Newsletter - August 13, 2020
Most Americans Will Take the Russian Coronavirus Vaccine, if Available Today
The Russian government made a splash this week by announcing the World’s first approval of a coronavirus vaccine for mass use and, to rub it in, named it “Sputnik V” after the first Soviet satellite that launched the space race. If you set the politics aside and look at the science, the Russian vaccine, if confirmed, could be useful, not just for Russia...Read More
Why is there so Little News about Drugs to Treat Covid-19?
While coronavirus vaccines have constantly been in the news, there is little noise about treatments. Vaccines cannot help those who are already infected and seriously ill, so, it should be surprising that there is so little news about treatments. In fact, there are about 10 times as many Phase 2 and 3 treatment clinical trials for Covid currently ongoing...Read More
Most Americans Will Take the Russian Coronavirus Vaccine, if Available Today
The Russian government made a splash this week by announcing the World’s first approval of a coronavirus vaccine for mass use and, to rub it in, named it “Sputnik V” after the first Soviet satellite that launched the space race. If you set the politics aside and look at the science, the Russian vaccine, if confirmed, could be useful, not just for Russia...Read More
Why is there so Little News about Drugs to Treat Covid-19?
While coronavirus vaccines have constantly been in the news, there is little noise about treatments. Vaccines cannot help those who are already infected and seriously ill, so, it should be surprising that there is so little news about treatments. In fact, there are about 10 times as many Phase 2 and 3 treatment clinical trials for Covid currently ongoing...Read More
