Former United States President Donald Trump’s condition with Covid-19 last year was such that he was mentioned on a fan, according to what Trump told one person at the time, raising questions about whether the White House is serious. of his situation underestimated. .
The new details of what happened when Trump was admitted to the hospital in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in October were first reported by The New York Times on Thursday. CNN reported at the time that Trump had received supplemental oxygen, citing a source with knowledge of Trump’s treatment.
The details invite new investigation into waffling remarks by Trump’s doctor, Dr. Sean Conley, who last year refused to answer reporters’ questions directly about whether Trump has oxygen, repeatedly stressing that he is not ‘now’. Asked if Trump did not receive it at all, Conley said, “He did not need it this morning, not at all today.” Asked if he ever had supplemental oxygen as part of his treatment, Conley said, “At the moment he is not,” adding, “Yesterday and today he did not have oxygen.”
Here’s what you still need to know on Friday …
Q: Do I still need to get the vaccine with coronavirus variants?
A: Absolutely, says Dr. Leana Wen, medical analyst at CNN. The efficacy of vaccines against new variants needs to be constantly studied, and it is possible that as more mutations and variants emerge, we need a booster shot, or even an annual vaccine like the flu shot, which is updated every year.
But we simply do not know when these booster shots may appear, said dr. Wen said. “It can take months, and the boost shots may require you to complete the vaccine range first. If you have the opportunity to get the vaccine now, you should do so to protect yourself. Remember that the vaccines we have are still available. is still effective against the variants. ‘ Read here for more information from Dr. Win.
Fans banned from the Australian Open after the state recorded 13 cases of Covid-19: The Australian state of Victoria will be locked up for five days in an effort to curb the spread of a more contagious coronavirus variant, meaning the Australian Open in Melbourne will continue without fans during the busiest few days.
Pfizer shot elicits strong immune response to new variants: A study found that people who received two doses of Pfizer vaccine showed strong immune responses to the Covid-19 variant, which was first identified in the UK and South Africa.
WhatsApp and sermons: How some Britons get more black people and other ethnic minority groups vaccinated: According to data from OpenSAFELY, black people in the most vulnerable age group of over 80 were about half as likely to be vaccinated as their white counterparts at the end of January, although black people were excessively affected by the virus, writes Christopher Johnson.
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