COVID-19 Vaccines with Dr. Jeremy Levin – Episode 1716

Episode 1716 – On this Friday show, doctor, businessman, and scientist Dr. Jeremy Levin joins Vinnie to talk COVID-19 vaccines, extensive trials, new therapeutics, effective masks, the autism myth, vaccine distribution and more.

Listen · Episode 1716COVID-19 Vaccines with Dr. Jeremy LevinNov 20, 2020 · 67 min

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DR. JEREMY LEVIN

• Dr. Levin is an incredibly accomplished doctor and scientist.
• He has won tons of awards for his good work.
  • One of them is the Albert Einstein Award for Leadership in Life Science.
• However, Dr. Levin has never been involved in the development of a vaccine.
  • That being said, he knows how this works.
• Dr. Levin is from South Africa.

COVID-19 VACCINES

• The Pfizer vaccine is incredibly high quality.
  • There is real science behind this vaccine.
  • Now, they’re really looking at side effects.
• Dr. Levin thinks that from Moderna & Pfizer there will be huge potential for really getting this pandemic under control.
• There are over 150 approaches being pursued right now.
• The trials are very extensive.
  • It was a double-blind trial.
  • They’re like super controlled epidemiological studies.
• We should feel really good about what these companies are doing.
• Dr. Levin also talks distribution of vaccines.
• The concern about autism comes from a discredited study out of the 1980s.
  • The myth promulgated but is just a myth.
    • The risks of complications from NOT getting vaccines, however, is very real.
• He believes the vaccine will be widely available next year.

THERAPEUTICS

• Now, many of the people who are contracting COVID are young populations.
• The high risk populations are fortunately avoiding the disease better.
• Regeneron and Eli Lilly have come out with antibody cocktails.
  • These drive the virus down and help people get over the hump.
• Unfortunately, at the moment, only VIPs are getting this treatment.
• We can expect better therapeutics like this coming out soon.
• Social distancing works — look at tuberculosis!

EFFECTIVE MASKS

• The best masks are those with deep filtration.
• Any kind with some filter is preferred. 
• You can’t leave in a bubble, but having the mask + air flow is good protection.
• Any facial covering is better than none.
• This is a silent killer — think of it like the flu.
  • If someone next to you had the flu, coughing and the like, you would want them to wear a mask.
    • It’s the same now–just because they aren’t coughing and outwardly being sick, doesn’t mean they aren’t spreading it.

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