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To develop and test new drugs and vaccines, you need the latest strains of Ebola–but researchers have been blocked from getting them. Why? / Reuters
Whatever happened to that Ebola czar? He could, if he wanted, cut through any red tape blocking the sharing of new Ebola samples (which in some cases do not even have to be live, and therefore shipping issues should disappear) in a few minutes. I doubt this is a red tape issue. Blocking even…
Another analysis of how people become convinced of the illogical, and an exploration of how to converse without getting someone’s shackles up/ Tess Lawrie’s Substack
https://drtesslawrie.substack.com/p/tess-talks-with-david-charalambous Above is Tess’ interview with David Charalambous, who is essentially a social psychologist. Below is his presentation for the World Council for Health. https://worldcouncilforhealth.org/multimedia/reaching-people/ He also gives courses on learning this material–for free!–and you can donate if you are able. Here is his organization’s website. It is called “Reaching People.”
WHO DREAMS UP US FOREIGN POLICY? In Syria, there is no answer that makes sense. Has our foreign policy been privatized?
from What the demise of the CIA’s anti-Assad program means Washington Post Opinion by David Ignatius July 20, 2017 “What did the CIA’s covert assistance program for Syrian rebels accomplish? Bizarrely, the biggest consequence may be that it helped trigger the Russian military intervention in 2015 that rescued President Bashar al-Assad — achieving the opposite…
More on health financing (NYT Blog): How Do Hospitals Get Paid? A Primer
Wonderful article by economist Uwe Reinhardt clarifying bizarre hospital charges and third-party reimbursements, and how much of the healthcare dollar they waste. Excerpt: Americans can be forgiven their ignorance on this issue because, as I put it in a recent paper on the subject, the pricing of hospital services is best described as “Chaos Behind…
Vaccines: You can’t say No. But they’re free
It is interesting… in the days when Americans paid for vaccines ourselves, in cash, we were allowed to choose them for ourselves. We did so, judiciously and appropriately. No, I’m putting the wrong slant on this: there was no “allowed” about it. Back then, who ever imagined a future US government inserting itself into our…
Coronavirus Drug Update: The Latest Info On Pharmaceutical Treatments And Vaccines/ Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2020/03/13/coronavirus-drug-update-the-latest-info-on-pharmaceutical-treatments-and-vaccines/#49181a7e21db Expect to see ASO3 or related adjuvant from GSK in experimental Coronavirus vaccines: GSK has previously developed a pandemic vaccine adjuvant platform, a system that helps to improve vaccines by strengthening the immune response in patients who receive it. In February, the company announced it was partnering with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to use that platform…