Think of a comedian you saw at an open mic who wasn’t the least bit funny but was kind of a hunk. Now hand that guy nine figures for no good reason. Bam you’ve got yourself a Joe Rogan.
I had a heart-to-heart with my unvaccinated employee today. Told him that if he dies I’ll want to have at least tried. He said he’s planning on getting it, and I told him that makes me think of all the stories I’ve read of people saying that about their dearly departed spouse or friend. And the people expressing their deep regret on their deathbeds and their wishes they had gotten it. I believe I helped move the needle but it’s not there yet.
Considering that these are exactly the patients used to determine the initial safety profile, maximum tolerated dose, and effective dose of investigational drugs – we better hope not.
Gov. Doug Ducey is appropriating $60 million in federal virus relief funds to help understaffed Arizona hospitals, but only if they offer monoclonal antibody treatments as well as vaccines, his office announced Wednesday.
Ducey is one of several Republican governors who have been pushing for antibody treatments in the face of those who say mask and vaccine mandates are better solutions. Antibody treatments remain one of a handful of therapies that can blunt the worst effects of COVID-19, and they are the only option available to people with mild-to-moderate cases who aren’t yet in the hospital.
The drugs are only recommended for people at the highest risk of progressing to severe COVID-19, but the conditions to qualify have broadened. The list of conditions now includes: older age, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, pregnancy and more than a half-dozen other issues.
I still think of Rogan as one of the guys who took over the man show when Jimmy and Adam left, and then from that one Chappelles show skit where his crackhead character went on fear factor. I guess he’s a bit more famous now huh.