from the It-seems-the-only-sure-way-to-avoid-getting-the-virus-is-to-give-up-breathing. dept.
Multiple Soylentils have submitted stories regarding the 2019-nCoV coronavirus which is believed to have originated in the city of Wuhan, China in December 2019. Rather than have a smattering of stories appear on the site, they have been gathered here in one story. Read on if you are interested; otherwise another story will be along presently.
How Does Coronavirus Spread and How Can You Protect Yourself?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/coronavirus-spread-protect-200130115539072.html:
The 2019-nCoV coronavirus spreads from person to person in close proximity, similarly to other respiratory illnesses, such as the flu.
The disease can be transmitted through sneezing or coughing, which disperses droplets of body fluids such as saliva or mucus.
According to scientists, coughs and sneezes can travel several feet and stay suspended in the air for up to 10 minutes.
These droplets can come into direct contact with other people, or can infect those who pick them up by touching surfaces on which the infected droplets land, or touching a surface and then their face.
It is not yet know how long the virus can survive on surfaces, but in other viruses the range is between a few hours or months.
Transmission is of particular concern on transport, where droplets containing the coronavirus could pass between passengers or via surfaces like plane seats and armrests.
The incubation period of the coronavirus, the length of time before symptoms appear, is between one and 14 days.
Though not yet confirmed, Chinese health authorities believe the virus can be transmitted before symptoms appear.
This would have major implications for containment measures, according to Gerard Krause, head of the Department for Epidemiology at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection.
"It's unusual for respiratory diseases transmissible even before the first symptoms have occurred," he told Al Jazeera.
"But the consequences is that if it happens then they have no public health means sort out or to identify people at risk of transmitting, because they don't even know that they're ill yet."
[...] In terms of self protection and containing the virus, experts agree that is important to wash hands thoroughly with soap; cover your face when coughing or sneezing; visit a doctor if you have symptoms and avoid direct contact with live animals in affected areas.
While face masks are popular, scientists doubt their effectiveness against airborne viruses.
They may provide some protection to you and others, but they are loose and made of permeable material, meaning droplets can still pass through.
Some countries, such as the UK and Nigeria, have advised people travelling back from China to self-quarantine for at least two weeks.
China coronavirus: Beijing confirms use of anti-HIV drugs at some hospitals
Beijing's government announced on Sunday that some of the city's hospitals are giving patients infected with the Wuhan coronavirus medication used to treat HIV, part of efforts to stop the spread of the deadly illness.
"Online rumors say that an anti-Aids drug has been used and proved to be effective in treating the coronavirus," according to a statement by Beijing Municipal Health Commission. "The National Health Commission has recommended the rumored names to treat the coronavirus before and we have Lopinavir/Ritonavir in stock in Beijing,"
Three Beijing hospitals designated to treat confirmed coronavirus cases – Beijing Ditan Hospital, Beijing Youan Hospital, and No 5 Medical Center of PLA General Hospital – have begun using this therapy for treatment, the statement added.
The two drugs are antiretrovirals, which block the ability of HIV to bind with healthy cells and reproduce, and are often used in combination to treat the illness.
Uncanny similarity of unique inserts in the 2019-nCoV spike protein to HIV-1 gp120 and Gag
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.01.30.927871v1
Abstract:
We are currently witnessing a major epidemic caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019- nCoV). The evolution of 2019-nCoV remains elusive. We found 4 insertions in the spike glycoprotein (S) which are unique to the 2019-nCoV and are not present in other coronaviruses. Importantly, amino acid residues in all the 4 inserts have identity or similarity to those in the HIV- 1 gp120 or HIV-1 Gag. Interestingly, despite the inserts being discontinuous on the primary amino acid sequence, 3D-modelling of the 2019-nCoV suggests that they converge to constitute the receptor binding site. The finding of 4 unique inserts in the 2019-nCoV, all of which have identity /similarity to amino acid residues in key structural proteins of HIV-1 is unlikely to be fortuitous in nature. This work provides yet unknown insights on 2019-nCoV and sheds light on the evolution and pathogenicity of this virus with important implications for diagnosis of this virus.
Copyright:
The copyright holder for this preprint is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under a CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.
A preprint of the entire journal article is available as a pdf.
Previously:
Coronavirus Declared a Global Health Emergency by World Health Organization
Plague Inc. Maker: Don't use our Game for Coronavirus Modeling
In The Pipeline: Coronavirus
China Battles Coronavirus Outbreak: All the Latest Updates
Coronavirus: Millions Quarantined in Wuhan City
China Confirms Human-To-Human Transmission of New Coronavirus; CDC Confirms First US Case
China Reports 3rd Death, Nearly 140 New Cases of Coronavirus
Thailand Quarantines 32 Due to MERS Case
Coronavirus Breakthrough: Protein Mutation Affects Spread and Virulence of Respiratory Virus
Original Submission #1 Original Submission #2 Original Submission #3
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Quebec researchers have discovered that a mutation in a coronavirus protein slows the spread of the virus in the central nervous system and reduces its neurovirulence. It is the first time that this phenomenon has been observed in the coronavirus family, which is responsible for one-third of common colds and is also suspected of being associated with the development or aggravation of neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, and encephalitis. The discovery, which has just been published in the journal PLoS Pathogens, was achieved in the Laboratory of Neuroimmunovirology at INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier.
In analyzing more than 60 human respiratory tract samples from patients infected by the human coronavirus, researchers discovered an important mutation in the S protein that modifies the virus capacity to infect nerve cells. The mutation is associated with the degree of viral virulence.
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Thailand has quarantined 32 people as it seeks to prevent the spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) after a second case of the virus was detected on Friday, a health ministry official said on Monday.
