Collected Item: “Bay Area Hospitals Say Remdesivir is in Short Supply”
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Bay Area Hospitals Say Remdesivir is in Short Supply
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According to Bay Area health officials, the only drug that is currently effective in treating COVID-19, Remdesivir, is short supply. This is incredibly concerning. While Bay Area counties are on the California state watch list, health dashboards do not indicate an outbreak. If there is already a shortage of this drug, what happens if there is indeed an outbreak? Concerns from ICU headroom and staffing have been highly publicized. But even without an outbreak, we may run out of the drug needed to effectively treat this virus. As restrictions ease up across the state, I hope people are mindful of the horrific realities that await us all if people are not abiding by the social distancing and mask mandates.
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#HST580, #ASU, #sanfranciscobayarea, Remdesivir, shortage,
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https://www.kqed.org/science/1967485/bay-area-hospitals-say-remdesivir-is-in-short-supply?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=&mc_key=00Qi000001UhoKqEAJ
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Peter Arcuni
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2020-07-22