Covid-19
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tyler.durden
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Grandpapy
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ANC
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greg nr
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Sorry world, no relief for you........ But don't worry, we mere americans won't get any either. You will either need to be in the club or in russia....
US buys up world stock of key Covid-19 drug remdesivir
Source: Guardian
No other country will be able to buy remdesivir, which can help recovery from Covid-19, for next three months at least
Sarah Boseley
Tue 30 Jun 2020 14.32 EDTLast modified on Tue 30 Jun 2020 19.15 EDT
The US has bought up virtually all the stocks for the next three months of one of the two drugs proven to work against Covid-19, leaving none for the UK, Europe or most of the rest of the world.
Experts and campaigners are alarmed both by the US unilateral action on remdesivir and the wider implications, for instance in the event of a vaccine becoming available. The Trump administration has already shown that it is prepared to outbid and outmanoeuvre all other countries to secure the medical supplies it needs for the US.
“They’ve got access to most of the drug supply [of remdesivir], so there’s nothing for Europe,” said Dr Andrew Hill, senior visiting research fellow at Liverpool University.
Remdesivir, the first drug approved by licensing authorities in the US to treat Covid-19, is made by Gilead and has been shown to help people recover faster from the disease. The first 140,000 doses, supplied to drug trials around the world, have been used up. The Trump administration has now bought more than 500,000 doses, which is all of Gilead’s production for July and 90% of August and September.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/30/us-buys-up-world-stock-of-key-covid-19-drug
US buys up world stock of key Covid-19 drug remdesivir
Source: Guardian
No other country will be able to buy remdesivir, which can help recovery from Covid-19, for next three months at least
Sarah Boseley
Tue 30 Jun 2020 14.32 EDTLast modified on Tue 30 Jun 2020 19.15 EDT
The US has bought up virtually all the stocks for the next three months of one of the two drugs proven to work against Covid-19, leaving none for the UK, Europe or most of the rest of the world.
Experts and campaigners are alarmed both by the US unilateral action on remdesivir and the wider implications, for instance in the event of a vaccine becoming available. The Trump administration has already shown that it is prepared to outbid and outmanoeuvre all other countries to secure the medical supplies it needs for the US.
“They’ve got access to most of the drug supply [of remdesivir], so there’s nothing for Europe,” said Dr Andrew Hill, senior visiting research fellow at Liverpool University.
Remdesivir, the first drug approved by licensing authorities in the US to treat Covid-19, is made by Gilead and has been shown to help people recover faster from the disease. The first 140,000 doses, supplied to drug trials around the world, have been used up. The Trump administration has now bought more than 500,000 doses, which is all of Gilead’s production for July and 90% of August and September.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/30/us-buys-up-world-stock-of-key-covid-19-drug
pabloesqobar
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lol.
racerboy71
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I got out of dodge just in time.. NJ has been hit really hard with all of this.. talked to my sister, a nurse, the other day, and she was telling me how bad it is down there..
here in Maine, I think we've had something like 1k cases state wide.. I'm sure it's going to get worse when here as I see more and more people and places loosening guidelines .
here in Maine, I think we've had something like 1k cases state wide.. I'm sure it's going to get worse when here as I see more and more people and places loosening guidelines .
DarkWeb
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Hopefully all goes well bud.
This was my point a few posts back....more tests because of elective procedures, is going to bring the positive and negative numbers up. And I think a lot of people may possibly have had covid and their bodies fought it off like a bad cold. A good friend down in NYC got the antibody test and it showed he had it. We where skiing, smoking and had a few drinks at our favorite bar just days before all this shit hit the fan. He had no idea he had it or was sick at all.
Laughing Grass
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It sounds bad but it won't make a difference. There's four other companies making Remdesivir under generic brand names. Market exclusivity in the EU is 10 years and it's 8 years in Canada. The US is the only first world country that has an insane 20 year exclusivity and allows drug manufacturers to reset the clock by slightly changing the recipe.
DarkWeb
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US based company.....it makes sense to invest in our own.
Laughing Grass
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It's not investing in your own, it's capitalism at its worst. That's why millions of Americans who cannot afford their life saving meds have to buy from Canada and Mexico. I get looking after your own... but this isn't that.
srh88
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Tangerine_
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DarkWeb
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I bet VIVID is already making a movie...
Colonoscopy?
doublejj
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yes....
Good for you JJ, no one should avoid prophylactic care during the virus.
pabloesqobar
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My advice is to go lytely. And plan ahead with those flushable wipes.
doublejj
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dab, not wipe