Health Headlines - 9-29-20

In today's health headlines we talk about how China has already started to have unproven COVID-19 virus vaccines injected into country residents.

COVID-19 is increasing alcohol intake, especially in women.

Also, in England paramedics are testing out a jetsuit to get to patients quickly.

IN THE RACE FOR A COVID-19VACCINE... CHINA HASALREADY STARTED INJECTINGPEOPLE BEFORE A VACCINE ISEVEN PROVEN SAFE.IT'S BELIEVED THAT HUNDREDS OFTHOUSANDS OF CHINESE CITIZENSHAVE NOW BEEN INJECTED.AS JANIS MACKEY FRAYER TELLSUS... IT'S A SHOT IN THE DARKMANY SEEM WILLINGTO TAKE.TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLEACROSS CHINA... GIVEN UNPROVENCOVID-19 VACCINES... LIKEMEDICAL STAFF, GOVERNMENTWORKERS AND THE MILITARY...AFTER CHINA'S GOVERNMENTGRANTED 'EMERGENCY USE' TO 3CHINESE VACCINES IN DEVELOPMENT.THIS RUSH TO INOCULATE BEFORETHE RISKS ARE FULLY KNOWN ISTROUBLING TO EXPERTS IN THE US.BUT HERE AT SINOVAC, ONE OF THECOMPANIES SUPPLYING DOSES TO THEGOVERNMENT... IT'SCONSIDERED PART OF ITS RESEARCH.'I HAVE 80% CONFIDENCE THAT THEVACCINE CAN PROVIDE PROTECTIONFOR EVERYONE,' SAYS THECOMPANY'S CEO.CHINA'S GOVERNMENT IS POURINGBILLIONS INTO VACCINEDEVELOPMENT... AND HAS ANOWNERSHIPSTAKE IN MOST OF THE VACCINECOMPANIES WITH VACCINECANDIDATES IN ADVANCED TRIALS.SINOVAC SAYS IT SHOULD BE READYTO DISTRIBUTE BY EARLY NEXTYEAR.SUCH WIDESCALE USE OUTSIDE OFTRADITIONAL DRUG TRIALS... HASLEFT US EXPERTS WARY...:56 - 1:02)THE FDA SAYS IT WILL MOVE MORECAUTIOUSLY... DESPITE PRESSUREFROM PRESIDENT TRUMP TO FAST-TRACK.1:08 - 1:13)CHINA'S EMERGENCY USE IS ALSO ATEST OF HOW WILLING PEOPLE ARETO TAKE A VACCINE AFTER ARECENT SCANDAL WITH FAULTYBOOSTER SHOTS FOR CHILDREN.CHINESE HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVESAID LITTLE ABOUT HOW THEY TRACKAND MONITOR VACCINERECIPIENTS FOR POSSIBLE SIDEEFFECTS...THE PROTOCOL FOR WHO GETS THEVACCINE UNDER EMERGENCY USE HEREISN'T EXACTLYCLEAR.SINOVAC, THE COMPANY WE TOURED,SAYS IT WILL HAVE TRIAL DATAFROM ITS TRIALS INBRAZIL BY NOVEMBER.1:43 - 1:51THEY'RE TESTING ON PEOPLE IN ATLEAST 3 OTHER COUNTRIES BECAUSETHE INFECTION RATE HERE ISNOW TOO LOW.COVID 19 IS MAKING AMERICANSDRINK... LITERALLY.NEW DATA FROM THE RANDCORPORATION SHOWS ALCOHOLCONSUMPTION HASSOARED SINCE SHUTDOWNSBEGIN... ESPECIALLY AMONGWOMEN.A NATIONAL SURVEY CONDUCTED INTHE SPRING FOUND THE OVERALLFREQUENCYOF DRINKING WAS 19 PERCENTHIGHER THAN THE SAME TIMEIN 20-19.BUT... WHAT'S EVEN MORETROUBLING.... WOMENINCREASED THEIR HEAVY DRINKINGEPISODES BY A WHOPPING 41PERCENT.A BRITISH COMPANY THAT MAKESJET SUITS IS ADDING A SUPERHUMAN TOUCHTO EMERGENCY RESPONDERS.TAKE A LOOK.PARAMEDICS IN ENGLAND'S RUGGEDREMOTE AREAS HAVE BEENTESTING ITS JETSUIT CAPABILITIES INEMERGENCY SITUATIONS .ONE INVOLVING A YOUNG GIRLWHO SUFFERED A LEG INJURY...THE JET SUITPARADEMIC WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATETHE ROCKY HILLS AND REACH THEGIRL IN 90 SECONDS.IT WOULD TAKE 25 MINUTES TOREACH THAT SPOT ON FOOT.THE SUIT HOWEVER HAS ANALTITUDE LIMIT OF 12 THOUSANDFEET.