The virus was found in a 71-year-old Omani man traveling to Bangkok. His son, taxi drivers, hotel staff and passengers on the same plane are among those quarantined for two weeks, Amnuay Gajeena, director-general of Thailand's Disease Control Department, told reporters. Another eight have been identified and will also be quarantined, he said.
[...] Thailand's tourism industry would not be affected by the latest MERS case, Tourism Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul told Reuters. "We think we have the situation under control," she said. "We're confident this will not affect tourism in Thailand." Tourism accounts for 10 percent of GDP, and Thailand expects a record number of international visitors in 2016 - some 32 million, up from 29.88 million in 2015.
The World Health Organization said in its latest update on Jan. 7 it has been notified of 1,626 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with MERS from 26 countries, and at least 586 related deaths. MERS is caused by a coronavirus from the same family as the one that triggered China's deadly 2003 outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
Don't forget to visit Rio de Janeiro.
Previously: MERS Outbreak and Quarantines in South Korea
China reports 3rd death, nearly 140 new cases of coronavirus:
China reported on Monday its third death from a mysterious new virus and nearly 140 fresh cases as the disease spread to other parts of the country, including Beijing, raising concerns about more infections as millions begin trips for the Lunar New Year.
Medical experts are still struggling to understand the new strain of coronavirus but its connection with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome has caused alarm. SARS originated in southern China in 2002 before spreading to Hong Kong and elsewhere in the world infecting thousands and leaving more than 800 people dead.
Coronaviruses usually cause mild to moderate upper-respiratory tract illnesses, such as the common cold, but can also affect the lower-respiratory tract, causing pneumonia or bronchitis.
[...] In Wuhan, the city in central China where the new strain first emerged, 136 new cases were found over the weekend the local health commission said, without giving details about the person who died.
[...] A total of 201 people have now been diagnosed with the virus in China. In Wuhan, 170 people are still being treated in hospital, including nine in critical condition, the city health commission said.
Wuhan is a city of 11 million inhabitants that serves as a major transport hub, including during the annual Lunar New Year holiday when hundreds of millions of Chinese people travel across the country to visit family.
China confirms human-to-human transmission of new coronavirus:
Human-to-human transmission of a new coronavirus strain has been confirmed in China, fueling fears of a major outbreak of the SARS-like virus as millions travel for the Lunar New Year holiday.
Zhong Nanshan, head of the National Health Commission, said on Monday patients may have contracted the new virus without having visited the central city of Wuhan where it was discovered before spreading across China and reaching three other Asian nations.
"Currently, it can be said it is affirmative that there is the phenomenon of human-to-human transmission," he said in an interview with China's CCTV state broadcaster.
Zhong said two people in Guangdong province in southern China caught the disease from family members who had visited Wuhan.
He added that 14 medical personnel helping with coronavirus patients have also been infected.
Human-to-human transmission could make the virus spread more quickly and widely.
CDC Confirms First US Case of New Coronavirus
Public health officials have confirmed the first U.S. case of a mysterious coronavirus that has already killed at least six people and sickened hundreds of others in China, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.
A male traveler from China has been diagnosed in Snohomish County, Washington State with the Wuhan coronavirus, according to the CDC.
Officials said the sick male, in his 30s, is “very healthy.” He is currently being isolated at a medical center in the state “out of caution” and “poses little risk” to the public, they said. The CDC said the male reached out to local health authorities on Jan. 15 once he started experiencing pneumonia-like symptoms.
Previously:
China Reports 3rd Death, Nearly 140 New Cases of Coronavirus
Chinese Authorities Begin Quarantine Of Wuhan City As Coronavirus Cases Multiply:
Wuhan's public health authorities say they are in a "state of war" as they quarantine the Chinese city in an attempt to halt the spread of a never-before-seen strain of coronavirus. "Strictly implement emergency response requirements, enter into a state of war and implement wartime measures to resolutely curb the spread of this epidemic," urged a committee of Wuhan's top officials. "Homes must be segregated, neighbors must be watched."
Later Thursday, health officials from the World Health Organization decided not to declare the outbreak an international health emergency. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that after two days of meetings in Geneva with the organization's Emergency Committee, the group was divided. "Make no mistake. This is an emergency in China, but it has not yet become a global health emergency," Tedros said. "It may yet become one." The WHO is not recommending any international restrictions on trade or travel, but does recommend exit screenings at airports.
Beginning at 10 a.m. local time (9 p.m. Wednesday ET), authorities in Wuhan, about 500 miles west of Shanghai, started sealing off public transportation, including its metro system, airport, train station and long-haul bus hubs. Livestreamed videos from the city show soldiers wearing face masks barricading the entrances to the city's train station Thursday morning to prevent passengers from entering and leaving the city.
China Battles Coronavirus Outbreak: All the Latest Updates:
The virus thought to have originated in a Wuhan food market continues to spread as China steps up containment efforts.
[...] China is extending the Lunar New Year holiday for three days and enforcing strict containment measures in an attempt to curb the spread of a new coronavirus that has killed 80 people and infected at more than 2,700, most of them in the central province of Hubei where the virus first emerged.
The holiday season was due to end on Friday but will now be extended until February 2.
More than 56 million people in almost 20 cities, including the Hubei capital of Wuhan, have been affected by travel restrictions, introduced amid fears the transmission rate will balloon as hundreds of millions of Chinese travel during the Lunar New Year celebrations.
[...] Health authorities around the world are taking action to prevent a pandemic as more countries report cases. Confirmed cases have so far been announced in several Asiancountries, Europe and North America.
[...] The World Health Organization (WHO) has acknowledged the respiratory illness, which has been traced to the city of Wuhan, is an emergency in China but the organisation said on Thursday it was too early to declare the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.
