The former head of the FDA warns Covid comes out of control
With COVID-19 casesBreak systematically 100 000 per dayand hospitals in some citiesoverflowing, You would think that the coronavirus epidemic could not be worse. But it can. And it will be, according to the former head of the FDA Scott Gottlieb, who spoke Sunday with Margaret Brennan on CBSFace the nation. "I mean, there is not much novelty to that," he said how to get the virus under control. "We know what works. We know what we need to do." But enough people do it? Are you? Read on his serious warnings, so you can learn to protect you and ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.
The former head of the FDA warned that hospitals overflow in some cities
"We see that in Wisconsin now. It's hospitals on the field of construction. Utah's field hospitals. El Paso has built their fourth mobile morgue. We will now have a record number of hospitalizations this week . Now, 56,000 people are hospitalized. 11,000 are in the ICU. These are very important numbers at the national level and that accelerates very quickly. "
The former head of the FDA stated in needing a more "aggressive" plan - now
"My advice would become more aggressive," said Gottlieb on the Trump administration's response to the pandemic in the next two months. "We spent the elections. And I think they have to focus on what we can do at the national level. We argue politically about what I think is a false dichotomy, a strawberry, that it is really a choice between locking and no lock. And this is not the case. We do not need to close the country, close businesses, tell people that they need to stay at home to get some control of this virus. We are not going to get a perfect check on this virus. It's a contagious virus. It will spread, but it does not need to spread at the levels and speed that will start to support the health system, which is what we find. "
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The former head of the FDA says that things will reach their "apex" in January
"The reality is that at the time, the president elected, we will probably be on the type of apex, if you want, of what we pass now. You know, it will play over the next two months . And I think the president takes office, we'll go down on the other side of the epidemic curve, hopefully. And the only question is how many people are dead during that and how many people have been infected . And we have to keep these numbers as much as possible. "
Former FDA leader warned of family gatherings on Thanksgiving
Do tests before a Celebration in T-Day - Are the tests an infallible way to prevent propagation? "No, they are not," says Gottlieb. "I mean, the tests can help. I think it's prudent trying to test if you're going together a group of people. But if you have vulnerable people in this context, I think you're still needing Be very careful if you will expose younger people in a wider group to the elderly who are vulnerable. If you do that, make sure they wear high quality masks, try to get a N95 mask and Having them all the time. Try to keep the people separated and distanced where you can. You know, you have to adopt a layered approach. Tests alone can not create a safe environment, a protection bubble - "
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The former head of the FDA says we have to start planning now for greater thrust
"But there are still many things you can do, I think, when you try trying to make sure that you are going to have sufficient supplies of drugs, potentially vaccines, if we have a safe and efficient vaccine available and L 'Test equipment, chain offer, because it will not be finished in 2021. I think 2021 will be much better than this year. But you always want to make sure you have sufficient supplies when you come from the epidemic curve and From the head in the fall in 2021 when we are going to face risks again. But there is still a lot of things that you could do in the short term, especially with the supply chain. It's some thing that can be affected in the short term. Things like sustainable medical equipment, test supplies, gloves, dresses, masks. "As for yourself, wear your face mask, your social distance, avoid crowds and to cross this pandemic with your healthiest, do not miss these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.