Coronavirus Thread IV: Legends, Laments and Lockdowns

[Salandriagado]

Any good recent news on any effective treatments?

A few promising early results. The only thing of significance is this.

[Asle Leopolka]

Update on my parents' neighbor:
He was finally admitted to the hospital last night and was put on a ventilator shortly after. Currently stable. His wife and daughters aren't having as advanced symptoms, but they also aren't obese or heavy smokers.

In addition, someone on my client team was tested after checking every COVID symptom box earlier today.

Oh, and my hippie cousin took her kids to Disney over the weekend. She's a nurse.

People are dumb.

[Nejii]

People are dumb.

The masses of millennials insistent on their frat parties, bar hopping, and summer vacation trips alone are a testament to that.

I have distant family who had a big cookout a few weeks ago and invited half of the neighborhood. I politely declined and was ridiculed for being a “leftist snowflake”.

But yes.... people are dumb.

[Shazbotdom]

People are dumb.

The masses of millennials insistent on their frat parties, bar hopping, and summer vacation trips alone are a testament to that.

I have distant family who had a big cookout a few weeks ago and invited half of the neighborhood. I politely declined and was ridiculed for being a “leftist snowflake”.

But yes.... people are dumb.

Millennials are not the 21-year-old frat kids, though. Those are the Gen Z'ers.

[Austria-Bohemia-Hungary]

As an so-called "millenial" I am honestly surprised and somewhat disgusted by certain numbers of my contemporaries who seems to be terminally offended by not being able to die from alcohol intoxication. <.< >.>

[Nejii]

The masses of millennials insistent on their frat parties, bar hopping, and summer vacation trips alone are a testament to that.

I have distant family who had a big cookout a few weeks ago and invited half of the neighborhood. I politely declined and was ridiculed for being a “leftist snowflake”.

But yes.... people are dumb.

Millennials are not the 21-year-old frat kids, though. Those are the Gen Z'ers.

Hmm, your right (googled it). Gen Z’ers then. I’m always behind I swear.

But seriously, now isn’t the time for ragers and beach parties. Or neighborhood cookouts.

[Farnhamia]

As an so-called "millenial" I am honestly surprised and somewhat disgusted by certain numbers of my contemporaries who seems to be terminally offended by not being able to die from alcohol intoxication. <.< >.>

Said a few people in every generation, always.

[The Black Forrest]

As an so-called "millenial" I am honestly surprised and somewhat disgusted by certain numbers of my contemporaries who seems to be terminally offended by not being able to die from alcohol intoxication. <.< >.>

Said a few people in every generation, always.

Indeed. I think the guy who discovered alcohol said it first.

[Liriena]

They're going to be testing Pfizer's vaccine over here. I kinda want to volunteer.

[San Lumen]

They're going to be testing Pfizer's vaccine over here. I kinda want to volunteer.

I say go for it

[Farnhamia]

Said a few people in every generation, always.

Indeed. I think the guy who discovered alcohol said it first.

One of Arch's cousins, I think.

[Blakk Metal]

I was watching GPS on CNN this morning, and Fareed Zakaria mentioned how the coronavirus could signal the end of global populism, giving three examples in Trump, Bolsonaro, and Lopez Obrador, three renowned populists who completely messed up their coronavirus response, in a way tied to the nature of populism, where the leaders would attempt to create a cult around their image and ideals.

You are forgetting that some populists did well, like in Hungary.

Yeah you are right rent wont go down in New York.

New York City is soon going to be shell of its former self if our leaders don't wake up soon

But people told me 70s New York was best New York.

[Zurkerx]

A new study shows virus immunity in recovered patients may be gone in months.

To break it down, the study looked at healthcare workers and patients from Guy's and St. Thomas’ National Health Service Foundation Trust in London. They found that the antibody count that attacks and destroys the virus quickly declines after peaking several weeks after someone from that facility exhibited symptoms. 60% of patients had a "potent" antibody response at the peak of their fight with COVID-19. However, after two months, that drops significantly to just 16.7% and in some cases, the antibody response to the virus was undetectable.

More will likely come out, but this is not a good sign. That said, the study could help develop a more effective vaccine to ensure that antibodies remain longer in the body though developing a vaccine that you'll need once may seem rather more difficult: it may become like the flu shot. Suffice to say, wear a mask, and don't be careless: we shouldn't let our guard down just yet.

