President Trump’s Condition: Regeneron CEO and Dr. Scott Gottlieb on POTUS Treatment

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🗓️ 5 October 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

President Trump remains at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and treatments for his coronavirus diagnosis include an experimental antibody cocktail from Regeneron, dexamethasone, and Gilead’s remdesivir. CNBC’s Eamon Javers tracks the timeline of events since the President’s announcement, and CNBC’s Meg Tirrell explains the drugs in the President’s treatment plans. Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb deciphers the President’s likely condition from White House communications, and Regeneron CEO Dr. Leonard Schleifer discusses the status of the monoclonal antibody cocktail that was approved by the FDA for “compassionate use” in President Trump’s treatment.

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0:00.0	This is Quack-POD. I'm Cian to see producer Katie Kramer today on our podcast.
0:07.0	Tracking the COVID-19 outbreak at the White House with Dr. Scott Gottlie.
0:11.0	I think there's a lot more that the White House staff could have done.
0:13.5	They had a system in place where they basically were depending on testing alone to keep the
0:17.8	president safe because they weren't taking adequate measures inside the White House compound.
0:22.4	Discerning the President's condition with the NBC's Meg Turrell.
0:26.0	Doctors that I spoke with over the weekend point out
0:28.0	that an oxygen level of 94% or less,
0:31.0	which as doctors said the president reached twice in the last few days,
0:34.7	does constitute severe COVID-19.
0:37.6	And unpacking part of the president's treatment plan, an experimental antibody cocktail
0:42.0	from Regeneron.
0:43.0	Regeneron CEO Leonard Schifer.
0:45.0	Let me say that how proud Team Regeneron, all of our employees are,
0:49.0	to have worked so hard to get to a point where we can help the president and hopefully many other people.
0:54.3	It's Monday, October 5th, 2020.
0:58.3	Squackpot begins right now.
1:01.2	Good morning and welcome to Squackbox right here on
1:03.2	cnbec. I'm Andrew Osorkin along with Joe
1:05.5	Colonel and Melissa Lee Becky is off today. President Trump remaining at
1:09.4	Walter Reed Medical Center now entering his third day of treatment. He briefly left his
1:13.6	sweet yesterday to greet supporters from an at a distance at least inside his
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