Category Archives: healthcare

Opinion | Why We Need Antibody Testing, and Fast – The New York Times

Could the blood of coronavirus survivors save lives?
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2020/04/13/opinion/coronavirus-antibodies-test.html

Stem cell drug from Pluristem brings dying covid-19 patients back to life – Green Prophet

Pluristem’s stem cell treatment helps covid-19 critically ill to wean off ventilators. The placental stem cell treatment helps a person regenerate damaged tissue from corona virus. The company is looking to expand clinical trials around the world to stop the pandemic.
— Read on www.greenprophet.com/2020/04/stem-cell-drug-from-pluristem-brings-dying-covid-19-patients-back-to-life/

Coronavirus vaccine trials: Chinese volunteer in Wuhan tells his story | South China Morning Post

‘I didn’t feel afraid at all. In my mind, it’s already a successful vaccine,’ says Wuhan restaurant owner and former volunteer ambulance driver Xiang Yafei.
— Read on www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3079216/coronavirus-vaccine-trials-chinese-volunteer-wuhan-tells-his

Germany First (III) – GERMAN-FOREIGN-POLICY.com

(Own report) – At the euro finance minister’s video conference the German government blocked the introduction of “coronabonds,” in spite of massive pressure from other EU nations and recently even from within Germany. Whereas mainly Italy, Spain and France had insisted that this measure be taken, voices are now being raised from within the German establishment warning that the German government should stop blocking its implementation. The reason, as leading Green Party politicians are explaining, is that should Italy and Spain suffer economic collapse, Germany’s export industry would be seriously damaged by the loss of these important markets, and – should German assistance be refused – both countries could turn to China. This must be prevented. The “coronabonds” will cost Germany, however, specialists estimated years ago that the costs would be in the lower double-digit billions, while Germany is simultaneously reaping triple-digit billions in profits – annually.
— Read on www.german-foreign-policy.com/en/news/detail/8243/

Poultry Worker’s Death Highlights Spread of Coronavirus in Meat Plants – The New York Times

Some employees are coming in sick, and one woman died after being ordered back to work. “Our work conditions are out of control,” a longtime Tyson employee said.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/us/coronavirus-chicken-meat-processing-plants-immigrants.html

Tyson better get it’s act together – test workers as they come to work help them if they become ill. Or guess what happens to their reputation and certification…

Trump scapegoating of WHO obscures its key role in tackling pandemic | World news | The Guardian

The World Health Organization has a tiny budget – for which the US is in arrears – but experts have praised its response to the coronavirus crisis
— Read on www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/08/world-health-organization-coronavirus-donald-trump

Totally self-serving and wrong