Coronavirus.. outlook

[mexcurandero420]

The number of people known to be infected with coronavirus in the Netherlands rose to six on Saturday after health officials said the partners and one child each of the first two Dutch patients had tested positive.

Dr.John Campbell said yesterday that 80% of the population will have mild symptoms, but 10-14% will be severe.

 

[mexcurandero420]

Coronavirus: England only has 15 beds for worst respiratory cases
NHS says system will struggle if more than 28 patients need artificial lung treatment.

 

[festerous]

This shit goes so deep. A two billion dollar start up called Moderna created in 2017 by the Bellevue group located in Switzerland.

They already have the vaccine patented.

It's ready to hit the market and good news is the first batch may even be free thanks to president Obama.


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[yesum]

on the mortality rate, that is using KNOWN infected people. likely it is lower than the 2 percent figure as many infected are not aware of it and do not seek medical help. i hope that is true anyway. it makes sense to me.

if it really is several percent mortality, i will quit my job and go into hiding.

 

[moses wellfleet]

The virus seems to be good for the environment. Photos from space show smog in China drastically reduced. Air travel has been heavily reduced, which we are told is a major driver of climate change. And generally co2 emitting fossil fuels are being used less because of the shutdowns of entire cities.

The Chinese would be crazy not to fear eating wildlife!

What you guys think?

 

[TychoMonolyth]

on the mortality rate, that is using KNOWN infected people. likely it is lower than the 2 percent figure as many infected are not aware of it and do not seek medical help. i hope that is true anyway. it makes sense to me.

if it really is several percent mortality, i will quit my job and go into hiding.

Wait for that fire to raze Africa.

 

[armedoldhippy]

The virus seems to be good for the environment. Photos from space show smog in China drastically reduced. Air travel has been heavily reduced, which we are told is a major driver of climate change. And generally co2 emitting fossil fuels are being used less because of the shutdowns of entire cities.

The Chinese would be crazy not to fear eating wildlife!

What you guys think?

i'm all for less pollution. wildlife? i LOVE eating venison, wild turkey, waterfowl, etc. but i kill my own, not buy it in a market where it might have been lying out covered with flies etc for days...

 

[TychoMonolyth]

i'm all for less pollution. wildlife? i LOVE eating venison, wild turkey, waterfowl, etc. but i kill my own, not buy it in a market where it might have been lying out covered with flies etc for days...

They're buying live animals.

 

[coconutcurry]

Now it also starts in the US:

U.S. Reports First Coronavirus Death, Imposes New International Travel Restrictions
The patient who died didn’t have any travel history to areas where virus was circulating
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-re...vel-restrictions-11583004085?mod=hp_lead_pos2


Numbers in Germany doubled since Friday. When numbers double after two days or just after three days, you can count on your calendar how worse it will be in some weeks.

 

[St. Phatty]

The number of people known to be infected with coronavirus in the Netherlands rose to six on Saturday after health officials said the partners and one child each of the first two Dutch patients had tested positive.

Dr.John Campbell said yesterday that 80% of the population will have mild symptoms, but 10-14% will be severe.

I like Dr. John, listening to him right now, his Sunday chat session.

Not sure if he's in England or Australia.

Has anybody watched his webcast where he re-inflates the collapsed sheep lungs ? Shades of Re-animator.

 

[moses wellfleet]

i'm all for less pollution. wildlife? i LOVE eating venison, wild turkey, waterfowl, etc. but i kill my own, not buy it in a market where it might have been lying out covered with flies etc for days...

I think the issue is they are eating anything that moves from all corners of the globe. Keep packed in cages in terrible conditions, a breeding ground for disease. I read somewhere that Pangolins were a possible host of this virus.

I don’t think a hunter in the USA harvesting a couple white deer in the woods has ever passed on a virus!

 

[Medfinder]

Bay Area nurse speaks out about coronavirus concerns, employee safety


SAN LEANDRO, Calif. — Nurses are criticizing hospitals when it comes to coronavirus.

“We’re prepared as individual professionals, our issues is whether our hospitals are prepared and sadly we’re finding that’s not the case that they are,” Gerard Brogan said.

Gerard Brogan is a registered nurse, the director of nursing practice for California Nurses Association and National Nurses United Union.

