Health Headlines - 8-10-20

In today's health headlines we talk about the new guidelines from the CDC regarding face masks.

Cannabis used during pregnancy can increase risks of autism.

Questions and concerns about a coronavirus vaccine are making people ask about possible impacts of such vaccine.

THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROLAND PREVENTION UPDATING THEIRGUIDELINES FORFACE MASKS.THE AGENCY SAYS IT RECOMMENDSAMERICANS USE TRADITIONAL FACIALCOVERINGS TO CONTROL THE SPREADOF CORONAVIRUS AND NOT USE MASKSWITHONE-WAY EXHALATION VALVES ORVENTS.THE C-D-C SAYS ONE-WAY VALVESAND VENTS CAN ALLOW EXHALED AIRTO BE EXPELLED, WHICHCAN RESULT IN DROPLETS REACHINGOTHERS AND POTENTIALLY SPREADTHE VIRUS.CANNABIS USE DURING PREGNANCYMAY INCREASE THE ODDS OF AUTISMIN BABIES.RESEARCHERS ANALYZED MORE THAN500-THOUSAND BIRTHS IN ONTARIOFROM APRIL2007 TO MARCH 20-12.THE STUDY SAYS WOMEN WHO USEDCANNABIS DURING PREGNANCY WEREABOUT ONE POINT FIVE TIMES MORELIKELY TO HAVE A CHILD WITHAUTISM.RESEARCHERS NOTE THEIR FINDINGSONLY SHOW AN ASSOCIATION BETWEENCANNABIS USEAND AUTISM.THE RESEARCH, WHICH WASPUBLISHED TODAY IN THE JOURNAL"NATURE," ALSO DOES NOT MENTIONDETAILS ABOUT THE CANNABIS USEOF EXPECTING MOTHERS, SUCH ASHOW MUCH WAS CONSUMED AND HOWOFTEN.WITH MANY LOOKING TOWARDS THEFUTURE AND A POTENTIALCORONAVIRUSVACCINE... THERE ARE BOTHQUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT THEEFFECTIVENESS OF ACOVID-19 VACCINE.FOX'S JORDAN BOWEN REPORTS.AS DRUG COMPANIES ANDRESEARCHERS RACE TO DEVELOP THEFIRST COVID-19 VACCINE...MANY WONDER JUST HOW MUCH OF ANIMPACT IT WILL REALLY HAVE.UNNASCH SAYS: "IF WE DO GET AVACCINE THAT'S AT LEASTPARTIALLY PROTECTIVE AND WE CANDEVELOP WAYS OF TREATING THISTHING SO IT'S NO LONGER AREALLY, REALLY SERIOUS OR LETHALINFECTION... I THINK WE WON THEBATTLE."WHEN THERE IS ONE... JUST HOWEFFECTIVE IT WILL BE IS STILLHARD TO SAY.THIS WEEK, DR. ANTHONY FAUCISAID THE CHANCES OF IT BEING 98%EFFECTIVE ARE SLIM.SCIENTISTS ARE HOPEFUL TODEVELOP A VACCINE THAT'S ATLEAST 75% EFFECTIVE.

BUT, THEFDA HAS AGREED IT'S WILLING TOACCEPT A SAFE VACCINE SO LONG ASIT'S AT LEAST 50%EFFECTIVE.UNNASCH SAYS: "PEOPLE NEED TOKEEP THEIR EXPECTATIONS AT ALEVEL WHERE IF WE DO MANAGE TODO THIS, IT'LL INVOLVE SOMETHINGTHAT'S DECENT THAT'LL KEEPPEOPLE FROM DYING OR GETTINGSERIOUSLY ILL, WE BASICALLYWANT."THOUGH DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES TOEXPAND... NOT EVERYONE IS ONBOARD.A NEW GALLUP POLL SHOWS MORETHAN A THIRD OF AMERICANSWOULDN'T GET THE VACCINE IF ITWAS FREEAND AVAILABLE TODAY.IT'S LED SOME TO ADVOCATE FOR AVACCINE MANDATE.IN ORLANDO THE ISSUE SPARKEDPROTESTS.MOS SAYS: "IT'S YOURRESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OFYOURSELF.

IT'S NOT UP TO THEGOVERNMENT TOTELL YOU HOW TO DO AND WHAT TODO."WHETHER YOU'RE WILLING TO GETTHE VACCINE... USF PROFESSOR DR.THOMAS UNNASCH SAYS IT'S BOUNDTO BE THE BEST WEAPON IN THEFIGHT AGAINST COVID- 19.

UNNASCHSAYS: "IF YOU COULD GET AVACCINE THAT'S NOT MAYBE 100%EFFECTIVE BUT STILL HAS,PROVIDES A PARTIAL IMMUNITY ANDREACHES A POINT WHERE YOU KNOWYOU'RE NOT GONNA GETHOSPITALIZED AND DIE BUT, YOUMAY END UP WITH A COLD ONCEEVERY COUPLE YEARS... I DON'TTHINKTHAT'S GONNA AFFECT OUR SOCIETYAND THE WAY WE LIVE VERY MUCH ATALL."STAY WITH US -- WE'LL TA