WHAT’S GOING ON: (Times) Rejecting the advice of its scientific advisers, the federal government has released new dietary recommendations that sound a familiar nutritional refrain, advising Americans to “make every bite count” but dismissing experts’ specific recommendations to set new low targets for consumption of sugar and alcoholic beverages. American adults consume an average of 77 grams of sugar per day, more than 3 times the recommended amount for women. This adds up to around 60 pounds of added sugar annually – that’s six, 10-pound bowling balls.
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OBSERVATION: Biologics can take a long time to develop but COVID vaccines have been in development for almost 50 years and novel approaches were used to develop these vaccines.
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SUMMARY: The “goodwill” that many believe was gained from the development of a Covid-19 may be more of a wish than a reality. Pharma companies are still too focused on profits while people continue to rely on prescription drugs to compensate for unhealthy lifestyles.
(Mckinsey) Much of the prevailing market research on COVID-19 vaccination frames sentiment as “likely,” “unlikely,” or “neutral.” McKinsey’s research is designed to uncover a more granular continuum of sentiments and to account for the fact that many consumers may take a “wait and see” approach to their decision about vaccination. Their research has found that consumers’ attitudes towards receiving a COVID-19 vaccine fall into three primary segments.
SUMMARY: Both emergency room visits and doctors’ visits are down by about half because people are putting off treatment for medical emergencies due to fears of contracting COVID-19. How is pharma going to get patients back into to ask their doctor about branded medications?
Politicians stupidity is leading to more COVID-19 deaths here in the U.S. and eventually we have to hold them accountable for their ignorance and lies.
The news this week that Amazon.com is getting into the prescription drug business sent stocks of retail pharmacies down but questions sell remain.