Itmightnotbethegreatestgame, butweareembarkingon a newseriestodaytohelpyouvirtuallygetawayfromallthisCoronavirusnews, andit's comingupinjust a coupleminutes.
We'regearingupfor a studyofbothconvalescentserum, whichis a bigwordtosay, takingtheserumfromsomeonewho's completelyrecovered, gettingitin a waythatyoucouldreinfuseitandsomebodyelse, orgettingouttheproteins, thegammaglobulin, theantibodiesfromthatserumanduseitas a wayofbothtreatmentandpossiblyprophylaxis, butmostlytreatment.
Verygoodquestion.
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Atwhatpoint?
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Thecriticalissueistogetthetestingfirsttothoseareaswhereyouhavesomebodywhoisinfacthavingsymptomsandyouwanttoseeifthey'reinfact, infact, thattheideaofdoing a broadscreening, including a symptomaticpeople, isnot a badidea.
I'vebeentalkingaboutthatfor a while, butwhenyouprioritizewhatyouneedtodo, wereallyneedtogetthetestingtothepeoplewhoarein a situationwhereyoureallyneedtoknowyou'rein a restaurantwhoiseitherillwiththevirusorisnotawarethattheyhavetheviruscomesincontactwiththefoodorthepackaging.
Isitthenpossiblethat I cancontractthevirusthroughthatfoodorthepackagingWhataboutthat?
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