Dr. Kavita Patel: I'm a physician; I agree that you should be in charge of your own health, but this [coronavirus] is a public health issue. One person has infected as many as 8 people.
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Dr. Kavita Patel: I'm skeptical about a vaccine being available. It takes 10-12 years to create a safe vaccine to give to adults & children; there are many levels of testing & trials. It's practically impossible to shorten this time down to one year safely.
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Dr. Kavita Patel: Look at how much the stock market jumped on Monday when 8 patients had positive signs from a possible vaccine from Moderna.
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Dr. Kavita Patel: Today a study came out in The Lancet that showed hydroxychloroquine harmed people with COVID-19 instead of helping them. We should not be taking drugs that give us no benefit, that could kill us. Wear masks, keep your distance, wash hands. That works
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Dr. Kavita Patel: There are young, healthy people I've seen being hospitalized with multi-system inflammatory syndrome, which is ordinarily something rare.
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Dr. Kavita Patel: Please, give your doctors & nurses a chance. We know so much more now about this virus than we did just a couple of months ago. There's still more to learn.
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Dr. Kavita Patel: I'm hopeful that the heat & humidity this summer will help lessen the virus, but don't forget, the coronavirus is a family of viruses, & some of the cousins will come out. The virus won't go away altogether.
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Dr. Kavita Patel: There is nothing in life without risk, even getting in a car. You have to think about what's on the other side of that risk. Visiting elderly parents? Wear a mask & stay 6 ft apart. Do what you can while being safe.
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Dr. Kavita Patel: Your physicians are great sources of information. They can walk you through how to do what you'd like to do safely.
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