Former US President Donald Trump’s condition with Covid-19 became so troubling last year that there was a question of a ventilator, according to what Trump told one person at the time, which made him question whether the White House was downplaying the gravity of his situation. .
The new details of what happened while Trump was hospitalized at 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 been given supplemental oxygen, citing a source with knowledge of Trump’s treatment.
The details call for new investigations into the dubious remarks of Trump’s doctor, Dr. Sean Conley, who last year refused to directly answer journalists’ questions about whether Trump was using oxygen, repeatedly stressing that he did not “on this. moment “was. When asked if Trump had received it at all, Conley said, “He didn’t need any at all this morning, not at all today.” Asked if he had ever used supplemental oxygen as part of his treatment, Conley said, “Right now he isn’t,” adding, “Yesterday and today he had no oxygen.”
Here’s what else you need to know on Friday …
Q: With coronavirus variants, do I still have to get the vaccine here?
A: Absolutely, says CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen. The efficacy of vaccines against new variants will need to be continuously studied, and it is possible that as more mutations and variants emerge, we may need booster shots, or even an annual vaccine like the flu shot, which is updated every year.
But we just don’t know when these booster shots might show up, said Dr. Wen. “It can take months and the booster shots may require you to complete the vaccination series first. Now if you get the chance to get the vaccine, you have to do it to protect yourself. Remember, the vaccines we have are still on. are always effective against the variants. ” Read here for more information from Dr. Wen.
Fans banned from Australian Open after state records 13 Covid-19 cases: The Australian state of Victoria will be shut down for five days in an effort to curb the spread of a more contagious variant of the coronavirus, meaning the Australian Open in Melbourne will continue without fans during what are usually the busiest days.
Pfizer injection causes a strong immune response to new variants: One study has found that people who have received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine show strong immune responses to the Covid-19 variants first identified in the UK and South Africa.
WhatsApp and Sermons: How Some Britons Are Getting More Black People and Other Ethnic Minorities to Take a Vaccine: According to data from OpenSAFELY, black people in the most vulnerable age group over 80 at the end of January were about half as likely to be vaccinated as their white counterparts, even though black people are disproportionately affected by the virus, writes Christopher Johnson.
A version of this story appeared in the February 12 edition of CNN’s Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction newsletter. Sign up here to get the important headlines every weekday
