FALLING KNIVES IN THIS MARKET. MELISSA: CORONAVIRUS

MELISSA: CORONAVIRUS MISCONCEPTIONS AS THIS ADVANCES

MISCONCEPTIONS AS THIS ADVANCES PEOPLE DON’T KNOW WHAT TO

PEOPLE DON’T KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE.

BELIEVE. WE HAVE THE DR. AMY PHILLIPS,

WE HAVE THE DR. AMY PHILLIPS, VICE PRESIDENT OF PROVE DENSE

VICE PRESIDENT OF PROVE DENSE STATE JOSEPH HEALTH.

STATE JOSEPH HEALTH. SHE OVERSEES MEDICAL CARE FOR

SHE OVERSEES MEDICAL CARE FOR THE NETWORK THAT SAW THE FIRST

THE NETWORK THAT SAW THE FIRST U.S. CORONAVIRUS PATIENT.

U.S. CORONAVIRUS PATIENT. I UNDERSTAND THERE WERE FOUR

I UNDERSTAND THERE WERE FOUR QUARANTINE PATIENTS FROM THE

QUARANTINE PATIENTS FROM THE AFFECTED CRUISE SHIPS IN YOUR

AFFECTED CRUISE SHIPS IN YOUR SYSTEM.

SYSTEM. FIRST OF ALL HOW ARE THEY DOING

FIRST OF ALL HOW ARE THEY DOING NOW?

NOW? >> EVERYBODY IS DOING WELL AND

>> EVERYBODY IS DOING WELL AND STABLE.

STABLE. THANKS FOR HAVING -- ASKING.

THANKS FOR HAVING -- ASKING. MELISSA: IT IS A SCARY TIME BUT

MELISSA: IT IS A SCARY TIME BUT I WONDER IF PEOPLE ARE GETTING

I WONDER IF PEOPLE ARE GETTING TOO SCARED.

TOO SCARED. FIRST OF ALL WHAT IS THE

FIRST OF ALL WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CORONAVIRUS AND THE FLU VIRUS?

CORONAVIRUS AND THE FLU VIRUS? >> THEY’RE DIFFERENT FAMILIES OF

>> THEY’RE DIFFERENT FAMILIES OF VIRUSES.

VIRUSES. THE INFLUENZA VIRUS AND THE

THE INFLUENZA VIRUS AND THE CORONAVIRUS ARE BOTH VIRUSES

CORONAVIRUS ARE BOTH VIRUSES LIKE STAFF AND STREP ARE BOTH

LIKE STAFF AND STREP ARE BOTH BACTERIA BUT THEY’RE DIFFERENT

BACTERIA BUT THEY’RE DIFFERENT SPECIES AND BEHAVE SLIGHTLY

SPECIES AND BEHAVE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENTLY VERY SIMILARLY BUT

DIFFERENTLY VERY SIMILARLY BUT SLIGHTLY DIFFERENTLY.

SLIGHTLY DIFFERENTLY. SO THEY DO THINGS LIKE RESPOND

SO THEY DO THINGS LIKE RESPOND TO DIFFERENT DRUGS WHICH IS PART

TO DIFFERENT DRUGS WHICH IS PART OF THE ISSUE WE’RE HAVING TODAY.

OF THE ISSUE WE’RE HAVING TODAY. MELISSA: SO THE REASON WHY, WE

MELISSA: SO THE REASON WHY, WE KEEP MAKING THIS COMPARISON TO

KEEP MAKING THIS COMPARISON TO FLU, WE LOSE SO MANY PEOPLE TO

FLU, WE LOSE SO MANY PEOPLE TO THE FLU EVERY YEAR, PEOPLE ASK

THE FLU EVERY YEAR, PEOPLE ASK WHY IS THIS WORSE THAN THE FLU,

WHY IS THIS WORSE THAN THE FLU, WHY ARE WE MORE PANICKED?

WHY ARE WE MORE PANICKED? BECAUSE WE JUST DON’T KNOW HOW

BECAUSE WE JUST DON’T KNOW HOW TO TREAT IT AS WELL, OR WE DON’T

TO TREAT IT AS WELL, OR WE DON’T KNOW AS MUCH ABOUT IT?

KNOW AS MUCH ABOUT IT? WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? >> PARTLY WE DON’T KNOW HOW TO

>> PARTLY WE DON’T KNOW HOW TO TREAT IT AND PARTLY IT IS

TREAT IT AND PARTLY IT IS BECAUSE IT IS A NOVEL VIRUS IT

BECAUSE IT IS A NOVEL VIRUS IT IS NOT A SMALL VARIATION ON A

IS NOT A SMALL VARIATION ON A PRIOR EXISTING ONE.

PRIOR EXISTING ONE. WE DON’T HAVE A LOT WHAT WE

WE DON’T HAVE A LOT WHAT WE WOULD CALL HERD IMMUNITY.