[Rojava Free State]

A new study shows virus immunity in recovered patients may be gone in months.

To break it down, the study looked at healthcare workers and patients from Guy's and St. Thomas’ National Health Service Foundation Trust in London. They found that the antibody count that attacks and destroys the virus quickly declines after peaking several weeks after someone from that facility exhibited symptoms. 60% of patients had a "potent" antibody response at the peak of their fight with COVID-19. However, after two months, that drops significantly to just 16.7% and in some cases, the antibody response to the virus was undetectable.

More will likely come out, but this is not a good sign. That said, the study could help develop a more effective vaccine to ensure that antibodies remain longer in the body though developing a vaccine that you'll need once may seem rather more difficult: it may become like the flu shot. Suffice to say, wear a mask, and don't be careless: we shouldn't let our guard down just yet.

Hopefully it eventually becomes a tetanus shot and this disease becomes so rare that not everyone needs a vaccine.

I would like to see it wiped out worldwide.

[Kannap]

Second case of coronavirus in my warehouse, though they refuse to tell us who, what shift, or which department so there's no knowing whether we've come in contact with them or not.

[Greed and Death]

A new study shows virus immunity in recovered patients may be gone in months.

To break it down, the study looked at healthcare workers and patients from Guy's and St. Thomas’ National Health Service Foundation Trust in London. They found that the antibody count that attacks and destroys the virus quickly declines after peaking several weeks after someone from that facility exhibited symptoms. 60% of patients had a "potent" antibody response at the peak of their fight with COVID-19. However, after two months, that drops significantly to just 16.7% and in some cases, the antibody response to the virus was undetectable.

More will likely come out, but this is not a good sign. That said, the study could help develop a more effective vaccine to ensure that antibodies remain longer in the body though developing a vaccine that you'll need once may seem rather more difficult: it may become like the flu shot. Suffice to say, wear a mask, and don't be careless: we shouldn't let our guard down just yet.

Hopefully it eventually becomes a tetanus shot and this disease becomes so rare that not everyone needs a vaccine.

I would like to see it wiped out worldwide.

Antibody counts over simply the immune system. There are other responses as well that provided immunity called the memory recall response.

In these responses other immune factors such as Tcells that ( that transition from naive to killer after being exposed to an infectious agent) and B cells that produce anitbodies when an infection previously exposed to reoccurs.

For instance with the flu vaccine we know that antibodies only show for 6 months even though immunity is granted for at least a year.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3255945/

We may have to develop a vaccine schedule where the vaccine is administered repetitively over several months to produce immunity like we do with the Anthrax that is not impossible to do.

I assure there is no dilemma that cannot be solved by a disciplined Cardassian mind.

Also as a source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek39M_lYUtE

[Ifreann]

People are dumb.

The masses of millennials insistent on their frat parties, bar hopping, and summer vacation trips alone are a testament to that.

I have distant family who had a big cookout a few weeks ago and invited half of the neighborhood. I politely declined and was ridiculed for being a “leftist snowflake”.

But yes.... people are dumb.

There are huge media and political apparatuses set on convincing people that the corona virus isn't a big deal, it's a hoax, it's more important to get the economy running again, all that shit, and when those massive and powerful organisations are successful at tricking people into believing those things, we blame the people they've tricked. It's kind of weird, once you spell it out, that we all expect ordinary people to consistently outsmart the collective efforts of entire multi-billion dollar industries with thousands and thousands of employees.

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They're going to be testing Pfizer's vaccine over here. I kinda want to volunteer.

Be sure and let us know if you develop super powers.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Second case of coronavirus in my warehouse, though they refuse to tell us who, what shift, or which department so there's no knowing whether we've come in contact with them or not.

One of the female staff members in my store cluster just got tested for it. She turned out negative thankfully but it still pissed me off as i was not told about this by my boss or any other higher ups, i was only informed yesterday during a shift, by a manager that i work with on a regular basis who shares a lot of shifts with her. So if she was positive, i would have been working in close proximity to someone who was working with her for usually 5-7 hours a day.

Honestly thinking of straight up quitting this point, not even handing in a notice. There is no communication in these shops about this kind of stuff, and that on top of the complete failure of precaution enforcement, and the attitude of customers about it is pissing me off.