Previously:
- Coronavirus: Millions Quarantined in Wuhan City
- China Reports 3rd Death, Nearly 140 New Cases of Coronavirus
- China Confirms Human-To-Human Transmission of New Coronavirus; CDC Confirms First US Case
https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2020/01/27/coronavirus
As the world knows, we face an emerging virus threat in the Wuhan coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak. The problem is, right now there are several important things that we don't know about the situation. The mortality rate, the ease of human-human transmission, the rate of mutation of the virus (and how many strains we might be dealing with – all of these need more clarity. Unfortunately, we've already gone past the MERS outbreak in severity (which until now was the most recent new coronavirus to make the jump into humans). If we're fortunate, though, we'll still have something that will be worrisome, but not as bad as (say) the usual flu numbers (many people don't realize that influenza kills tens of thousands of people in the US each year). The worst case, though, is something like 1918, and we really, really don't need that.
[Ed note: The linked story is by Derek Lowe who writes a "commentary on drug discovery and the pharma industry". He is perhaps best known for his "Things I Won't Work With" blog entries which are as hilarious as they are... eye opening. I have found him to be a no-nonsense writer who "tells things as they are", holding no punches. The whole story is worth reading as he clearly explains what a coronavirus is, about the current one that reportedly originated in Wuhan, China, what could be done about it, how long that would likely take, and what can be done for those who have already been infected. --martyb]
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Plague Inc. maker: Don't use our game for coronavirus modeling:
Interest in the continued spread of the coronavirus has had an unintended side effect for UK-based Ndemic Creations, makers of Plague Inc. The eight-year-old game—which asks players to shepherd a worldwide pandemic so it can destroy all of humanity—has seen a spike in popularity in recent weeks, becoming the most-downloaded iPhone app in China on January 21 and in the United States on January 23, according to tracking firm App Annie.
The surge in interest has led Ndemic to issue a statement urging players not to rely on the app for information on staying safe from the coronavirus' current spread. "Please remember that Plague Inc. is a game, not a scientific model and that the currentcoronavirus outbreak is a very real situation which is impacting a huge number of people," the statement reads, in part. "We would always recommend that players get their information directly from local and global health authorities."
[...] Ndemic points players to the WHO for up-to-date information about the coronavirus. The disease now has more than 2,800 reported cases worldwide and has led to at least 80 deaths.
Interesting educational tool: CDC: Solve The Outbreak
Previously:
China Battles Coronavirus Outbreak: All the Latest Updates
Coronavirus: Millions Quarantined in Wuhan City
China Confirms Human-To-Human Transmission of New Coronavirus; CDC Confirms First US Case
China Reports 3rd Death, Nearly 140 New Cases of Coronavirus
Coronavirus declared global health emergency by WHO
The new coronavirus has been declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization, as the outbreak continues to spread outside China.
"The main reason for this declaration is not what is happening in China but what is happening in other countries," said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
The concern is that it could spread to countries with weaker health systems.
1st Person-To-Person Spread Of Coronavirus Has Occurred In U.S., CDC Says
Coronavirus: US reports first person-to-person transmission
Chicago health officials have reported the first US case of human-to-human transmission of the deadly coronavirus.
The new patient is the spouse of a Chicago woman who carried the infection back from Wuhan, China, the US Centers for Disease Control said on Thursday.
The discovery marks the second report of the virus in Illinois and the sixth confirmed case in the US.
This paper provides early estimates of 2019-nCoV epidemiological parameters: Novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV: early estimation of epidemiological parameters and epidemic predictions (open, DOI: 10.1101/2020.01.23.20018549) (DX)
Used model does not offer much grounds for optimism.
Previously:
China Reports 3rd Death, Nearly 140 New Cases of Coronavirus
China Confirms Human-To-Human Transmission of New Coronavirus; CDC Confirms First US Case
Coronavirus: Millions Quarantined in Wuhan City
China Battles Coronavirus Outbreak: All the Latest Updates
In The Pipeline: Coronavirus
Plague Inc. Maker: Don't use our Game for Coronavirus Modeling
Original Submission #1 Original Submission #2 Original Submission #3
This story is a roundup of several virus stories that were submitted over the past few days. This is a changing story, so some of what is posted below may have changed since the time of their originally being published.
What's in a name? One significant change is what the names are for everything. There is the question of what to call the actual virus and then what to call it when someone is infected.
Virus: The virus by itself is now officially referred to as SARS-CoV-2 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2). It was formerly known as 2019-nCoV (2019 novel coronavirus).
Disease: Those who have been infected by this virus are said to have a disease. The name of the disease is coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which is also known as 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease.
More details are available on Wikipedia.
The six submitted stories are presented below.
NIH Official Says Coronavirus 'on the Verge' of Becoming Global Pandemic Unless Containment Improves
Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CBS's "Face The Nation" that multiple person-to-person transmissions need to occur in multiple countries in order to reach the pandemic threshold.
[...] "Technically speaking, the [World Health Organization] wouldn't be calling this a global pandemic. But it certainly is on the verge of that happening reasonably soon unless containment is more successful than it is right now," he said.
Even though it has only been a short while since our last round-up there are 22 separate stories merged into this round-up. Many report duplicate news but, nevertheless, we have tried to distill the important elements of each submission.
Firstly, there is some confusion regarding the actual names that are reported for the virus, the disease that it causes, and names frequently seen in media reporting. From https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-020-0695-z:
The present outbreak of a coronavirus-associated acute respiratory disease called coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is the third documented spillover of an animal coronavirus to humans in only two decades that has resulted in a major epidemic. The Coronaviridae Study Group (CSG) of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses, which is responsible for developing the classification of viruses and taxon nomenclature of the family Coronaviridae, has assessed the placement of the human pathogen, tentatively named 2019-nCoV, within the Coronaviridae. Based on phylogeny, taxonomy and established practice, the CSG recognizes this virus as forming a sister clade to the prototype human and bat severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviruses (SARS-CoVs) of the species Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus, and designates it as SARS-CoV-2.
