Former US President Donald Trump’s condition with Covid-19 became so worrying last year that there was talk of putting him on a fan, as Trump told a person at the time, raising questions about whether the White House downplayed the gravity of his situation. .
New details about what happened while Trump was hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in October were first reported on Thursday by The New York Times. CNN reported at the time that Trump had received additional oxygen, citing a source with knowledge of Trump’s treatment.
The details call for new scrutiny of Trump’s shocking remarks by Dr. Sean Conley, who last year declined to answer reporters’ questions about whether Trump had oxygen, repeatedly stressing that he was not “right now.” When asked if Trump received it at all, Conley said, “He didn’t need any this morning, not at all today.” Asked if he had ever taken extra oxygen as part of his treatment, Conley said, “Currently, he is not,” adding, “Yesterday and today, he did not consume oxygen.”
Here’s what else you need to know on Friday …
Q: With the coronavirus variants here, should I still receive the vaccine?
A: Absolutely, says CNN medical analyst Dr. Leana Wen. The effectiveness of vaccines against new variants will have to be continuously studied and it is possible that as more mutations and variants appear, we will need booster vaccines or even an annual vaccine, such as the flu vaccine, which is updated every year.
But we just don’t know when these booster photos might appear, Dr. Wen said. “It may take months, and booster shots may require you to complete the series of vaccines first. If you can get the vaccine now, you should do so to protect yourself. Remember that the vaccines we have are still effective against the variants. ” Read here for more information from Dr. Wen.
Fans banned from the Australian Open after the state registered 13 Covid-19 cases: The Australian state of Victoria will be blocked for five days in an attempt to reduce the spread of a more contagious coronavirus variant, which means that the Australian Open in Melbourne will continue without fans during the busiest days.
Pfizer shot triggers a strong immune response to new variants: One study found that people who received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine had strong immune responses to the Covid-19 variants first identified in the UK and South Africa.
WhatsApp and sermons: how some Britons get more blacks and other ethnic minority groups to get a vaccine: According to data from OpenSAFELY, black people in the most vulnerable age group over 80 were about half as likely to be vaccinated as their white counterparts in late January, even if blacks are disproportionately affected by the virus. , writes Christopher Johnson.
A version of this story appeared in the February 12 issue of the CNN newsletter Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction. Sign up here to receive the headlines you need to know every week.
