Posted on 03/04/2022 4:22:51 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Without help from the global pandemic people may never have been convinced to inject themselves with an experimental mRNA gene therapy, a scientist bragged during a world health conference.
Speaking at the opening of the World Health Summit 2021 last November, Bayer Pharmaceuticals Division President Stefan Oelrich admitted were it not for the pandemic, the experimental injection may have seen an extremely high rejection rate.
“We are really taking that leap [to drive innovation] – us as a company, Bayer – in cell and gene therapies,” Oelrich stated.
“Ultimately, the mRNA vaccines are an example for that cell and gene therapy,” Oelrich admitted.
“I always like to say: if we had surveyed two years ago in the public – ‘would you be willing to take a gene or cell therapy and inject it into your body?’ – we probably would have had a 95% refusal rate,” he said, adding, “I think this pandemic has opened many people’s eyes to innovation.”
Oelrich continued: “Our successes over these 18 months [the duration of the COVID ‘pandemic’] should embolden us to fully focus much more closely on access, innovation and collaboration to unleash health for all, especially as we enter, on top of everything else that is happening, a new era of science – a lot of people talk about the Bio Revolution in this context.”
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You must not be hanging out at Cruise Critic.
There is currently an active thread complaining about a survey question asking if cruisers would be willing to pay for Sorrento's Pizza.
That comes after reducing the menu, charging for extra lobster tails, and limiting diners to one appetizer and one entree at a time after decreasing the portion sizes.
-PJ
I recently took my first cruise since the pandemic on Royal Caribbean. I missed it during the pandemic, but I chose to take the money not spent on cruises and put a swimming pool and spa in my backyard instead.
I get to use that all year 'round. To each their own choices...
-PJ
I have been checking cruise prices regularly. During pandemic, with full vaccination required, cruise prices were less than half of current prices. As added bonus, ships were not crowded, usually about only half full. I am happy we got 6 cruises in during that period, when my wife was still able to walk okay. She is much weaker now after nearly 6 years of surviving cancer treatments for stage-4 cancer.
Yes, cruise ships were only 50% full due to restart mandates as test cruises, and then capacity was slowly increased until it returned to normal now.
I, too, am dismayed by the increasing prices. Many people feel that the lines are trying to recover the lost revenues and high carrying costs they incurred during the shutdown. I'm going to have second thoughts about continuing to cruise, especially since I enjoy booking suites. I don't think the current pricing scheme is sustainable, although I know they are affected by inflation just like everyone else (perhaps more so since fuel and food are their major expenses).
That said, I don't want to hijack this thread further away from mRNA and gene therapy.
I wish you and your wife the best in what's ahead.
-PJ
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