Secretary for health will discuss the u. S. Response to the spread of the coronavirus. You can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Azor 47, the nazar 47 es of 47. The motion is not agreed to bring agreed to. Senate failed to move forward on nearly a nearly two 2ldren on a nearly trillion response to the outbreak. Impartial ling calling parts of a slush fund. ,ithout democratic supports republicans failed to get the measure passed and their own rank and file were down in numbers. Rand paul announced he is the first u. S. Senator to test positive for the virus. Reaction toet your the senate failing to pass that economic aid bill. Democrats, 2027488000. Republicans, 2027488001 and. Ndependents, 2027488002 text us with your first name and 2027488003. At we will get your thoughts in a minute. , senatort vote failed Mitch Mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate had this to say. [video clip] mcconnell republican and Democratic Senators spent days collaborating on a bipartisa
Doctor, what do you know about treatment . And what are we hopeful for . Greta, thank you for having on. There are potential treatments that are being talked about. Medications like chloroquine, to malaria. Prevent hydrochloroquine. Its thought that these antivirals do have and antiinflammatory properties. There have been some very, very of france andout china demonstrating potentially reducing theions duration of symptoms as well as illness. Need nowat we really are Clinical Trials that make sure these medications are safe and effective to treat covid19. We also need basic answers to questions, such as who should get them, at what dose, center how long. Clinical trials of these types of medications are critical. And what do you make of these trials, these treatments being york and theyre going to start tomorrow . Well, these are already fda medications. So theyll be used in an offlabel capacity and im sometal by hospital, patients will be receiving these, but its really important info
Yesterday as well as the new york governor andrew cuomo. The headline in forbes, new york to begin Clinical Trials for coronavirus treatment. Doctor, what do you know about this treatment . And what are we hopeful for . Greta, thank you for having me on. There are potential treatments that are being talked about. Medications like chloroquine, to treat and prevent malaria. Hydroxychloroquine used to a medication treat diseases like lupus. Its thought that these medications do have antiviral and antiinflammatory properties. There have been some very, very small studies out of france and china demonstrating potentially these medications reducing the duration of symptoms as well as illness. And so what we really need now are Clinical Trials that make sure these medications are safe and effective to treat covid19. We also need basic answers to questions, such as who should get them, at what dose, for how long. So the Clinical Trials of these types of medications are absolutely critical. And
Town of monson in central maine has a big problem. The town has bounced back from a fire that swept through its downtown, destroying many of the buildings in 1860, and it is recovering from the trauma of the american civil war. The civil war ended just seven years earlier, in 1865. More than 10 of townspeople served in the civil war, and at least six of them died. The problem, even as the town of monson celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding, is that so many of its young people are moving away. In the census of 1870, monson was listed as having 604 residents. 604. Out of curiosity, how many of you are from places with more than 604 residents, show of hands . Virtually everyone. How many of you went to high school with more than 604 people . Again, virtually everyone. Monson was a tiny place, and that meant that every departure, every person who moved away from home, hurt. Their absence was noted. In 1872, when townspeople gathered to celebrate turning 50, the speaker at the ev
Is recovering from the trauma of the american civil war. The civil war ended just seven years earlier, in 1865. More than 10 of townspeople served in the civil war, and at least six of them died. , even as the town of monson celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding, is that so many of its young people are moving away celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding, is that so many of its young people are moving away. In the census of 1870, monson was listed as having 604 residents. Out of curiosity, how many of you are from places with more than 604 residents, show of hands . Virtually everyone. How many of you went to high school with more than 604 people . Virtually everyone. Monson was a tiny place, and that meant that every departure, every person who moved away from home, hurt. Their absence was noted. In 1872, when townspeople gathered to celebrate turning 50, the speaker at the event tried to put a good spin on quote, but he admitted, this constant immigration of our citiz