There was an early theory that the BCG vaccine provided some protection against coronavirus
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Barnfred 55
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And that's without wearing the mask
LocalNative
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That makes sense. There's no be-all and end-all to the flu so would ring true this to be the case for Covid too. Suppressing its effects have got to be key - particularly if it does continue to mutate and become 'normalised' within society.
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Well, he seems to be acknowledging the higher 50,000+ number of deaths but looking to explain the excess total deaths as non-Covid19 fatalities.
ForeverBlue92
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Coronavirus: Five and overs in UK now eligible for test
Coronavirus testing has been extended to everyone aged five and over in the UK with symptoms.www.bbc.co.uk
Shame for the thousands who have had symptoms from March who were told to shut up and stay home as we dont work on the bins or are celebs
If 80% of Americans Wore Masks, COVID-19 Infections Would Plummet, New Study Says
There’s compelling evidence that Japan, Hong Kong, and other East Asian locales are doing it right and we should really, truly mask up—fast.
This comes despite Japan having no lockdown, still-active subways, and many businesses that have remained open—reportedly including karaoke bars, although Japanese citizens and industries are practicing social distancing where they can. Nor have the Japanese broadly embraced contact tracing, a practice by which health authorities identify someone who has been infected and then attempt to identify everyone that person might have interacted with—and potentially infected. So how does Japan do it?
“One reason is that nearly everyone there is wearing a mask,” said De Kai, an American computer scientist with joint appointments at UC Berkeley’s International Computer Science Institute and at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is also the chief architect of an in-depth study, set to be released in the coming days, that suggests that every one of us should be wearing a mask—whether surgical or homemade, scarf or bandana—like they do in Japan and other countries, mostly in East Asia. This formula applies to President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence (occasional mask refuseniks) as well as every other official who routinely interacts with people in public settings. Among the findings of their research paper, which the team plans to submit to a major journal: If 80% of a closed population were to don a mask, COVID-19 infection rates would statistically drop to approximately one twelfth the number of infections—compared to a live-virus population in which no one wore masks.
I thought he was saying the opposite. He’s saying excess deaths are more likely to be covid related than ‘lockdown’ related as most of the excess deaths are in the most vulnerable groups rather than those younger.
ForeverBlue92
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If you’re wondering whether to wear or not to wear, consider this. The day before yesterday, 21 people died of COVID-19 in Japan. In the United States, 2,129 died. Comparing overall death rates for the two countries offers an even starker point of comparison with total U.S. deaths now at a staggering 76,032 and Japan’s fatalities at 577. Japan’s population is about 38% of the U.S., but even adjusting for population, the Japanese death rate is a mere 2% of America’s.If 80% of Americans Wore Masks, COVID-19 Infections Would Plummet, New Study Says
There’s compelling evidence that Japan, Hong Kong, and other East Asian locales are doing it right and we should really, truly mask up—fast.www.vanityfair.com
This comes despite Japan having no lockdown, still-active subways, and many businesses that have remained open—reportedly including karaoke bars, although Japanese citizens and industries are practicing social distancing where they can. Nor have the Japanese broadly embraced contact tracing, a practice by which health authorities identify someone who has been infected and then attempt to identify everyone that person might have interacted with—and potentially infected. So how does Japan do it?
“One reason is that nearly everyone there is wearing a mask,” said De Kai, an American computer scientist with joint appointments at UC Berkeley’s International Computer Science Institute and at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is also the chief architect of an in-depth study, set to be released in the coming days, that suggests that every one of us should be wearing a mask—whether surgical or homemade, scarf or bandana—like they do in Japan and other countries, mostly in East Asia. This formula applies to President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence (occasional mask refuseniks) as well as every other official who routinely interacts with people in public settings. Among the findings of their research paper, which the team plans to submit to a major journal: If 80% of a closed population were to don a mask, COVID-19 infection rates would statistically drop to approximately one twelfth the number of infections—compared to a live-virus population in which no one wore masks.
Shame these Asian countries governments dont spend more of their dough on cleaning up their society practices/wet markets maybe they wouldn't need to be walking around with kin masks on all the time!
Im very confused, we didnt get our results back so I rang them up, they said the tests werent registered and all the results were lost.
As soon as I got off the phone I received a text message saying I was negative, not sure if serious.
Anyway, something I suppose.
As soon as I got off the phone I received a text message saying I was negative, not sure if serious.
Anyway, something I suppose.
The Penalty Box Dancer
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"It doesn't seem to be" in relation to kids being transmitters of the disease. Why even take the chance? He's already said he doesn't know enough about this disease so why risk young lives and their health?
Shame for the thousands who have had symptoms from March who were told to shut up and stay home as we dont work on the bins or are celebs
You appear not to have died tbf
This sounds like very very good news and it’s just how quickly they can get it through the clinical trials now ?
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