Understanding Silent Spreaders
Prognosis: Misconception
Bloomberg
4.1 • 838 Ratings
🗓️ 10 June 2020
⏱️ 13 minutes
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A top World Health Organization official sparked a controversy earlier this week when she said cases of asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19 spreading the virus are "very rare.” She later clarified her remarks. That provided a moment to explore the debate over so-called silent spreaders -- people who don't get sick after they're infected with the virus -- and their role in its transmission.
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| 0:36.3 | Welcome to Prognosis. |
| 0:38.3 | I'm Laura Carlson. |
| 0:40.3 | It's day 91 since coronavirus was declared a global pandemic. |
| 0:45.3 | Our main story? |
| 0:47.3 | A top World Health Organization official sparked a controversy earlier this week |
| 0:53.3 | over comments regarding asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19. |
| 0:58.3 | She first said instances of asymptomatic carriers spreading the virus are very rare, before |
| 1:05.4 | later clarifying her remarks. We explore why some people don't get sick after they're infected with the virus, |
| 1:13.8 | and why their role in its spread is still unclear. But first, here's what happened today. |
| 1:27.4 | The World Health Organization said today that a persistent increase in cases in Latin America |
| 1:34.6 | is of deep concern as hospitals across the region come under increasing strain. |
| 1:41.5 | This comes one day after Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government's top infectious disease expert, |
| 1:48.2 | said the pandemic is far from over. China is offering employees of some large state-run companies |
| 1:55.5 | the option to be inoculated with two vaccines currently in development. The government would only hand out the vaccine to workers intending to travel overseas. |
| 2:06.6 | The European Union plans a gradual and partial easing of a ban on most travel to the block |
| 2:13.5 | beginning July 1st. |
| 2:16.5 | In May, the price of white bread dropped the most since World War II. |
| 2:22.6 | That's according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Dress prices and car insurance fell by the most |
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