US President, Barack Obama said yesterday August 6th that it’s too
early to send the unapproved experimental drug, Zmapp serum to Africa
where the outbreak of the Ebola virus has recorded more deaths and
threatens human existence.
Zmapp serum has proven to be effective in treating Ebola cases as two
American doctor infected with the virus in Liberia are currently being
treated in the US and are said to have improved after the use of the
drug.
According to AFP, President Obama suggested that affected African
countries should focus more on building strong public infrastructures.
“I think we have to let the scientist guide us. And I don’t think all the information is in on whether this drug is helpful”.
On whether he would help fast track the approval of the drug should
medical experts conclude that the drug is effective, President Obama
said;
“I think it’s premature for me to say that because I don’t have
enough information. I don’t have enough data right now to offer an
opinion on that.”
While stressing that the deadly virus is not airborne, Obama said
“the countries affected are the first to admit that what’s happened
here is the public health systems have been overwhelmed. They weren’t
able to identify and then isolate cases quickly enough. As a
consequence, it spread more rapidly than has been typical with the
periodic Ebola outbreaks that occurred previously.”
He said the US is currently working with their European partners as
well as the World Health Organization to provide resources to contain
the virus.
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