Coronavirus:

[HONDO74]

Coronavirus: Amazon builds its own testing lab for staff
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-35547368

Retail giant Amazon says it will build its own coronavirus testing lab to monitor the health of its staff.

Cases of Covid-19 have been reported at more than 50 Amazon facilities across the US. Some have involved multiple infected workers.

The company said it had assembled a team to build its own "incremental testing capacity".

Amazon staff have previously criticised the firm over its response to the coronavirus pandemic.

In March, Amazon fired a New York warehouse worker who organised a protest over a lack of safety precautions taken by the company.

[Chris Webster]

Doctors can be very bad at math: Carson says 'about 98 percent' of people who get coronavirus will recover: 'We can't operate out of hysteria'

2% of the US Population (330,000,000) would be 6,600,000 fatalities.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Doctors can be very bad at math: Carson says 'about 98 percent' of people who get coronavirus will recover: 'We can't operate out of hysteria'

2% of the US Population (330,000,000) would be 6,600,000 fatalities.

Not all 330,000,000 will get it or even be diagnosed with it, nor even exhibit symptoms.

Try applying 2% (probably closer to look at 1-3%) to diagnosed people, - that might be what he was actually stating. That number seems to be a lot closer to reality as we are now at about 17k dead.

[HONDO74]

Researchers test new coronavirus vaccine in Kansas City
https://www.ky3.com/content/news/New-co ... 37371.html

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. The race is on to find a coronavirus vaccine right here in Missouri.

A new vaccine for COVID-19 is being tested at The Center for Pharmaceutical research. The first vaccines were given on Monday. Two people were given the vaccine in Missouri and one at another testing facility in Philadelphia. 40 will be given out during this phase.

The vaccine will go through three phases.

During phase one they will test it to a small number of people primarily for safety. They are also looking at the level of antibodies that form from the vaccine. This vaccine is expected to move through very quickly. Dr. John Ervin, who is leading his team through testing this says he hopes to see this on the market early next year.

”They put this vaccine together in just a remarkable amount of time,” he tells KY3. “Because of the severity and the magnitude of this problem, this will receive accelerated approval if it proves to number one to be safe. Which we expect it to show.”

He says he hopes to see the vaccine on the market by next year. A lot quicker than the usual time it takes a vaccine to get the FDA to approve, upwards of 15 years.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Researchers test new coronavirus vaccine in Kansas City
https://www.ky3.com/content/news/New-co ... 37371.html

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. The race is on to find a coronavirus vaccine right here in Missouri.

A new vaccine for COVID-19 is being tested at The Center for Pharmaceutical research. The first vaccines were given on Monday. Two people were given the vaccine in Missouri and one at another testing facility in Philadelphia. 40 will be given out during this phase.

The vaccine will go through three phases.

During phase one they will test it to a small number of people primarily for safety. They are also looking at the level of antibodies that form from the vaccine. This vaccine is expected to move through very quickly. Dr. John Ervin, who is leading his team through testing this says he hopes to see this on the market early next year.

”They put this vaccine together in just a remarkable amount of time,” he tells KY3. “Because of the severity and the magnitude of this problem, this will receive accelerated approval if it proves to number one to be safe. Which we expect it to show.”

He says he hopes to see the vaccine on the market by next year. A lot quicker than the usual time it takes a vaccine to get the FDA to approve, upwards of 15 years.

It's not just about safety - It'll have to show significant efficacy to get accelerated approval. This can all be done in 18 months if everything goes very well. Ebola virus approval took a little over 6 years; this could move faster simply due to more available subjects and being done in this country.

There are several vaccine trials already running......but none will be available this year. More action using anti-viral meds should provide more immediate results.

[Chris Webster]

Try applying 2% (probably closer to look at 1-3%) to diagnosed people, - that might be what he was actually stating. That number seems to be a lot closer to reality as we are now at about 17k dead.

The noon update from Georgia's DPH says that the state has 11,483 confirmed cases and 416 deaths -- that a 4% fatality rate.

