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- dorf0
if the right doesn't believe that covid is such a big deal they should volunteer to be infected so we can reach herd immunity much faster.
- Uhhhhhhhmonospaced
- Don't be a dorf about thisnb
- #MAGAMook says fuck you liberal hippie commi cock suckersutopian
- "it's just like the flu"dorf
- Weird how this became a left-right issue in some countries but not others.yuekit
- In India there are videos of the BJP (right wing party) beating people with sticks to keep them from going outside.yuekit
- took about 5 mins for it to become political in the UK, with the all usual foghorns blaming the other side for politicising it.Fax_Benson
- utopian0
- china moved all mpp manufacturing to korea in the first months. most of the world signed contracts with companies what are "new" in this field andsted
- countries basically bid for products from factories that don't have licenses, to manufacture these products.sted
- the lucky ones who knew these things went to retailers who had contacts in Korea or Japan.sted
- this video is missing the part where the entire world was begging for these products almost at the same time...sted
- AQUTE1
- The Whitehouse has no idea what they're doing...many scientists and doctors are making educated guesses on life and death decisions...we are all fucked!utopian
- i couldn't gather from the video, but who is she getting this info from? /sdorf
- @dorf
this was a moth ago and she has a collegue on the frontlines?sted - i was being sarcastic. as far as I'm concerned it's random video on youtube and it's content should be taken with a big grain of salt.dorf
- sted2
Exclusive: White House kept FDA in the dark on Russian ventilators for New York and New Jersey
(Reuters) - When U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to accept a shipment of ventilators from Russian President Vladimir Putin at the height of the coronavirus outbreak, the White House did not alert the FDA as it headed to New York and New Jersey, Reuters has learned.
- grafician5
"Trump, Putin and Bolsonaro find their populist playbooks are no match for coronavirus
Analysis by Angela Dewan, CNN
Updated 0918 GMT (1718 HKT) May 31, 2020[...] some populists are finding themselves powerless against the outbreaks ravaging their countries. The US, Brazil and Russia now have the highest number of coronavirus cases in the world, and as their death tolls continue to rise, their economies are taking devastating blows.
Much to their frustration, the macho leaders of these countries are finding the virus immune to their playbooks. Intimidation, fear-mongering and propaganda just aren't working. Being guided by science, communicating transparently and long-term planning are proving the sharper tools."
- If they keep throwing doctors out windows eventually they'll run out.PhanLo
- grafician2
while world's eyes are now on the situation in the USA, Coronavirus still blowing up in Peru and Brazil.
"Peru reports more than 7,000 new cases"
"The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Peru rose to 155,671 on Saturday, a jump of 7,386 from the previous day, according to the country's health ministry.
The country reported 141 new coronavirus-related deaths, taking the national death toll to 4,371, according to the ministry.
Peru has the second-highest number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Latin America, behind Brazil."
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Peru is a poor country, they can't take/afford the kind of full lockdown measures other countries took to reduce the spread...
And it seems nobody sending them stuff like masks, respirators, no help for Peru?!
- grafician3
"COVID survivor receives $840,000 statement for treatment, with more on the way"
https://www.thedenverchannel.com…
"CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Robert Dennis spent weeks in the hospital, fighting and beating the coronavirus. He’s now back at home, working his way through recovery, but he’s not done with the virus entirely just yet. The high school teacher just received his first itemized statement for the cost of his care: $840,386.94."
The article says they have insurance to cover the costs, but damn!
