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The Coronavirus thread

just shows how much respect the Dims give the White House, the people, their jobs, etc. when they try to do underhanded shifty **** like this.

I wish I could say I was surprised but I can't because politicians shoving pork into unrelated bills has been going on since forever. It's horseshit, especially in a time like this, but I expect nothing less from the 535 ******** that make up the US Congress. What's worse is the 180 million or so voting citizens of this country that continue to tolerate it in one form or another and in most cases support it depending on political affiliation.
 
‘Vaccine a lot closer than people think’…

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Bet this doesn't get a LIKE from Tibs, Flogged or 21, because it's not damaging to the President or Republicans.

"...Because the disease is so similar to other Coronaviruses, including those that cause the common cold, pharmaceutical companies say they're already well on their way to having a viable vaccine. In fact, some companies, like Inovio Pharmaceuticals claim that just 3 hours after the publication of the genetic sequence of the virus, they were able to develop a DNA-based vaccine. As a result, Inovio is promising to begin human clinical trials in the US by April followed by China then South Korea and vows to deliver up to a million doses of the vaccine by year's end.

But Inovio's not alone and California-based Gilead Sciences is in the process of conducting US trials as well as a clinical trial in Wuhan China...."

Watch for much more promising news.
 
Might wanna re-read Wig's post and go get your detector checked.

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I’m dealing with cultists and conspiracy theorists and you expect me to be able to tell when they are being sarcastic?
 
Bet this doesn't get a LIKE from Tibs, Flogged or 21...

This is no time to be whoring for likes...

Having said that, of course you're wrong. I would welcome and applaud any type of cure or vaccine being developed asap.
 
I think there is a much greater chance of infection that .000001%. To a person, the experts are saying this is highly contagious. Just because few have been infected to this point doesn't mean there is little chance you will catch it. While I am not on the doom and gloom bandwagon like Spike, Tibs and Trog, I don't think any of this is good whether people are over-reacting or not. It is a new disease with little known about it, and the people that do know about it are not sharing that information, threatening to cut off our supply of antibiotics (that don't help with a virus anyway) and are being defended by the liberal media against us awful, racist Americans. I figure if you are washing your hands regularly, not picking your nose and eating boogers without washing your hands, or licking windows or doorknobs, your chances of catching it decrease greatly. Now if some infected ******* sneezes in your face, I wish you the best because respiratory illness is likely in your near future.

All of that said, I am not going to stop living my life. There are measures I can take to protect myself, but it doesn't mean I need to become a hermit.

Exactly
I take precautions and don’t panic
Everyone should if only to keep burden of health care workers and hospitals if people cans prevent or stretch out getting sick


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California-based Gilead Sciences is in the process of conducting US trials

Watch for much more promising news.

And, guess who the guinea pigs are for those US trials? If you guessed Soldiers, you are 100% correct. Just read an article yesterday that the Army signed a contract with Gilead for that very thing. Glad I am out. I have been injected with enough damn chemical experiments, most notably the 7-shot Anthrax series. Good times.
 
This is no time to be whoring for likes...

Having said that, of course you're wrong. I would welcome and applaud any type of cure or vaccine being developed asap.

And of course I'm right. You didn't LIKE it.

If 21 or Flogomanbun had posted it, you would have. Which shows your un-ending partisan way of dealing with the world. When UNIVERSAL good news is posted, you still act utterly partisan.

And I could give 2 ***** about LIKES from 40 people who patrol this side of the board. It won't even get me a real star on a report card, or a dollar off of membership. It amounts to nothing. But you sure can tell a lot about people here by what they do and don't LIKE.
 
I am not too worried for myself. I am mostly healthy. Probably drink more than I should, but I like beer so **** off. My wife, however, has a compromised immune system thanks to psoriatic arthritis. If she catches it, she might be in a world of hurt.
 
And, guess who the guinea pigs are for those US trials? If you guessed Soldiers, you are 100% correct. Just read an article yesterday that the Army signed a contract with Gilead for that very thing. Glad I am out. I have been injected with enough damn chemical experiments, most notably the 7-shot Anthrax series. Good times.

Correct, Gilead is doing trials on soldiers. Inovia is not. They are doing US, Chinese and South Korean trials. On volunteers I'm assuming.

Glad you're out as well. I wouldn't want to be that guinea pig.
 
‘Vaccine a lot closer than people think’…

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Bet this doesn't get a LIKE from Tibs, Flogged or 21, because it's not damaging to the President or Republicans.

"...Because the disease is so similar to other Coronaviruses, including those that cause the common cold, pharmaceutical companies say they're already well on their way to having a viable vaccine. In fact, some companies, like Inovio Pharmaceuticals claim that just 3 hours after the publication of the genetic sequence of the virus, they were able to develop a DNA-based vaccine. As a result, Inovio is promising to begin human clinical trials in the US by April followed by China then South Korea and vows to deliver up to a million doses of the vaccine by year's end.

