vesicles
Colonel
I completely agree with the banning of all live animal sales.
Coronavirus 2019-2020 thread (no unsubstantiated rumours!)
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I completely agree with the banning of all live animal sales.
solarz
Brigadier
It's not about "appeasing the West", it's about reducing the risk of zoonotic viral transmissions.
China has a pretty good record on banning certain practices if the central government puts some drive behind the local governments. I agree that all live avian and mammal meats need to be banned, but wild animal meats are especially concerning because the source is completely unknown. With farmed animals, at least you can do regular health inspections on the farm sites.
Finally, there's a reason "exotic" meats are "exotic". Not all animals can be farmed. Yes, the demand needs to be curbed as well, and that can be achieved through a sustained campaign of education.
and with this, we are going to STOP! this thread is NOT about the wet meat markets in CHINA, where authorities initially stated they had traced Covid-19 to the wet meat market in Wuhan! as well it is not a thread to bash China or US or President Xi or President Trump!
Most of you continue to do a very fine job, vesicle's posts are an example of knowledgeable, professional and respectful, most of you are doing an outstanding job on this thread: keep up the good work!
Webby and Deino have issued specific instructions to keep your post respectful, there are consequences for those who do NOT follow these very specific, yet very simple instructions: do not respond to this "moderation"!
Cannot find an appropriate thread to post this. But since the article mentioned "coronavirus (Covid-19)", "health infrastructure" and "manufacture of health care products", this thread looks as good as any.
Mod, if there is an EU Economy thread, feel free to move it there. I tried (not very hard) but could not find one.
Key Points
"The Covid-19 related emergency is having pervasive effects on the economy of the E U. As part of the overall response, the European Commission also singled out the issue of foreign direct investment screening. Among the possible consequences of the current economic shock is an increased potential risk to strategic industries, in particular but by no means limited to healthcare-related industries," the Commission said in a communication on 25 March.
As a result, member states have been asked to make full use of FDI screening mechanisms to protect the healthcare sector, the supply of critical inputs, as well as other sectors involved in supporting efforts to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
Noting that national screening mechanisms are in place for 14 of the 27 member states, the Commission called on governments lacking such regulations to create "a full-fledged screening mechanism, and in the meantime to use all other available options to address cases where the acquisition or control of a particular business, infrastructure or technology would create a risk to security or public order in the EU, including a risk to critical health infrastructures and supply of critical inputs."
Of key concern to the Commission in the latest update has been the risk of the acquisition of companies involved in the manufacture of healthcare products or related industries such as research establishments.
Mod, if there is an EU Economy thread, feel free to move it there. I tried (not very hard) but could not find one.
Key Points
- European authorities issue communications calling for vigilance regarding potential predatory acquisitions.
- The request comes as the EU is preparing to implement regulations to include the screening of acquisitions and investment on security and public order grounds.
"The Covid-19 related emergency is having pervasive effects on the economy of the E U. As part of the overall response, the European Commission also singled out the issue of foreign direct investment screening. Among the possible consequences of the current economic shock is an increased potential risk to strategic industries, in particular but by no means limited to healthcare-related industries," the Commission said in a communication on 25 March.
As a result, member states have been asked to make full use of FDI screening mechanisms to protect the healthcare sector, the supply of critical inputs, as well as other sectors involved in supporting efforts to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
Noting that national screening mechanisms are in place for 14 of the 27 member states, the Commission called on governments lacking such regulations to create "a full-fledged screening mechanism, and in the meantime to use all other available options to address cases where the acquisition or control of a particular business, infrastructure or technology would create a risk to security or public order in the EU, including a risk to critical health infrastructures and supply of critical inputs."
Of key concern to the Commission in the latest update has been the risk of the acquisition of companies involved in the manufacture of healthcare products or related industries such as research establishments.
the article is one, and doesn't prove anything, there are plenty theory/article from pretty much everywhere. the exact origin with definite evidence may never exist, but the fact is pretty much everyone in the world think its from Wuhan right now, the only way to dispute that is WHO said otherwise.
Chinese Ministry of Commerce, Chinese Customs and the National Medical Products Administration have announced new policy on exporting PPEs, test kits and ventilators. These products must be NMPA-approved, and the exporter must declare that the products meet the regulatory requirements of the destination country.
Really it should be up to the importing countries to regulate their own medical equipment markets, but even Europeans seemed to be incapable of doing this - they basically allowed their importers to buy whatever available from China without any real regulatory supervision and blamed China when the product didn't work. So Chinese authorities decided they had to babysit everyone and require NMPA approvals for exports.
A good article on the development of vaccine.
My very concise summary:
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Three most promising vaccines:
The US vaccine (mRNA-1273): Could have it by fall this year. But it might just kill you before the virus does.
The Chinese vaccine (Ad5-nCoV): The front runner across the globe. It should be out by December this year. This one is safe but probably will not help you.
The British vaccine (ChAdOx1): This one is safe and effective. But you are probably dead by then because the vaccine won’t be out until May 2021.
My very concise summary:
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Three most promising vaccines:
The US vaccine (mRNA-1273): Could have it by fall this year. But it might just kill you before the virus does.
The Chinese vaccine (Ad5-nCoV): The front runner across the globe. It should be out by December this year. This one is safe but probably will not help you.
The British vaccine (ChAdOx1): This one is safe and effective. But you are probably dead by then because the vaccine won’t be out until May 2021.