Russia claims victory in the global race for a coronavirus vaccine; Dr. Nicole Saphier reacts to the development and the latest on reopening schools.
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Steve this is a Fox news, ALERT
Steve. This is a Fox news, alert
after just two months of very
limit human testing, the country
of Russia now claiming to the
the first country in the world
with the Covid 19 vaccine.
Vladimir Putin, praising its
affecting this even before final
testing is complete,
joining us right now to weigh in
Fox NEWS, medical contributor and
author of Make America healthy
again, Dr Nicole Saphier,
good morning to you
good Morning,
Steve. So a lot of people are
going. Oh good, the first vaccine,
but at the same time you know
they say theyre going to
vaccinate teachers and frontline
healthcare workers this month,
but it doesnt sound like
theyve tested it much.
They say, theyve tested it on fifty
members of the military. The
scientists who worked on it
and a couple of volunteers
is that something you would want
shot in your arm
well Steve its
interesting, because Putin said
that this is going to provide
lasting immunity for up to two
years, but I dont really
understand how they can
guarantee such lasting immunity
when the first cases in Russia
on January thirty, one as you mentioned,
has only been given to seventy six humans
since MID June,
we already have a study out of U
Cla, telling us those
antibodies that the
vaccine can produce, may only
last three months, so im Extreme
LY, hesitant and curious
as to how we can guarantee this
two years of immunity.
Bottom line, Steve ive, never
heard of cutting safety measures
as a means to producing anything
of quality, and the reason that
this is extremely concerning to
me right now. Steve is because
it potentially creates a false
sense of security, and it can
also undermine trust in the
vaccinations.
Theres a reason we have these
phases.
Phase iii trials, which we have
several in, confirms and expands
the safety and efficacy of these
vaccines.
They are crucial and Steve. Only
zero percent of vaccines that make it
to phase III will actually be
used in the general population
and Russia. They are saying that
theyre going to start giving
the vaccine to the high risk
population, healthcare, workers
and vulnerable while they are
undergoing phase iii, but when
only a quarter of them prove
that it works and its safe. Is
that really a smart idea? Steve
Steve great point? But you know
its a point of national
pride.
The whole world is trying to be
the first and now Russia says we
win,
but the effectiveness is the big
question
now theres a survey that came
out that I was listening to here
in New York City this morning.
Seventy five percent of New York parents want
their children to go to in
person school in the coming
year, which means about twenty five. A
quarter of them want to keep
them at home for online
learning.
If you as a parent, have a
choice between sending your
child to school in person or
keeping them at home. What are
the concerns? We need to be
worried about because we heard
so many things about whether or
not the children are at risk,
which, of course they are
well Steve. Being a parent
is terrifying
you can attest to that. As can I
and im facing this decision
with my three children coming in
the next few weeks,
the American Academy of
Pediatrics came out with a very
alarming report. This week saying
theres a forty percent increase in
pediatric cases.
Now I urge caution to people
before they get very concerned
with that shocking headline,
because we dont know a lot of
information about that report.
Steve.
Why were these children being
tested?
Are we testing more children now
because theyre going
back to school and they require
that negative test?
Are we really identifying clinic
ally, significant cases, or
are we just identifying truly
how widespread this virus is and
how perhaps significantly more
asymptomatic cases amongst
children?
We dont know a lot about covid
in children and thats, largely
because theyve been sheltered
at home.
What we do know is the negative
impact of keeping children at
home with the distance learning
and the social isolation. We see
depression, anxiety,
increased suicides and domestic
violence is very terrible but
Steve going forward. We know
that less than ten years of age
likely has less transmission,
but children can get very sick
from Covid, so we want to protect
them. Just like we do from the
flu and strep throat moving
forward. We need to keep
transmission down in the
community to get these
children back to school.
Steve a lot for a participant.
Transcript generated on 2020-08-11.