COVID-19 (f/k/a "the Coronavirus")

[tower912]

Nope.   

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

Well it seems this is just going to be another thing we have to deal with. 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/south-koreas-new-coronavirus-twist-recovered-patients-test-positive-again-11587145248

[Jay Bee]

Well it seems this is just going to be another thing we have to deal with. 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/south-koreas-new-coronavirus-twist-recovered-patients-test-positive-again-11587145248

"Haven't u read the thread, wah wah wah"

#LastDays

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

"Haven't u read the thread, wah wah wah"

#LastDays

I have

[Lennys Tap]

Lenny - Dont you think the last part is hyperbolic?  I mean you can find people supporting or whining about anything, but the travel ban has been one of the Presidents least controversial decisions on this topic.  Many corporations had already deployed this ban (and quarantining employees who were in China in Early Jan) weeks ahead as well...so really not that surprising.

Hyperbolic? True. Hyperbolic political rants took over and ruined this thread a long, long time ago. Almost all from the same bias. Apologies for contributing to the sh!t show.

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

Hyperbolic? True. Hyperbolic political rants took over and ruined this thread a long, long time ago. Almost all from the same bias. Apologies for contributing to the sh!t show.

Sorry I find you to be reasonable and fact based person. So it took my off guard.

[Jay Bee]

I recommend stocking up on non-perishable food. The shortages and insanity will come along soon. Jah Bless.

#LastDays

[Lennys Tap]

Sorry I find you to be reasonable and fact based person. So it took my off guard.

Thanks, Frenns. Not falling off the deep end intentionally. I'm self prescribing a couple of days away from this thread in hopes of regaining my equilibrium.

[Jay Bee]

The way out of this is through testing, tracing, treatment and a vaccine.... thus far, it feels our accomplishments are none and we have no answers Re: strength of antibodies and such.

We are completely screwed.

#LastDays

[Vander Blue Man Group]

I recommend stocking up on non-perishable food. The shortages and insanity will come along soon. Jah Bless.

#LastDays

The way out of this is through testing, tracing, treatment and a vaccine.... thus far, it feels our accomplishments are none and we have no answers Re: strength of antibodies and such.

We are completely screwed.

#LastDays

[Jay Bee]

Because I'm not blind. The masses are.

[MU82]

I am not a big fan of POTUS delegating this entirely to the states, but once he did this I wish he would stick to it. But he can't help himself. Yesterday, "states can decide." Today, "LIBERATE MICHIGAN!!," "LIBERATE MINNESOTA!!," "LIBERATE VIRGINIA!!"

So does he want states to follow his deliberate 3-phase plan, or not?

Don't his supporters see the inherent inconsistency in these messages?

You're kidding, right?

The one time he wasn't lying was when he said he could shoot people on 5th Avenue and not lose their support.

That tweet he sent was beyond hypocrisy, it was dangerous.

[Jay Bee]

You're kidding, right?

The one time he wasn't lying was when he said he could shoot people on 5th Avenue and not lose their support.

That tweet he sent was beyond hypocrisy, it was dangerous.

This is helpful

Also, completely against forum rules

Mods, #banDisGFindividual

[GooooMarquette]

You're kidding, right?

The one time he wasn't lying was when he said he could shoot people on 5th Avenue and not lose their support.

That tweet he sent was beyond hypocrisy, it was dangerous.

Yeah - just desperately grasping for a ray of hope. I need some hope....

[MU82]

This is helpful

Also, completely against forum rules

Mods, #banDisGFindividual

You sure are effen boring when you're not trolling about the End Times.

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

The way out of this is through testing, tracing, treatment and a vaccine.... thus far, it feels our accomplishments are none and we have no answers Re: strength of antibodies and such.

I am encouraged by treatment progress.  No clue on vaccine.  Someone needs to put a boot in our societies collective ass on tracing/testing/serology.  Agree?

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Because I'm not blind. The masses are.

Nah, that's not it.

[GooooMarquette]

I am encouraged by treatment progress.  No clue on vaccine.  Someone needs to put a boot in our societies collective ass on tracing/testing/serology.  Agree?

The research on a couple of treatments (remdesovir and convalescent plasma) looks pretty promising.

As for testing, private organizations and state labs are doing a pretty good job. Some help from CDC would have been a game-changer.

Contact tracing should be done by CDC, but they seem to be passing this buck to states. Damn shame, because it will slow things down.

[pbiflyer]

There has never been a successful vaccine for a Coronavirus ever. Not holding my breath for anything soon.

[Jockey]

There has never been a successful vaccine for a Coronavirus ever. Not holding my breath for anything soon.

C'mon man. Your post is gonna make JB start crying again.

[forgetful]

There has never been a successful vaccine for a Coronavirus ever. Not holding my breath for anything soon.

That in part has been because there is no money in one. There may be money in developing this one.

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

This article covers a study that tried to put a number on the level of testing required.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/17/us/coronavirus-testing-states.html

[warriorchick]

There has never been a successful vaccine for a Coronavirus ever. Not holding my breath for anything soon.

I see what you did there.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

I am encouraged by treatment progress.  No clue on vaccine.  Someone needs to put a boot in our societies collective ass on tracing/testing/serology.  Agree?

I'm weirdly optimistic about the therapeutic treatments being tested. Whether it is plasma, Gilead's drug, one of the several others with initial encouraging results, or a combo of some or all of these, I feel we are not that far from a treatment regiment that will get this under control.

Vaccine, not so much. At least not in the sense of inoculating people against getting the virus. Maybe something as effective as a flu shot, but the efficacy of that varies a lot from year to year.

[The Sultan]

A vaccine will the efficacy of the flu vaccine, combined with better theraputic treatments, will be plenty to get society back to "normal."