Coronavirus Q&A Podcast

Coronavirus Q & A, Friday, April 24, 2020


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On today's edition of the KSL Newsradio Coronavirus Q&A, host Jeff Caplan is joined by Jen Wagenaar, Chief Nursing Executive for MountainStar Healthcare and Heather Barnum, part of the communications team for the Utah Coronavirus Task Force.
The questions addressed today are:
1 -  How are nurses feeling about being called heroes? (2:15)
2 -  I've had a cough, on and off, for about 3 months. Should I be worried about COVID-19? (3:25)
3 -  What are the current parameters for being tested right now? (4:31)
4 -  When might we see a widespread rollout of anti-body testing? (5:50)
5 -  Is there any timeframe for having a reliable antibody test on the market/ (7:40)
6 -  What a nurse's day look like over the past few weeks? How is it different than it was before? (8:33)
7 - How is your supply for protective equipment? (10:13)
8 -  When travel restrictions are lifted, especially internationally, will people have to go through another 14-day quarantine period? (11:35)
9 - Was MountainStar Healthcare seeing patients in Utah at the beginning of the year who were showing symptoms of COVID-19? (14:55)
10 -  My mom is a nurse practitioner, she's 60 years old. When will we know, with 100% accuracy, how this virus is spread? (16:35)
11 -  I live in Davis County where salons and gyms may soon reopen, how can you keep social distancing in a salon? (19:40)
12 -  I've heard that if a person has the virus, wearing a mask will protect others, but if they don't have the virus, wearing a mask won't protect them from someone that has it.  Is that true? (22:40)
13 - Will the state do anything to keep trailheads from being packed with people this weekend? (24:15)
Join KSL either on the radio (at 12:20 p.m.) or on the podcast any time of your choosing to hear your COVID-19 coronavirus questions answered by the experts. Each day, members of the Utah COVID-19 task force and experts in the health field will be available to speak to your comments and concerns. Leave a voicemail at 801-237-2482 to ask us your virus questions during the pandemic.
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