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The Coronavirus thread

Tibs said:
Oh boy, we have another runner...

Just posting info on the virus, as that's what this thread is for. Didn't see Spike's thread in GD, so I've posted here. Not trying to create or spread panic, just found some info that I thought was interesting having to do with this subject. What's happening in Italy, Iran, China and elsewhere in the world is current, real-time, not weeks-old news.

But **** you guys, if you don't want to discuss current issues, than why even participate in these threads? You can get back to stroking each other's egos, that seems to be all you're interested in.
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Troglodyte said:
Honestly, the conspiracies here. SMH.
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I don't know, I know some Liberals that believe a certain President picked up a phone and asked a Russian President to throw him an election in one of the grandest operations to ever take place, duping 300+ million Americans.

****, some of these people swear they've fired semi-automatic 30-30 rifles too, but that's inconsequential.
 
Tibs said:
Oh boy, we have another runner...

Just posting info on the virus, as that's what this thread is for. Didn't see Spike's thread in GD, so I've posted here. Not trying to create or spread panic, just found some info that I thought was interesting having to do with this subject. What's happening in Italy, Iran, China and elsewhere in the world is current, real-time, not weeks-old news.

But **** you guys, if you don't want to discuss current issues, than why even participate in these threads? You can get back to stroking each other's egos, that seems to be all you're interested in.
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It's selective Tibs. You're just like fake news. You find the stupid "clips" and "twitter posts" that are the most extreme, the most dire, the most conspiracies and post them here as "fact". They are opinions.

We DON'T KNOW yet about how Coronoavirus is going to effect the U.S. We barely even have any cases. We don't know what happened in Italy. We don't even know how much worse this is than Flu or SARS. But we live through those every ******* year. In fact flu is infinitely more damaging to the U.S. than Coronavirus.

Logically, by the time it ramps up to being a problem in the U.S. we will be in spring and environmental conditions for it spreading will be a lot easier to control. I mean, there IS a reason the flu is worse from November to March.

You must have your panties in a bunch because you live in Europe. Is everyone is Europe acting as crazy as you are right now? I'm curious because is all of Europe shut down worrying like you are right now? You must not have anything to do but worry about COVIT-19.

And remember, YOU made it political in your VERY FIRST POST. Not us. You took this whole unknown situation and turned it into a chance to show up and try to shame Trump supporters and point fingers. Not us.
 
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hamster said:
Trump- “I am asking Congress for$2.5 billion to fight this thing.”

Schumer- “It should be $8.5 billion!”

Trump- “Okay, I’ll take it!”
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BWAhahahahahahaha
 
I mean, Jesus Christ, Tibs... you posted a twitter picture of the POPE and somehow implied (with the sympathy of "I hope he doesn't have it") he might have COVIT-19.

You don't consider that being a little over-the-top?

Just listen to yourself.
 
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Tibs said:
Fine, don't apologize for saying I hoped people would die from this pandemic. I didn't expect you to, you're not man enough to do that.

You really ought to find another hobby besides obsessing about me and my posts on this board. It's embarrasing, really.

Don't blame me that you support and sugarcoat a presidency where **** goes down 24/7. It's been non-stop crisis mode since he stepped into office, most of it his own doing. And I'll continue to post here whenever I feel like posting, regardless of your obsessive, stalking behavior. I'd suggest you find another bogeyman, for the sake of your own mental health.
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We live here and work here every day and there hasn't been a single crisis since he took the oath. Damn man give it a break. They need to come up with a TDS vaccine, it has made somewhat normal people stupid.
 
deljzc said:
I mean, Jesus Christ, Tibs... you posted a twitter picture of the POPE and somehow implied (with the sympathy of "I hope he doesn't have it") he might have COVIT-19. You don't consider that being a little over-the-top?
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I dunno, is it that over the top? He's literally cancelled all planned events as of today, after experiencing flu like symptoms. Following this, from yesterday:

Pope Francis Marks Ash Wednesday Mask-Free as Some Italian Towns Cancel Services Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
https://time.com/5791152/pope-francis-ash-wednesday-coronavirus/

Francis kissed at least one child as he looped through the square in his popemobile and made a point to shake hands with the faithful sitting in the front row. Usually, he only waves. He also greeted prelates with a handshake at the beginning and end of the gathering, but it appeared most clergy were refraining from kissing Francis’ ring or embracing him, as they normally would do.
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While Francis went ahead with his Ash Wednesday plans as usual, the patriarchate of Venice canceled the Mass scheduled for St. Mark’s Basilica, after a handful of elderly people in the lagoon city tested positive for the virus. The surrounding Veneto region is home to the second main cluster of cases in Italy.
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I also prefaced my post with "Just saw this, hope the Pope is okay." by which I meant I hope he didn't contract the virus.

The point of it all, is that COVIT-19 has spread faster in in Italy than what we've seen anywhere else thus far in Europe. Italian authorities were slow to recognize the threat and there were plenty of people that came and went from the infected areas, including to and from the Vatican on Ash Wed.

But not to worry, I'll stop posting in this thread, don't want to rattle anyone unneccessarily. Enjoy the discussion, folks.
 
Steelworth said:
Israeli scientists: 'In three weeks, we will have coronavirus vaccine'

By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN FEBRUARY 27, 2020

A team of Israeli scientists are on the cusp of developing the first vaccine against coronavirus, according to Israel’s Minister of Science and Technology, Ofir Akunis. If all goes as planned, the vaccine could be ready within three weeks and available in 90 days.

