COVID, Public Health and Travel Safety with Dr. Adrian Hyzler
Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.
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There are always developments in global health that affect the public and organizations in the way of safety and travel and that\u2019s why RIMScast is joined once again by Dr. Adrian Hyzler, the HX Global Chief Medical Officer, to give his seasonal update on COVID-19, public health, travel safety, and more!
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In this update with Dr. Hyzler, he discusses travel risk management, how lifting the COVID-19 restrictions in the UK could set a precedent for other nations, the differences between the variants Omicron 1 and 2, and the precautions you should still be taking when it comes to protecting yourself against COVID-19. Dr. Hyzler also touches on other health developments that can impact individuals and organizations and positive news in the treatment of other known viruses such as HIV and malaria.
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Key Takeaways:
[:01] About the RIMS App.
[:22] About RIMScast.
[:35] About today\u2019s episode with Dr. Adrian Hyzler.
[:50] Upcoming RIMS webinars.
[1:40] About the upcoming two-day virtual event: 2022 RIMS RiskTech Forum.
[2:09] More about today\u2019s episode.
[2:40] Justin welcomes Dr. Adrian Hyzler back to RIMScast!
[3:36] The UK has been prominently in the news with regards to COVID-19. Justin and Dr. Hyzler discuss how Queen Elizabeth recently tested positive for COVID-19 at 95 years old.
[4:37] Has Dr. Hyzler met the queen?
[5:00] UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced that the UK is going to be lifting COVID-19 restrictions. Dr. Hyzler shares his reaction and thoughts.
[6:40] Dr. Hyzler\u2019s thoughts on the UK government\u2019s \u201cLiving with COVID-19\u201d plan and what individuals and organizations should know about it.
[12:00] The difference between Omicron 1 and Omicron 2, and the worrying potentials with 2.
[13:52] Dr. Hyzler\u2019s insights on the new study that came regarding the role of Vitamin D in mitigating severe COVID-19 symptoms.
[19:58] Has Dr. Hyzler traveled by plane recently? What was the experience like?
[22:29] How Dr. Hyzler feels overall about his ability to travel safely.
[23:23] Dr. Hyzler\u2019s advice and personal experiences with indoor and outdoor events.
[24:31] Have there been any more huge breakthroughs with vaccines? Have there been any developments with regard to the WHO giving the green light to give children in Africa the only approved malaria vaccine?
[26:37] The first reported cure of HIV was chronicled in the U.S. in February 2022. What can we learn from this breakthrough?
[33:20] Justin thanks Dr. Adrian Hyzler for joining RIMScast and shares some additional links to check in today\u2019s show notes.
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\u201cI think, at the moment, we\u2019re in a situation where we\u2019re starting to look to this period where numbers are coming down [and] deaths are coming down.\u201d \u2014 Dr. Adrian Hyzler
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\u201cOmicron 2 \u2026 is as different to Omicron 1 as Alpha is to the original Wuhan strain. They\u2019re very different \u2026 and it could well be that Omicron 2 becomes its own Greek letter \u2013 but they\u2019re still doing a lot of research.\u201d \u2014 Dr. Adrian Hyzler
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\u201c[Research] found that Vitamin D alone did actually reduce the length of hospital stay and it did reduce the number of people who went into ITU.\u201d \u2014 Dr. Adrian Hyzler
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\u201cAny talk around Vitamin D should be, yes, get yourself to healthy levels, but no, don\u2019t think that this is a substitute for getting vaccinated because it absolutely isn\u2019t.\u201d \u2014 Dr. Adrian Hyzler
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\u201cThe difference between a cloth mask and surgical masks, or N95s, is that those medical masks have an electrostatic charge that\u2019s built into the fibers \u2026 that actually traps viral particles.\u201d \u2014 Dr. Adrian Hyzler
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