In today's health headlines we talk about how both Pfizer and Maderna are moving to phase three of testing a COVID-19 vaccine.
Also, wearing a face masks is required in many ways, some were afraid that masks would restrict oxygen, but researchers say that is a myth.
AN IMPORTANT STEP TONIGHT... INTHE RACE FOR A COVID-19 VACCINE.THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OFHEALTH... AND DRUGMAKERMODERNA... KICKED OFFPHASE THREE TESTING... IN WHATIS THE LARGEST VACCINE STUDY TODATE.30 THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS AREEXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN A BLINDTRIAL...MEANING SOME WILL GET THEVACCINE... WHILE OTHERS WILL GETA PLACEBO.EACH PERSON WILL GET TWODOSES... AND SCIENTISTS WILLTRACK WHICH GROUP HASMORE INFECTIONS..
AS THEYCONTINUE THEIR DAILY ROUTINES.PFIZER ALSO ANNOUNCED TONIGHT...THAT ITS VACCINE CANDIDATE ISENTERINGPHASE THREE CLINICAL TRIALS.THE COMPANY MADE IT INPARTNERSHIP WITH GERMANY-BASEDBIONTECH.IN A STATEMENT... THE COMPANIESSAY... THE TRIAL WILL INCLUDE UPTO 30 THOUSAND PEOPLE BETWEENTHE AGES OF 18 AND 85.LIKE MORDERNA'S... IT WILL BE ABLIND TRIAL... WHERE HALF GETTHE ACTUAL VACCINE WHILETHE OTHERS GET A PLACEBO.IT WILL TAKE PLACE AT 120 SITESAROUND THE WORLD... INCLUDING 39STATES IN AMERICA.IF SUCCESFUL... PFIZER WILLSUBMIT IT FOR FINAL REGULATORYREVIEW..
AS EARLY ASOCTOBER.WEARING A FACEMASK IS MANDATORYIN MANY STATES... INCLUDINGMICHIGAN... AND EVENPRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS NOWENCOURAGING AMERICANS TO MASKUP.SOME PEOPLE WORRY... THATWEARING A MASK RESTRICTS OXYGENFROM GETTING INTOOUR BODY.BUT AS TAIWONG REPORTS... THAT'S JUST AMYTH."PEOPLE BELIEVE HAVING A MASKDECREASES YOUR OXYGEN LEVELS."TO WEAR OR NOT TO WEAR...MANYSTATES HAVE ENFORCED A FACECOVERING MANDATE INORDER TO CONTAIN THE SPREAD OFCOVID-19."AS MUCH OF THE COUNTRY ISSEEING A SECOND SPIKE INCORONAVIRUS CASES, THE DEBATEOVER A FACE- COVERING MANDATECONTINUES ON.
MANY PEOPLE STATETHEY DON'T LIKE TO WEAR THEIRMASKSBECAUSE IT AFFECTS THE WAY THEYBREATHE.
I TOOK THE REASONING TOTHE TEST AT ARNOT OGDENMEDICAL CENTER.""WEARING A MASK HAS PROVEN THEDECREASE OF TRANSMISSION NOTONLY FOR THE PERSON WEARINGIT, BUT ALSO FOR THE PERSONTHEY'RE INTERACTING WITH"AT FIRST, DR. NASIR AND DR.BOBBY JO TOOK MY ORIGINAL OXYGENAND CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELSWITHOUTWEARING A MASK.THEN I TESTED MY LEVELS 3DIFFERENT TIMES WEARING A BLUESURGICAL MASK, A CLOTH MASKS,AND AMAKE-SHIFT COVERING WITH ABANDANA.THE MONITOR SHOWING MY CARBONDIOXIDE LEVELS IN THE YELLOW,OXYGEN INTAKE IN THE BLUE, ANDHOW MUCH I BREATH IN EACH MINUTEIN THE WHITE.THOSE FINDINGS:"THE PRESENCES OF A MASK DOESNOT INTERFERE WITH OXYGENDELIVERY OR ELIMINATING CARBONDIOXIDE FROM YOUR BODY"I ALSO WORE TWO MASKS TO SEE IFANY CHANGES WOULD HAPPEN BUT:"SO HAVING TWO MASKS ON DOES NOTCHANGE THE OXYGEN OR CARBONDIOXIDE LEVELS"DURING MY EXAMINATION, I ALSODID PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUCH AS 10JUMPING JACKS AND JOGGED INPLACE FOR30 SECONDS WHILE WEARING A MASK.DATA SHOWS THE LEVELS DIDCHANGE...BUT MY BODY WASACTUALLY RECEIVING MORE OXYGENWHEN I WASACTIVE.WHEN ASKED ABOUT PEOPLE WHO DOHAVE CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASELIKE ASTHMA..."ASTHMA, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVEPULMONARY DISEASE AND SOME OFTHE OTHER RESPIRATORYDISEASES ARE NOT ACONTRAINDICATION OR A PROBLEMWITH WEARING A MASK, IT SAYSTHERE"HE SAYS THERE ARE VERY FEWANATOMIC DISEASES THAT PREVENTSSOMEONE FROM WEARING A MASK,LIKEIF THEY DEPEND ON ASSISTIVEDEVICES.
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