Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

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Good simple piece this on antibodies, vaccine and Covid:

Opinion | Scared That Covid-19 Immunity Won’t Last? Don’t Be

Dropping antibody counts aren’t a sign that our immune system is failing against the coronavirus, nor an omen that we can’t develop a viable vaccine.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Nymzee]

The govt want me to wear a mask

Tbh it hasnt changed much in liverpool the tesco by mine non the staff have them on and less than half the customers

Strange times we live in

How's that stopping you from walking around freely? 20 mins in a shop with a mask on that you barely notice?

 

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This unsettling video may change how you feel about masks

If you're not sure whether wearing a face mask is worth it, or you need to wear a mask but are unsure which type, new research should help you decide.

www.abc.net.au

 

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Interesting study looking at the risk of health care workers getting Covid as opposed to the general community.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(20)30164-X/fulltext

 

[Deckard2049]

Sweden, Which Never Had Lockdown, Sees COVID-19 Cases Plummet

The seven-day rolling average of daily new deaths in Sweden has also been declining for months.

www.newsweek.com

Their death toll probably would be lower if they had actually enforced a lockdown, but it will be interesting to see how this progresses through winter.

Given countries (and states in America- Connecticut alone has double Sweden’s death toll) that locked down hard are now experiencing spikes, it does start to make you wonder how successful lockdowns actually are or whether they just delay the inevitable spreading of the virus.

 

[YoboCopter]

How's that stopping you from walking around freely? 20 mins in a shop with a mask on that you barely notice?

I guess i just dont like being told what to do

Silly from my part

 

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Sweden, Which Never Had Lockdown, Sees COVID-19 Cases Plummet

The seven-day rolling average of daily new deaths in Sweden has also been declining for months.

www.newsweek.com

Their death toll probably would be lower if they had actually enforced a lockdown, but it will be interesting to see how this progresses through winter.

Given countries (and states in America- Connecticut alone has double Sweden’s death toll) that locked down hard are now experiencing spikes, it does start to make you wonder how successful lockdowns actually are or whether they just delay the inevitable spreading of the virus.

Sorry mate, Sweden's strategy fell flat on its face, many, many, many lives lost unnecessarily, all in an attempt to gain natural herd immunity a decision based on not knowing how long antibodies worked for. They are a prime example of not what to do. They are the second worst in the world per captia. Really irresponsible stuff. Dont think its a wait and see, the results are in and are terrible, they failed the first round of this.

 

[Nymzee]

I guess i just dont like being told what to do

Silly from my part

It's almost like it's not for yours and others safety

 

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I honestly just think it’s a general intelligence thing. Whilst you don’t have to be smart to understand the gov asking you to wear a mask; I find the more stupid someone is the less likely they are to understand the virus, masks, social distancing etc. They just don’t get it.

So basically, you're saying the majority of the people on the Wirral are thick ?

To be fair, various GOT polls over the years have come to similar conclusions.

 

[Barnfred 55]

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Just a guess but is the one at approval stage either Chinese or Russian? If so, I think I'd rather wait a bit longer thank you very much

 

[Nymzee]

So basically, you're saying the majority of the people on the Wirral are thick ?

To be fair, various GOT polls over the years have come to similar conclusions.

Never been to the Wirral but I think @MarcelsGoat lives there so... yes.

 

[TowerToffee]

And the media which so often takes the word "investigation suggests" to mean a proven fact.

Some posters on GOT are also guilty of that at times

I guess i just dont like being told what to do

Silly from my part

Very silly imo.... ffs wear a mask , it's not going to kill you , covid 19 may well kill you or leave you seriously debilitated , it's a no brainer .
Unfortunately I speak from personal experience concerning a friend .

 

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Just a guess but is the one at approval stage either Chinese or Russian? If so, I think I'd rather wait a bit longer thank you very much

Yep its the Chinese one that was partially approved and used on the Chinese military. Very little coming out about the efficacy as far as i can see, but it might be a poor control group. Its also in Phase three trials in other hot spots around the world.

China’s coronavirus vaccines leap ahead – but face challenges as virus wanes

Companies could struggle to enrol enough trial participants, or gather enough data to convince regulatory agencies that the shots work.

www.nature.com

 

[The binman chronicles]

I guess i just dont like being told what to do

Silly from my part

Just imagine someone you care about picking up the disease because some blert couldn't be bothered to wear a mask might help. We all have a responsibility to each other.