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now, more than a month out. >> doctor wachter also wants people to know with each new variant.how many people get infected with long covid. but it looks like right now one in 5 people with covid experience persistent symptoms, at least one month, if not more after their initial infection. live in the newsroom. i'm justine waldman. kron. 4 news. >> still you may need to change your vacation plans if you're hoping to visit one famous national park is historic flooding just away homes and businesses forced close. >> also, we're following the league's supreme court draft opinion that would overturn roe v wade in california, taking another step in a series of efforts to becoming a portion s why hide your skin if dupixent has your moderate to severe eczema or atopic dermatitis under control? hide my skin? not me. by hitting eczema where it counts, dupixent helps heal your skin from within keeping you one step ahead of eczema. hide my skin? not me. and that means long-lasting clearer skin and fast itch relief for adults. with dupixent, you can show more skin with less eczema. hide my

doctor bob wachter, professor and chair of medicine at ucsf says he told his own wife. is not doing great after weeks after getting covid. >> i don't think we know what its impact is on long covid yet my wife did take it when she had or acute infection and she has developed her these persistent symptoms. so i think it's up in the air whether pack so does help lower the probably long covid. the thing we do know helps is vaccination and studies of people who've been vaccinated and have a breakthrough infection. their chances of developing long covid are significantly lower than those who are unvaccinated but not 0. and my wife was fully vaccinated and boosted and still having these troubling symptoms. now, more than a month out. >> doctor wachter wants people to know with each new variant. it's not clear how many people could get infected with long covid. right now. he says it looks like one in 5 people with covid experience persistent symptoms, at least one month, if not more after their initial infection. as cases of monkeypox continue to rise, the who is planning to re

it's it's not any fun. >> doctor wachter wants people to know with each new variant. it depends how many people will get infected with long covid there right now. looks like one in 5 people with covid experience these persistent symptoms, at least one month, if not more after their initial infection. live in the newsroom. i'm justine waldman, kron 4 news testing. thank you. >> a panel of food and drug administration says that moderna's covid-19 vaccine can be used for children, ages 6 through 17, currently children over the age of 6 can only receive the pfizer vaccine. the moderna vaccine is expected to receive full authorization in a matter of days. the same panel will meet tomorrow to consider whether both pfizer and moderna's vaccines should be allowed for children 6 months to 5 years. the fda has already determined that both appear to be safe and effective for younger children. >> matter. the price of run up. republicans in congress are doing everything they can. so stop my plans to bring down costs for an ordinary families. that's why my plan is not finished. and

so joining us is doctor bob wachter, professor and chair of the department of medicine at ucsf.hank you for joining us here during kron. 4 news at 3. so your wife has long covid. this was a series of tweets that you put out one. how is she doing and what do you wish that patients knew about long covid? >> still a little bit better this week than last. she's about 5 weeks out from her initial infection. and up until really the last several days, she said overwhelming by where she has to lie down for a couple of hours. she's had some brain fog, which is tough because she's a journalist and a some bad headaches. that's what i what i think people need to understand that even if you are fully vaccinated and boosted and your risk of getting the severe acute infection has gone down tremendously. this is still possible outcome for covid. and that's still a good reason to try try recently hard not to get it. it's it's not any fun. >> and the reason why it's long covid is that she's continues to take tests and she's testing negative for covid. but she's continuing to have some of these. c

bob lanier co bock wachter who said the true number was likely 2,000 cases per day, adding if you are trying to stay well, time to up your game. >> the cases that we're reporting are likely underestimates. >> reporter: dr. vut veteran is the health officer and says it's difficult to calculate the true number of cases in santa clara county. when the surge may level off. dr. vit kraushaar says he has been looking at computer models from the state. >> the models are predicting the peak of the surge may come mid-june. there is a quote that says all models are wrong. so we use this for planning purposes, but they are not really a crystal ball to predict the future. >> reporter: wear your matching for now and make good choices. >> when cases are being done, people can be a little more relaxed. now that cases are going up, it's a great time to buckle down and take the steps so protect yourself. >> reporter: genevieve says she will continue to wear her mask everywhere. any plans on getting it? >> no, just me at my roommate, so we're good. >> walgreens, you will be able to pick up at home coll

now, more than a month out. >> doctor wachter wants people to know that with each new variant, it's not clear how many people get infected with long covid. but right now it looks like one in 5 people with covid experience persistent symptoms, at least once a month. one month of not more after their initial infection. >> a panel of food and drug administration says that moderna's covid vaccine can be used for children 6 through 17, currently children over the age of 6 can only receive the pfizer vaccine. the moderna vaccine is expected to receive full authorization in a matter of days. the same panel will meet tomorrow to consider whether both pfizer and moderna vaccines should be allowed for children. 6 months to 5 years old. the fda has already determined that both appear to be safe and effective for younger children. >> other news tonight, san jose police say a man has been arrested for a number of charges related to aggravated assault of a minor. he met the victim at an after-school program at trace elementary school. and officers say they're worried there could be more victims. clas

