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The coronavirus COVID-19 is

Ben Af — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 16:01:00 +0000

The coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting more than 195 countries and territories, authorities have confirmed more than 600,000 cases of the coronavirus, 140,186 recovereds and more than 22,000 deaths
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The age thing is bullshit

artappraiser — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 00:49:03 +0000

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The age thing is bullshit right now as far as CDC's numbers on "sick enough to be hospitalized" though of course that could change:

Age breakdown of 2,449 #coronavirus patients in the U.S. with known age:

- 6% were aged ≥85
- 25% were aged 65–84 years
- 18% were aged 55–64 years
- 18% were aged 45–54 years
- 29% were aged 20–44 years
- 5% were aged 0–19 years
— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) March 19, 2020

NEW: Nearly 40 percent of U.S.#coronavirus patients sick enough to be hospitalized were aged 20 to 54, according to new CDC data from a study of 2,500 of the first recorded cases in the U.S. https://t.co/cNrnbBA8nS
— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) March 19, 2020

Yo, space race allover agin:

artappraiser — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 00:11:23 +0000

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Yo, space race allover agin:

JUST IN: Chinese military researchers have been ordered to win the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) March 19, 2020

'An epidemiological mystery':

artappraiser — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 22:31:30 +0000

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'An epidemiological mystery': Why Is COVID-19 so much deadlier in some countries than others?https://t.co/GEzahnjqtu pic.twitter.com/dXTAPLH931
— Tarek Fatah (@TarekFatah) March 18, 2020

In case you didn't see on my

artappraiser — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 22:19:19 +0000

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In case you didn't see on my thread, I do find this meme going around to be intriguing, that no vaccine is going to be found, rather universal cheap testing and development of decent treatment is the way it may go. (I.E., we haven't cured the common cold yet!)

http://dagblog.com/comment/reply/30494/278148

Coronavirus vaccine

NCD — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 21:50:57 +0000

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Coronavirus vaccine complications, coronovirus research from 2012 om SARS-Coronavirus:

"An early concern for application of a SARS-CoV vaccine was the experience with other coronavirus infections which induced enhanced disease and immunopathology in animals when challenged with infectious virus, a concern reinforced by the report that animals given an alum adjuvanted SARS vaccine and subsequently challenged with SARS-CoV exhibited an immunopathologic lung reaction reminiscent of that described for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants and in animal models given RSV vaccine and challenged naturally (infants) or artificially (animals) with RSV. We and others described a similar immunopathologic reaction in mice vaccinated with a SARS-CoV vaccine and subsequently challenged with SARS-CoV. It has been proposed that the nucleocapsid proteinof SARS-CoV is the antigen to which the immunopathologic reaction is directed. Thus, concern for proceeding to humans with candidate SARS-CoV vaccines emerged from these various observations."

Another option is that an

artappraiser — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 07:25:50 +0000

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Another option is that an existing FDA approved drug will turn out to work pretty well against COVID-19. If so, we don't need to wait the 12-18+ months for approval. It could be prescribed right now, off-label, and tide us over until a vaccination is approved.
— Atlee Solomon (@SolomonAtlee) March 17, 2020

Plaquenil seems to kick ass. So why aren't people getting prescriptions? ;-)
— Shutdowns in every state and every city, NOW (@Noahpinion) March 17, 2020

I talked to one MD over the weekend who said the pharmacy didn't have it in stock, though they should be able to get it by now. There are also risks of retinopathy, although it's more common if taken longer and I think higher doses. Other than that, Idk. https://t.co/ismnBQgsxy
— Atlee Solomon (@SolomonAtlee) March 17, 2020

to check out further: #Plaquenil

It does bother me we spend so

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 06:47:57 +0000

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It does bother me we spend so much energy on a single idiot/savant at the top., hope and a prayer. A lot of demands when a pyramid foundation approach might be better.

This is why testing people

artappraiser — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 23:34:15 +0000

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This is why testing people who have symptoms won't be enough to control this virus.

Most infectious people don't have symptoms!

We need to test people BEFORE they have symptoms! https://t.co/MpkCcjfR6t
— Shutdowns in every state and every city, NOW (@Noahpinion) March 16, 2020

Corporate leaders like this

artappraiser — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 21:17:02 +0000

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Corporate leaders like this are not being good citizens because they have heart, they are SMART. Morals has nothing to do with it. Consumer economy means get with the war program or maybe end up not just have customers down the road or perhaps risk being nationalized down the road.

LMVH sensibly shifting to make hand-sanitiser, and Matt Hancock's call for manufacturers to retool for ventilators, are signs of things to come. *All* organisations should now be asking themselves how they can urgently shift capacity towards essential goods and services. https://t.co/Q7f3Gg4EtS
— Christopher Haley (@cdh1001) March 16, 2020