Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are officially making the transition today from senior members of Britain’s royal family. However, the Associated Press reports that their future is “unclear. International celebrities, charity patrons, global influencers?”
In their final post from their now-mothballed SussexRoyal Instagram account, the couple said, “As we can all feel, the world at this moment seems extraordinarily fragile. . . . What’s most important right now is the health and well-being of everyone across the globe and finding solutions for the many issues that have presented themselves as a result of this pandemic.”
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Such “solutions” are being developed with escalating frequency today.
For instance, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expediting its review of diagnostic tests to combat COVID-19. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is likewise accelerating clinical trials for coronavirus vaccines.
The FDA has approved an Israeli drug for use on COVID-19 patients, hoping it will help prevent Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, a condition that is responsible for about 50 percent of coronavirus fatalities. The FDA is also partnering with other agencies to accelerate 3D printing innovations in response to the pandemic. They will be working to create face shields, ventilator adapters, and medical prototypes.
In addition, HHS has accepted thirty million doses of hydroxychloroquine sulfate and one million doses of chloroquine phosphate for possible use in treating patients hospitalized with COVID-19 or for use in clinical trials. Johnson & Johnson is ramping up production on its $1 billion coronavirus vaccine for market early next year.
Ford is partnering with GE Healthcare to produce fifty thousand ventilators by July. Artificial…
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