Covid19 weekly open thread
for discussion
When will we get a vaccine?
On Friday, the journal Nature reported that 78 vaccine projects had been launched round the globe – with a further 37 in development. Among the projects that are under way is a vaccine programme that is now in phase-one trials at Oxford University, two others at US biotechnology corporations and three more at Chinese scientific groups. Many other vaccine developers say they plan to start human testing this year.www.theguardian.com/…
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Here’s What We Know about the Most Touted Drugs Tested for COVID-19
Numerous contenders—from a controversial malaria medication to treatments that regulate the immune system—are now in clinical trials
www.scientificamerican.com/...
Covid19 support group on Daily Kos This group provides a forum for those seeking and those wishing to provide - information, help and support on the Coronavirus. If you are feeling stressed out, if you want to share your experiences about the disease, if you seek or want to provide practical knowledge on how to protect yourself and others from the virus, if you want to share knowledge on dealing with isolation and loneliness, please visit these diaries and contribute. This is not a forum to debate politics or how the trump administration is mishandling the pandemic or to discuss global strategies for managing the pandemic. Let's all focus in this forum on providing practical information, help and support to one another in these stressful times. Write only what will help others.
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A new study from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has revealed the median incubation period for COVID-19 is around five days, with approximately 97.5% of people infected with the virus developing symptoms within 11.5 days of exposure. This is a similar timeframe to SARS, the highly contagious respiratory illness that broke out in China in 2002 and claimed more than 750 lives.
The findings were presented at a four-hour long coronavirus modelling webinar hosted by the White House Coronavirus Task Force, with coordinator Dr. Charles Vitek saying "This webinar is designed to highlight for the Task Force what modelling can tell us regarding the potential effects of mitigation measures on the coronavirus outbreak. The unprecedented speed and impact of the CoV-19 epidemic requires the best-informed public health decision-making we can produce."
From AKALib:
Here are a few articles with some practical tips that will help you avoid getting infected and make staying-at-home less stressful -
- Coronavirus: Safety Tips for You — www.redcross.org/...
- We know how long coronavirus survives on surfaces. Here’s what it means for handling money, food and more — theconversation.com/…
- Tips for safe grocery shopping during coronavirus pandemic — www.cbsnews.com/…
- Coronavirus - What steps to take if someone in the house is infected — www.dailykos.com/…
Let’s remember our primary goal at this point is to avoid picking up the virus. Pretend that everyone out there is infected, hence minimize contact with others. Similarly, you might be infected and you do not want to accidentally give it to others. The safety precautions are intuitive and not complicated, let’s practice them.
News:
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Coronavirus distancing may need to continue until 2022, say experts
Trial drug can significantly block early stages of COVID-19 in engineered human tissues
An international team led by University of British Columbia researcher Dr. Josef Penninger has found a trial drug that effectively blocks the cellular door SARS-CoV-2 uses to infect its hostswww.sciencedaily.com/...
CDC Director Robert Redfield estimates the coronavirus outbreak in the US is about to peak: 'We're able to see the other side of the curvewww.businessinsider.com/...
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