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Prognosis: Misconception

The Scary Implications of 'Covid Toe'

Prognosis: Misconception

Bloomberg

Health & Fitness, Science

4.1838 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2020

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

As Covid-19 infects more and more people, doctors around are learning that the coronavirus doesn’t just attack the lungs. The virus can cause kidney failure; send the body’s immune system into high gear; and lead to a range of clotting-related disorders. Jason Gale reports on how much more we have yet to learn about what the virus does to the body.

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0:36.1

Welcome to Prognosis. I'm Laura Carlson. It's day 63 since coronavirus was declared a global pandemic.

0:45.9

Our main story? COVID-19 is turning out to have effects well beyond the respiratory system.

0:53.5

Purple toes in some patients are a tip-off

0:56.7

that the disease is causing serious

0:58.9

and potentially deadly blood clots,

1:01.5

and revealing how much yet there is to learn about the disease.

1:07.1

But first, here's what happened today.

1:19.7

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wrote a report on reopening the country

1:24.6

that was more detailed and more restrictive than the guidance the White House

1:28.9

released last month. The advice from the CDC was shelved by Trump administration officials,

1:36.0

but the Associated Press obtained the 63-page document. It shows that the thinking of the CDC infection control experts differs

1:46.8

from those in the White House managing the pandemic response. The White House's opening up

1:53.5

America Again plan that was released April 17th included some of the CDC's approach, but made

2:00.7

clear that the onus for reopening decisions

2:03.9

was solely on state governors and local officials.

2:08.4

By contrast, the CDC advocated for a coordinated national response to give community leaders

2:15.0

step-by-step instructions to, quote,

2:20.7

help Americans re-enter civic life,

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