NASA has selected Australia's Planet Innovation to manufacture a new ventilator for WuhanCOVID patients: Imagine how many more Planet's there could be if Scott Morrison & Co invested that $320 Million handed over to Twiggy Forrest for poor quality Chinese test kits in Australian companies instead

by Ganesh Sahathevan

   At left, doctors at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City give a thumbs up after testing a ventilator prototype developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. At right, JPL engineers are working on the ventilator prototype for coronavirus patients.Credits: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City and NASA/JPL-Caltech





While Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Co handed over AUD 320 Million to China's BGI (a sum equal to 60% of its last audited revenue)  or poor quality China made test kits, via the good offices of Twiggy Forrest, Australia's Planet Innovation has won a contract from NASA to produce its nwely designed COVID-19 ventilators: 

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has selected Planet Innovation as the only Australian manufacturer of a new ventilator tailored for COVID-19 patients. PI is among 13 international companies and eight U.S. manufacturers selected from more than 300 applications globally.

The prototype, which was created by JPL engineers in just 37 days, received an Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on April 30.

Called VITAL (Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally), the high-pressure ventilator was designed to use one-seventh of the parts of a traditional ventilator, relying on parts already available in supply chains. It offers a simpler, more affordable option for treating critical patients while freeing up traditional ventilators for those with the most severe COVID-19 symptoms. Its flexible design means it also can be modified for use in field hospitals.

This writer invites readers to imagine how many other Planet Innovations there could be in Australia if Scott Morrison and company spent that $320 Million handed over to BGI on Australian companies instead.

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