Tag Archives: COVID19

FDA pulls emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine, the drug touted by Trump as COVID-19 remedy

The Food and Drug Administration has rescinded authorizations for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, promoted by President Trump as coronavirus treatments, as evidence begins to show the drugs may be harmful. “We now believe that the suggested dosing regimens for [ hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine] as detailed in the Fact Sheets are unlikely to produce an antiviral effect,”… Read More »

Dr Miriam Stoppard: Government’s Covid-19 lies have brought us to our knees

One of the rules of business is, “Don’t overpromise”. Don’t lead your customers and clients to believe you can deliver the goods when you know you’ll miss your deadline. If you do, all you’ll end up with is a disappointed, disgruntled customer who’ll never trust you again and you’ll have egg all over your face.… Read More »

Nursing Homes a Hotspot for COVID-19 Deaths

FRIDAY, June 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — It’s a grim fact: In many U.S. states, the bulk of coronavirus deaths have occurred in long-term care facilities, a new study finds. By the end of May, the proportion of COVID-19 deaths in Massachusetts from nursing homes and group homes jumped from 54% to 63%, researchers report.… Read More »

COVID-19 vaccine hunters and the ‘warp speed’ race that could test public trust

“It’s been going on since February, so you need to sleep sometime, right? At least, I can’t just go on and on and on. We work sometimes 15, 16 hours a day. I’m not going to lie and say that’s every day, because that’s just not sustainable, at least not for me, anyway. Most of… Read More »

Start-ups are racing to develop Covid-19 ‘immunity passports’ — but experts warn they’re unethical

Taavet Hinrikus, co-founder and chair of TransferWise, at the WSJDLive Global Technology Conference in Laguna Beach, California on Oct. 25, 2016. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images How do you get people back to work and traveling again without a coronavirus vaccine? That’s the question being asked right now by several tech start-ups… Read More »