COVID-19 Update From China
Zunyou Wu, MD, PhD, from the China CDC discusses the latest developments from China with JAMA Editor Howard Bauchner. Originally broadcast on Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 08:30 CST. • Free CME for watching this video is available at https://ja.ma/COVIDcme • Coronavirus Resource page from the JAMA Network: https://ja.ma/covidyt Topics discussed in this interview: 0:00 Introduction 1:03 Some background information on Dr Wu. 2:16 What are the number of cases currently reported in China? 3:47 How is the China CDC defining confirmed versus suspected coronavirus cases? 5:27 What is your sense of the epidemic in China over the last two weeks? 7:34 So the epidemic is improving and not getting worse? 9:09 Do you have a sense of what the case fatality rate actually is? 10:10 How many cases are in Hubei compared to the rest of China? 10:55 What's your sense of asymptomatic transmission of the disease? 12:45 How many infants and young children have been infected with the disease? 14:16 Is there anything emerging about treatment other than supportive care? 16:46 As a clinical epidemiologist, has anything surprised you? 17:50 Some have suggested it's behaving more like certain strains of flu. The transmission pattern looks more like the flu, but the symptoms are different. 18:31 Any new information about the origins of this particular coronavirus? 19:23 What advice do you have for epidemiologists and clinicians around the world? 21:18 How has China been able to constrain the travel of a large number of people to help stop the spread of the disease? 23:46 Do you have any information on vaccine development? 24:20 Vaccine image from the article entitled Novel Vaccine Technologies: Essential Components of an Adequate Response to Emerging Viral Diseases https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama... 25:10 Diagnosis in immunocompromised individuals. 26:28 Is the jump in the number of new cases being reported just "catching up" as more testing is done? 27:12 Does China have enough diagnostic tests? 27:55 The world watched with amazement as China constructed two hospitals in a period of two weeks. Are there sufficient clinical facilities to care for individuals? • Earn Free CME credits by watching JAMA Livestreams and completing a brief questionnaire. Claim 0.5 credits for each video at https://ja.ma/covidqa • Coronavirus Resource page from the JAMA Network: https://ja.ma/covidyt ===================================================================== To watch all the #JAMALive Q&A's Visit: https://ja.ma/covidqaytpl Don't forget to hit subscribe or click https://ja.ma/subscribe #JAMALive #Coronavirus #SARSCoV2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more from JAMA • https://www.jama.com • / jamajournal • / jama_current • / jamanetwork Follow the #JAMANetwork • https://www.jamanetwork.com • http://www.jamanetworkaudio.com • / jamanetwork • / jamanetwork • / jamanetwork • / jamanetwork
