https://www.theguardian.com/politics...ut-open-tender
Good to see Boris, Gove, Cummings & co cutting out the bureaucracy of the civil service in order to combat Covid19.
Nothing to see here.
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https://www.theguardian.com/politics...ut-open-tender
Good to see Boris, Gove, Cummings & co cutting out the bureaucracy of the civil service in order to combat Covid19.
Nothing to see here.
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Pubs in Wales not permitted to open until 08 August at the earliest. He is determined to destroy the hospitality industry completely.
Parochial methodist minded reactionary!!!!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-53361167
Can anyone else see a theme developing here?
Ok, but Im not sure your experience relates to new research based prescription medicines. They are generally not launched on an EU wide basis. Currently the EMA approves such medicines for EU. However, that is just the first hurdle.
The medicines then have to be authorised for use by individual countries.. in our case in UK by NICE. Other countries have their own methods of putting products on an approved list. Then there is the matter of pricing. Unlike non prescription medicines each EU country can set an acceptable price for prescription medicines through negotiation with the manufacturer. In UK this is done via a system agreed between Pharma industry and government.
There are a lot of other variables that I won't go into now. Suffice to say that there is currently free movement of prescription medicines across EU but not free pricing, and this can lead to supply issues as traders move goods from a lower price country to a higher price one.
So, in my experience prescription medicines are launched to each individual EU country at variable times. From discovery the patent clock is ticking and Pharma does not wait, as you implied, in order to launch in bigger markets first. So you are wrong in thinking we would delay launch in UK because EU is a bigger market
No I'm not. Im talking about getting individual country approvals following regulatory approvals. Commercial agreements are the next level down from country approvals and often there are no commercial agreements beyond the list price.
Have you really had experience at launching prescription medicines??
some yes, more so in medical devices. it's the just the "first hurdle" bit that's the most important for me.
I'm sure. you're absolutely right that once regulatory approval is obtained for a new drug then country approvals will be pursued in many countries all at once.
if the UK has different regulatory requirements then there is a real risk that the EU and USA will be considered first and the UK amongst the follow up countries.
Happy to agree to disagree though.
French bus driver dies following attack by passengers who refused to wear masks
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...sed-wear-masks
Sickening.
So, immunity short lived, virus on the rise in the US, UK likely to allow US travellers into the country ahead of winter, economy in decline, 45,000 (at least) dead - which part of Johnson's plan worked best?
I was being a bit mischevious Bob.
It's not the video itself it is some of the dross that inevitably becomes attached to such a thread I was commenting.
Had a quick glance at the video itself ( I've seen this stuff so many times now I couldn't face going through it again at the moment ) and I agree it seems factually and chronologically correct.
As you say though it is the slant that is put on it.
And what is left out.
Do you know how they caught it then?
They obviously caught it by socially distancing, not getting basics like haircuts for 3 months (notice all MPs seem to have hair that refuses to grow), by refusing to shake hands with covid sufferers and by refusing to have anyone in their home, and refusing to go to anyone's home.
Cummings was so adept at not catching it, he drove the length of England to demonstrate that, although he could catch it, noone else could get it from him - well noone of any importance anyway.
Johnson was so thankful at being kept alive that he decided it would be fitting to charge NHS staff to park at hospitals again.
Hancock was so pleased at being able to applaud the NHS that he still refuses to talk about proper remuneration for NHS staff.
Shielding to be be paused from August 16 if things continue as is.....interesting.
apparently Wales gave England more than 10 million pieces of PPE
https://www.expressandstar.com/news/...ring-pandemic/
I see the UK death rate is staying below 100 on a day to day count. That must be good news.
Considering the 'expected' spike from all those people on beaches several weeks ago and people mingling in English pubs there doesn't seem to have been one, and the incubation period is come and gone.
Seems like things may be better than people thought.