Wisconsin

[#UnleashSean]

The end may be in sight.

Testing out of India and Canada are showing 100% effectiveness while injecting antibodies from a cured patient into an infected one.

Wisconsin is harvesting antibodies now. Not sure when we will start injecting

[#UnleashSean]

WI is reason #1 why mail in voting in November would be a clusterf

Apparently postal workers were returning ballots without postage not knowing no postage was required.

I'm sure if we do mail in ballots (which we should) all postal workers will be properly trained.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

The end may be in sight.

Testing out of India and Canada are showing 100% effectiveness while injecting antibodies from a cured patient into an infected one.

Wisconsin is harvesting antibodies now. Not sure when we will start injecting

That would be awesome.

Can you share any further details? From previous reading and discussions here, it seems some people's antibodies are more effective than others; is there any testing going on around this in terms of harvesting?

Also, is it scalable? I saw that one person can provide enough antibodies for four treatments.  But how often can a person donate?

[Pakuni]

That would be awesome.

Can you share any further details? From previous reading and discussions here, it seems some people's antibodies are more effective than others; is there any testing going on around this in terms of harvesting?

Also, is it scalable? I saw that one person can provide enough antibodies for four treatments.  But how often can a person donate?

Now, a Canadian team is testing what happens when critically ill patients receive a recovered patient's immune cells. Similar testing is already underway in Asia and the United States, where a few very small studies have shown that patients who received doses of antibodies recovered enough to stop relying on ventilators. However, those studies are far from conclusive.

And I wouldn't say the end is near, given this timeline

The study could be completed in three months with data by the end of the year. In the absence of a vaccine, which some doctors have projected could take up to a year to test and create, this therapy could potentially be used to give frontline healthcare workers immunity as they work to save lives.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/can-antibodies-from-recovered-patients-help-people-with-covid-19-1.4887510

[MUDPT]

The end may be in sight.

Testing out of India and Canada are showing 100% effectiveness while injecting antibodies from a cured patient into an infected one.

Wisconsin is harvesting antibodies now. Not sure when we will start injecting

UW is in the process. https://www.channel3000.com/uw-health-to-use-superpower-antibodies-from-covid-19-survivors-as-potential-treatment/

[The Sultan]

One final point about the election.  Having an in-person election during a pandemic was a dumb idea because it unnecessarily endangered the health of many people.

That being said, it seems like the only two municipalities that had long delays were Milwaukee and Green Bay.  And I am pretty confident that Green Bay simply screwed this up and could have had a better process in place.  Milwaukee has had a chronic problem for awhile that was amplified by their restrictions.

I don't think this is being reported very fairly nationally - assuming that the entire state was plagued with delays.  (No pun intended.)

[GB Warrior]

One final point about the election.  Having an in-person election during a pandemic was a dumb idea because it unnecessarily endangered the health of many people.

That being said, it seems like the only two municipalities that had long delays were Milwaukee and Green Bay.  And I am pretty confident that Green Bay simply screwed this up and could have had a better process in place.  Milwaukee has had a chronic problem for awhile that was amplified by their restrictions.

I don't think this is being reported very fairly nationally - assuming that the entire state was plagued with delays.  (No pun intended.)

I mean, unless the delays are not the real problem...

[forgetful]

Now, a Canadian team is testing what happens when critically ill patients receive a recovered patient's immune cells. Similar testing is already underway in Asia and the United States, where a few very small studies have shown that patients who received doses of antibodies recovered enough to stop relying on ventilators. However, those studies are far from conclusive.

And I wouldn't say the end is near, given this timeline

The study could be completed in three months with data by the end of the year. In the absence of a vaccine, which some doctors have projected could take up to a year to test and create, this therapy could potentially be used to give frontline healthcare workers immunity as they work to save lives.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/can-antibodies-from-recovered-patients-help-people-with-covid-19-1.4887510

I think this timeline can and will be accelerated. The problem is having enough plasma.

I think that can be mitigated by scaleable versions in the works, where we make the antibodies recombinantly, and select only those that are most efficatious. That timeline would be longer, but also may be able to be fast-tracked a bit.

[Coleman]

One final point about the election.  Having an in-person election during a pandemic was a dumb idea because it unnecessarily endangered the health of many people.

