Durham probe expected to end this summer: sources

U.S. Attorney John Durham is expected to wrap up his investigation into the origins of the Russia probe by the end of the summer, sources confirmed to Fox News. One source suggested the investigation could end as soon as July, while another said it could be closer to September, based on Durham's progress, which could be hindered by the coronavirus pandemic rocking the nation and the globe. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, relayed the same timeline during a House Rules Committee meeting focused on reform of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act last week. “His investigation is due to be completed sometime this summer,” Jordan said. His comments were first reported by The Washington Examiner.

Durham, the U.S. attorney for Connecticut, was appointed last year by Attorney General Bill Barr to review the events leading up to the 2016 presidential election and through President Trump’s January 20, 2017 inauguration. But, as Fox News first reported, Durham has since expanded his investigation to cover a post-election timeline spanning the spring of 2017—when Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel. Last month, Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., who served as the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee but left the role after announcing a Senate campaign, told Fox News that Durham’s probe will likely lead to criminal charges. “This is not going to be a Mueller report; there won’t be a report,” Collins told Fox News, noting that Durham and his team have kept very “quiet” about their work. “When he’s ready to charge people, he’ll charge people,” Collins told Fox News. “And that’s when we’ll know.” Collins explained that Barr had expanded Durham’s reach into the intelligence community, and added that he has “grand juries” and “everything else” at his disposal.

Durham has investigated CIA officials and other officials throughout the intelligence community. Former CIA Director John Brennan has said that Durham plans to interview him and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. Those interviews have yet to take place, a source familiar with the investigation told Fox News last month.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/durham-probe-expected-to-end-this-summer-sources

Doctors want to treat coronavirus with blood from recovered patients

Doctors searching for treatments to fight the coronavirus say the answer may be in the blood of recovered patients, according to a report. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University want to use a method known as “convalescent serum,” which involves harvesting virus-fighting antibodies from the blood of patients who have already beaten the illness, NBC News reported.

Dr. Arturo Casadevall, chair of the molecular microbiology and immunology department, said the treatment has not been implemented for decades in the US, though blood from survivors was used to treat the Spanish flu, polio and measles. knew the history of what was done in the early 20th century with epidemics,” Casadevall told NBC. '“They didn’t have vaccines then, they didn’t have any drugs then — just like the situation we face now.”

In a new paper, Casadevall and a colleague, Dr. Liise-anne Pirofski, make the case that using blood serum or plasma from recovered patients might be the best option for treatment until a better cure is developed. The report, which was published Friday in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, noted the practice was used in China during the 2009 outbreak of H1N1 influenza and the Ebola epidemic in 2013. “Although every viral disease and epidemic is different, these experiences provide important historical precedents that are both reassuring and useful as humanity now confronts the COVID-19 epidemic,” the researchers wrote. The virus — which first emerged in December — has now spread to more than 152,000 people in 144 countries.

https://nypost.com/2020/03/15/doctors-want-to-treat-coronavirus-with-blood-from-recovered-patients/

The convalescent sera option for containing COVID-19

Arturo Casadevall1 and Liise-anne Pirofski2

First published March 13, 2020 - More info

https://www.jci.org/articles/view/138003

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I agree..certainly has all the callings of it…the other clue here is the use of the word convalescent thinking this is perhaps why the lock down in Nursing homes.