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By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — There have been major medical developments in the battle against COVID-19, but we have much more to learn.
Sometimes, it doesn't feel that way for those of us caring for people with COVID-19, but there have been tremendous advances in knowledge that’s making a real difference.
There is no doubt that wearing masks and eye protection in the hospital environment has dramatically cut down spread among health care workers. The use of medications, like remdesivir, and different approaches to patients who are hospitalized are making a difference, but there are still plenty of outstanding questions about why some previously healthy people get seriously ill and others don’t; why some people develop long-lasting symptoms after infection and others don’t; and how immunity to the virus works.
The battle is ongoing. We are already looking back and wishing we did certain things differently, and it’s the knowledge that we still don't know everything and potential implications that keeps us up at night.