Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Official Thread

[OldBroad44]

Regarding the treatment of viruses, even without new therapies, for COVID-19 we have many more options than we would have in 1918. The issue is finding out which combination of existing antiviral treatments may be effective (eg, in HK they are studying interferon beta-1b, lopinavir-ritonavir, and ribavirin in combination with standard of care).

HIV can be prevented if antiviral prophylaxis is initiated early. We've also basically cured hepatitis C and now that knowledge is turning towards hepatitis B.

Modern medicine has advanced a lot regarding the treatment of viruses in the past century.

I said we arent much better off trying to treat a new viral disease now than we were in 1918. One for which no vaccines or treatments exist. I didnt say that there are no well-known much researched viral diseases today for which vaccines or treatments exist.

It is also certainly the case that we can do the research involved in developing treatments or vaccines much faster now than we could then. Meaning there might be serious progress within three years or so instead of it taking a decade or more. Three to five years from now, if you get cocrud its likely that we will be able to do more for you than a doc could in 1918. But right now, not really. The treatment of choice for the severely ill seems to be ventilators, a treatment that is increasingly looking counterproductive. Back in 1918 maybe they would have bled you.

 

[awshoot]

It's worth remembering where we're at medically:

 

[Provincial]

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This is why the State kept Cannabis and Alcohol available!

 

[ma96782]

Costco......love it or leave it.......

'I woke up in a free country': Costco shopper gets bounced from store after refusing to wear a mask


Aloha, Mark

 

[ma96782]

The CDC reverses again........

Wow.....CDC science? Or playing politics? Such a confidence booster.

Aloha, Mark

 

[CountryGent]

U.S. secures 300 million doses of potential AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Oregon coronavirus infections by ZIP code

The state has released new data revealing where people with coronavirus infections live.

projects.oregonlive.com

Coronavirus infections continue to rise in Woodburn, east Portland, Salem

A Salem ZIP code home to the Oregon State Penitentiary now has the sixth-most cases.

www.oregonlive.com

 

[RicInOR]

The early history is being written. Much of it is like this:

The Economic Shutdown Was Not Necessary

Why didn’t health officials initially suggest a shelter-in-place proposal for those 65 and over and those under 65 with an underlying condition?

issuesinsights.com

Where are the articles saying that more shutdown would have been better for all ?

 

[CountryGent]

From modeling done at Columbia University: Lockdown Delays Cost at Least 36,000 Lives, Data Show

 

[FortRock]

I know this is a long thread but I for one really appreciate all the information submitted here. Yes, there are different view points but I (we) have had the benefit of seeing a significant amount of information compiled here. It has become a good source of up-to-the minute information beyond what is offered by the slanted news channels. Hats off to those contributing. Thanks.

FortRock

 

[RicInOR]

Self-service gas rules returning to pre-coronavirus status, Oregon state fire marshal says

Oregonians can no longer pump their own gas at stations where self-service was not allowed prior to the coronavirus pandemic as of May 24, the state fire marshal’s office announced Thursday.

www.oregonlive.com

 

[ma96782]

I got news today.......
That the GF's nail salon (here in Vancouver, WA) will be back and operating on June 1st.

Now the question remains......
When can I get my hair cut in Portland, OR?

Aloha, Mark

 

[Hop Sing]

Thought I'd throw in a little levity.

 

[RicInOR]

UK scientists discover most seriously ill Covid-19 patients have extremely low T-cell count, raising hopes for possible treatment

Not Testosterone

T-cells clear infection from the body.



edit:
Add link for further info on the T-Cell studies

Instapundit » Blog Archive » HMM: A new Swedish coronavirus antibody study suggests the herd-immunity strategy isn’t working. “…

HMM: A new Swedish coronavirus antibody study suggests the herd-immunity strategy isn’t working. “The study, based on 1,100 tests across Sweden and carried out by the country’s public-health agency, found that just 7.3% of people in Stockholm had developed antibodies, Reuters reported on...

pjmedia.com

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Self-service gas rules returning to pre-coronavirus status, Oregon state fire marshal says

Oregonians can no longer pump their own gas at stations where self-service was not allowed prior to the coronavirus pandemic as of May 24, the state fire marshal’s office announced Thursday.

www.oregonlive.com

Boooo! Hiss! Just when we thought we could get away from the credit card stealing for a while, now I gotta watch all the attendants like a hawk again.

 

[MannyGlocks]

ma,

DIY...it's easy.

Buy a Wahl Senior clipper. (it's what barbers use)

Leave off any comb.

Now, slowly rake it over yer noggin.

Back and forth and all over - that's it.

It'll be 'almost' as close as shaving without the bother of lather, nicks or burn.

Been doing it my own self for nigh on 30 years using my own Wahl Senior...that sucka has longevity - it ain't never broke down.

 

[ma96782]

ma,

DIY...it's easy.

Buy a Wahl Senior clipper. (it's what barbers use)

Leave off any comb.

Now, slowly rake it over yer noggin.

Back and forth and all over - that's it.

It'll be 'almost' as close as shaving without the bother of lather, nicks or burn.

Been doing it my own self for nigh on 30 years using my own Wahl Senior...that sucka has longevity - it ain't never broke down.

Wait a second......let me think on that.



OK, Ok, ok.....



LOL.



But NOT for me.

Aloha, Mark

 

[CountryGent]

Trump demands governors allow churches to open.

 

[RicInOR]

Just a bunch of links - I have not read all of them, yet.


CDC Now Says Virus 'Does Not Spread Easily' on Surfaces


Steve Mnuchin: Employees Who Reject Offer To Resume Work Ineligible For Unemployment


The Coronavirus Timeline Liberals Don't Want You To See


Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Nukes Media For Wishing More Virus Deaths On His State


Doctors: End National Shutdown for the Sake of Health


Do Lockdowns Work? Mounting Evidence Says No


Two Countries That Just Declared the Pandemic All but Over


"Social Distancing Walls" - Gym Reveals Future Layout In Post-Corona World


How Fear, Groupthink Drove Unnecessary Global Lockdowns:


Did The Lockdown Save Lives?


Doctors raise alarm about health effects of continued coronavirus shutdown: 'Mass casualty incident'


Data Leak Suggests China Had Hundreds of Thousands of Coronavirus Cases in 230 Cities


Evidence That Russia's Coronavirus Numbers Are Almost Certainly Bogus

 

[CountryGent]

Antimalarial drug touted by President Trump is linked to increased risk of death in coronavirus patients, study says.

People treated with hydroxychloroquine, or the closely related drug chloroquine, were also more likely to develop a type of irregular heart rhythm, or arrhythmia, that can lead to sudden cardiac death, it concluded.

Yikes.