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Different kinds of drugs and treatments
are helping in the international fight
against coronavirus
and that's where we start this wednesday
show. I'm Carl Azuz. Happy to have you
watching
worldwide there have been more than 117
million positive covid tests
since the pandemic began last year
that's according to johns hopkins
university
it says more than 2.6 million deaths
have been associated with the disease
over 526 000 of them have been in the
united states
the hardest hit country the overall
survival rate for coronavirus is
estimated to be about 99 and a half
percent
that's when averaged across all ages and
includes estimates of people who catch
it but have no symptoms
there's been progress in the search for
effective medicines anti-viral
drugs antibody treatments and a 40 year
old antidepressant are all showing
promise in their testing phases
of stopping or reducing the virus's
effects when it comes to vaccines
there are now three of them available in
the united states johnson
johnson has joined pfizer and moderna in
getting emergency use approval for its
vaccine
emergency use means a drug can be given
out during an emergency
even though it hasn't been fully
evaluated for safety and effectiveness
the centers for disease control says
more than 31 million americans have been
fully vaccinated against coronavirus
that's more than the total number of
positive covid tests the u.s has
recorded
medical researchers say the vaccines
help protect people against
catching covid19 and that there's
growing evidence they help prevent the
spread of covid19
what's unknown is how long the vaccine's
protection from the virus will last
and if they're effective against new
mutations new versions of coronavirus
many americans have followed federal
state and local guidelines when it comes
to coveted restrictions
many haven't and carried on with life as
usual for those who've been vaccinated
the government's guidelines are changing
we are starting to turn a corner for the
more than 31 million americans fully
vaccinated
some new guidance from the cdc now the
fully vaccinated can visit with other
fully vaccinated people
indoors no masks or social distancing
required
they can also have indoor visits with
low-risk unvaccinated individuals from a
single household
without masks or social distancing if
grandparents have been vaccinated
they can visit their daughter and her
family
even if they have not been vaccinated
and if exposed to someone who is covered
19 positive
fully vaccinated individuals no longer
need to quarantine
if they are asymptomatic but travel is
still discouraged
so is hanging out in large crowds and
wearing masks and physical distancing in
publicis strongly encouraged even if you're
fully vaccinated
if you've been waiting to get a haircut
or see the dentist you can do that
but it's not an all clear we are not
done yet
covet isn't done with us the variants
are still a risk
while coronavirus-related deaths and
hospitalizations are on the decline
new infections in the united states are
plateauing at high levels
ten-second trivia what was invented by
cornelis drevel in 1620
submarine syringe pendulum clock or coal
burning oven
the dutch inventor created the world's
first submarine
it was probably a type of leather
covered row boat
sea stations and sea slugs are our next
story
ocean research facilities have been
built under water before
but we reported on how it would likely
cost more to build a deep ocean
research station than it would to put a
facility on the moon
and that even if the money were made
available the technology
doesn't yet exist to construct something
that could stand deep ocean pressures
but researchers are planning for a
60-foot deep undersea lab
i'm a firm believer that humans and
technology must work together
and one of the things that we're missing
is a modern undersea laboratory modern
under-seat
habitat and so a bigger
better more advanced underwater habitat
is already in the works
and its name is project proteus
we're planning on building something
that is seven times
or more the size of any other previous
habitat in history
that allows for us for much longer
deployments
larger teams to be able to bring that to
the bottom of the sea is
absolutely paramount just like jule
verne
cousteau is just one of many modern
thinkers
building up and imagining the future of
ocean technology
architects are reshaping the way we
interact with the great blue too
the famous jacques rojeri who
pioneered some of the underwater
habitats
belgian architect valsart calbo has also
conceptualized underwater ocean scrapers
while danish firm big has imagined
entire floating cities
we may travel deeper than ever before
without
physically moving out of our seats
cousteau points to breakthroughs in
automation and underwater mobility that
could take us further than the naked eye
can see
auv's autonomous vehicles are amazing
they have a very practical reason
they are able to go places for longer
periods of time
without having to have a human being on
them and just like
joule vern's nautilus powering up these
vehiclesmay one day be electric and even
renewable
there's enough energy that could be
extracted
from the ocean to power the world's
current needs
without creating significant
environmental impact
one such piece of technology is called
otec
ocean thermal energy conversion otec
converts the cold water temperature
from the deep water to the fairly warm
surface temperature to create energy
imagine
how amazing that piece of technology
could be to help
solving some of the climate change
related issues as we continue to develop
as we continue to expand as we continue
to add more people on this planet that
will need that energy
so where does that leave us now will
these breakthroughs take us further and
deeper into the ocean
and like cousteau we may one day find
ourselves living there
well maybe not just yet it is absolutely
possible
is it desirable that is something i'm
on the fence on for now
just like his grandfather their future
of technology
lays in exploring this untouched
frontier
my grandfather he was a pioneer he
inspired hundreds of millions around
the world for over five decades it opens
my eyes
to what is possible out there what
does need to happen and what should be
learned
from our ocean world
do
some people never smile when they see a
snake but
this snake appears to smile at us this
is a lavender albino piebald ball python
of course and it's got smiley faces on
it a professional reptile breeder was
trying to see if he could breed a snake
with specific color patterns
this was kind of a happy accident the
uniquely patterned python sold for six
thousand dollars
leaving a smile on the breeder's face
the question one might ask
is would people be rattled if peculiar
patterns were to sidewind their way into
other breedswhat if someone co-brought out a silver
copperhead or a petunia pit viper
would it be too constrictive of a
buyer's budget or viper it out
completelyor could a creatively colored
cottonmouth become a great idea
I'm Carl Azuz. Happy to slither out of
snake puns on CNN 10.
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