In order to facilitate communication, the CSG proposes to use the following naming convention for individual isolates: SARS-CoV-2/host/location/isolate/date. While the full spectrum of clinical manifestations associated with SARS-CoV-2 infections in humans remains to be determined, the independent zoonotic transmission of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 highlights the need for studying viruses at the species level to complement research focused on individual pathogenic viruses of immediate significance. This will improve our understanding of virus–host interactions in an ever-changing environment and enhance our preparedness for future outbreaks.
There is much more information at the link provided.
Secondly, as this is a fusion of stories received over the last week or so take all quoted figures of casualties as possibly out-of-date. At the time of merging these stories (12 Mar 20) there have been 127,863 confirmed cases world-wide resulting in 4,717 deaths. 68,309 people have already recovered with the remainder either in self-imposed or advisory isolation, in basic hospital care and a relatively small number in critical care. The pandemic has affected 116 countries/regions. Source: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 - a graphical display produced by Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
Many countries have taken emergency measures to restrict travel or large gatherings of people. As this is a very fluid situation we suggest you refer to the media of any specific country in which you have an interest. President Trump has banned transatlantic air travel from countries in mainland Europe to the USA from Friday 2020-03-13 at 23:59 (no timezone stated) for a period initially of 30 days, and air travel within Europe is also significantly disrupted.
A lot has already happened this year. SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2) which can cause COVID-19 (COronaVIrus Disease 2019) has been making headlines shortly after it was first reported. The first cases were reported to WHO (World Health Organization) on 2019-12-31. The virus spread. It began as an epidemic in China . The world watched apprehensively. Reports surfaced of cases in other countries and the the apprehension grew. For many folk, it turned to fear when it was upgraded to a pandemic: WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 11 March 2020: "We have therefore made the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic."
We have seen increasing efforts to stem the spread of the disease. Efforts have run the gamut. Closing of borders. Cancellation of sporting events. Conferences cancelled. Churches and other places of worship also closed. Schools closed. Panic buying of household goods and supplies. Supply chain disruptions affecting manufacturers. Restaurant, bars, and other such establishments closed. Work-from-home policies established and enacted.
The changes have been many, widespread, and continuing.
Reading about all the ways that "other people" have been affected is one thing. It seems different, somehow, when it hits closer to home and affects us directly. With many of our usual social activities curtailed or cancelled, it is easy to begin isolating and lose perspective. SoylentNews arose from a troubled period (the SlashCott) and a community has formed from that challenging period.
How have you been affected? Have you been infected? Had a family member or friend who was? Helped neighbors who are struggling? Hunkering down and isolating? (In a basement is optional.) Are you suddenly working from home and finding it challenging to manage your time? Still working on site, but now have a faster commute due to all the other people staying home? Catching up on watching TV shows? Reading more SoylentNews? How has your life changed?
From a somewhat different perspective, how have others helped you to cope... and how have you been able to help others? One of the potential impacts of social distancing is isolation and depression. I count myself fortunate, indeed, to have served this site for over 6 years and for all the people I have gotten to know, here. For those who may not be aware, SoylentNews has its own IRC (Internet Relay Chat) server. Feel free to drop in to #Soylent and just say "Hi!"
Social distancing is permanent when you're dead. So, practice good hygiene and stay safe.
Previously (oldest first):
China Battles Coronavirus Outbreak: All the Latest Updates
2019-nCoV Coronavirus Story Roundup
Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Roundup
Coronavirus Roundup
Coronavirus Roundup (Feb. 17)
Roundup of Stories about the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus and COVID-19 Disease
COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 - CoronaVirus) Roundup
CoronaVirus (SARS-CoV-2) Roundup 2020-03-12
Working from Home: Lessons Learned Over 20 Years
This story presents a roundup of a selection of our COVID-19, SARS-Cov-2, coronavirus story submissions. Some stories have been omitted because they were a duplicate, outdated, superseded, and sometimes just as a matter of keeping the size of these roundups managable. etc. (Before thinning, this story contained over 16,500 words (excluding HTML markup) and that excluded what is contained in this introduction.
If you are not interested in this coverage, then please ignore this story; another story will appear presently. Otherwise, please see the rest of the story below the fold:
This story is a merge of 30 story submissions. Given that it was well over 17,000 words of original source material (excluding HTML markup!), a great deal of pruning was performed to get it to a manageable size. I strongly encourage folks to read the linked articles for more information.
For latest statistics, and finer granularity, see https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/.
As of 20200330_151936 UTC, it reported these world-wide totals:
- Coronavirus Cases: 743,081
- Deaths: 35,347
- Recovered: 157,046
- Active Cases:
- 550,688 (Currently Infected Patients)
- 522,206 (95%) in Mild Condition
- 28,482 (5%) Serious or Critical
- Closed Cases:
- 192,393 Cases which had an outcome
- 157,046 (82%) Recovered / Discharged
- 35,347 (18%) Deaths
Stories appear below the fold.