WOULD CALL HERD IMMUNITY. WE DON’T HAVE PEOPLE IN OUR

WE DON’T HAVE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES WITH ANTIBODIES TO

COMMUNITIES WITH ANTIBODIES TO IT.

IT. FOR EVERYBODY IT IS A NEW VIRUS.

FOR EVERYBODY IT IS A NEW VIRUS. SO JUST THE POTENTIAL FOR IT

SO JUST THE POTENTIAL FOR IT AFFECTING MORE PEOPLE.

AFFECTING MORE PEOPLE. MELISSA: PURELL AND HAND

MELISSA: PURELL AND HAND SANITIZER, DOES THAT WORK?

SANITIZER, DOES THAT WORK? THERE IS RUN ON IT IN SOMEPLACE.

THERE IS RUN ON IT IN SOMEPLACE. >> IT ACTUALLY DOES WORK.

>> IT ACTUALLY DOES WORK. GREAT TO WASH YOUR HANDS AND USE

GREAT TO WASH YOUR HANDS AND USE SOAP AND WATER BUT THAT KNOCKS

SOAP AND WATER BUT THAT KNOCKS OFF BACTERIA THERE.

OFF BACTERIA THERE. THE ALCOHOL BASED SANITIZERS

THE ALCOHOL BASED SANITIZERS KILL THE VIRUS OWN YOUR SKIN.

KILL THE VIRUS OWN YOUR SKIN. THEY ARE A GOOD OPTION UNLESS

THEY ARE A GOOD OPTION UNLESS YOUR HANDS ARE VISIBLY SOILED.

YOUR HANDS ARE VISIBLY SOILED. USE SOAP AND WATER.

USE SOAP AND WATER. THEY ARE A GREAT THING TO USE

THEY ARE A GREAT THING TO USE BETWEEN GOING TO THE SINK.

BETWEEN GOING TO THE SINK. MELISSA: WHAT ABOUT FACE MASKS?

MELISSA: WHAT ABOUT FACE MASKS? SHOULD EVERYONE CARRY ONE

SHOULD EVERYONE CARRY ONE AROUND?

AROUND? THEY ARE SOLD OUT IN SO MANY

THEY ARE SOLD OUT IN SO MANY PLACE.

PLACE. >> THEY ARE SOLD OUT IN SO MANY

>> THEY ARE SOLD OUT IN SO MANY PLACES.

PLACES. THEY ARE NOT GREAT TO USE FOR

THEY ARE NOT GREAT TO USE FOR EVERYBODY, EVERY SINGLE DAY

EVERYBODY, EVERY SINGLE DAY PARTLY BECAUSE THE SUPPLY IS

PARTLY BECAUSE THE SUPPLY IS ABSOLUTELY LIMITED LIKE YOU WERE

ABSOLUTELY LIMITED LIKE YOU WERE SAYING.

SAYING. WE DON’T HAVE GREAT ACCESS TO

WE DON’T HAVE GREAT ACCESS TO MORE OF THEM.

MORE OF THEM. FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE COUGHS,

FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE COUGHS, SNEEZE, ARE SPREADING THEIR

SNEEZE, ARE SPREADING THEIR DROPLETS AROUND, WE WANT THEM TO

DROPLETS AROUND, WE WANT THEM TO BE USING FACE MASKS, RIGHT?

BE USING FACE MASKS, RIGHT? WE WANT TO PRESERVE THEM FOR

WE WANT TO PRESERVE THEM FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS WHO HAVE TO

HEALTH CARE WORKERS WHO HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF SICK PATIENTS TO

TAKE CARE OF SICK PATIENTS TO STAY HEALTHY AND ON THE JOB.

STAY HEALTHY AND ON THE JOB. MELISSA: WHAT IS THE BIGGEST

MELISSA: WHAT IS THE BIGGEST MISCONCEPTION YOU’RE HEARING?

MISCONCEPTION YOU’RE HEARING? >> HEARING LOTS OF

>> HEARING LOTS OF MISCONCEPTIONS.

MISCONCEPTIONS. THERE IS A KIND OF A FACT-FREE

THERE IS A KIND OF A FACT-FREE ZONE GOING ON IN SOCIAL MEDIA AT

ZONE GOING ON IN SOCIAL MEDIA AT THE MOMENT.

THE MOMENT. SO COVER YOUR COUGH.

SO COVER YOUR COUGH. COVER YOUR HANDS.

COVER YOUR HANDS. DON’T BELIEVE HOME REMEDIES.

DON’T BELIEVE HOME REMEDIES. STAY AWAY FROM SOCIAL MEDIA AT

STAY AWAY FROM SOCIAL MEDIA AT THE MOMENT.

THE MOMENT. STICK WITH TRIED AND TRUE VETTED

STICK WITH TRIED AND TRUE VETTED REAL INFORMATION SOURCES.