Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

Oceanslider said:
It seems so many on the Left would love for hydroxychloroquine to fail, just to prove Trump wrong.
Click to expand...
Really, really, NO!

We would love this treatment to succeed wildly. And it shows promise. But it's bad for a president to instill hope in a treatment that has gone through so little clinical testing (for this purpose), to the extent that people hoard the drug and make it hard for people that routinely take it for SLE etc. to experience challenges. There is a reason we do clinical trials to verify safety and efficacy for existing therapies for new indications.

Believe me, we have plenty to prove him wrong about already with respect to Coronavirus. We are very happy to give him this one!

Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk
 
  • Like
  • Sad
Reactions: Q™, Parley and ctgoldwing
Frankenscript said:
Really, really, NO!

We would love this treatment to succeed wildly. And it shows promise. But it's bad for a president to instill hope in a treatment that has gone through so little clinical testing (for this purpose), to the extent that people hoard the drug and make it hard for people that routinely take it for SLE etc. to experience challenges. There is a reason we do clinical trials to verify safety and efficacy for existing therapies for new indications.

Believe me, we have plenty to prove him wrong about already with respect to Coronavirus. We are very happy to give him this one!

Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
I would love for it to work too. I have about 15 months of use of the drug for Malaria over many years during trips to mostly Indonesia. I can tell you that when taking it for a couple of months you can feel "strange" at times, But for me the benefits outweighed the effect.
But if the President had not approved its usage we would not have known for probably over a year.

www.youtube.com

Dr Vladimir Zelenko M.D.

www.youtube.com www.youtube.com
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: Parley
The same way the UN has imposed sanctions on Iran and North Korea due to uranium enrichment and underground nuclear programs, a similar action might just come into play with a biomedical standpoint as well, preventing countries facilitating the operation of virology labs. However, when you have an official at the W.H.O in close ties with where this virus emerged, then all goes haywire.

 
Computer modeling may help determine when the next mutation might occur

www.sciencedaily.com

New mathematical model can more effectively track epidemics

As COVID-19 spreads worldwide, leaders are relying on mathematical models to make public health and economic decisions. A new model improves tracking of epidemics by accounting for mutations in diseases. Now, the researchers are working to apply their model to allow leaders to evaluate the...
www.sciencedaily.com

By the way, I absolutely appreciate the graphic designers that put these animations together. Makes learning how the cell works in such a invigorating way. Check out their other videos as well. :)

 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: Sybertiger
Oceanslider said:
It seems so many on the Left would love for hydroxychloroquine to fail, just to prove Trump wrong. And it really shows the level of their TDS.
Click to expand...
Seems like an odd thing to say. . . I know a lot of people that don't want to see him reelected but not one of them shares that view. I for one, a 70+ yo transplant patient, would be ecstatic if a preventative vaccine or curative treatment were found today.
We can disagree on policy issues but when it comes to science, its science.
 
  • Like
Reactions: TheDank, Q™ and Frankenscript
  • Like
Reactions: Q™, Jessie.slimer and Arjun
Do you all think there should be legal repercussions if someone refuses to undergo COVID-19 testing? And if so, what legal actions should be taken against that individual?
Check out this "super-spreader" COVID-19 is a 'bootleg' virus
 
Last edited:
I hope everyone is wearing a mask every time they venture outside for groceries and such

Everyone, and I mean everyone, should be wearing a mask outside. We all need to be a model for one another. :)




Boob mask works as well

1585691908432.png
 
  • Like
Reactions: Jessie.slimer and bigredfish
HA!
 
I just wanted to share this, for those who didn't saw it. Watching this situation from exterior of the USA and it looks "bad"... Take care everyone!

 
costib said:
I just wanted to share this, for those who didn't saw it. Watching this situation from exterior of the USA and it looks "bad"... Take care everyone!

Click to expand...
More than 709 dead here today, so far.

Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk
 
Its literally a wake-up call for countries to not be overly dependent on one another as many here have already said

www.cnbc.com

Cuomo says coronavirus is 'more dangerous' than expected as New York cases jump 14% overnight to 75,795

The new cases make New York the coronavirus epicenter of the world, surpassing China's Hubei province, which reported 67,801 cases.
www.cnbc.com www.cnbc.com

He said the state placed an order for 17,000 ventilators from China for $25,000 each, but it expects to get just 2,500 California, Illinois, the federal government and Italy also ordered the same ventilators.
Click to expand...

www.bbc.com

Countries reject Chinese-made equipment

The Netherlands, Spain and Turkey have all said some Chinese-made equipment is substandard.
www.bbc.com www.bbc.com

Interesting,
www.scmp.com

Some European countries reject China-made Covid-19 supplies

Many countries in Europe and around the world have turned to China to find supplies of test kits, masks and other medical supplies to help them manage the coronavirus pandemic. As domestic demand…
www.scmp.com www.scmp.com


 
  • Wow
Reactions: mat200
Barboots said:
I've always felt that foreign investment in Australia, from one particular direction, poses an extreme imbalance due to the difficulty/impossibility of taking place in reverse. I find it unacceptable that I wouldn't be permitted to buy a house next door to a person who bought next door to mine. However in Australia this has been allowed to occur, and it's certainly to the detriment of young citizens who want to own their own home.

I'm pleased to see the grubbyment are taking steps to control acquisitions in the current environment.

www.abc.net.au

Clampdown on foreign investments to prevent international raids on Australian assets

All foreign investments in Australia, regardless of value, will now require approval in a Federal Government move designed to prevent international raids on struggling companies hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
www.abc.net.au www.abc.net.au
Click to expand...
mat200 said:
Corona-virus:

Concerns that Chinese state owned companies will purchase for a "song" companies and land in Australia:

"China should be made to pay reparations for the outbreak of the coronavirus, but given they are unlikely to do so "maybe (Australia) can take back the land that their foreign owned corporations have as damages" says Nationals MP George Christensen.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has set the dollar value which would trigger a review into a foreign investment bid to zero, meaning all foreign investment bids reviewed by the Foreign Investment Review Boarded will be weighed up against the national interest.

Mr Christensen the treasurer understands public sentiment is against letting "state-owned corporations out of China swoop up and pick up Australian companies and Australian farm land for a song".

"It's not in the national interest to have state owned corporations owning Australian companies," Mr Christensen said. .."
Click to expand...
Sybertiger said:
I'm a big believer in applying the same laws/rules to certain non-citizen of their own countries. For example, in Mexico, Americans can not own real estate, you can only lease it for 100 years or something like that. Mexican nationals therefore should not be allowed to own real estate in the USA as a reciprocal implementation of what I would propose. And, if in China one can only own a 49% stake in any entity then those rules should apply to Chinese nationals in this country.
Click to expand...
It's a nice feeling to be on the ignore list.
 
Frankenscript said:
Really, really, NO!

We would love this treatment to succeed wildly. And it shows promise. But it's bad for a president to instill hope in a treatment that has gone through so little clinical testing (for this purpose), to the extent that people hoard the drug and make it hard for people that routinely take it for SLE etc. to experience challenges. There is a reason we do clinical trials to verify safety and efficacy for existing therapies for new indications.

Believe me, we have plenty to prove him wrong about already with respect to Coronavirus. We are very happy to give him this one!

Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Who'd have guessed?...

"Woman Who Ingested Fish Tank Cleaner Is Prolific Donor to Democrat Causes"



Sent using Tapatalk
 
  • Like
Reactions: bigredfish and Frankenscript
  • Haha
Reactions: Old Timer
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom