美國新冠疫情日記07/28

         We Are Racing To Find A Vaccine

A Houston-based clinical research company, Ventavia Group, is asking for your help. Anywhere from 10,000 to 30,000 people will be screened to see if they are eligible to test a COVID-19  vaccine. According to Ventavia, they are looking for people age 18 and older who may have a high risk of exposure to COVID-19.

In Boston, a phase 3 clinical trial designed to evaluate if an investigational vaccine can prevent COVID -19 in adults has begun. The vaccine known as mRNA-1273 was co-developed by the Moderna company and the National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Anthony Fauci said we urgently need a safe and effective preventive vaccine to ultimately control the pandemic.

Today the country’s confirmed cases are way over four million and includes National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien who has tested positive for COVID-19. He is the highest ranking U.S. official in the Trump administration who has tested positive.

Frankly speaking, even Mr. O’Brien in his government position got it the virus when we mistakenly think that those people who are struggling under difficult living conditions would more easily get the virus. But the virus does not have favorites.

In just the last one-half year, our nation has been turned upside down. More than thirty million people are out of work. Demonstrations are ongoing in many major cities and the economy has gone down. And people are expecting to get more checks from the government. All of these  situations are directly related to the pandemic.

We really hope the vaccine will come out soon. This is the best solution to fight this national battle and catastrophe.

        新冠疫苗重現曙光

位於德州休斯敦醫療中心的瓦塔維亞研究中心今天宣佈，該中心將從即日起進行第三期新冠疫苗的人體實驗，並呼籲各階層市民踴躍參加，在此同時，位於麻州摩地納醫療科技公司和國家衛生硏究中心共同研發的mRNA-1273疫苗立即召募三萬名未感染COVID-19 之成年人進行注射，希望早日實現疫苖之發現。

美國今天一天死亡人數已超過一千人，白宮今天也証實國家安全顧問奧布萊恩也被確認感染病毒，是白宮被感染的最高級官員。

老實說。我們這些老百姓真是生活在恐慌及無助之中，如果連白宮高官都會確診，何況是生活在疫情擴散的社區中的人们。

近半年來，我們可以說每天都在報導疫情帶來的人間悲劇，數千萬失業人口及各地如烽火般的示威活動，造成社會之極度不安。

國會及白宮正式積極協調對第三輪之國民現金法案，希望給予大家另一輪的救濟，以解除民怨對治安造成之更大傷害。

遺憾的是這些補助絕非治本之道，我們面臨之国家危機是天災，也是人禍 ，如果基本上的問題得不到解決方案， 國家之未來必然會十分暗淡。

所幸疫苗之硏發已現曙光， 希望早日實驗成功， 來阻止這場前所未見之浩劫。