Published May 9, 2021, 3:53 PM
Two senior administration congressmen on Sunday, May 9, issued separate statements chiding the Department of Health for its continued inaction against the use of remdesivir in treating patients suffering from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
But while Deputy Speaker and Buhay Partylist Rep. Lito Atienza and Anakalusugan Rep. Michael Defensor took moves to question DOH and Filipino doctors prescribing remdesivir, demand for the injectable anti-viral drug soared in India which has become the country in the world worst-hit by the pandemic.
This, despite the issuance by the World Health Organization of a “conditional recommendation” against remdesivir for showing “less certain’ evidence of its benefits for COVID-19 treatment.
WASHINGTON: Getting people vaccinated is the only long-term solution to the current Covid-19 crisis in India, America s top public health expert Dr Anthony Fauci said on Sunday as he called for scaling up manufacturing of coronavirus vaccines both domestically and globally to fight the deadly pandemic.
“The endgame of this all.is going to be to get people vaccinated.India is the largest vaccine-producing country in the world. They ve got to get their resources, not only from within, but also from without,” Fauci, who is the Chief Medical Adviser to US President Joe Biden, told the ABC News in an interview.
Dr Anthony Fauci recommended mass vaccination to arrest current spread of deadly disease across India.
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Getting people vaccinated is the only long-term solution to the current COVID-19 crisis in India, America s top public health expert Dr Anthony Fauci said on Sunday as he called for scaling up manufacturing of coronavirus vaccines both domestically and globally to fight the deadly pandemic. The endgame of this all.is going to be to get people vaccinated.India is the largest vaccine-producing country in the world. They ve got to get their resources, not only from within, but also from without, Fauci, who is the Chief Medical Adviser to US President Joe Biden, told the ABC News in an interview.
Getting people vaccinated only long-term solution to Covid-19 crisis in India: Dr Fauci
Getting people vaccinated only long-term solution to Covid-19 crisis in India: Dr Fauci
Dr. Anthony Fauci, America s top public health expert, said on Sunday that the only long-term solution to India s current Covid-19 crisis is to get people vaccinated, emphasising the need for increased domestic and foreign production of coronavirus vaccines to combat the deadly pandemic.
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UPDATED: May 10, 2021 01:00 IST
Dr Anthony Fauci proposed that India immediately establish makeshift field hospitals, similar to what China did a year ago (Photo Credits: Reuters)
Getting people vaccinated is the only long-term solution to the current Covid-19 crisis in India, America s top public health expert Dr Anthony Fauci said on Sunday as he called for scaling up manufacturing of coronavirus vaccines both domestically and globally to fight the deadly pandemic.