Reacher Posted August 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 (edited) Cases continue to drop- lowest in 2 months- https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-latest-news-08-24-2020-11598258429?mod=hp_lead_pos3 As we discussed earlier- https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3098505/coronavirus-china-has-been-using-covid-19-vaccine-candidate-key https://www.marketwatch.com/story/pfizer-and-biontech-say-regulatory-review-for-covid-19-vaccine-could-be-as-early-as-october-11597993880 Edited August 24, 2020 by Reacher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Reacher Posted August 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 (edited) Hmmm... https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/all-77-false-positive-covid-19-tests-came-back-negative-nfl-testing-partner-cites-isolated-contamination/?ocid=uxbndlbing Edited August 24, 2020 by Reacher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 I have to give my son credit for this one. Covid spelled backwards is Divoc (pronounced "dee-vock'). As in...."What divoc is going on?" 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdhoosier Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 50 minutes ago, 5fouls said: I have to give my son credit for this one. Covid spelled backwards is Divoc (pronounced "dee-vock'). As in...."What divoc is going on?" 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 3 hours ago, tdhoosier said: Should’ve used a pic of him being fired by the Kings 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 KFC is no longer 'Finger Lickin Good' https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/24/business/kfc-slogan-coronavirus-trnd/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 28 minutes ago, 5fouls said: KFC is no longer 'Finger Lickin Good' https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/24/business/kfc-slogan-coronavirus-trnd/index.html Meh, they haven't been finger lickin good in a long time. Give me Popeye's or Zaxby's anytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 Usain Bolt has Covid. https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/29735482/usain-bolt-tests-positive-coronavirus-self-isolating-home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inequality Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, 5fouls said: Usain Bolt has Covid. https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/29735482/usain-bolt-tests-positive-coronavirus-self-isolating-home Bolt said he had no Covid symptoms. Soooooo....? He just randomly decided to get tested? No mention of someone at his party that was positive which would warrant the test and quarantine. What am I missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted August 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 Blood pressure meds may help? https://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-common-medication-for-older-adults-improves-covid-19-survival-rates-researchers-say-2020-08-24?mod=mw_more_headlines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Reacher said: Blood pressure meds may help? https://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-common-medication-for-older-adults-improves-covid-19-survival-rates-researchers-say-2020-08-24?mod=mw_more_headlines I'm on Losartan (Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme inhibitor)...I guess I can go mask free! (Don't anybody go getting your knickers in a twist...I wouldn't do that) 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluegrassIU Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, IUFLA said: (Don't anybody go getting your knickers in a twist... Dang, wish I read that part first.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 Since this particular topic gets a lot of discussion and he has been talked about in this thread.I wanted to let everyone know that @hoosiertildeathposted earlier today on the main board. Glad to hear that he is doing well. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdhoosier Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 Not sure if anybody ever listens, but I always like to share when Donald McNeil is on The Daily. He speaks about some of the things we've discussed on here: - He speculates that the flu season will be very mild because of all the restrictions in effect due to COVID: washing hands, social distancing, travel restrictions, etc. Cases in the southern hemisphere (where it's flu season) are way down. Australia is reporting 95% less flu cases. So, good news....he still recommends getting a flu shot to be safe though. - He and many immunologists are not worried about the guy from Hong Kong who was re-infected with COVID. Basically, the first time his symptoms were very mild. The milderer the infection the less antibodies that are created. When he had it the second time he was asymptomatic, which most likely means he only had enough antibodies to decrease the severity of the illness, but not completely make him immune. These 2 factors: mild first case and even milder second case are a good sign and are typical of antibody behavior in other illnesses. There will be outliers who get re-infected, we should really only be worried if the symptoms of a re-infected person are more severe the second time. (at least that's how I understood it) - He said immunologists, for the most part, believe immunity will last a year or more. Again, this is an educated guess based off of how long immunities last in other viruses that closely resemble COVID. - From what immunologists can gather, COVID mutates at a third of the rate that the seasonal flu does. If this holds true, it may mean we need to vaccinate every three years, but again, (I sound like a broken record) it all depends on the vaccines that are developed, and how long immunities last. - He also speaks about vaccines in China and Russia. Both are by passing the third and most important phase which Western scientists think is crazy. He explains why bypassing or rushing a third phase is extremely dangerous. Worst case scenario, the vaccine increases the severity of the symptoms for those who get infected....it's not something you want to play around with. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/25/podcasts/the-daily/coronavirus-plasma-reinfection.html 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaHoosierFan Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 9 hours ago, 5fouls said: Usain Bolt has Covid. https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/29735482/usain-bolt-tests-positive-coronavirus-self-isolating-home damn, the only thing that could catch him i guess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 2 hours ago, tdhoosier said: Not sure if anybody ever listens, but I always like to share when Donald McNeil is on The Daily. He speaks about some of the things we've discussed on here: - He speculates that the flu season will be very mild because of all the restrictions in effect due to COVID: washing hands, social distancing, travel restrictions, etc. Cases in the southern hemisphere (where it's flu season) are way down. Australia is reporting 95% less flu cases. So, good news....he still recommends getting a flu shot to be safe though. - He and many immunologists are not worried about the guy from Hong Kong who was re-infected with COVID. Basically, the first time his symptoms were very mild. The milderer the infection the less antibodies that are created. When he had it the second time he was asymptomatic, which most likely means he only had enough antibodies to decrease the severity of the illness, but not completely make him immune. These 2 factors: mild first case and even milder second case are a good sign and are typical of antibody behavior in other illnesses. There will be outliers who get re-infected, we should really only be worried if the symptoms of a re-infected person are more severe the second time. (at least that's how I understood it) - He said immunologists, for the most part, believe immunity will last a year or more. Again, this is an educated guess based off of how long immunities last in other viruses that closely resemble COVID. - From what immunologists can gather, COVID mutates at a third of the rate that the seasonal flu does. If this holds true, it may mean we need to vaccinate every three years, but again, (I sound like a broken record) it all depends on the vaccines that are developed, and how long immunities last. - He also speaks about vaccines in China and Russia. Both are by passing the third and most important phase which Western scientists think is crazy. He explains why bypassing or rushing a third phase is extremely dangerous. Worst case scenario, the vaccine increases the severity of the symptoms for those who get infected....it's not something you want to play around with. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/25/podcasts/the-daily/coronavirus-plasma-reinfection.html Some encouraging information. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 CNN reported Covid cases are down 23% and deaths down 8%. I do not know the time frame, I think it was probably from July. Good news. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostin76 Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 18 hours ago, tdhoosier said: Not sure if anybody ever listens, but I always like to share when Donald McNeil is on The Daily. He speaks about some of the things we've discussed on here: - He speculates that the flu season will be very mild because of all the restrictions in effect due to COVID: washing hands, social distancing, travel restrictions, etc. Cases in the southern hemisphere (where it's flu season) are way down. Australia is reporting 95% less flu cases. So, good news....he still recommends getting a flu shot to be safe though. I just went over this with our director in yesterday's staff meeting. She said exactly the same thing about the flu season and I hope she is right. And yes, still get the flu shot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 Story expresses concern about the number of cases associated with the Sturgis motorcycle rally. There have been 70 cases identified. 365, 979 people attended that rally That's 0.019% Meanwhile, total cases in the U.S. break down like this. 5,985,327 cases 331,000,000 approximate U.S. population That's 1.8% So, the story's point is? https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/26/us/sturgis-motorcycle-rally-cases-trnd/index.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 Assuming what's going on in Wabash Co IN is true... their residents should be incredibly proud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 18 minutes ago, btownqb said: Assuming what's going on in Wabash Co IN is true... their residents should be incredibly proud. Not heard about it. Any details? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 4 minutes ago, 5fouls said: Not heard about it. Any details? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indykev Posted August 28, 2020 Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 8 Greek houses on lock down at IU. Hearing some are worried about false negatives with the check in day test. One girl is said to have not even left her room since getting here Saturday. Was chosen for a random test and was positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indykev Posted August 28, 2020 Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 read 2 vaccines sent to FDA for approval after completing 3rd phase of trials. 1 said to have immune 60% of the people in the trial including a person 95 years old. High bar for FDA is 50%. The only thing they dont know is how long the vaccine will last of course. meaning a shot yearly, like the flu shot, until they figure it out over time. 8 other vaccines are now in phase 3. Hope we can see one out in Oct. or Nov. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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