[단독]CNN Medical Reporter “There was no such thing in the United States, No. 1 Contribution to K-quarantine”

[단독]CNN Medical Reporter “There was no such thing in the United States, No. 1 Contribution to K-quarantine”

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CNN medical reporter Sanjay Gupta said in an interview conducted with burns on the 23rd, ″Vaccines are clearly important but not the only condition to get out of the current situation.

CNN medical reporter Sanjay Gupta emphasized in an interview conducted with burns on the 23rd, “Vaccines are clearly important but not the only condition to get out of the current situation.” [줌 캡처]

“The Koreans’ sense of responsibility has made a big difference in quarantine (from other countries). This is as important as vaccines.”
Sanjay Gupta, who has been a medical reporter for 20 years at CNN, asked how to evaluate Korea’s response to Corona 19 in an exclusive interview with the JoongAng Ilbo on the 23rd (local time). Responsibility has increased the government’s quarantine performance.” “Vaccines are definitely important to get out of the situation quickly, but it’s not the only condition,” he said. “It’s important to stick to the basics like now.”

Interview with neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta
U.S. spreading trend is down, but concerns about’empathy fatigue’
If the government overreacts, that’s what it does
Citizens’ sense of responsibility that led to the Korean quarantine outcome
All 5 vaccines, including AstraZeneca

In the US on the 22nd, more than 500,000 people died from Corona 19. Early on in the White House, and President Joe Biden and Vice President Camela Harris held a memorial service in honor of the victims.

Reporter Gupta said that although the surge has declined since mid-January, it is not a situation that can be relieved at all. The number of confirmed cases is still large, so it can surge again at any time. Moreover, seeing the huge number of deaths of 500,000 people, he thought that it was a problem because people could rather lose their sense of reality and take the virus outbreak as a natural reality.
Reporter Gupta is one of the most popular reporters on CNN last year. He is a neurosurgeon and is currently a professor of neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine. He joined the company in 2001 and reported on various infectious diseases such as SARS, avian influenza, Ebola, and MERS. Last year, when Corona 19 reached its peak in the US, it appeared on the news almost every day, and it was evaluated that it delivered infectious disease information more faithfully than the government.

He said the U.S. was really good at making the vaccine, but failed to distribute it, and advised Korea to establish a science-based vaccination priority principle.

The following are questions and answers.

Sanjay Gupta, an incumbent neurosurgeon, joined CNN in 2001 and covered the sites of various infectious diseases such as SARS, bird flu, Ebola, and MERS. [CNN]

Sanjay Gupta, an incumbent neurosurgeon, joined CNN in 2001 and covered the sites of various infectious diseases such as SARS, bird flu, Ebola, and MERS. [CNN]

The spread of Corona 19 in the U.S. is now slow. Will it be okay now?

It is true that most of the indicators, such as the number of new confirmed patients, the number of hospitalized patients, and the number of deaths, are improving. But all are still too high. We don’t know when the number of confirmed cases will suddenly increase again. Another worry is the number itself of 500,000. The cumulative death toll from Corona 19 exceeded 500,000. The numbers are so big that people don’t seem to understand what it means. It’s like telling the same story 500,000 times over and over and people will stop paying attention. A phenomenon of so-called’empathy fatigue’ can begin, which is no longer as difficult as it used to be.

Still, hasn’t the response to Corona 19 changed a bit after the regime change?

The Trump administration has always tried to minimize the problem. He talked as if it was a problem that would all be solved with a vaccine. If you want to close a store and restrict traffic because of an invisible virus, you have to persuade people that the situation is serious, but you can’t do that with minimal problems. In terms of vaccines, there is a difference between the Trump administration’overpromise’ and’underdistribution’, while the new government’underpromise’ and’overdistribution’. If you feel that the government is overreacting in this public health crisis, that’s what it does. If the problem started to appear in front of you, it was too late. It’s actually a big difference since the President appears wearing a mask in a public place. This is a very important message when there are still people who are reluctant to wear a mask.

In November of last year, a CNN medical reporter Sanjay Gupta said in the news, ``We have no choice but to compare the response of Korea and the United States that the first confirmed cases came out on the same day. Mentioned. [CNN]

In November of last year, a CNN medical reporter Sanjay Gupta said in the news, “We have no choice but to compare the response of Korea and the United States that the first confirmed cases came out on the same day. Mentioned. [CNN]

In the meantime, he has often mentioned Korea’s quarantine on the air. How do you rate it?

I highly appreciate not only the Korean government but also Korean citizens. The philosophy of taking responsibility not only for yourself, but also for your neighbors and community has made a big difference. Korean citizens have improved the government’s quarantine performance. The United States, on the other hand, did not invest in basic tasks such as wearing a mask or social distancing, and aimed at just one big thing like a vaccine. Vaccines are of course very important, but they are not the only conditions that will get you out of this situation right now. Don’t just rely on vaccines. Since Korea did the basics properly, there was room in some way.

Vaccination is also starting in Korea, and skepticism about the AstraZeneca vaccine is also emerging.

You have to look at the data. The AstraZeneca vaccine has been approved for emergency use in the UK and EU. This is a very important part. The results of clinical trials of five major vaccines, including AstraZeneca, are surprising. In total, a clinical trial was conducted on 75,000 people, and none of them died. The number of patients encountered was less than in the placebo group. I think all vaccines have met their goals. However, it is important to keep in mind that Pfizer, Moder, or vaccines were initially approved. A clinical trial was conducted when Corona 19 did not spread as it is now and there were not many mutant viruses. On the other hand, the AstraZenecana Johnson & Johnson vaccine was tested when the Corona 19 situation became more serious, so the effect may have been relatively low. They are all good vaccines to me, and will soon be approved in the US.

What if there are implications in the US, where vaccination was first started?

It was a good thing that the U.S. contributed to the vaccine development, but failed to distribute and ruined the results. The United States, which has a federal system in terms of distributing power, has worked well with 50 state governments working together. However, in the face of an international threat such as a pandemic, it exposed the appearance of not working well. What was possible in one week couldn’t be done only by crossing the next week, and great confusion broke out. Corona 19 requires a consistent response. When Korea starts vaccination in earnest, it is important to clarify who will get it first. Who will be most susceptible to this disease, you need to formulate a distribution strategy based on science. In the case of the United States, the priority vaccination targets for different regions such as nursing home personnel and essential occupational workers are different, resulting in a lack of vaccines in some places and overflowing results in others. This is the most important lesson to learn from the American case.

Can I return to my normal life before Corona 19?

it could be. You will be able to return to life close to normal. It is because of human nature. The same was the case with the Spanish flu in 1918, more than 100 years ago. During the 1920s after the pandemic, people’s activities rapidly increased. As it is only indoors, I have a greater desire to run outside. Right now, after last fall, people in Wuhan, China, also showed signs of returning to normal, such as going to concert halls. However, even in places like the United States, a country that rarely wears a mask, it seems that the appearance of wearing a mask will continue in everyday life. It is also likely that for a while, large-scale indoor events will be regulated, masks will be worn, and the coronavirus will be tracked year by year. Coronavirus will be with us in the long run.

Washington = Correspondent Pilkyu Kim [email protected]


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