And your proof of these statements ?
This isn’t very good news
Sucks for her but I hope that’s just a one off and not normal.
A woman who recovered from the coronavirus tried to donate her plasma, but she barely had any antibodies. It highlights lingering questions about immunity.
27-year-old Molly DeMellier recovered from COVID-19, but her blood didn't have a high antibody count. Doctors are unsure what this means for immunity.www.yahoo.com
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There's no such thing as the "common cold" Its actually hundreds of different viruses all mutating. While its technically possible to create a vaccine for all of them, its not really economically viable. Since none of them are life-threatening there's no reason to pursue them.
Doing a little math: India is roughly 4 times the population size of the US so they would need to complete roughly 40 times the number of tests they currently have to get to an equivalent per capita rate as the US. Assuming the positive rate stays the same (big assumption) that’s 23,000 X 40 which is 920,000 positive. About right where the US is.
I can’t believe i’m stepping in this but i will assume some folks want to feel good, feel “normal” during these times and include this as a form of both self care and mental health.
I think there is a big lesson to be learned with what happened with SARS and MERS. Research into a vaccine continued on those, but it lost a lot of the financial backing because of the lack of threat. There was still some international funding of the research but it became academic vs commercial. Big pharma isn’t in business to develop a vaccine you can’t sell. Looking back in hindsight the world governments should have continued heavily funding the research. If they had we may have been able to streamline an approach for this new virus. I did see there was an Israeli company that was still working with MERS and they were close to a vaccine but not finished. I think we will see a bigger investment going forward into treatments and vaccines. That’s at least something good coming out of all this misery.
Thanks for spreading some good newswe had a more positive story about this, this morning:
An 40 year old infected person (with the virus 25 days in his body and 14 days on a ventilator... in a pretty bad and critical condition was treated with the plasma of one of their doctors (who already conquered corona) and the results were remarkable. After 2 days he didn't need the ventilator anymore and in the meantime he has already left ICU for a normal room.
(sorry, it's in dutch)
Coronapatiënt geneest in sneltempo dankzij behandeling met bloedplasma aan UZ Gent
Het universitair ziekenhuis van Gent heeft een kritieke coronapatiënt genezen met een experimentele behandeling met bloedplasma.
Thats very promising. I also read that some researchers in China have been able to synthetically create the anti-bodies so maybe if that treatment continues with a high success rate it can really help to make this a much less serious problem. If you can’t vaccinate people the next best thing is an effective treatment.
I don't have much hair, and happily trim my own nails, but for many people, getting hair and nails done is part of a routine. A way to feel good about themselves, a way to socialize. People who miss that service and people who want to get back to offering it really don't want to be yelled at are probably sick of being told that they'll kill people if they do it.
India is not US though. Majority lives in poverty. They have no choice but to stay home. They might have a better lockdown system. Maybe their citizens are not as stubborn or entitled as our citizens and really follows what the government says. Lots of factor to consider.
I mentioned before that my wife has cut my hair and I won’t be going back to the barber ever again. There’s a savings. Now, she just did her nails for the first time and she loves it. Looks like when things are back to normal we will be saving 50 or so bucks a month. The things you can learn when stuck at home.
Shanghai Disney appears to be getting ready for an imminent opening. They’ve been rehearsing their parades and shows and are marking their ques for social distancing. Hong Kong appears to be not too far behind them. Tokyo Disney mentioned May but that seems a bit optimistic as they’re in the midst of their cases with their health systems being overwhelmed ( saw that information on tv). Disneyland may have stricter rules because California isn’t easing up as fast as other states. Florida sounds optimistic to get things going but they are following the phased guidelines. Some people are very pessimist saying January 2021. Others are more optimistic saying June 1. I’ve also read rumors of June 14. I suspect the reality is some where in the middle. When cast members start getting called back will be a true indication of what’s happening.Did Disney confirm and opening date yet? Just thought I would ask!
