COVID-19 Facebook LIVE Q&A Dr. Vretis 7-21-20
City of San Angelo City of San Angelo
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 Published On Jul 21, 2020

1:16 What medical treatments are offered for those who test positive?
2:32 Can you give us any insight as to what has happened in our county? Are we a hot spot?
3:13 How long are you contagious after your 14-day quarantine?
3:59 Please explain the protocol being admitted to the hospital for COVID-19.
5:23 Which symptoms have been more common in San Angelo?
5:44 Why aren't children under the age of 10 required to wear a mask?
6:20 Are a lot of the patients who are being admitted to the hospital being put on a ventilator?
7:04 Can you talk about the differences in masks?
8:04 How can parents keep their kids safe when school starts?
9:45 Were all the people who died on ventilators, or in the hospital when they died?
10:25 Since numbers went up after bars closed, why don't they let us open bars back up?
11:05 What happens to a patient who rejects a particular drug or treatment in the hospital?
11:45 Are viral particles smaller than a weave of a mask?
12:32 Does COVID affect kids differently than adults?
13:17 How long do you think this pandemic will last?
14:50 Can you explain the difference between the types of tests that we are reporting, PCR & Antigen?
15:51 What are some health concerns that allow a person to not wear a mask?
16:45 Can you explain why we say "COVID-19 related deaths" in our reports?
17:07 Can you talk about COVID-19 compared to the common flu?
18:28 Can you discuss what our plan would look like if our area hospitals become overwhelmed like they are in other counties?
19:07 What are some things that make someone high risk? Are smokers high risk?
20:09 Is it possible to get COVID-19 multiple times?
20:46 At this point is herd immunity a myth?
21:48 Why do we count COVID-19 related deaths whenever people are from another county?
22:13 Are the numbers that the city reports accurate?
22:54 Do hospitals make extra money off of COVID related deaths? Are hospitals inflating numbers?
24:02 Are different medications being tried to help those with COVID?
24:53 Are you the person who decides if our schools go online only in our area?
25:27 What would you say to people who say this is fake, not a real threat?
25:55 If a family member tests positive, does that automatically count the entire family as positive cases?
26:28 If someone is asymptomatic and they are around their children, can they still get it? Or do they have to touch, cough, sneeze, etc.
27:00 Can you talk more about the plasma treatment?
27:47 What is the criteria for being admitted to the hospital with COVID-19?
28:42 Can you explain your approach as to why the city is still reporting positive Antigen tests?
29:20 Does the Antigen test gives accurate results?
30:08 In regards to test times, what is the city's plan to get results back faster?
31:37 At the current rate we are going, when will the ICU be at maximum capacity?
32:31 What is the average wait time to be seen at the ER?
33:08 Are the antibody tests accurate?
33:55 Can you please put to rest the argument that when someone dies of COVID-19 it is because of complications of COVID, not their underlying conditions?
34:33 Does COVID float in the air?
35:09 Can you talk about some of the long term health complications that patients have after recovering from COVID-19?
36:13 Can you have gastrointestinal symptoms for COVID but no respiratory symptoms?
36:50 What is the difference between COVID and SARS?
37:26 Are face shields just as effective as masks? Which is better?
38:06 How do I best protect family members who have chronic lung injuries when I still have to work?
38:47 Will there ever be another way of testing aside from the nasal swab?
39:06 As we self-screen for school and work how can we tell if symptoms are COVID related or just anxiety, allergies, or sinuses?
39:54 Are football players ages 14-19 particularly vulnerable?
40:40 Can you talk about the importance of canceling events to prevent the spread?
42:14 Is it true that COVID is in the same family as the virus that causes the common cold, and then could register a positive result?
43:02 What is going to take for this to end or slow down?
44:07 What would you recommend we need to be taking to boost our immune systems?
44:34 Are pregnant women at higher risks?
45:08 How can we be sure that a person is no longer contagious after 14 days?
46:27 Where do you get your studies from specifically?
47:20 How long should you wear a mask before it needs to be changed?
48:07 How long should you wait to get tested if you were near a positive case?
49:09 Is it true blood type can affect the severity of symptoms?
49:34 What happens when someone is put on a ventilator?
51:14 How did this pandemic start in your opinion?
52:43 Thoughts on schools opening.
53:27 Will you ever enter us into another lockdown?
54:15 Can you bring COVID into your home on your shoes?
54:46 Is our positivity rate dropping or rising?
55:15 What is your opinion on Dr. Bartlett in Midland, and his treatment?
56:46 Are masks meant to control us and not protect us?

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