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Coronavirus - International stories and thoughts

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by G8trGr8t, Jan 20, 2020.

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  1. Feb 3, 2021 #1661
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    Wow, you need some kind of warning on that thing. Dead bodies errywhere.
     
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  2. Feb 3, 2021 #1662
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    I thought I said that but I guess that was a different conversation. Warning added.
     
  3. Mar 13, 2021 #1663
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    Looks like Italy is having (another) bad time with coronavirus. Rome, Milan, and Venice all have additional restrictions because of Covid.

    Italy coronavirus: Nation prepares for another lockdown as Covid-19 cases grow exponentially - CNN

     
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  4. Mar 13, 2021 #1664
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    Brazil is basically a breeding ground for mutations. Thanks Bolsonaro.
     
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  5. Mar 13, 2021 #1665
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  6. Mar 14, 2021 #1666
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    We should send them those doses since that vaccine is not yet approved here. Focus on the ones that are.
     
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  7. Mar 18, 2021 #1667
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  9. Apr 4, 2021 #1669
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  10. Apr 4, 2021 #1670
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  11. Apr 14, 2021 #1671
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    Interesting article on Covid's effects on children. Some is old information, like Kawasaki Disease.

    Coronavirus-inflammatory syndrome in children causes neurological symptoms in half of cases, study suggests

     
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  12. Apr 25, 2021 #1672
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    India sets the record for most Covid cases in a single day for a country, with a third of a million.

    https://www.usnews.com/news/health-...ighest-daily-coronavirus-count-of-any-country

    The country is running out of oxygen in the hospitals. India is about 10% vaccinated. Apparently they are NOT at herd immunity.
     
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  13. Apr 25, 2021 #1673
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    Meanwhile Taiwan, population 23million, is now up to 11 coronavirus deaths . . . total. I think they have had a smidge over 1k cases.
     
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  14. Apr 26, 2021 #1674
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    Here is the first piece I have seen trying to explain something that I have been pondering. There were a fair amount of think pieces not too long ago about how India had avoided Covid. Of course we now know that’s not the case. David Leonhardt posits that a lot of the immunity that came from asymptomatic exposure has worn off and the natural relaxation of protocols has caused the increase. He doesn’t mention variants but I wonder if that’s also playing a role
    The Morning: India's new Covid mystery
     
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  15. Apr 26, 2021 #1675
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    Biden now agrees to share the 60M Astrazenica vaccines sitting in US warehouses. Past due, hopefully it is effective against the primary strain in India

    Seems that the plant that contaminated the J & J vaccine is the same plant that made all thes AZ doses and it is going to take some time before the FDA approves them as being safe for use. Did not know that the AZ doses weren't considered safe for use due to manufacturing issues.

    U.S. to share up to 60 million vaccine doses amid pressure to aid desperate countries (msn.com)

    Even as the Biden administration now prepares to share vaccine, it could be weeks or months before those doses reach other countries, because the FDA must complete its safety review. AstraZeneca vaccine in the United States has been produced at an Emergent BioSolutions plant in Baltimore that has since paused vaccine manufacturing because of safety issues. .

    One major problem there occurred when 15 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine were contaminated by having the AstraZeneca vaccine mixed in. However, the AstraZeneca doses are not believed to have been affected, according to an administration official with knowledge of the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter.

    Officials said the United States would ensure vaccine doses were safe before sending them abroad.

    “Over the next few months, before any AstraZeneca doses are shipped from the United States, the FDA will confirm any such doses meet its expectations for product quality,” Psaki said. “This is being done in the context of the ongoing review of all doses made at the plant where these AstraZeneca doses were produced.”

    Administration officials also said discussions were underway to determine how exactly to allocate and distribute the doses once they are cleared by the FDA. As many as 10 million doses could be sent out within weeks, pending FDA safety checks. Roughly 50 million additional doses are in various stages of production and could be exported within months.
     
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  16. Apr 26, 2021 #1676
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    There is mounting evidence that the mRNA's are successful in provoking a T-cell mediated response to the virus, including the variants, even if the variants are evading the antibodies. Pfizer conducted a small scale trial in S Africa where their vaccine was 100% against moderate and severe disease (granted only 800 people). To me, that is still a win.

    Covid-19: Treatments, Cures, and Vaccines

    Additionally, more and more data is being collected in labs in support of the idea that the T-cells are not affected by mutations (even the B.1.351 and P.1 variants) and consequently the BNT162b2 (and almost certainly the Moderna vaccine by extension) is effective in protecting people from severe disease from this virus.

    Negligible impact of SARS-CoV-2 variants on CD4+ and CD8+ T cell reactivity in COVID-19 exposed donors and vaccinees
     
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  17. Apr 27, 2021 #1677
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    Italian fact checkers were concerned enough about this that they notified authorities. It turns out, almost all of the footage from the extended video is taken from a graphic video game. The entire thing is a hoax.
     
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  18. May 2, 2021 #1678
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  20. May 10, 2021 #1680
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    A harrowing look into India's current situation. It's freaking awful. Their Prime Minister has the blood of thousands on his hands.

     
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