But Inovio's not alone and California-based Gilead Sciences is in the process of conducting US trials as well as a clinical trial in Wuhan China...."

Watch for much more promising news.

That’s great Tim, but why do you suddenly care? I thought the real predicament was China’s strangle hold on pharmaceuticals and medical supplies and Costco running out of toilet paper. BTW, I heard China is donating supplies to Italy.
 
Vaccine by years end, 9 months away, not unreasonable. But many will get sick in the next month in the first wave, then the waves after that.
 
I am not too worried for myself. I am mostly healthy. Probably drink more than I should, but I like beer so **** off. My wife, however, has a compromised immune system thanks to psoriatic arthritis. If she catches it, she might be in a world of hurt.

I'm at risk as an asthmatic. I've got a months worth of supplies (and beer lol). I'm trying to lock down on even leaving the house. Today is my last need to leave (physical therapy) and after this appointment, I'm cancelling my ongoing appointments for a few weeks. If I'm not out, shouldn't catch or spread it.

My problem is the family. Wife thought it was ok to go meet a half dozen friends in a bar last night in MD in a town that has a confirmed case THEN go to a school-college prep event with dozens of other parents. Oldest is coming home from Ohio State and will finish the semester from here remotely (OSU orders). Youngest is out of school for 2 weeks due to COVID. The sons will beg to have their friends over and/or to go out and visit, etc.

I am well prepared to "hermit-up" for a month. I fear controlling them.
 
That’s great Tim, but why do you suddenly care? I thought the real predicament was China’s strangle hold on pharmaceuticals and medical supplies and Costco running out of toilet paper. BTW, I heard China is donating supplies to Italy.

When you can ever point out that I haven't cared, we can engage in your partisan, silly dialogue.

You can look back through this thread and see where I've posted many positive links, INCLUDING links on positive news about the development of vaccines and links on prognoses etc.

They are easy to find. Just hit your back button.
 
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Vaccine by years end, 9 months away, not unreasonable. But many will get sick in the next month in the first wave, then the waves after that.

Stunning Spike. Many will get sick...

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My company is making us hold our own ID cards to be scanned when we go in the gate to work.


The gate guard still takes my Id and hand scans it every time, so does every clinic and pharmacy worker and cashier at the commissary.

I hear they may eventually do away from plastic and chip us, like lost dogs
 
OK, this is FUNNY

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Stunning Spike. Many will get sick...


So you finally admit millions will be affected, thats a first step towards reality, keep it up

You missed the other part where any vaccine for the people is still 9 months away
 
That’s great Tim, but why do you suddenly care? I thought the real predicament was China’s strangle hold on pharmaceuticals and medical supplies and Costco running out of toilet paper. BTW, I heard China is donating supplies to Italy.

Exactly, Trog. And notice my 'like' of your post, since you too belong to the liberal Soros cabal, working day and night to undermine America, confiscate everyone's guns and wipe capitalism off the face of the earth, to be replaced by communist gulags and forced labor camps for conservatives. Just wanted to make sure you got my fist bump, my comrade-in-arms.
 
Uh-oh


Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro 'tests positive for coronavirus'

Bolsonaro dined with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday night and videos and photos, including some on Wajngarten’s own Instagram account, showed the press secretary, Bolsonaro and Trump all in close proximity. “I’m not concerned,” Trump told reporters on Thursday.

The positive test comes after Bolsonaro’s press secretary was also found to have the disease following a trip to the US.

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Yeah let's just shut the country down. Tank the economy. Who cares. It's the only slim chance the dems have of winning the presidency.

Just the stupidest amount of hysteria I've ever seen. More proof that I need my "AR-14" if the **** hits the fan. It seems like it doesn't take much at all to send everyone scurrying for hiding spots.

We've really gone soft.
 
The gate guard still takes my Id and hand scans it every time, so does every clinic and pharmacy worker and cashier at the commissary.

I hear they may eventually do away from plastic and chip us, like lost dogs

Yeah, here at Fort Drum, you hold your ID out the window and they scan it. Takes longer to get in the gate, but whatever.
 
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So you finally admit millions will be affected, thats a first step towards reality, keep it up

You missed the other part where any vaccine for the people is still 9 months away

No, I saw that. That too fits in the Captain Obvious award category unworthy of reply as I posted originally that it was 9 months away. That is standard. Trials are underway, others are beginning and a million doses will be ready by year end from one company alone.

This information I shared doesn't cover the Israeli vaccine development which could come even quicker.

Fact remains that vaccines are being developed, weather is warming, events are being shut down, social interactions are declining and thus the virus spread will curtail. All in time to get vaccines to market.

And hopefully this wake up call reminds Americans that Trump's policy to bring manufacturing BACK to the USA and eliminate the Chinese stranglehold on many of our critical national supplies must end. And that open borders is a colossally stupid idea.
 
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