I figured Carson was getting a 2% rate by assuming that half of the people with it are asymptomatic.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Try applying 2% (probably closer to look at 1-3%) to diagnosed people, - that might be what he was actually stating. That number seems to be a lot closer to reality as we are now at about 17k dead.

The noon update from Georgia's DPH says that the state has 11,483 confirmed cases and 416 deaths -- that a 4% fatality rate.

I figured Carson was getting a 2% rate by assuming that half of the people with it are asymptomatic.

Ok, Ben's a great neurosurgeon...but he's serving as Sec. HUD, not HHS.

Worldwide it's about ~7%!

GA, SC, MD, VA, etc. are just now beginning to realize that they are on the up slope.

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US Surgeon General Jerome Adams shows his inhaler
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-ca ... is-inhaler

US Surgeon General Jerome Adams showed his inhaler while discussing the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus on African Americans.

"I have been carrying around an inhaler in my pocket for 40 years out of fear of having a fatal asthma attack," he said.

[robert.]

"GA, SC, MD, VA, etc. are just now beginning to realize that they are on the up slope." Rufus. I rent space in an antique center in Richmond. the owner has not shut his place down yet. Places like this will help increase the number.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

"GA, SC, MD, VA, etc. are just now beginning to realize that they are on the up slope." Rufus. I rent space in an antique center in Richmond. the owner has not shut his place down yet. Places like this will help increase the number.

I know - you've mentioned it in the past. My kids live in Richmond. At least one of them is moving. VA has not shut down to the level of other states. The rest of this month may prove painful here due to that indecision.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[robert.]

"GA, SC, MD, VA, etc. are just now beginning to realize that they are on the up slope." Rufus. I rent space in an antique center in Richmond. the owner has not shut his place down yet. Places like this will help increase the number.

I know - you've mentioned it in the past. My kids live in Richmond. At least one of them is moving. VA has not shut down to the level of other states. The rest of this month may prove painful here due to that indecision.

We now have stores limiting occupancy numbers. Requiring face masks and gloves. It's a real cluster f**k. The giant i shop in has some real failures in trying to limit distance. If you think people can't drive. watch them try to follow traffic signals in a store. .
Va has stay at home orders. Also closure of nonessential businesses.
@ days ago a guy was yanked of a septa bus. For not using a facial covering. yanked of and pulled out the door. 2 weeks ago you would have been arrested for wearing a mask or told to leave
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/lo ... f/2359607/

[Rufus T. Firefly]

"GA, SC, MD, VA, etc. are just now beginning to realize that they are on the up slope." Rufus. I rent space in an antique center in Richmond. the owner has not shut his place down yet. Places like this will help increase the number.

I know - you've mentioned it in the past. My kids live in Richmond. At least one of them is moving. VA has not shut down to the level of other states. The rest of this month may prove painful here due to that indecision.

We now have stores limiting occupancy numbers. Requiring face masks and gloves. It's a real cluster f**k. The giant i shop in has some real failures in trying to limit distance. If you think people can't drive. watch them try to follow traffic signals in a store. .

Costco was limiting numbers 2 weeks ago here; Whole Foods has 1 way aisles now.......

Va has stay at home orders. Also closure of nonessential businesses.

Yeah, and what's defined as essential or nonessential seems a great big gray area at best.

@ days ago a guy was yanked of a septa bus. For not using a facial covering. yanked of and pulled out the door. 2 weeks ago you would have been arrested for wearing a mask or told to leave

2-3 months ago in Philly, they might have arrested him for wearing a mask.

[Roy]

I'd wear a mask, but I don't know where to buy them. Why don't they give them away, at the door to Walmart? Why don't they test for the virus there, too?

[chuck]

I'd wear a mask, but I don't know where to buy them.

This is the sanest and easiest to sew mask with a filter pocket.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm_NmpdgWWA

I dug out my daughters sewing machine and was able to find most of the stuff needed in the basement/garage/storage. I had to download the owners manual for the machine to figure out how to wind bobbins and thread the machine but all of the stitches are basic straight line. The "filters" are cut up micro-allergen vacuum cleaner bags (equivalent to about N92). Not good for a medical environment but more than enough for the local grocery store.