>>> THANK YOU.
TO TREAT CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS
WITH PLASMA OR NOT?
WE HAVE CONFLICTING ANSWERS FROM
TOP HEALTH DEPARTMENT EXPERTS.
>> AND DO FACE SHIELDS WORK?
CHANNEL 2 IS TRACKING IT ALL FOR
US.
>> Reporter: YEAH.
A LOT TO TALK ABOUT.
I’M HERE AT THE STADIUM, ONE OF
THE CITY OF HOUSTON’S SURGE
TESTING SITES, AND FREE TESTING
STARTS THIS MORNING AT 10:00,
AND WE HEARD FROM CITY AND
HEALTH LEADERS ENCOURAGING FOLKS
TO BE TESTED, BUT AS WE’VE BEEN
REPORTING, WE CONTINUE TO SEE
THE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO GO DOWN.
NOW, YOU MENTIONED, WE GOT
SEVERAL TOPICS TO DISCUSS THIS
MORNING, PERTAINING TO COVID-19,
AND THE FIRST TO BRING UP ARE
THE FACE SHIELDS.
YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN PEOPLE
WALKING AROUND WITH THEM.
ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY, TURNS
OUT THEY MIGHT NOT WORK.
RESEARCHERS AT A FLORIDA
ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY SIMULATED
COUGHING AND SNEEZING FROM A MAN
CAN FROM
A MANNEQUIN, BUT THE DROPLETS
MOVED AROUND THE VISOR AND
SPREAD OUT.
IT’S PREFERABLE TO WEAR A CLOTH
MASK.
THERE’S NEWS FROM FORT BEND
COUNTY, THE RISK LEVEL WAS
LOWERED YESTERDAY FOR THE FIRST
TIME SINCE IMPLEMENTED IN JULY.
ORANGE LEVEL MEANS THERE’S
MODERATE OR SIGNIFICANT
COMMUNITY RISK.
THE COUNTY JUDGE GEORGE SAYS
RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
WEAR MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCE.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH
CASTED DOUBT OVER A POSSIBLE
CORONAVIRUS TREATMENT.
PLASMA HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED
FOR EMERGENCY USE BY THE FDA,
ANTIBODY RICH BLOOD PRODUCT
TAKEN FROM PATIENTS WHO
RECOVERED FROM COVID-19, AND
THEN TRANSFUSED INTO PATIENTS
BATTLING THE DISEASE.
NOW, THE AGENCY BELIEVES IT IS
TOO EARLY TO SAY IF THE
TREATMENT WORKS OR NOT, AND IN A
STATEMENT, THE AGENCY SAYS
DOCTORS SHOULD NOT USE PLASMA AS
A STANDARD OF CARE FOR COVID-19
UNTIL MORE STUDIES HAVE BEEN
DONE.
NOW, COMING UP FOR YOU AT 6:30,
WE’LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON
ANTIBODY TESTING IN COVID-19 AND
JUST HOW LONG THOSE ANTIBODIES
MAY LAST FOR.
REPORTING LIVE THIS MORNING,
BRITNEY JEFFERS, KPRC, CHANNEL 2
