Coronavirus Pandemic Update 110: Trump's Risk Factors and COVID-19 Prognosis; Interferon

President Trump was flown to the hospital on Friday afternoon (October 2, 2020) after testing positive for COVID-19 on October 1. Roger Seheult, MD discusses the experimental drug Regeneron that Trump was given and the risk of severe symptoms or death given the President’s age and co-morbidities. Dr. Seheult also discusses a new article in the journal Nature about the key role of interferon in fighting SARS-CoV-2 and symptoms of COVID-19 (This video was recorded on October 2, 2020).

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Several other recent close contacts with the President have also tested positive including Aide Hope Hicks, Senator Mike Lee, RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, Former Counselor Kellyanne Conway, and Campaign Manager Bill Stepien

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President Trump is having excellent medical care and if only every American with CoViD could have the same medical care, I am sure the death rate will also be reduced.

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Finland has a fatality rate that is only 10% of that of the USA, UK and neighbouring Sweden. Apart from the government mandated supplementation of foods with vitamin D there is also near universal use of the sauna with most homes and apartments having one and their being in use weekly or more frequently throughout the year involving a heating and cooling cycle, including dipping in cold lakes through the ice or snow in winter. This would fit with the interferon stimulation idea in this video. It is also widely used in Germany as in the Kneipp process of the many spa's and is mimicked in the home via alternate hot and cold showers. It has been tested and is in use at St George's Hospital London for a range of disorders.

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Isn't this a huge argument against taking antipyretic drugs to lessen fever?

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I think Dr. Seheult should be on the presidents clinical team ! Excellent explanation of a tricky subject! Thank You !

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