World-wide data as of: 20200615_140637 UTC:
| total_count | 8,028,325 |
| closed_count | 4,584,407 |
| closed_deaths_count | 436,277 |
| closed_deaths_percent | (10%) |
| closed_recovered_count | 4,148,130 |
| closed_recovered_percent | (90%) |
| active_count | 3,443,918 |
| active_mild_count | 3,389,380 |
| active_mild_percent | (98%) |
| active_serious_count | 54,538 |
| active_serious_percent | (2%) |
| total_deaths | 436,277 |
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @03:46AM (29 children)
Submission: https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=38902¬e=&title=New+Chinese+Virus+May+Only+be+Deadly+if+You+Recieved+SARS+Vaccine [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Saturday February 01 2020, @04:16AM (1 child)
Careful there, the pro-vaccination Nazis will make double fun of you for spreading these obvious lunatic fabrications. /s
🌻🌻 [google.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @01:07PM
as a pro-vaccination Nazi I can tell you they are all the SAME.
as an anti-vaccination Nazi I can tell you they are all the SAME.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @04:36AM (18 children)
As usual Orac is ahead: https://respectfulinsolence.com/2020/01/31/2019-ncov-wuhan-outbreakdue-to-failed-coronavirus-vaccine/ [respectfulinsolence.com]
Note to the editors: If you do accept that garbage linked above, at the very least moderate it with Orac's rebuttal.
(Score: 0, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @05:41AM (17 children)
Whoever wrote that should be embarrassed.
They offer no justification for this claim. RNA viruses have extremely high mutation rates:
https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.3000003 [plos.org]
So the divergence should depend on how long since the vector got added to the virus, which could have been a decade.
The point was that this virus seems to be far more severe in China so far for some reason. If that trend keeps up, the difference between severity of infections in China vs elsewhere will need to be explained. The "SARS vaccine effect" observed in animals is one explanation.
Basically nothing was debunked, it was just a bunch of impotent nerd rage.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @06:11AM
Ok, flamerbait modder.
Tell us, using the order of magnitude mutation and replication rates of RNA viruses, how many amino acids you expect to find in common between two daughter strains 10 years later due to genetic drift? Is it near 100%?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @06:16AM (6 children)
I was reading statistics on the regular flu on the CDCs website. IIRC it said that last season was worse than prior seasons yet more people last season got flu shots than prior seasons. It also said that this season was worse than last season yet more people this season got flu shots than last season. I tried looking for the info again and couldn't find it though (didn't look that hard). I know correlation doesn't equal causation but it makes me think if the flu virus may not have been completely deactivated properly? I would prefer recombinant flu vaccines myself to eliminate this risk completely.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @06:23AM
Who knows? Last time I got a flu vaccine (10 years ago) I was sick for 3 days.
But please leave this space for discussion of the idea that a SARS vaccine could have sensitized people to future coronavirus infections, which has been shown to happen in animals.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @08:02PM (4 children)
it's not deactivated anyways, it's attenuated. there's a difference. this shit is called vaccine shedding. fucking slaves believe everything they are told. dumb fucks brain damage their own kids b/c some luciferian priest in a white robe says to. stupid fucks.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 02 2020, @02:24AM (3 children)
I know the difference. IIRC, they generally give deactivated viruses to the general public, generally the only people that get the live attenuated viruses are certain healthcare workers. It depends on what the vaccine is for and on the situation. When they do give live vaccines it's only to healthy people.
(did a quick search to confirm that this is still true)
"Most vaccines are not live and don't shed, including DTaP, Tdap, flu shots, Hib, hepatitis A and B, Prevnar, IPV, and the HPV and meningococcal vaccines."
https://www.verywellhealth.com/live-vaccines-and-vaccine-shedding-2633700 [verywellhealth.com]
and I'm not an anti-vaxer, I just want to make sure that the deactivated viruses they give are in fact properly deactivated (they probably are, I just like to present information for people to consider). But to avoid all that I think they should try to transition towards recombinant vaccines that way there is zero chance of the flu vaccine causing infection. Recombinant vaccines are relatively new so I don't really know to what extent they have been adopted (the textbooks I remember reading on the matter years back were from years ago when the two main varieties were attenuated and deactivated).
I haven't kept up to date with it so I couldn't really tell you how effective recombinant vaccines are compared to live and attenuated ones so I guess that would have the be factored in as well.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 02 2020, @02:51AM
compared to live and deactivated ones *
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 03 2020, @07:35PM
ok, but the last time i looked at an example shot, it was attenuated, not dead as people were claiming, so i would check it each time someone was trying to shoot you/your family members up. It's not like these POS are choosing things based on what is good for people. they are drug dealers. they push what drugs their distributor sells them.
(Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Friday February 07 2020, @02:11AM
I heard an interview with a vaccine researcher in Winnipeg who was working on the current coronavirus. His work was on the DNA sequence, looking for specific parts to make antigens for. Not a live virus in the vaccine at all. Just relevant pieces for the immune system to recognize.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday February 01 2020, @06:13PM (8 children)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @08:19PM (7 children)
I'm not saying you're right or wrong, I don't have enough information to know (if I don't know I don't claim to know), but do you have anything to back up your claims? Because you don't really seem to know that much about biology to refute the argument within the context that the argument is being made yet you make random claims out of nowhere and insult those that disagree with you.
For those that are interested
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_evolution#Parallel_vs._convergent_evolution [wikipedia.org]
Do you have information on expected mutation rates, the expected variance among related viruses after a given period of times, etc... and can you tie that to this situation? Because so many of the comments you made really make me doubt your understanding of this subject.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday February 02 2020, @12:53AM (6 children)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 02 2020, @01:58AM (5 children)
I'm not really defending the source. I'm just pointing out that you haven't really done a good job refuting it.
"At this point, there's no evidence to support anything other than a natural source."
The source claims to have evidence. You haven't really provided an argument otherwise. Not saying there isn't a good argument, I actually don't really hold an opinion either way (am slightly leaning towards your viewpoints just not for the arguments you make because you don't really seem to know enough about the subject to actually make a good argument and I don't have the time to spend to read more on it and draw an opinion and make an argument. You, OTOH, have made up your mind without even knowing enough about the subject to make a coherent argument. Though I do have a fair amount of educational background in Biology I'm no expert but it doesn't take an expert to see how ignorant you are), just pointing out that you haven't done anything to support your side or refute the other. The only thing you have done is been disrespectful and shown how ignorant you are.
