Re:Covid: Remdesivir 'has little or no effect' on survival, ...
by Animats on Friday October 16, 2020 @06:39PM
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The mask thing was a mess. But even back then, WHO was clear on why they said that:
"We need to be clear. The world is facing a significant shortage of PPE for our frontline workers -- including masks and gloves and gowns and face shields -- and protecting our health care workers must be the top priority for use of this PPE."
That's very World Health Organization, which is used to operating under scarcity.
The embarrassing thing now is that, eight months on, we don't have a huge supply of N95 masks, which actually protect the wearer. On eBay, the price is starting to drop, from about $10 each to about $5 each. Normal price is about $1 each.
"We need to be clear. The world is facing a significant shortage of PPE for our frontline workers -- including masks and gloves and gowns and face shields -- and protecting our health care workers must be the top priority for use of this PPE."
That's very World Health Organization, which is used to operating under scarcity.
The embarrassing thing now is that, eight months on, we don't have a huge supply of N95 masks, which actually protect the wearer. On eBay, the price is starting to drop, from about $10 each to about $5 each. Normal price is about $1 each.