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Former Member
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7-8 Top candidate vaccines on the board according the WHO
https://nypost.com/2020/05/11/un-says-7-or-8-...a-covid-19-vaccine-exist/ Seems Johnson&Johnson is already mass producing one candidate vaccine material in 4 places around the world to shave of many months of the availability, be it, it's a bet they're willing to take. |
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Monoclonal antibody designated 47D11 works against both SARS-COV1 and SARS-COV2. The researchers had this already on hand since 2018.
----------------------------------------http://www.sci-news.com/medicine/sars-cov-2-neutralizing-antibody-08396.html “The 47D11 antibody is ‘fully human,’ allowing development to proceed more rapidly and reducing the potential for immune-related side effects.” Paper published in Nature communications. [Edit 2 times, last edit by Former Member at May 15, 2020 11:05:14 AM] |
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Chinese researchers isolated live COVID-19 Virus from feces of people who died of the disease.
----------------------------------------https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2...feces-detect-rna-surfaces Pillowcases, sheets most heavily contaminated In the second study, researchers found SARS-CoV-2 RNA on 8 of 22 surfaces (36%) and bedding sampled in two hotel rooms after two presymptomatic former guests were confirmed to have COVID-19. [Edit 2 times, last edit by Former Member at May 21, 2020 12:27:43 PM] |
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Chinese scientists published a paper in the Lancet Friday of a candidate vaccine study on 108 healthy people who received low, medium and high doses, all developing some level of antibodies even 'neutralizing' antibodies
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/health/202...ious-optimism/5244245002/ Within two weeks of getting the vaccine, the immune systems of people receiving all three doses showed some level of response, with most developing a type of antibody that can attach to the virus, though not necessarily destroy it. Some also developed so-called neutralizing antibodies, which can kill the virus. |
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Jim Slade
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Federal Scientists Finally Publish Remdesivir Data
A clinical trial led to the authorization of the only drug shown to work in COVID-19 patients. But until now, few experts had seen the numbers. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/23/health/cor...esivir.html?smid=em-share  |
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Jim Slade
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Remdesivir for the Treatment of Covid-19/Preliminary Report
Preliminary results from the 1059 patients (538 assigned to remdesivir and 521 to placebo) with data available after randomization indicated that those who received remdesivir had a medium recovery time of 11 days compared with 15 days in those who received placebo (rate ratio for recovery, 1:32; 95%CI, 1.12 to 1.55; P<0.001). https://nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa20077...amp;medium=organic-social |
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Rickjb
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Remdesivir is a terrible drug. It is or becomes a ribonucleotide analog, and is in the same or a similar category to glyphosate weedkiller, plus the earliest anti-HIV drugs such as AZT, ddI and ddC.
See its Wikipedia entry : "The most common adverse effects in studies of remdesivir for COVID‑19 include respiratory failure and organ impairment ..." Forget it. We need to find something much much better. Keep crunching! |
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SPHERES Podcast
CDC podcast, May 26, 2020 SPHERES is a new CDC-led national genomics consortium established to coordinate SARS-CoV-2 sequencing in laboratories across the United States. In this podcast Drs. John Iskander and Duncan MacCannell discuss how this new effort will allow scientists at CDC and other public health agencies to monitor changes in the virus as it circulates while providing crucial diagnostic and potential treatment information. https://tools.cdc.gov/medialibrary/index.aspx#media/id/407327  |
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Jim1348
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Coronavirus test to predict who will suffer severe symptoms being developed by Cambridge scientists
Cambridge University scientists are developing a test to predict who is most likely to suffer severe or minor symptoms if they catch Covid-19. It is hoped analysis of people’s “molecular fingerprint” - the combinations of chemicals in a persons’ body - will reveal a biochemical pattern that predicts who is most at risk and who is likely to barely notice if they get coronavirus. The research, which is being conducted in partnership with a specialist laboratory in Australia, could solve the frustration felt by those who are over 70 and classified as being vulnerable and told to stay home despite being fit and healthy. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/30/c...evere-symptoms-developed/ |
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