"Your doubts are irrelevant to me."
You say that as if your opinion is the only one that matters.
Your opinion is irrelevant to me. Especially given your apparent ignorance on the immune system and virology in general.
Regardless, I think my point is that you can be a little more respectful and tolerant of other opinions. You can respectfully present your argument and accept feedback and respond and read more on the subject and perhaps you might learn something instead of calling people dumb and derailing the conversation all while showing how ignorant you in fact are to those that actually know better. I'm not saying I know everything, I know there are people that know way more than me on this subject (not you for sure), just that you can be mindful that your opinion is not the only one that counts.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday February 02 2020, @02:37AM (4 children)
Actually you are defending that source. This whole exercise is about attracting eyeballs to that website. Notice that not once have you actually described what's at the "source" or quote from it, etc. A sincere person would defend this idea in their own words not keep saying "the source".
Here's my take on why. Actually revealing what's at that link would would invite informed debate which would quickly pop that balloon and scare off the marks. But as long as you keep your scammy website shrouded in an air of mystery, the marks can go there. Then there's no smart and/or knowledgeable people to distract them from whatever brainwashing and fleecing you have in mind.
Sorry, I don't take you seriously because you aren't discussing this in good faith.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 02 2020, @03:15AM (3 children)
"This whole exercise is about attracting eyeballs to that website. "
Attracting eyeballs to a website is very different than defending it. There is a difference between discussing and entertaining an idea you either disagree with or don't have a strong opinion on and defending it. To claim otherwise is a rather extreme viewpoint and I find those that are intolerant of any opinions they disagree with from even being discussed to be more extreme than the alleged extremists they claim to criticize.
"A sincere person would defend this idea in their own words not keep saying "the source"."
Who are you to define what a sincere person would do.
"Actually revealing what's at that link would would invite informed debate which would quickly pop that balloon and scare off the marks."
Others have quoted the website (and no, I didn't click it but I read what was posted here) and you haven't really done a good job responding. and if you think revealing what's at the link would invite informed debate and pop that balloon, as you say, why don't you make the effort to do so. Enlighten us. Because if you want to make a claim you are the one that holds the burden to support it (not me).
"But as long as you keep your scammy website shrouded in an air of mystery"
So why don't you be the one to enlighten us and remove that mystery.
"Then there's no smart and/or knowledgeable people to distract them from whatever brainwashing and fleecing you have in mind."
Yes, because presenting a viewpoint you disagree with is brainwashing right (again, I'm not supporting the view, I'm saying that if you want to discuss it then discuss it. Don't resort to rhetoric to derail those that you disagree with without actually providing any substance to your argument).
(Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday February 02 2020, @03:31AM (2 children)
Not at all. That's the only defense that matters.
I've seen these games before. It's behavior not definitions that matter here. At least, you're not linking to YouTube videos.
Who are you to define what a good job responding is?
You had plenty of time to describe what your site was, and what the argument was. You didn't. You instead kept playing these games. At this point, no, I'm not going to waste time with your link. I already know it's garbage just from what other people have mentioned. And your failure to do anything other than the dance of the seven veils indicates that there's nothing to it.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 02 2020, @03:53AM (1 child)
Again, not my website, not my argument. I never said I agree with the website.
"Who are you to define what a good job responding is? "
I explained my reasoning (see the difference. My arguments have reasoning and show that I actually understand biology at least somewhat unlike you). I'll let the readers decide.
"At least, you're not linking to YouTube videos."
This is not even an argument (well, you haven't provided any arguments really). Youtube is like any other content platform. It has good information and it has bad information. It's up to the reader/viewer to be discerning.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday February 02 2020, @06:00AM
Why would you say that it was your website? As an AC, you can pretend to be anybody, including the intrigued bystander who doesn't "agree" with the site nor bother to state why it's supposed to be worth reading, yet boosts it as hard as they can.
And I explained mine, including the tells to look for. I see, for example, that you still have yet to discuss the contents of your website. Funny how you can spend so many posts (and maybe some of the other AC posts are your sockpuppets too) attacking other people yet can't be bothered to spend one post explaining what's supposed to be so good about that link you keep selling hard. That alone tells me it's crap. No one has to market a good read that hard.
Good information? I grow faint at this heady flood of good information.
(Score: 2, Informative) by khallow on Saturday February 01 2020, @12:39PM (7 children)
What evidence? Any vaccine-derived coronavirus is going to look like the virus the vaccine was immunizing against. That's not the case here. And keep in mind where the illness was first detected, a meat market with lots of human-animal (including wild animal) crossover potential. This all instead is evidence for crossover from an animal species.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @04:24PM (6 children)
I'm sorry but you need to read TFA, you can't be helped if you are asking "what evidence" without reading the evidence. Oh yea, I forgot TFA just includes words and pictures which doesn't count as evidence to you.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday February 01 2020, @05:59PM (3 children)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @08:18PM (2 children)
Khallow, if you can't read the evidence at the link and address it, there is no way anything type can help you. Please just leave me alone.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday February 02 2020, @12:55AM (1 child)
(Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday February 06 2020, @01:51PM
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 02 2020, @05:38AM (1 child)
The article you link to just talks about high mutation rates (and ranges) but that doesn't really tell me what I should expect in terms of making the relevant comparisons. Even your response (well, it could be ten years later, who knows) suggests to me that we really have no link here.
(BTW, I'm the same person that has been arguing with khallow for all this time now. After reading through https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000003 [plos.org] I agree with khallow's conclusion I just disagree with some of his specific arguments and I disagree with the level of disrespect in his posts).
