Roche launches antibody tests: 27 million US citizens lose health insurance

The pharmaceutical industry is making progress: Roche is about to launch an antibody test in England, and a clinical trial for the corona treatment will begin in Japan in July. Meanwhile, the United States is heading into the “darkest winter in recent history.”

5.38 am: the virus may never go away

The World Health Organization (WHO) emergency aid coordinator is skeptical that the new coronavirus can be eliminated after the rapid spread around the world. “This virus can become a household in the population, it will never go away,” said Michael Ryan on Wednesday night in Geneva.

5.07 am: Roche plans to sell antibody tests in England

After a successful review by Public Health England (PHE), the pharmaceutical company Roche plans to sell its antibody tests in the UK. Roche is now in talks with the UK government about the launch. PHE conducted an independent evaluation of the antibody test last week and found that the Roche test was 100 percent accurate.

5.02 a.m .: a travel certificate is required throughout Europe

The leader of the group of Christian Democrats in the European Parliament (PPE), Manfred Weber, calls for EU standards for hotels and restaurants in the debate on opening borders in the Corona crisis. “We need a travel certificate for the whole of Europe,” he told the “Passauer Neue Presse.” This is the only way to ensure that tourists find the necessary hygiene standards.

Principles that were important before the crisis would have to be upheld at planned border openings, Weber said. “European freedom of travel is a valuable asset, it is a fundamental right for all Europeans.” In this respect, there should be no “bilateral agreements” either. “If you want to separate our continent into first and second class Europeans, you are finally putting the unity of Europe at risk.”

4.51 a.m .: Clinical study for corona therapy from July

Japanese drug maker Takeda Pharmaceutical may begin a clinical trial in July for an antibody-based treatment method for COVID-19. According to the company, the tests would involve hundreds of patients and would take several months.

If successful, the therapy could be sent to the US regulatory agency. USA For approval later this year. However, it is still unclear when the product will be available beyond the clinical trial.

1.55: 27 million lose health insurance in the United States

According to a study, nearly 27 million people could lose their health insurance amid the crown pandemic due to the huge increase in unemployment in the United States. The reason for this is that most people there have health insurance through employers, as a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation explains. After losing a job in the US In the USA, the insurance relationship often ends very quickly, or employees simply cannot afford to continue paying for the policy privately for themselves and family members who are insured.

The study released Wednesday (local time) assumes that about 21 million people can expect government help after losing their employer’s insurance (ESI), including about 6 million children who are insured. However, due to bureaucratic hurdles or insufficient subsidies, many are likely to remain without insurance coverage amid the coronavirus pandemic.

1.08 a.m.: Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot do not pay dividends

The automakers Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot, which are about to merge, want to forego dividend payments for fiscal year 2019. The reason given is weak demand in the wake of the corona virus crisis. Preparations for its previously announced merger are progressing.

0.48 am: the pharmaceutical giant Sanofi wants to deliver the vaccine to everyone

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi has promised to offer a future vaccine to everyone “regardless of nationality,” said general manager Paul Hudson. Earlier in a Bloomberg interview, Hudson had given the impression that EE. USA It had priority over the vaccine because it was the first to support the research and therefore “was entitled to the largest reserve.”

0.17 a.m.: Trump wants negative interest rates

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, again speaks of negative interest rates. He says he likes key interest rates below zero percent. He was convinced that the United States should have such negative interest rates. Therefore, he disagrees with the president of the United States Fed, Jerome Powell, who does not point to negative interest rates.

0.05 a.m .: “Dark Winter” for the United States

A senior health official said the United States could face the “darkest winter in recent history” due to the simultaneous outbreak of the flu and coronavirus. The time for the government to plan and implement a science-based strategy in a timely manner is now running out, Rick Bright warned in a previously released statement to a House committee. Without a coordinated strategy, the pandemic would lead to unprecedented illness and death.

Bright said he was shot as the director of a Health Department agency in April for refusing to support unsupported treatments for Covid-19 lung disease, which the President of the United States, Donald Trump, promised. Bright was transferred to a position at the National Institute of Health (NIH).

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