It seems that every hour of every day recently, on the internet, in print and on TV more about the Coronavirus situation continues to grow. There is so much new data on the subject every minute. But that is NOT the type of data that is needed to find the path to winning this battle. What is needed is medical data needed to solve this puzzle… quickly. An article reporting on the CDC outlook had this to say: "The CDC admits the rollout of Covid-19 diagnostic tests "has not gone as smoothly as we would have liked." US health officials expect more cases of the coronavirus disease, Covid-19, in the coming days and weeks, even though the risk to the general public remains low. So how will we know where those cases are and how fast the virus is spreading through the population? The answer is simple: We need diagnostic test kits. A lot of them." The article closed: "The race is on for [rapid] testing capacity," said an insider. "Without it we are flying in the dark." Active companies in the markets this week include Hawkeye Systems, Inc. (OTCQB: HWKE), Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX), Generex Biotechnology Corporation (OTCQB: GNBT), Vaxart, Inc. (NASDAQ: VXRT), iBio, Inc. (NYSE: IBIO).
The Harvard Business Review echoes that sentiment. A recent article titled We Need a Cheap Way to Diagnose Coronavirus said: "Covid-19, the new coronavirus, is on the verge of spreading across the world… the CDC expects severe disruptions to occur within the United States. More than any recent pandemic, the coronavirus poses new global challenges. As part of its recently announced $2.5 billion push for vaccines, treatments, and protective equipment, the U.S. government must also make the "crash" development of an ...
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