I’m not a biomedical researcher, or a contagious disease specialist, but the numbers you quote are well known to the WHO, the White House, the Pentagon and other government organizations.
And that brings me to a little connection that many people failed to make. When it was announced that the two American medical missionaries would receive the experimental treatment drug, someone asked Barry if it would be shared with various Africa countries. He hemmed and hawed for a bit, then said said something to the effect that the countries ravaged by Ebola don’t have the ability to properly utilize the drug. That produced a mini-uproar among various African leaders and health officials, and the subject was quickly dropped.
I rather doubt the San Diego firm that developed the treatment drug can produce it in large quantities. The two missionaries were brought back to the states to serve as guinea pigs, to see if it works (and in Dr. Brantley’s case, the results appear promising). The U.S. government plans to buy up the entire output of the San Diego company and reserve the medication for senior government officials and selected family members.
Barry’s little faux pas confirms what everyone knows: with our refusal to quarrantine and impose travel restrictions and take other, essential precautions, the spread of Ebola to the U.S. is inevitable, and “our government” is gearing up for expected outbreaks by protecting the elites.
The U.S. government plans to buy up the entire output of the San Diego company and reserve the medication for senior government officials and selected family members.
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Yes, I have thought this for a while now. Also, there are probably many wealthy entertainment and infotainment celebrities who have managed to secure the antidote.
I would be in a panic if I did not have my faith in God.
That is rather unlikely.
For one thing, we do not know if that drug was responsible for Dr. Brantly's recovery. There is no way to know.
For another, the manufacturing process on that drug takes a long time. The company also does not have the capacity to make more than a few experimental doses. So it is not going to be available at any price.