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2014-08-07 Africa Subsaharan

Giving Americans Drug for Ebola Virus Prompts Flak

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Posted by Steve White 2014-08-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top

#1 Anyone clear on the concepts of "limited supply", "experimental", "investigational" and "maybe ineffective"?

DWEM logic.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-08-07 03:46|| 2014-08-07 03:46|| Front Page Top

#2 ZMapp was derived from mouse cells that were "humanized

So the Kenyan birth was bullshi* after all.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-08-07 05:15|| 2014-08-07 05:15|| Front Page Top

#3 Now bear in mind, the reason that there had been no trials yet during the ongoing outbreak was because the lab didn't want to be accused of 'experimenting on locals'. So foreign med workers were the only ones to test on.
Sounds like a job for Eric Holder; I'm sure he can find us a racist in here somewhere.

Posted by ed in texas 2014-08-07 07:41|| 2014-08-07 07:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Waiting for the anti-tobacco activists to start moaning & complaining about the involvement of Reynolds in this whole life-saving effort. Then NIMBYists from KY will advocate zoning against growing antibodies to Ebola in their neighborhoods. Then will come demonstrations by naked advocates from PETP - People for the Ethical Treatment of Plants.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-08-07 10:32|| 2014-08-07 10:32|| Front Page Top

#5 Don't the Liberians understand experimental drugs can make your pee-pee fall off?

Posted by Bobby 2014-08-07 13:23|| 2014-08-07 13:23|| Front Page Top

#6 ZMapp is made by infecting tobacco plants with certain proteins, growing them in the plants, then extracting and purifying the proteins, according to David Howard, spokesman for tobacco-products maker Reynolds American Inc. A Reynolds unit, Kentucky BioProcessing LLC, has a contract to make the drug in Owensboro, Ky., Mr. Howard said

Refuse to use these GMO's. Monsanto! Reynolds!

Posted by Frank G on the road 2014-08-07 14:17|| 2014-08-07 14:17|| Front Page Top

#7 It's worse than that, Frank. This experimental drug is the product of Western Civilization, Capitalism, the Evil Pharma industry, and the White Man. It's a vast conspiracy. Just Say NO to Anti-Ebola Drugs!

Posted by SteveS 2014-08-07 17:47|| 2014-08-07 17:47|| Front Page Top

#8 Also, even if it saves an Ebola victim who is 24-72 hours from dying, if that person develops cancer in 30-40 years, the lawyers will be all over it.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2014-08-07 18:30|| 2014-08-07 18:30|| Front Page Top

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