Gates hopes that countries can work together to better prepare for similar situations, including the "need to have the ability to scale up diagnostics, drugs and vaccines very rapidly...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, this week said that mass production of a vaccine would likely not occur for another 12-18 months, and Gates concurred, saying that lots of manufacturing will need to be built to provide "billions of vaccines to protect the world" and that the first vaccines, which would "go to healthcare workers and critical workers...could happen before 18 months if everything goes well

Gates countered saying "The only model that is known to work is a serious social distancing effort ('shut down')," estimating that "If a country does a good job with testing and 'shut down' then within 6-10 weeks they should see very few cases and be able to open back up"; however, he also admitted that "The U.S is still not organized on testing."

Gates called for a "national tracking system similar to South Korea, saying that "in Seattle, the [University of Washington] is providing thousands of tests per day but no one is connected to a national tracking system" and that "Whenever there is a positive test it should be seen to understand where the disease is and whether we need to strengthen the social distancing."

SternAAlbifrons wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 11:18 am ^^^
Good joke if you're jokin', Joker
not such a joke, Poker Face, if yr not jokin'.


especially if its true

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2020 8:55 pm

Gates hopes that countries can work together to better prepare for similar situations, including the "need to have the ability to scale up diagnostics, drugs and vaccines very rapidly...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattperez/ ... a7e5266a72

1984 yep, build it into ur smart phone that will constantly track you everywhere you go, ( doesn't everyone own a smart phone??? I DONT)
anyone see a problem with that technology??

He seems to ignore the fact that preparing for similar situations has already been outlined for over 10 years, but no one seems to be listening!

This was produced in 2007!
Can the Health-Care System Meet the Challenge of Pandemic Flu? Planning, Ethical, and Workforce Considerations
Public Health Reports / September–October 2007 / Volume 122

The federal pandemic influenza plan and public health experts predict that should the H5N1 influenza virus mutate in such a way that human-to-human transmission can easily occur, approximately 30% of the U.S. population could develop the disease.1 An influenza pandemic of some type could occur in the next few years. It may be H5N1 or some other subtype, which could translate into approximately 90 million cases nationwide.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1936949/

Preparing for Pandemic Influenza Guidance for Local Planners

The Government judges that one of the highest current risks to the UK is the possible emergence of an influenza pandemic1 – that is, the rapid worldwide spread of influenza caused by a novel virus strain to which people would have no immunity,
resulting in more serious illness than caused by seasonal influenza. Given the level of risk posed by an influenza pandemic, this document, aimed at Local Resilience Fora, provides additional guidance and information to support the development of local level multi-agency plans. It replaces the previous Cabinet Office guidance: Preparing for Pandemic Influenza; Guidance for Local Planners; and Supplementary Guidance for Local Resilience Forum Planners (and the Welsh equivalent Preparing for Pandemic Influenza; Supplementary Guidance for Local Resilience Forum Planners in Wales).

This document is intended to be read in conjunction with the UK Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Strategy 2012, published in November 2011. The UK Strategy builds on, but supersedes, the approach set out in the 2007 National Framework for
Responding to an Influenza Pandemic, and describes the Government‟s strategic approach to and preparations for an influenza pandemic and sets out the UK planning assumptions for a pandemic.

As set out in the UK Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Strategy 20113, the overall
objectives of the UK‟s approach to planning and preparing for an influenza pandemic
are to:

1. Minimise the potential health impacts of a future influenza pandemic by:
a. supporting international efforts to detect its emergence, and early assessment of the virus by sharing scientific information;
b. promoting individual responsibility and action to reduce the spread of infection through good hygiene practices and uptake of seasonal influenza vaccination in high-risk groups; and
c. ensuring the health and social care systems are ready to provide treatment and support for the large numbers likely to suffer from influenza or its complications whilst maintaining other essential care.
www.gov.uk/pandemic-flu