Mar 20, 2020
In this episode, Dr. Peter Hotez
M.D., Ph.D., Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine, returns to continue the conversation on
COVID-19. Dr. Hotez informs us on how we can gauge the number of
infected people, behaviors to reduce the probability of becoming
infected, and the inconsistency of hospitalizations among young
adults between different countries. Dr. Hotez underscores the
continued uncertainty in many virus-related developments, but ends
with some points of optimism.
Disclaimer: This is information accurate as of March 19, 2020, when
it was recorded.
We
discuss:
-
- How to gauge true number of
infected people [5:45]
- Reducing the probability of
getting infected [22:45]
- Inconsistency by country in
infected young people [27:15]
- Conferred immunity, seasonality,
and repurposed therapeutics [30:30]
- Vaccine development
[39:30]
- Practical behaviors to reduce
risk of transmission [46:00]
- Mental Health resource and
funding [51:00]
- Points of optimism [56:00];
and
- More.
- How to gauge true number of
infected people [5:45]
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