President Trump said at a news conference today that he would support the prospect of the government taking an equity stake in companies as part of a stimulus for the economy.
Trump also said Thursday that he would support the prospect of the government taking an equity stake in companies as part of a big stimulus for the economy.as part of another bill that could lead to hundreds of billions or $1 trillion in cash or other support for individual Americans, small business and big companies.
"We are looking at everything that's coming across our desks as treatment options for coronavirus," Hahn said."We need to make sure this sea of treatments will get the right drug to the right patient at the right dosage at the right time."One first step in the short term, Hahn said, is to examine medications already in use for other purposes.
Hahn said the FDA's work would be a"continuous process" and might take three to six months. A vaccine might not be complete for about a year. Birx said the rate of positive results is between 10 and 11%, meaning that about 90% of people receiving tests don't have the coronavirus.Conference with governors
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