2/x First entry of a series of mind maps listing actions that can be taken in various areas. I - We need to improve pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity and capability!
3/x Drug shortages - Part II: Second entry of a series of mind maps listing actions that can be taken in various areas. II - FDA Quality Program: linkedin.com/pulse/drug-sho…
4/x Drug shortages - Part III: Third entry of a series of mind maps listing actions that can be taken in various areas. III - Transparency & End-to-End Visibility linkedin.com/pulse/drug-sho…
5/x Drug shortages - Part IV: Fourth entry of a series of mind maps listing actions that can be taken in various areas. IV: Ongoing Oversight & Reaction. linkedin.com/pulse/drug-sho…
6/x 5/x Drug shortages - Part V: Fifth entry of a series of mind maps listing actions that can be taken in various areas. V: Coordination of Efforts linkedin.com/pulse/drug-sho…
A MiG-31 at cruising speed (1,800 km/h) would take approx. 8 minutes to fly across Estonia’s longest distance (240 km north to south). At maximum speed (3,000 km/h), it would take about 4.8 minutes.
Going east to west they would take approx. 5 minutes to fly across Estonia from east to west (150 km). At maximum speed (3,000 km/h), it would take about 3 minutes.
Perhaps Estonia and NATO should agree on where exactly the incursion occurred - did the Russian jets head to and 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐧, or did they encroach into 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐥𝐟?
1/x "Life expectancy" is an 𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞, w/a 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & measured at various points (birth, age 60, etc.). Survival times are not normally distributed; they follow a Gompertz-like curve (mortality rates rise exponentially with age, w/significant variation).
2/x Even if life expectancy increases by more than one year per year 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞, this doesn’t guarantee LEV for individuals or the population as a whole. Some individuals won’t experience this benefit due to unequal access, biological variability, other risks.
3/x Mortality rates at advanced ages rise steeply (Gompertz law) - halving mortality at 80 might add only a few years to life expectancy. Interventions must flatten or shift the Gompertz curve, since reducing early or mid-life mortality (e.g. curing cancer) shifts the curve but doesn’t eliminate the steep rise at older ages.
Time to look up the actual tariffs countries are charging the U. S. This list says "Tariffs Charged to the U. S. Including Currency Manipulation and Trade Barriers." Is this an "official" number or some bogus calculation?
This list says Swiss tariffs are at 61%. However, Switzerland has *zero tariffs* on industrial goods, but huge tariffs on agricultural products. This list shows U. S. exports to Switzerland, looks like it's mostly industrial goods. So, where does the 61% come from?
U.S. exports to Switzerland approximately $32.6 billion, which includes agricultural products around $250 million. So, Switzerland imposes tariffs on a tiny fraction of imports from the U. S. (the agricultural products). Something may face tariffs of 61%, but it is not much!