View the Bipartisan Public Health Leaders Letter on COVID19 Tracking and Tracing mentioned in Dr. Brilliant’s session.
Join Larry Brilliant, as he shares his perspective on how to think about, deal with, and potentially treat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Larry is the board chair of the nonprofit Ending Pandemics and senior advisor to the Skoll Global Threats Fund. He was previously the head of Google’s philanthropic arm and is co-founder of the Seva Foundation, a nonprofit that has restored vision to more than 5 million people in over 20 countries. He has worked with four presidents, the United Nations, G8, and chaired the National Biosurveillance Advisory Subcommittee.
Board-certified in preventive medicine, Larry lived in India for more than a decade working as a United Nations medical officer where he played a key role in the successful World Health Organization smallpox eradication program. In 2006 Larry received the TED Prize for his plan of early detection and early response to global pandemics. He was senior technical advisor for the 2011 pandemic horror film Contagion.
“I see no reason to not believe that a vaccine will be found.
–Larry Brilliant in conversation with The Economist
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In his session, Larry Brilliant will respond to the questions registered attendees sent in through this page, in the live discussion and social media.
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Student Question: How are COVID-19 vaccine trials going so far? What is the timeline for COVID-19 vaccine trials?
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Could binge eating and drinking a lot of water be a sign of coronavirus? (It is happening to be…)
Could the incubation period of the virus be longer then 14 days, and then strike the immune system harder?
Why do some people recover from the coronavirus, have not been in contact with anyone, and then still test positive (or later positive)?
Could there be more cases in December and January, but mostly asymptomatic? And then now all the cases now symptomatic?
Are there any new mutations that we should be worry?
Are some unexpected deaths related to coronavirus?
If you really think about it, is a vaccine really going to prevent it, because it is going to happen in fourth quarter, and there are already a lot of cases?
Should I wear a face mask, if I have diffculty breathing, and I get a asthma attack after wearing one? (This is true to me) -
2QS from a med student in London, UK! 1) How likely is it that COVID-19 will result in the development of long term health conditions in addition to immediate symptoms? What might they look like? 2) what’s your interpretation of the rising no of strokes that could be associated with COVID-19?
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I’m an avid hiker and lead moderate to strenuous hikes in Marin County . What is the likely hood of spreading 19 on single file trails maintaining proper social distancing I’m 82 haven’t hiked in 6 weeks with park access closures. Average group size 8-12 people ranging in age middle 60’s to low 80’s. Do you recommend opening state and federal parks along with
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I have been participating in a Covid-19 Tracker App exercise which based on machine learning shows daily Marin County people with Covid-19 symptoms. The number is substantially larger than the County confirmed cases. What does that tell us—does it obviate the need for far more testing before we can feel safe in venturing out from our current relative isolation?
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1. Isn’t flattening the curve postponing the inevitable?
2. Why does the surge/spike dates keep shifting?
3. Why isn’t herd immunity the faster way to protect the population?
4. How would you bring more health workers online at the time of a pandemic?
5. Hasn’t PPE manufacturing outside the US become a national security issue and what would you do to change it?
6. Why are elective surgery nurses being furloughed and not reassigned?
7. How reliable are the CDC tests? Have the problems been fixed?
8. What’s your prediction when there will be sufficient antibody testing for the general population?
9. At what point does the economy become a public health issue?
10. Has testing statics from other countries provided insights for our situation?
11. It appears the southern hemisphere has far fewer cases of covid-19. Is that seasonality? Please comment.
12. Does the 14-day clock start again when a family member goes to work once a week with about half a dozen colleagues?
13. Please comment on the Stanford and USC studies indicating that the disease is more prevalent.
14. Is the USS Roosevelt’s 50% asymptomatic population data valid or is it an anomaly and why?
15. Are disinfection UV lights effective? If so, what are the limitations? -
I can’t find link to register for today’s event sgoyalus@gmail.com
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A recent (not yet peer-reviewed) study on recovered COVID-19 patients found that only 70 percent developed high concentrations of antibodies in their blood. Does that mean the other 30% may have no immunity to the virus? Link to the study: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.30.20047365v1.full.pdf
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I have been reading about the progression of symptoms. At first it was said Covid -19 caused pneumonia like symptoms, one doctor said it wasn’t at all like pneumonia more like acute altitude sickness. Another article said it’s causing organ failure or damage. Now I’m reading that there are folks that have had mild symptoms but are developing strokes. I’m wondering if the virus makes the blood sticky or thick? something like polycythemia Vera? If it does, would you recommend taking something like baby aspirin or increasing omega 3s As a precaution?
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Mike Hansen indicated that IL-6 may be one of the cytokines protective from COVID-19 action, and is predominantly present in females. Might this be one of the reasons for the disparity of the greater number of males affected than females, and is there any downregulation with age, thereby leaving older women more vulnerable?
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