“We’re seeing a picture there’s a lack of preparation both in terms of equipment and training,” Brogan said.

 

[WillyNilly]

This shit goes so deep. A two billion dollar start up called Moderna created in 2017 by the Bellevue group located in Switzerland.

They already have the vaccine patented.

It's ready to hit the market and good news is the first batch may even be free thanks to president Obama.


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From the Boston Globe two days ago:
Cambridge biotech Moderna leads in the race for a coronavirus vaccine
The company has already produced an experimental medicine, but its CEO cautions that an approved treatment is more than a year away.

 

[Gypsy Nirvana]

Interview

Epidemics expert Jonathan Quick: ‘The worst-case scenario for coronavirus is likely’

The former chair of the Global Health Council talks about the mentality that left the world vulnerable to the Covid-19 epidemic and what can be done to minimise its effects

How well is the US prepared?

The US ranks high on the GHS index, but is still unprepared for a severe pandemic, should one happen. Malfunctioning coronavirus tests have frustrated public health labs and delayed outbreak monitoring. Supplies of masks, suits and other protective material for health workers are running low in the midst of a moderately severe flu season. Since the creation of a much-needed public health emergency preparedness fund in the aftermath of 9/11, its budget and the public health functions it supports have been steadily reduced.

This is the mentality that left the world vulnerable to the devastating 2014 outbreak of Ebola in west Africa – that is, close the fire department and cancel the fire insurance as nobody’s house or factory has burned down lately. It’s time we learned that the bugs never stop mutating and crossing over to humans.

Has the world been an ostrich over pandemic risk?

Generally speaking, no. After each major recent outbreak – Sars, swine flu, Ebola – we’ve moved ahead. The GHS Index is itself a big advance, because we can now see where individual countries are weak in terms of preparedness. We should be moving faster, though.

What exactly should we be doing faster?

Fewer than one in three countries are close to being prepared to confront an epidemic, which leaves the vast majority of the world’s population vulnerable. That in turn leaves us all vulnerable because we’re only as safe as the least safe place. We need to invest more in preparedness, and we need our leaders to take a greater interest in it – that’s all leaders, in both the public and private sectors – from the grass roots to the grass tops.

Is a global health agency essential to managing a pandemic, and is the WHO up to the task?

A global health agency is essential, yes. None of the advances I’ve mentioned could have happened without the WHO’s involvement, but the WHO can only perform as well as its members allow it to – and they have pulled back on funding since the 2008 financial crisis.

Your book is optimistically entitled The End of Epidemics. Could we ever really wave goodbye to epidemics?

The world will continue to have disease outbreaks, but there is plenty we can do to protect ourselves against global catastrophes like the 1918 flu.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...virus-dr-jonathan-quick-q-and-a-laura-spinney

 

[djav59]

Oh noo We r all going to die.......
Can I have your Buds after your gone?

 

[coconutcurry]

I like Dr. John, listening to him right now, his Sunday chat session.

I feel a bit like the band which was playing when the Titanic sank and the people left the boat.

Dr. John - St. James Infirmary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0qrtvcE-EU

 

[Mr D]

Port of Los Angeles is projecting a 25% drop in container volumes this month, as the economic impact of the coronavirus spreads across shipping operations and foreign supply chain. Imagine if 1 in 4 goods imported from Asia suddenly stopped coming. Impact just starting.

 

[flylowgethigh]

I think the issue is they are eating anything that moves from all corners of the globe. Keep packed in cages in terrible conditions, a breeding ground for disease. I read somewhere that Pangolins were a possible host of this virus.

I don’t think a hunter in the USA harvesting a couple white deer in the woods has ever passed on a virus!

https://www.foxnews.com/health/chronic-wasting-disease-deer-dangerous-humans

 

[moses wellfleet]

https://www.foxnews.com/health/chronic-wasting-disease-deer-dangerous-humans

Hell looks like I’m wrong... thanx for the article!

At least there is a warning to protect folks.
Don’t think those Chinese give a shit if they eat diseased animals.

 

[Mr D]

US coronavirus cases jump to 71, West Coast is hardest hit
https://nypost.com/2020/03/01/us-coronavirus-cases-jumps-to-71-west-coast-is-hardest-hit/