WEBVTT 00:00.140 --> 00:05.460 Hello 00:05.460 --> 00:07.182 out there . It's your friendly 00:07.182 --> 00:09.293 neighborhood internist again . I'm dr 00:09.293 --> 00:11.127 Brownell , the internal medicine 00:11.127 --> 00:13.071 physician over at the 18th medical 00:13.071 --> 00:15.238 group at Kadena Air Base . Just wanted 00:15.238 --> 00:15.090 to stop by and give you a few 00:15.090 --> 00:17.320 information . Tidbits regarding covid 00:17.320 --> 00:19.376 19 and the state of affairs . We are 00:19.376 --> 00:21.840 having an increase in cases . These 00:21.840 --> 00:23.951 cases are a little bit unique and how 00:23.951 --> 00:26.173 they're presenting to the medical group 00:26.173 --> 00:28.229 and that we're having positive cases 00:28.229 --> 00:30.007 that are coming to us and fully 00:30.007 --> 00:32.118 vaccinated individuals . Since we are 00:32.118 --> 00:33.896 looking at the delta variant is 00:33.896 --> 00:36.118 probably the likely culprit behind this 00:36.118 --> 00:38.173 positivity rate and fully vaccinated 00:38.173 --> 00:39.784 individuals or an increasing 00:39.784 --> 00:42.007 breakthrough cases . This delta variant 00:42.007 --> 00:44.007 is incredibly contagious . When you 00:44.007 --> 00:46.007 look at the original variant to the 00:46.007 --> 00:48.118 alpha variant , the alpha variant was 00:48.118 --> 00:50.062 about 60% more contagious than the 00:50.062 --> 00:52.173 original . Then you look at the delta 00:52.173 --> 00:53.951 variant and it's about 60% more 00:53.951 --> 00:56.062 contagious than the alpha . Very that 00:56.062 --> 00:58.173 makes it about twice as contagious as 00:58.173 --> 01:00.284 the original variant . It sheds about 01:00.284 --> 01:02.340 1000 times more viral particles than 01:02.340 --> 01:04.620 the other Variance . It's important to 01:04.620 --> 01:06.500 note that the vaccines reduce 01:06.500 --> 01:09.290 transmission by about 75% . They're 01:09.290 --> 01:11.290 effective at preventing infection . 01:11.290 --> 01:13.346 There are also effective at reducing 01:13.346 --> 01:15.179 the virus that you shed . And so 01:15.179 --> 01:17.346 through that we have that reduction in 01:17.346 --> 01:19.512 transmission . Best thing that we have 01:19.512 --> 01:21.679 is the vaccine . So vaccination is our 01:21.679 --> 01:23.846 tool , it is our spirit , is our sword 01:23.846 --> 01:25.901 as their shield . We're getting data 01:25.901 --> 01:28.012 right now that 99% of individuals who 01:28.012 --> 01:30.068 are hospitalized and ultimately pass 01:30.068 --> 01:32.630 away are unvaccinated . And so we need 01:32.630 --> 01:34.880 to protect our population and we can do 01:34.880 --> 01:37.300 that through vaccination if you are not 01:37.300 --> 01:39.580 vaccinated , we urge you strongly to 01:39.580 --> 01:41.802 continue to exercise those principles . 01:41.802 --> 01:43.913 That paradigm the social distancing , 01:43.913 --> 01:46.136 making sure you're washing your hands , 01:46.136 --> 01:45.910 making sure you're wearing a mask , 01:45.920 --> 01:48.087 making sure you're distancing yourself 01:48.087 --> 01:50.210 from others as much as possible if 01:50.210 --> 01:52.377 you're fully vaccinated . It's still a 01:52.377 --> 01:54.543 good idea to exercise these principles 01:54.543 --> 01:56.654 because we want to mitigate or reduce 01:56.654 --> 02:00.570 the risk of transmission . So here 02:00.570 --> 02:02.570 at Kadena Air Base , we have a very 02:02.570 --> 02:04.403 unique mission across all of the 02:04.403 --> 02:06.459 different units that are assigned to 02:06.459 --> 02:08.570 this installation . Our mission is to 02:08.570 --> 02:10.737 act as the spirit point in this area . 02:10.737 --> 02:12.792 We have a very distinct tactical and 02:12.792 --> 02:15.014 strategic mission that has our nation's 02:15.014 --> 02:17.070 interests in play . And as such , we 02:17.070 --> 02:17.020 have to hold ourselves to a higher 02:17.020 --> 02:19.242 standard than anyone else in the United 02:19.242 --> 02:21.420 States and the community . And we have 02:21.420 --> 02:23.531 to keep this mission going . You have 02:23.531 --> 02:25.420 to protect yourself , you have to 02:25.420 --> 02:27.476 protect your teammates , you have to 02:27.476 --> 02:29.698 protect your unit . And overall we have 02:29.698 --> 02:31.809 to get the mission done . And that is 02:31.809 --> 02:31.330 the bottom line regarding how we have 02:31.330 --> 02:33.750 to carry on our business today . Mhm . 02:35.740 --> 02:35.950 Mhm .