Anticipating that the “breakthrough” that Trump is going to announce this afternoon is in fact, convalescent plasma, you should brush up on what it is, what the issues are and whether or not it is effective.
Start here with this @jetjocko article: wired.com/story/97000-pe…
@jetjocko Whether or not it is appropriate for a sitting POTUS to make a breakthrough announcement,if it is actually a “breakthrough” is unconventional to say the least.
We don’t know yet, so anything other than “we don’t know” is hype.
@jetjocko No peer review has been done on convalescent plasma yet and it is likely/clear that Trump is using this as political fodder for the GOP convention this week.
Also, it is notable that he is making the announcement on a Sunday night, *BEFORE* market futures for Monday open...
@jetjocko So, it will be interesting to see what it is, and if there is a commercial component to this.
I suspect there will be as the FDA is apparently being strong-armed into allowing plasma treatment over scientist’s objections:
@jetjocko Also… we still don’t know what Trump’s financial conflicts of interest are or where his investments are…
Remember how hard he was pushing hydroxychloroquine? Who profited from that besides the Kodak CEO, etc…?
@jetjocko The political corruption of the @US_FDA’s media wing is complete.
This is inappropriate and undue political interference in the scientific process:
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