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An effective treatment, however, might be found in the blood of COVID-19 survivors. Dr. Palese, whose lab of researchers studies the genetic and biological make-up of viruses—and how they spread—believes that a Covid-19 treatment can be derived from serum harvested from the blood of people who have already recovered from Covid-19:If you have been infected and recover, about three weeks down the line, you have antibodies against this virus and you are immune.
Dr. Palese also shared with FORBES his expert insights on what key statistics we all need to watch, how the U.S. health system is fighting the disease, how the government can help hospitals, and the types of testing the US will need to develop to end social distancing. Below, an edited Q&A.... [+]What are you watching. What key data and statistics must leaders, doctors and investors keep an eye on?You have to watch how many deaths we have in the country over the last 24 hours.
Some are only testing the very sick or not testing much at all. And some cheating a few weeks ago, saying that COVID-19 cases were just the flu.What are Mt. Sinai and the nation’s hospital systems doing to combat COVID-19? At Mt. Sinai, all research, clinical work, and elective surgery have stopped as we focus 100% on the Coronavirus. We have redirected entire departments. One of the strengths of the U.S. healthcare system is that we are flexible and able to respond fast. Our health institutions, the CDC and NIH, are the envy of the world. All my European friends are just jealous of our institutions. And our biotechnology and health research industries are hands down the best in the world.
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