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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Use oil companies to pressure Saudi Arabia to do more work on MERS

Just read this article at Salon.com.  It originally appeared in Scientific American.
http://www.salon.com/2013/06/10/surgical_masks_for_ramadan_new_virus_has_pandemic_potential_partner/


What is MERS? The short answer is that it is a very nasty virus that we know almost nothing about. And, it seems, that it is Saudi Arabia that is the epicenter of the battle against the virus. The problem, as I see it/understand it, is that Saudi is not being as focused and/or as forth coming with info regarding this disease as they could be.

So...my idea.....

Western oil companies have a lot of personnel working on the Arabian pennisula. I feel that if the WHO worked with those Western oil companies who have a vested interest in keeping things healthy on the Arabian pennisula to put pressure on the Saudi government officials, then maybe greater action from the Saudi government would be seen.

I am NOT asking for anything illegal. It just seems that since the WHO is having little progress, why not work through the business organizations who are very much entrenched in the region and who have some pull already.

Please feel free to comment.

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