now, more than a month out. >> a doctor wachter wants people to know with each new variant. people will get infected with long covid area-but. right now it looks like one in 5 people with with covid can experience persistent symptoms. at least one month, if not more after their initial infection 8. and we've got rob black, by the way, coming in later, you know, he's still doing the show his whole family got covid last week floyd. and after that, he got it. he looks great. i mean, which is what you want. if you're going to get covid. we hope it's short and sweet for you. yeah, we'll be right back. you want it all, just like i do... well now there's a new way to save with xfinity. now, get unlimited internet, wifi equipment and a free streaming box... ...risk free with no term contract and a 2-year rate guarantee for just $30 a month when you add xfinity mobile. learn how you can get all this and one unlimited line of mobile for 2 years for about the same price you could pay other providers for one unlimited 5g line. it's all part of a new xfinity 3 for 1 bundle. switch today!

now, more than a month out. >> doctor wachter says he wants people to know with each new variant. it's not clear how many people will get infected with long covid. but right now it looks like one in 5 people with covid experience persistent symptoms, at least a month, if not more after their initial infection. >> crews worked to extinguish a brush fire on the border of san jose and milpitas today. this is a time lapse video of the blaze from earlier this afternoon. it happened on mccarthy boulevard by east has been drive just west of 8.80, san jose fire says that they have deployed 20 units, 70 firefighters to put out this fire. there were no reports of any injuries and a four-acre fast-moving fire was quickly contained today in san francisco's mclaren park. >> video here from the citizen app showing the smoke. the fire burned close to the crocker. amazon soccer fields there. the fire was contained just after 6 o'clock. firefighters say the cause as accidental. >> in pittsburgh, crews contain a grass fire this evening that burned over 18 acres. that blaze broke out shortly before

wachter and his wife who is testing negative 5.5 weeks after our testing positive.t through a lot. he got better. you had a rebound. read symptoms again. and i still have some symptoms, including fatigue and brain fog. i wonder, katie, if you had to do it again, would you go on paxlovid again? >> no. >> referred to the possibility that maybe the rebound could be tied to long covid, increasing chances. do you both think, yes, i would do the same thing over again? >> it's such a good question. i -- we now have friends who have been following our story and have decided not to take paxlovid. they're glad they didn't. they sweated it out. i don't know, there is no control. so i don't really know except maybe next time i get it i will try not taking it. but i have to say the night and day difference, it was immediate gratification, i felt so much better after a day. and i thought this was a miracle drug.a but i could have lived without that rebound. >> pfizer this week stopped its paxlovid trial for standard risk populations. why? was it because it was not effective, not

yesterday we talked to doctor bob wachter, professor of chair professor and chair of medicine at ucsf who is caring for a covid case in his own household. >> i don't think we know what its impact is on long covid yet my wife did take it when she had or acute infection and she has developed her these persistent symptoms. so i think it's up in the air. whether packs of does help lower the probability long covid. the thing we do know helps is vaccination and studies of people who have been vaccinated and have a breakthrough infection. their chances of developing long covid are significantly lower than those who are unvaccinated but not 0. and my wife was fully vaccinated and boosted and still having these troubling symptoms. now, more than a month out. >> doctor walker wants people to know with each new variant. it's not clear how many people will get infected with long covid. but right now looks like one in 5 people with covid experience persistent symptoms. at least one month, if not longer after their initial infection. there's a push right now from the lgbtq community advocates to ki

his doctor, bob wachter, professor and chair of medicine at ucsf. >> i don't think we know what its impactyet my wife did take it when she had or acute infection and she has developed her these persistent symptoms. so i think it's up in the air whether packs of does help lower the probably long covid. the thing we do know helps is vaccination and studies of people who have been vaccinated and have a breakthrough infection, their chances of developing long covid are significantly lower than those who are unvaccinated but not 0. and my wife was fully vaccinated and boosted and still having these troubling symptoms. now, more than a month that. >> and the doctor also wants people to know with each new variant. it's not clear how many people will get infected with long covid. but right now it looks like one in 5 people with covid experience persistent symptoms. at least one month, if not more after their initial infection. as cases of monkeypox continue to rise. the who is planning to rename the virus more than 1600 people globally have tested positive for monkeypox scientists from around the