Coronavirus

[smalltowngypsymassacre]

Trump now saying his utterly cretinous comments yesterday were sarcasm. Unfortunate proof that Americans really don't have the first clue what the word means

[singingiiiffy]

20 min briefing. no q and a. laters

[The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey]

After another stressful presser, Trumpy pops in for a livener. Looks like it’s perked him up, too.

[Matchworn Shirts]

That looks like him pre-makeup and spray tan

[Legends-Lounge]

Soooo, we can’t inject ourselves with disinfectant then? Well having gone to the trouble of finding a bottle under the sink that’s been there for god knows how long I suppose I’d better cancel my order for hypodermic syringes and needles.

[Batch]

WHO. No evidence recovering from covid that the antibodies protect against second infection

https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/immunity-passports-in-the-context-of-covid-19

hopefully it's just a lack of data to provide evidence, rather than the premise being wrong

[Flashheart]

WHO. No evidence recovering from covid that the antibodies protect against second infection

https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/immunity-passports-in-the-context-of-covid-19

hopefully it's just a lack of data to provide evidence, rather than the premise being wrong

Oh, fuck.

[Batch]

reading it again i think it's just a warning to say we can't be sure rather than rebutting the premise.

which means making assumptions on letting recovered patients (incl key workers) into the wild without following precautions is not  a good idea yet.

and so it goes on. it's going to be like this for ages

[Bob's Orange]

Without a vaccine life in lockdown/social distancing is going to be the norm.

Maybe drinking bleach isn’t such a bad idea*








*that’s a joke - don’t do that!

[4D]

Are there vaccines for the other coronavirus strains?

[Banker]

To date, with no evidence of immunity within the herd, or anywhere else on the planet, questions should be asked of 'the science' that assumed there would be.

[Batch]

Are there vaccines for the other coronavirus strains?

not yet for MERS or SARS as far as I can tell, they are 'in development'.

However given there are only 10,000 cases of both combined, so contact tracing made it less of a priority rush job.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/how-do-sars-and-mers-compare-with-covid-19#COVID-19

[Batch]

To date, with no evidence of immunity within the herd, or anywhere else on the planet, questions should be asked of 'the science' that assumed there would be.

based on other coronavirus/similar virus?

[theakston2k]

Without a vaccine life in lockdown/social distancing is going to be the norm.

There’s a really difficult balance to be had here and i  just don’t think that realistic if you are looking at a year+ before a vaccine is available and that’s assuming they even find one. You can’t just expect people to put their lives on hold indefinitely in hope...
I heard last night that there has been a massive increase in domestic violence cases during the lockdown and that’s only going to get worst along with other health issues such as depression the longer that this goes on.
Ultimately we aren’t prisoners so as selfish as this sounds before long people will have the right to have a life again soon rather than just living.

[Batch]

financially the country can't afford this level of lockdown.

it's probably going to influence a gradual release of lockdown earlier than the ideal for saving the most lives