That being said, it seems like the only two municipalities that had long delays were Milwaukee and Green Bay.  And I am pretty confident that Green Bay simply screwed this up and could have had a better process in place.  Milwaukee has had a chronic problem for awhile that was amplified by their restrictions.

I don't think this is being reported very fairly nationally - assuming that the entire state was plagued with delays.  (No pun intended.)

Only two municipalities. But it is not like the two municipalities were Chippewa Falls and Wausau. These are 2 of the 3 biggest population centers in Wisconsin, which means hundreds of thousands were endangered.

It is also 2 of the 3 largest minority communities. If you have only 5 voting locations in the entire city of Milwaukee, you are disenfranchising minority voters. There is no way around it.

[Jockey]

One final point about the election.  Having an in-person election during a pandemic was a dumb idea because it unnecessarily endangered the health of many people.

That being said, it seems like the only two municipalities that had long delays were Milwaukee and Green Bay.  And I am pretty confident that Green Bay simply screwed this up and could have had a better process in place.  Milwaukee has had a chronic problem for awhile that was amplified by their restrictions.

I don't think this is being reported very fairly nationally - assuming that the entire state was plagued with delays.  (No pun intended.)

Thanks for the information, Mr. Vos.

[The Sultan]

Thanks for the information, Mr. Vos.

I guess you missed the point where I said we shouldn't have had held the election.

But keep making dipsh*t comments.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

I guess you missed the point where I said we shouldn't have had held the election.

But keep making dipsh*t comments.

Dammit Pontiff, I'm agreeing with you more and more.   

[BM1090]

I finally received my absentee ballot today with a note that if it was returned to the mailbox by the 12th, the USPS would postmark it the 7th to ensure my vote counted.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

I finally received my absentee ballot today with a note that if it was returned to the mailbox by the 12th, the USPS would postmark it the 7th to ensure my vote counted.

I'm glad you got your ballot, but amazed to see the USPS openly commit mail fraud!

FWIW, it is the right thing to do. 

Also, make sure you take it to the post office, since the return envelope has pre-paid postage, the post office has to manually stamp the date.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

And I wouldn't say the end is near, given this timeline

Agreed, as I said in the other thread is has to be tested and proven before willy nilly pumping it into people.

[mu_hilltopper]

I finally received my absentee ballot today with a note that if it was returned to the mailbox by the 12th, the USPS would postmark it the 7th to ensure my vote counted.

This is .. shocking.   Can you tell us more about the note?   Did it look official, or .. ?    Makes no sense this is possible.  What city or zip?

[ZiggysFryBoy]

This is .. shocking.   Can you tell us more about the note?   Did it look official, or .. ?    Makes no sense this is possible.  What city or zip?

Show your name and address.  And your ballot with an MU hat!

[rocky_warrior]

Vote late, and vote often!

[BM1090]

This is .. shocking.   Can you tell us more about the note?   Did it look official, or .. ?    Makes no sense this is possible.  What city or zip?

Milwaukee, 53202.

It was on USPS letterhead, but looked like it was scribbled on by whoever delivered the mail. I live in condo complex so I'm assuming anyone in my building who received their ballot late received the same note.

[mu_hilltopper]

Milwaukee, 53202.

It was on USPS letterhead, but looked like it was scribbled on by whoever delivered the mail. I live in condo complex so I'm assuming anyone in my building who received their ballot late received the same note.

So .. it was typed up then scribbled on?   Seems like a long message to scribble.

[BM1090]

So .. it was typed up then scribbled on?   Seems like a long message to scribble.

It was long.

Edit: I think I'm communicating poorly.. The note was not typed. It was a blank printed letterhead. The entirety of the message was handwritten on that letterhead.

[mu_hilltopper]

It was long.

Edit: I think I'm communicating poorly.. The note was not typed. It was a blank printed letterhead. The entirety of the message was handwritten on that letterhead.

Got it .. so .. likely a xerox'd copy of the scribble, as you'd think there'd be dozens/hundreds that would need that note.

[MUfan12]

With the numbers announced this afternoon, WI had the smallest day to day increase in new cases since 3/24.

Good to see. Hopefully we'll avoid a major spike in the next week, after last week's election.

[jesmu84]

Election results are surprising

[GB Warrior]

Election results are surprising

They certainly are, but thank God