In Guangdong, officials responsible for the coronavirus response announced Feb. 25 that 14% of declared recoveries in the province had later retested positive.
Herd immunity might not be a thing ... — unenlightened
Yes in the UK there is talk of universal income. It will be the easiest way to help people, as it is becoming evident that what ever funding methods that are proposed, many people fall through the net.And you’re right that we should get that support. It remains to be seen if we will. Shockingly, even Republicans seem to be considering a temporary Universal Basic Income as a possible solution
A steroid would diminish immune function. But ibuprofen? That's wacky.
— frank
It's not completely wacky. Ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory, and inflammation is an immune response. — unenlightened
Might be worse than thought. Or it have already mutated.Herd immunity might not be a thing ... — unenlightened
(27.2.2020) People who have gotten the new coronavirus and recovered can get it again in the future, health authorities say — the body does not become immune after infection.
On Wednesday, Japanese authorities reported the first confirmed case of reinfection. A tour guide in Osaka first tested positive for the coronavirus in late January, then was discharged from the hospital three weeks ago after showing signs of recovery. But she returned to the hospital after developing a sore throat and chest pain and tested positive for the coronavirus once again.
I've just watched the BBC documentary on Dominic Cummings. — Punshhh
I have not seen any data that would have ever led me to the response I see now, but what I instead see is an illness that is mild in the vast (>90%) number of cases and is fatal only among the already very compromised. The cure we've arrived at, to the extent it at all represents a cure, is far worse than the disease.
Whether we admit it or not, we permit a certain number of deaths in order to maintain a certain why of life, which includes allowing our economy to operate the way it does. The worst case scenarios in the US if we were to allow the virus free reign would be between 200,000 and 1.7 million deaths. The estimate should make clear they simply don't know, since there's such a large range. But, let us assume we should expect 1,000,000 deaths, then that would put us at 250,000 less deaths than than the 1.25 million annual car accident deaths we deal with annually. We really have to keep these things in perspective here before we allow the entire world's economy to collapse. — Hanover
The virus is different. There is far less individual control over exposure, especially in the absence of central rules and guidelines. — Echarmion
I'm not sure why we're talking about your dental care, but now that we are, do you remember to floss daily? I'm guessing you don't. — Hanover
You can quarantine yourself if you want. Just like you can stay off the road to protect yourself from a car accident, you can stay in home to protect yourself from coronavirus. — Hanover
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