Pro Pharma Talks

1. What is the current situation?      a. US – slow response, extremely poor national management, high uninsured rate, high out-of-pocket costs, and comparatively low medical system capacity       b. States in competition over purchasing PPE 2. What are other countries doing?      a. International experience – management, global partnering      b. Asian experience – using lessons learned from SARS outbreak      c. European experience – emphasize testing      d. Scandinavia           i. Swedish model – remained open, highest global death rate, economy in worst crisis since WWII           ii. Denmark/Norway – locked down           iii. Finland has low level of immunity – fears of a second wave