NJS 4375 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 27 minutes ago, Renton said: I'm hearing Abbott have got their covid 19 antibody test through CE marking with claims of 99% diagnostic accuracy. Some good news at last. I hope, but also think, we'll see ongoing incremental improvements in diagnostics, vaccinations, and therapeutics over the next few months and years. Not one single game changer but collectively, maybe. I wonder where we will be this time next year? I've read a couple of hopeful articles as well as "we'll be lucky to have a vaccine in two years" things so I rail between hope and mild despair. Best thing I've read recently is the Oxford vaccine Rhesus monkey thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30385 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 48 minutes ago, Renton said: I'm hearing Abbott have got their covid 19 antibody test through CE marking with claims of 99% diagnostic accuracy. Some good news at last. I hope, but also think, we'll see ongoing incremental improvements in diagnostics, vaccinations, and therapeutics over the next few months and years. Not one single game changer but collectively, maybe. I wonder where we will be this time next year? Fair play to her, she couldn't even do basic maths a couple of years ago. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21404 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 18 minutes ago, NJS said: I've read a couple of hopeful articles as well as "we'll be lucky to have a vaccine in two years" things so I rail between hope and mild despair. Best thing I've read recently is the Oxford vaccine Rhesus monkey thing. The sheer volume of research will yield results. As an example, HIV was a much more tricky problem to solve 30 years ago. A virus that actually attacks the immune system, at the time it looked like a cure was impossible. It took years, but it happened. Now we are 30 years more advanced, and the volume of research is magnitudes higher because the economic effects are so much worse. We're only 4 months in and progress has been amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19986 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 It's mad. I think also the amount of social media and news we get can be very overwhelming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19986 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-antibody-test-approval-news-europe-uk-accuracy-abbot-a9490026.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/coronavirus-wetherspoons-pub-reopen-june-lockdown-uk-a9490931.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4188 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 The weatherspoons owner is one person I would never tire of punching in the face. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34938 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 He’s an absolute cunt. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19986 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Surly he's been told something by the Government about this. Surly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 35 minutes ago, strawb said: The weatherspoons owner is one person I would never tire of punching in the face. They'll have a found vaccine quicker than you can get back from the Wetherspoons toilets. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4188 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Anorthernsoul said: They'll have a found vaccine quicker than you can get back from the Wetherspoons toilets. The entire places are toilets so I will piss where I stand as usual 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19986 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0429/1135515-uk-plague-doctor-police/?fbclid=IwAR3HxRIIU2R-5GCDhEsz9Mj4OYh6niN_YF6c2sd8U7hasUnWftakfqPPNcg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21404 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, wykikitoon said: https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-clinical-trial-shows-remdesivir-accelerates-recovery-advanced-covid-19 Mortality rate wasn't statistically significantly decreased but was very close, a larger trial should show a significant effect. What I think is interesting is it shows the target is viable, this will allow for focussed drug development on this enzyme. Of course this will take time. Edit: just noticed I've basically repeated what Fauci says in the video title, tbh i didn't watch it when I saw Trump was there. Edited April 29, 2020 by Renton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4375 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 I'm sure if you could zoom in you'd see the $ signs spinning in Trump's eyes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 11162 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 18 hours ago, ewerk said: Pretty much a quote from Trump that, about the Lamestream media etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdansmith 3247 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 For all those who say America won't reopen, remember Jurassic park reopened 5 times after people were eaten alive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15448 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/29/social-bubbles-of-small-groups-could-be-early-step-out-of-lockdown This sounds broadly sensible? Enforceability will be the issue, of course... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30385 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 I think they'll be expecting people to be slightly flexible with their groupings so if you say ten people then I think they'll expect it to be 15/20 in reality. It's basically the start of easing lockdown without lifting it completely. Meanwhile there's still factories of hundreds still mixing regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4375 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 All fair enough round the doors but until public transport is somehow addressed I'm going nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42149 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Meenzer said: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/29/social-bubbles-of-small-groups-could-be-early-step-out-of-lockdown This sounds broadly sensible? Enforceability will be the issue, of course... Half of my family are NHS or other frontline workers, the other half are 75+, so I can’t see this making much difference chez Fist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 874 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 'So what?' - Brazil's president on death toll passing 5,000 Brazil registered a record 6,276 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday. It already has the largest number of infections in all of Latin America with 79,685 total confirmed cases and more than 5,500 deaths. President Jair Bolsonaro has downplayed the threat posed by the virus. Asked by reporters for comment after the death toll passed the 5,000 mark on Tuesday, he said: "So what? I'm sorry. What do you want me to do?" One of the worst affected cities has been Manaus in the Amazon. The city's mayor has said that they are preparing to hold more than 4,000 funerals in May - four times the usual number. Fucking hell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/labour-leader-keir-starmer-to-hold-call-keir-meetings-to-take-questions-from-public-on-coronavirus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19986 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 One question regarding testing. After front line staff and key workers are tested. Do we expect that everyone else should be tested? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4375 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 To be honest as I've said before I don't see the point of being tested "on spec" without symptoms. Now an antibody test does appeal but there not there yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now