“Congratulations to MIGAL [The Galilee Research Institute] on this exciting breakthrough. I am confident that there will be further rapid progress, enabling us to provide a needed response to the grave global COVID-19 threat,” Akunis said, referring to the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

For the past four years, a team of MIGAL scientists has been developing a vaccine against infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), which causes a bronchial disease affecting poultry, and whose effectiveness has been proven in pre-clinical trials carried out at the Veterinary Institute.

MIGAL is located in the Galilee.

“Our basic concept was to develop the technology, and not specifically a vaccine for this kind or that kind of virus,” said Dr. Chen Katz, MIGAL’s biotechnology group leader, who explained that “the scientific framework for the vaccine is based on a new protein expression vector, which forms and secretes a chimeric soluble protein that delivers the viral antigen into mucosal tissues by self-activated endocytosis, causing the body to form antibodies against the virus.”

Endocytosis is a cellular process in which substances are brought into a cell by surrounding the material with cell membrane, forming a vesicle containing the ingested material. Katz said that in pre-clinical trials, the team demonstrated that the oral vaccination induces high levels of specific anti-IBV antibodies.

“Let’s call it pure luck,” he continued. “We decided to choose coronavirus as a model for our system - just as a proof of concept for our technology.”

But after scientists sequenced the DNA of SARS-CoV-2 – the official name of the novel coronavirus causing the current worldwide outbreak – the MIGAL researchers examined it and found that the poultry coronavirus has high genetic similarity to the human one, and that it uses the same infection mechanism, a fact that increases the likelihood of achieving an effective human vaccine in a very short period of time.

“All we need to do is adjust the system to the new sequence,” Katz continued. “We are in the middle of this process and hopefully in a few weeks we will have the vaccine in our hands. Yes – in a few weeks, if it all works, we would have a vaccine to prevent coronavirus.”

Katz cautioned that MIGAL would be responsible for developing the new vaccine, but that the vaccine would then have to go through a regulatory process, including clinical trials and large-scale production.

Akunis said that he has instructed the director general of the Science and Technology Ministry to fast-track all approval processes with the goal of bringing the human vaccine to market as quickly as possible.

“Given the urgent global need for a human coronavirus vaccine, we are doing everything we can to accelerate development,” said David Zigdon, CEO of MIGAL, who said he believes the vaccine could “achieve safety approval in 90 days.”

He said that this will be an oral vaccine, making it particularly accessible to the general public.

“We are currently in intensive discussions with potential partners that can help accelerate the in-human trials phase and expedite completion of final product development and regulatory activities,” he concluded.

Link https://www.jpost.com/HEALTH-SCIENCE/Israeli-scientists-In-three-weeks-we-will-have-coronavirus-vaccine-619101
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but i bet the team of scientists was not diverse and therefore this vaccine would be inherenly racist.
 
Wash your hands. Spray some Lysol once in a while. Isolate the infected. Business as usual... - Rational people


OMG! OMG! Trump is going to kill us! All is lost! All is looooooooooost!! - TDSers
 
The Climate is going to kill everyone on the planet in 10.5 years anyway, what difference does it make?
 
Spike said:
The Climate is going to kill everyone on the planet in 10.5 years anyway, what difference does it make?
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Speaking of climate change, who didn't see this coming?
Scientists say we can expect more viruses from the corona family, like the one currently afflicting thousands of people primarily in China.
And one of the reasons for that is climate change.
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- https://www.wvtf.org/post/coronavirus-and-climate-change#stream/0

The article is from Virginia Public Radio. Reliable, accurate taxpayer funded reporting, as usual. "Scientists" are one quack disease ecologist from VA Tech.
 
 
Any other people here have reserve food and water storage? Some of those pictures Tibs posted make me feel better that I have it.
 
Badcat said:
Any other people here have reserve food and water storage? Some of those pictures Tibs posted make me feel better that I have it.
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I'm waiting until everyone needs it, then I'll just go to the store and get some.

Is that a bad strategy?
 
Tim Steelersfan said:
I don't know, I know some Liberals that believe a certain President picked up a phone and asked a Russian President to throw him an election in one of the grandest operations to ever take place, duping 300+ million Americans.
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Trump publicly asked Russia for help and then undermined his own intelligence agencies findings while defending Putin.

“Russia, if you’re listening...”
“President Putin said it wasn’t Russia. I don’t know why it would be Russia.”

Put down the kool-aId, Tim.
 
Troglodyte said:
Trump publicly asked Russia for help and then undermined his own intelligence agencies findings while defending Putin.

“Russia, if you’re listening...”
“President Putin said it wasn’t Russia. I don’t know why it would be Russia.”

Put down the kool-aId, Tim.
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stay on topic, Sparky
 
7.8 billion people on earth, 3000 have died from The Yellow Peril

Yeah, its the end of the world!


lolololololol
 
CharlesDavenport said:
I'm waiting until everyone needs it, then I'll just go to the store and get some.

Is that a bad strategy?
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Buy some bleach before the prices go up

Oh, and anyone with a cough or sniffle should be sent to an internment camp in Calif, just to be safe
 
What's a good stock to buy right now?
I want to play with about 30k.
I have nothing else to do.
 
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SanDiegoSteeler said:
What's a good stock to buy right now?
I want to play with about 30k.
I have nothing else to do.
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I don't know if any stock is good to buy right now in this market (don't know where the bottom is), but I've read 3M is getting some rare bull calls right now.
 
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