GOING TO SCHOOL?
>> WELL, I WORRY ABOUT THAT.
I AGREE THAT EDUCATION IS
BETTER IN THE CLASSROOM, BUT
RIGHT NOW THAT IS NOT THE BEST
OPTION TO KEEP E+@VERYONE SAFE.
ANY TIME YOU ARE IN A CLOSE,
CONFINED SPACE WITH PEOPLE,
THAT IS HOW THE VIRUS IS
SPREAD, SONIA.
SPREAD, SONIA. >> AND THERE IS A DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE YOUNGER+@ ELEMENTAR
SCHOOL KIDS AND COLLEGE
STUDENTS IN TERMS OF
TRANSMISSION, RIGHT?
TRANSMISSION, RIGHT? >> THE YOUNGER KIDS, YOU DON'T
EVEN KNOW IF THEY HAVE IT.
THE TRANSITION I+@S LESS FROM
STUDIES . THE KIDS DON'T SEEM
TO GET SIC+@K.
IN RARE CASES THEY DO GET SICK
BUT MOST DON'T, THE YOUNGER
FOLKS, BUT THEY CAN STILL
TRANSMIT IT SO IT IS STILL A
PROBLEM WITH THE YOUNG KIDS.
>> O+@KAY.
>> O+@KAY. HERE IS ANOTHER ONE.
I HAD COVID AND I AM 26 WEEKS
PREGNANT.
PREGNANT.
PREGNANT. I FEEL GOOD NOW BUT IS THERE
ANY EFFECT ON MY BABY?
>> THE GOOD NEWS, THIS HAS BEEN
LOOKED AT A LOT.
THERE WERE ALMOST A MILLION
PREGNANCIES AROUND THE WORLD
AND ALMOST ALL DID FINE.
A FEW INCIDENTS WHEN TH+@E KIDS
GOT IT.
GOT IT.
GOT IT. AND IF INFANTS WHEN THEY COME
OUT, IF THEY HAD IT, THEY WILL
DO WELL ALSO.
I +@WOULD REASSURE ANYONE
PREGNANT NOT TO WORRY ABOUT
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> THE NEXT QUESTION, HOW LONG
CAN YOU BE AROUND SOMEONE
POSITIVE +@FOR COVID BEFORE YOU
CATCH IT +@YOURSELF?
I IMAGINE THIS ANSWER WOULD
VARY.
VARY.
VARY. >>
VARY. >> IT DOES QUITE A BIT.
IMAGINE SOMEBODY COUGHS A BIG
CLOUD OF VIRUS OUT THERE, YOU
+@
CLOUD OF VIRUS OUT THERE, YOU WILL GET THAT RI+@GHT AWAY IN.
NORMAL CONVERSATION, STUDIES
HAVE SHOWN IF YOU ARE NEXT TO
SOMEBODY WITH VERY MILD TO NO
SYMPTOMS, 15 MINUTES
IS THE NUMBER.
THAT CAN BE 15 DIFFERENT ONE
MINUTE INTERVALS OVER A 24-HOUR
PERIOD
PERIOD
PERIOD >>
PERIOD >> THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF NEWS
ABOUT VACCINES, AS WELL AS A
ANTIBODY TREATMENT I TALKED
ABOUT ON "DAYBREAK" THIS WHOLE
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. HERE IS A QUESTION FROM A
TWITTER FOLLOWER.
TWITTER FOLLOWER. AN EARLIER STUDY SHOWED A 50%
DROP IN ANTIBODIES IN 40 DAYS.
WHAT IS THE DROPOFF RATE OF
THAT STUDY TODAY AND THE
CURRENT VACCINE TRIAL STUDIES?
>> IT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
+@ HOW LONG ARE YOU IMMUNE IS THE
QUESTION.
QUESTION.
QUESTION. IF YOU HAVE HAD IT, HOW LON+@G
ARE YOU IMMUNE?
EARLY STUDIES HAVE SAID MAYBE
+@ NINE MONTHS, 12 MONTHS.
THE BIGGEST LARGEST STUDY SAYS
NO, THREE MONTHS A+@ND THE
ANTIBODIES GO AWAY.
THIS HE GO AWAY QUICKER IF YOU
ARE OLDER AND LAST LONGER IF
YOU ARE YOU+@NGER.
SO, THREE MO+@NTHS MAX.
I WOULD NOT EVEN ASSUME YOU ARE
IMMUNE WITHIN THE THREE MONTHS.
YOU MAY NOT B+@E.
THE VACCINE MAY+@ LAST MAYBE FO
MONTHS, SIX MONTHS, A YEAR.
FURTHER STUDIES WILL TELL US
LATER.
LATER.
LATER. >>
LATER. >> IF YOU GET A POSITIVE TEST
AFTER 14 DAYS, DO YOU GO BACK
TO RESUMING NORMAL LIFE OR STAY
QUARANTINED?
QUARANTINED? >> THAT IS A OF THE QUESTION TO
ANSWER.
ANSWER.
ANSWER. THE OFFICIAL ANSWER IS IF YOUR
SYMPTOMS ARE DECLINING, YOU
HAVE HAD NO FEVER FOR AT LEAST
A DAY, SOME WILL SAY THREE
DAYS, THEN+@ YOU ARE NOT+@
CONTAGIOUS.
CONTAGIOUS. SOME OF THOSE FOLKS STILL HAVE
HAVE A POSITIVE TEST.
WE DON'T TH+@INK THOSE FOLKS AR
CONTAGIOUS.
CONTAGIOUS. IF YOUR SYMPTOMS
ARE DECLINING AND YOU HAVE NO
FEVER, YOU ARE NOT CONTAGIOUS,
BUT SOME OF THOSE FOLKS HAVE A
TEST THAT IS POSITIVE FOR A
LONG, LONG TIME.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH
THOSE RIGHT NOW, SONIA.
+@
THOSE RIGHT NOW, SONIA. >> I KNOW THESE ARE OF THE
QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. ONE MORE QUICKLY FROM A NURSE.
I WONDER WHAT THE NEW ONSET
MENTAL RA+@TE ILLNESS IS.
DOES IT MATCH THE FIVE CITED
IN COVID PATIENTS.
BASICALLY, ALL THE MENTAL
ILLNESS WE ARE SEEING, DOES IT
HAVE TO DO WITH COVID OR 2020
IN GENERAL?
IN GENERAL? >> WELL, BOTH.
THE ANSWER IS YES, BOTH.
FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN SICK WITH
COVID, ESPECIALLY FOLKS THAT
GO INTO THE ICU , HAVE A HIGH
RATE OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION.
YOU ARE IN A ROOM, CONFINED TO
A ROOM, CAN'T SEE YOUR FAMILY
AND FRIENDS, ALL THE HEALTH
CARE WORKERS WALK AROUND IN
SPACE SUIT, SCARY AND +@
DEPRESSING, THOSE FOLKS HAVE A
CONDITION CALLED POST TRAUMATIC
SYNDROME BUT THIS IS C+@ALLED
POST INTENSIVE CARE SYNDROME.