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 02 2020, @02:51PM
I agree with you, this is speculative. The even bigger assumption this explanation rests on is that China was vaccinating people for SARS, we have no reports of that.
(Score: 2) by Coward, Anonymous on Saturday February 01 2020, @03:58AM (25 children)
So why don't we have better fitting masks? Dust masks are like that. They would cost about 10 cents each in bulk. And why can't they do a proper study that shows mask effectiveness as a function of type, fit quality, etc.? I saw they were paying people to be exposed to the flu for a research study. Now billions of dollars in economic productivity are going down the drain, and nobody really knows how well masks work.
Flu mask: Should I wear one? [mayoclinic.org]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @04:17AM (5 children)
Because you touch stuff then touch your face to adjust or take off the mask.
(Score: 2) by Coward, Anonymous on Saturday February 01 2020, @04:26AM (4 children)
But if there was a real pandemic, and people knew they were risking their lives, they would be more careful. TFS also says
Doesn't a mask cover the face better than coughing into your hand or elbow, or sneezing into whatever you can reach? I guess a sneezed-into mask would be nasty.
(Score: 3, Informative) by krishnoid on Saturday February 01 2020, @05:38AM (3 children)
Plus, coughing into your sleeve is something that should be encouraged more [youtube.com] anyway.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @06:51AM (2 children)
I try to turn around and cough into the ground as low as possible.
(Score: 4, Funny) by sjames on Saturday February 01 2020, @09:47AM (1 child)
That can work too. However, if you go to work sick because you would be penalized for staying home, you should preferably cough into the boss's coffee cup or on his desk.
(Score: 2) by krishnoid on Sunday February 02 2020, @06:15AM
Then you can actually get stuff done in the office while s/he's out. Sounds like a double bonus to me.
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Saturday February 01 2020, @04:45AM
But how much difference did it make just washing hands and/or using a hand-sanitizer, without a mask?
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 5, Informative) by stormwyrm on Saturday February 01 2020, @04:46AM (3 children)
Numquam ponenda est pluralitas sine necessitate.
(Score: 2) by Coward, Anonymous on Saturday February 01 2020, @05:01AM (2 children)
I can believe that, but some of the sold-out masks are dust-mask types with an exhale valve [3m.com] that helps the mask stay cooler, but those masks won't block germ emission at all.
Given how many people are wearing masks, a coherent public policy would be useful.
(Score: 1) by Sulla on Saturday February 01 2020, @05:29AM
That is true, but they also probably reduce sneeze speed
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
(Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday February 01 2020, @01:17PM
Given that the standard for blocking germ emission is coughing into your sleeve and washing your hands, is that really such a concern?
(Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday February 01 2020, @04:50AM (12 children)
Going full astronaut seems like the way to go.
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(Score: 2) by Coward, Anonymous on Saturday February 01 2020, @05:03AM (10 children)
https://nypost.com/2020/01/30/beijing-cab-driver-dons-full-hazmat-suit-to-keep-coronavirus-away/ [nypost.com]
(Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday February 01 2020, @05:40AM (9 children)
"QUITE RIGHT"
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(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @07:45AM (8 children)
"Quite Alt-Right", it is a contaigen, spread by memes, and stupid things on the internets. Save yourselves, while you can.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @11:44AM (7 children)
A bioweapon engineered by commies is on the loose and you're worried about the alt-right?
(Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday February 01 2020, @01:23PM (5 children)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @03:19PM (4 children)
Can you explain the mechanism where a virus spontaneously mutates to contain key characteristics of a virus from a completely different family?
(Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday February 01 2020, @05:56PM (3 children)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @08:47PM (2 children)
I want to be clear, I'm not taking any sides on this. I don't know enough about this to make any claims.
Your answer is really not a good response. Different viruses with different genetic sequences may attach to the same antigens. To claim that huge DNA strands evolved independently of one another enough to form similar sequences from different original sequences just to match the same angiten doesn’t really refute the argument.
Also the antigen being attacked can’t cause the virus to form a specific DNA strain. The DNA strain has to randomly mutate and be selected for.
Even if target similarity does account for the genetic similarity just the fact that both strands attack similar antigens could be evidence that the similar targets were inherited from a similar ancestral virus. Without more context (expected mutation rates, expected DNA similarity vs target similarity expectations, etc…) it’s hard to make that determination.
I’m not saying I know, I don’t, but your answers aren’t really that informative either.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @09:12PM
Other information that would be useful would be expected target variability and the expected relationship between target variability vs DNA variability. Presumably mutations that would be selected for would be those that would help the virus evade the immune system so it would be those that change the proteins that the immune system targets (not necessarily the ones that change the antigen the virus targets). Does the immune system tend to target the same antigens that the viruses uses to attack its host (would it. If not why not)?
What's the expected genetic and protein variability between viruses that have changed their proteins to evade the immune system vs ones that changed their target antigen (what's the genetic/protein relationship with respect to variability between the proteins that the virus attacks vs the ones that it changes to avoid getting attacked).
Without more information it's hard to draw any strong conclusions.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday February 04 2020, @05:35PM
In what way doesn't it refute the argument? Parallel evolution is a thing. And this is viruses with limited RNA/DNA. They don't have a vast number of ways to evolve. They don't evade the same antigens, get into similar cells, and reproduce in very similar ways, they're gone. To do these tasks, they need a lot of similar encoding.
So what? That ancestral virus could be a billion years ago. The assertion was that similar (and not all that similar!) genetic strands couldn't possibly come from nature. I mention instead a reason why that could happen. Now, we're going to do the argument from ignorance fallacy why? Get some evidence.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @09:43PM
When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 02 2020, @08:55AM
Why is this not +5 insightful..
