Posted on 03/25/2020 2:58:49 PM PDT by Kaslin
Columbia University's Center for Infection and Immunity director Dr. Ian Lipkin recently did an interview on FOX Business Network’s "Lou Dobbs Tonight" to discuss how he's participating in blood plasma therapy trials to see how effective they can be in treating some of the most severely affected COVID-19 positive patients.
As the doctor explained, these blood plasma samples will be taken from recovered patients to see if they can prevent infection or progression of infection in trials. Little is known about the effectiveness of these samples and Lipkin mused that there may be some cases where they actually cause more harm than help. Even if effective, it will be a tedious process and a single plasma donor can help about 3-4 people. Lipkin added that the best tool to fight coronavirus is still isolation and confinement.
Toward the end of the interview, Dr. Lipkin threw a curve ball at guest host David Asman.
"I would just like to say on this show tonight that this has become very personal for me too because I have COVID as of yesterday and it is miserable," Lipkin revealed.
"I heard you cough," Asman said. "I didn't want to be a hypochondriac and say I hope you don't have it, but you do!"
"If it can hit me, it can hit everybody," Lipkin concluded.
Dr. Lipkin also served as the main medical consultant behind the movie “Contagion," which has grown in popularity over the past few weeks for obvious reasons. The 2011 Steven Soderbergh film is not available on any streaming services, but it has seen a huge spike in downloads.
There are four instances of Contagion downloads spiking between the end of January and early March. Each increase in downloads, varying from a couple of hundred to nearly 20,000, is timed to a major news event in the spread of the new disease. Prior to January 24th, Contagion was seeing a couple of hundred downloads a day. On January 25th, it jumped to over 1,500. By January 29th, when news began circulating that the new coronavirus had touched down in the United States, it was over 18,000 downloads. (The Verge)
He has the virus...but he’s giving interviews???
That would have been irresponsible of him.
Was this doctor in the studio giving that interview, or was he on a screen? Good thing Lou Dobbs is already taking some time off. He’s in his mid 70’s, and doesn’t need to be anywhere near this bug.
I watched it live..He was at his own place.
“I would just like to say on this show tonight that this has become very personal for me too because I have COVID as of yesterday and it is miserable,” Lipkin revealed.
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Was he doing the interview from home under self-quarantine or was he in the studio spreading the virus?
I assume he’s giving interviews from home?
That’s good.
Nephew who is a thoracic surgeon is now into day 8 of his infection. Last contact with him was yesterday morning and he said he thinks he may have finally turned the corner.......He has been really ill........
Yup.. I worry about Lou enough as it is.
This just in, the flu is no longer “miserable.” Lyme’s disease is a hoot. Mono is just grand. TB? Why its for you and its for me. A cold, just a minor annoyance. Sinus infections are for the little people.
But this, this is now the only kind of sick that sucks.
Trump Jokingly Walks Away As Doctor Birx Says She Had Fever Over Weekend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwNztX1Q1yw
“If it can hit me, it can hit everybody,”
I don’t know, but if he is a doctor who has been actively working with positive cases, it seems he was more likely to get it than I am, sitting far away from everybody and washing my hands every 15 minutes like some crazed OCD person.
He was in his house
He was in his house
when is the flu or a virus not miserable?
He also hinted he was starting an alternative treatment of two drugs and expected to be better in a few days. It sounded like it might be the the chloroquinine and zpak treatment that Cuomo has prohibited.
Cuomo has prohibited. Where did you hear that? I know some other governor’s have...
That’s good, otherwise it would have been irresponsible
when is the flu or a virus not miserable?
Covid-19 can be miserable if you can’t breathe. That’s what scares me about catching it, and makes us pray for those who have.
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