A week ago, Bloomberg reported that SA was only likely to get a Covid-19 vaccine rolled out in earnest by mid-2021 and even then only for a select few. That created an outcry from the medical fraternity. In this episode of Inside Covid-19, we speak to Professor Francois Venter, a professor of medicine at the University of the Witwatersrand, who has been pushing the government to share detailed plans for who will get vaccines. A former advisor on the government advisory panel, Professor Venter warns that the vaccine may not be administered en masse next year at all. We hear from one of the founders of the Great Barrington Declaration how we should manage Covid-19 until vaccines arrive. Dr Jay Battacharya spoke to BizNews in November. He is opposed to strict lockdown but is in favour of focused protection. He says lockdown is the single-biggest mistake in health policy in his life time but we should take protective measures – and this can include wearing masks, particularly if we are
California Cases Breach Record; FDA Faces Pressure: Virus Update
Bloomberg 12/11/2020 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) California’s new cases rose to a record with intensive-care availability at a low. Indoor dining at New York eateries will halt on Monday, dealing a setback to social and economic life, after the city breached virus benchmarks.
The Food and Drug Administration is facing White House pressure to approve the first Covid-19 vaccine for U.S. emergency use, which could begin as early as Monday. Separately, the U.S. government ordered another 100 million doses of a Moderna Inc. vaccine candidate.
France’s pace of infections increased further and Portugal reported record single-day deaths.
California Cases Breach Record; FDA Faces Pressure: Virus Update
Bloomberg 12/11/2020 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) California’s new cases rose to a record with intensive-care availability at a low. Indoor dining at New York eateries will halt on Monday, dealing a setback to social and economic life, after the city breached virus benchmarks.
The Food and Drug Administration is facing White House pressure to approve the first Covid-19 vaccine for U.S. emergency use, which could begin as early as Monday. Separately, the U.S. government ordered another 100 million doses of a Moderna Inc. vaccine candidate.
France’s pace of infections increased further and Portugal reported record single-day deaths.
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California Cases Breach Record; FDA Faces Pressure: Virus Update
Bloomberg 12/11/2020 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) California’s new cases rose to a record with intensive-care availability at a low. Indoor dining at New York eateries will halt on Monday, dealing a setback to social and economic life, after the city breached virus benchmarks.
The Food and Drug Administration is facing White House pressure to approve the first Covid-19 vaccine for U.S. emergency use, which could begin as early as Monday. Separately, the U.S. government ordered another 100 million doses of a Moderna Inc. vaccine candidate.
France’s pace of infections increased further and Portugal reported record single-day deaths.