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @01:12PM
Like teddy bears work for helping people sleep.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @05:59AM (5 children)
So, we are all going to die. Even those of us who, due to Military-Industrial Complex connections (looking at you, Ethanol_fueled!) have received vaccinations against just such a weaponized Chinese Hong Kong Influenza Corona Beer Virus. The Vaccination itself was the transmission mechanism, so now we all have it, and we all will die. Especially Ethanol_fueled. I suggest that he, and others like him, run not walk to the closest Military Medical Facility, that may have Tamiflu, or Gluten-free aspirin. But they still are going to die. This is a engineered pathogen, designed to have 100% fatalities among the target population, which is 9*^*^%###@ Carrier Lost.
(Score: 3, Touché) by BsAtHome on Saturday February 01 2020, @10:29AM (4 children)
Where are the 12 monkeys?
(Score: 0, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @11:06AM (2 children)
One is running China right now
Another is running the US
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @11:17AM
Then there's one running the UK, and one in North Korea. With the upcoming US elections, I'm sure we can get to twelve easily.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @08:09PM
I heard that a round yellow bear is running China.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @01:10PM
They got eaten by four horsemen.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @12:21PM
kudos to reuters for going thru the commotion of making OmG! GRaFiX:
https://graphics.reuters.com/CHINA-HEALTH-VIRUS-COMPARISON/0100B5BY3CY/index.html [reuters.com]
(Score: 2) by HiThere on Saturday February 01 2020, @03:35PM
Since it says that the normal means of transmission is via micro-droplets, it sounds as if UV light would be a reasonable disinfectant. It should at least cut down the amount of time the stuff floats around in the air, and speed up it's decay when it alights on a surface.
The question in my mind is "How sensitive is this virus to UV?", or possibly "How much does it need to stay wet?", as dehumidifiers are another way of quickly removing micro-droplets.
Javascript is what you use to allow unknown third parties to run software you have no idea about on your computer.
(Score: 2) by jmichaelhudsondotnet on Saturday February 01 2020, @04:04PM (2 children)
The problem is not the virus, but 'Inserts.'
If we can get rid of these inserts, and inserts everywhere, the virus won't be able to function, and humanity wins.
Im sure we can find a way to reproduce without any form of insertion, how hard could that be? Well, that's what she said.
All humor aside, we are learning how bad of a situation it is when no one trusts mass media institutions.
The rumors I have heard range the full gamut, official story is still ike only 2k people infected in wuhan and 200 people dead? last I saw?
Rumors on youtube and other channels are near full on zombie apocalypse at the wuhan hospitals, carting off bodies, cremating without identifying.
Feel free to comment below on which you think is more accurate, and bonus points to anyone who is so distrustful that they believe the ultimate level 9000 conspiracy, that there is no virus. Could china pull that off? I kindof think so at this point.
When was the last time you watched wag the dog? Might want to give that another viewing. After all, they got away with 9/11 and tricked us into murdering a few million innocent people and invading countries and torturing people in secret prisons in the name of never having another holocaust.
I feel a meme coming on.....
https://archive.is/aHbmF [archive.is]
https://archive.ph/EdHYz [archive.ph] for some people they would rather have a global pandemic than this discussion with me. indicative...
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @08:12PM
https://twitter.com/DarrenPlymouth/status/1223647176070508550 [twitter.com]
(Score: 2) by jmichaelhudsondotnet on Saturday February 01 2020, @09:15PM
2 WEEK GESTATION
MIDDLE AGED PEOPLE *DROPPING DEAD*
STAYCATION ADVISED
NOT DRILL I WAS KIDDING BEFORE ABOUT NOT BELIEVING ANYTHING YOU READ ONLINE BUT I AM NOT NOW
these systems failing etc etc but if reading the tome that is my website helps you stay indoors i am doing my part
(always welcome to hear someone tell me I should not freak out, but the censorship is actually the tell-tale sign here, and I have never, ever, seen anything like the panic vids I see from actual china, people trying to escape quarantine, get out of town etc...)
and this guy did not fall off the roof
https://archive.is/mxrdH [archive.is]
HOT TIP SOYLENTIES SHOULD SHARE: Tip from the hitchiker's guide: do not panic but take care of yourself and don't horde like a jackass.
And to the chinese: I repeat: what would confuscious say? don't forget your fucking values.
not a drill not a larp this has been a psa let us hope the forces of civilization prevail, beware of sneezes the real killa apparently, correct me if im wrong
(Score: 4, Interesting) by legont on Saturday February 01 2020, @04:36PM (6 children)
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2001191?query=featured_home [nejm.org]
Mild cold symptoms followed by agressive pneumonia on day 9. No effective treatment to speak off.
I buy that it could be infectious for up to two weeks without symptoms. The bug is close to perfect for max damage.
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 01 2020, @05:27PM (5 children)
Something is missing from the lab result: https://www.nejm.org/na101/home/literatum/publisher/mms/journals/content/nejm/0/nejm.ahead-of-print/nejmoa2001191/20200131/images/img_xlarge/nejmoa2001191_t1.jpeg [nejm.org]
(Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday February 01 2020, @08:18PM (1 child)
Does it rhyme with Vitamin Gee?
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 02 2020, @02:45PM
Yes, actually I wonder if itd be worthwhile to see how well all the elements of the standard blood panel can predict plasma vitamin C levels.
There has got to be some way to get these people to test for it in one of these patients.
(Score: 2) by jmichaelhudsondotnet on Saturday February 01 2020, @09:23PM (2 children)
https://archive.is/LmXcF [archive.is]
wth am i looking at
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 02 2020, @02:47PM (1 child)
Blood test results of one of the coronavirus patients in the US, that is conspicuously missing vitamin C levels which are almost surely below 30 uM, and probably closer to 10 uM in the patients that become severely ill.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 03 2020, @08:25AM
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 02 2020, @09:09AM
So funny, so true, so sad.