[Ifreann]

Second case of coronavirus in my warehouse, though they refuse to tell us who, what shift, or which department so there's no knowing whether we've come in contact with them or not.

One of the female staff members in my store cluster just got tested for it. She turned out negative thankfully but it still pissed me off as i was not told about this by my boss or any other higher ups, i was only informed yesterday during a shift, by a manager that i work with on a regular basis who shares a lot of shifts with her. So if she was positive, i would have been working in close proximity to someone who was working with her for usually 5-7 hours a day.

Honestly thinking of straight up quitting this point, not even handing in a notice. There is no communication in these shops about this kind of stuff, and that on top of the complete failure of precaution enforcement, and the attitude of customers about it is pissing me off.

Can't believe the gambling industry is so unethical.

[The Huskar Social Union]

One of the female staff members in my store cluster just got tested for it. She turned out negative thankfully but it still pissed me off as i was not told about this by my boss or any other higher ups, i was only informed yesterday during a shift, by a manager that i work with on a regular basis who shares a lot of shifts with her. So if she was positive, i would have been working in close proximity to someone who was working with her for usually 5-7 hours a day.

Honestly thinking of straight up quitting this point, not even handing in a notice. There is no communication in these shops about this kind of stuff, and that on top of the complete failure of precaution enforcement, and the attitude of customers about it is pissing me off.

Can't believe the gambling industry is so unethical.

Who'da thunk it honestly.

[Andsed]

Second case of coronavirus in my warehouse, though they refuse to tell us who, what shift, or which department so there's no knowing whether we've come in contact with them or not.

One of the female staff members in my store cluster just got tested for it. She turned out negative thankfully but it still pissed me off as i was not told about this by my boss or any other higher ups, i was only informed yesterday during a shift, by a manager that i work with on a regular basis who shares a lot of shifts with her. So if she was positive, i would have been working in close proximity to someone who was working with her for usually 5-7 hours a day.

Honestly thinking of straight up quitting this point, not even handing in a notice. There is no communication in these shops about this kind of stuff, and that on top of the complete failure of precaution enforcement, and the attitude of customers about it is pissing me off.

You would think businesses would want to keep their employees from getting sick. But apparently a simple ¨yo this person is being tested¨ is to hard for those poor higher ups.

[The Huskar Social Union]

One of the female staff members in my store cluster just got tested for it. She turned out negative thankfully but it still pissed me off as i was not told about this by my boss or any other higher ups, i was only informed yesterday during a shift, by a manager that i work with on a regular basis who shares a lot of shifts with her. So if she was positive, i would have been working in close proximity to someone who was working with her for usually 5-7 hours a day.

Honestly thinking of straight up quitting this point, not even handing in a notice. There is no communication in these shops about this kind of stuff, and that on top of the complete failure of precaution enforcement, and the attitude of customers about it is pissing me off.

You would think businesses would want to keep their employees from getting sick. But apparently a simple ¨yo this person is being tested¨ is to hard for those poor higher ups.

Especially when they have been having staff shortages the entire time ive worked here which is almost a year and eight months at this rate. Our neighbouring store cluster has half its staff out so they had to shut down one of their three stores whilst also taking one of the managers from our cluster for a week

[Ifreann]

Can't believe the gambling industry is so unethical.

Who'da thunk it honestly.

A truly shocking turn of events.

[New Visayan Islands]

One of the female staff members in my store cluster just got tested for it. She turned out negative thankfully but it still pissed me off as i was not told about this by my boss or any other higher ups, i was only informed yesterday during a shift, by a manager that i work with on a regular basis who shares a lot of shifts with her. So if she was positive, i would have been working in close proximity to someone who was working with her for usually 5-7 hours a day.

Honestly thinking of straight up quitting this point, not even handing in a notice. There is no communication in these shops about this kind of stuff, and that on top of the complete failure of precaution enforcement, and the attitude of customers about it is pissing me off.

You would think businesses would want to keep their employees from getting sick. But apparently a simple ¨yo this person is being tested¨ is to hard for those poor higher ups.

Considering how in some places, people are treating COVID patients as though they were AIDS patients vis-à-vis discrimination...

Not kidding, a few months back there were talks of a law penalizing coof discrimination in the PI.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

Former CDC heads shit on Trump for undermining the CDC.