- https://www.qbn.com/…PhanLo
- This is so fucked up. America. Rotten at the core._niko
- Fuck. Me.Continuity
- The particularly perverse thing is how padded out these costs are, simply to act as collateral in their dealings with insurance companiesNairn
- This apparently was only the first bill, total cost would be around 1.5 mil, imagine that!grafician
- and also if I remember correctly, seen on twitter someone posting a bill for $20-30k after getting a corona test...grafician
- We'll see this more and more. Thankfully they had insurance, but those that lost jobs won't.formed
- I pray this is a calling to all for the need of a national healthcare system.formed
- American dreamdrgs
- @formed Nothing will change. This is America.garbage
- ah nice you survive this shit and die from a heath attack or stroke while looking at these bills. people they shouldn't see these numbers,sted
- *heartsted
- hey single payer! cost of medical gets decided with insurance comanpies and all you pay is the premium!!! Yay WWII policy that set this up.deathboy
- an example. the largest medical facility here setup a triage and converted "valet" parkign garage to center to the tune of under 20 milliondeathboy
- at peak they had less than 30 beds filled, not close to in building limits, cut pay for every surgeon and everyone. that cost is goign to be reflected intodeathboy
- every bill for awhile and gov subsidy. i mena they would have loved it for mroe people and it would have been great for there books, but nopedeathboy
- Bennn0
Cost of food is already rising and everyday we learn a new thing will cost more.... All cuz the Covid19 ... and they all probably will keep those new prices after the pandemic.
- Gnash-2
Scientist posits ‘wild’ hypothesis that cross immunity could slow pandemic
https://www.timesofisrael.com/sc…
“Clearly some individuals are more susceptible to the disease than others; after being infected some individuals have severe clinical symptoms and might even die, while others might show very little in terms of clinical symptoms,” they told AFP by email.
“Our study suggests that preexisting immunity might be one of the factors to be considered; but at this point is simply an hypothesis that needs to be addressed with further experiments.”
- grafician2
I was mistaken, the covid test bill I saw posted on twitter wasn't $20-30k but close enough
- but sure, multiply that by 3 tests...grafician
- you saved 99%
AAHAHHAHA
FUCK OFF.sted - lol at the price of this
and they go after ppe price gouging...sted - American healthcare system is a sick jokeyuekit
- How much a covid test? 5$? $10?!grafician
- This is America!utopian
- It’s the biggest scam going. It’s going to be very hard for any president to stop thisGnash
- It’s a fucking travesty.Gnash
- Did insurance actually pay that?omahadesigns
- The tests are reportedly being given for free in some states such as California. Can it really be free in one state and cost $18k in another?yuekit
- Actually I guess the free testing is only in Los Angeles. The price difference seems completely absurd though.
https://www.bbc.com/…yuekit - CriminalsNBQ00
- You'd almost think that some people are excessively profiting of this whole healthcare thingsrhadden
- wow, such savingpedromendez
- 18K for a covid test ?????Bennn
- More than likely insurance didnt pay it. insurance and hospital worked out a deal. than use the price deduction for federal funds and tax breaks.deathboy
- also alot of hospitals also own the local insurers so a lot more fun gaming the system there. but what you get when u rely on insuracne instead of marketsdeathboy
- utopian0
Former FDA commissioner, other officials warn mass protests could cause spikes in infections.
- No kidding. Of course they willGnash
- Actually I don't think so. Not huge spikes anyway. Biggest rate of infection are closed spaces with lots of people.grafician
- oh and don't post shit from WP as it's all behind a paywall anywaygrafician
- the fun with WP is that you just have to hit stop at the right time and the paywall is fckd.sted
- Or take the WP url, go to OUTLINE.COM and post it there. It removes the pay wall and ALL ads and videos.Akagiyama
- Or you can open it in incognito modescruffics
- grafician0
"Coronavirus May Be a Blood Vessel Disease, Which Explains Everything
What do all of these symptoms have in common? An impairment in blood circulation. Add in the fact that 40% of deaths from Covid-19 are related to cardiovascular complications, and the disease starts to look like a vascular infection instead of a purely respiratory one."
- Not strictly medical research, but an article that connects some dots.grafician
- I've been reading articles of the like since early on, not sure why this isn't more studied or accepted_niko
- ^ ikr?Gnash
- Now I'm more certain that it was CVD that killed my dad in March. He had lung problems prior but they couldn't keep his blood pressure up despite all treatmentsBeeswax
- He was never tested, it happened so quickly.Beeswax
- Sorry for your loss, beeswaxGnash
- @Beeswax Sorry to hear that, sorry for your loss, stay strong!grafician
- BustySaintClaire-10
German report asserts the virus response was needlessly excessive. The report is from a scientific panel appointed by the Interior Ministry and composed by external medical experts from several German universities.
- "This is not a credible source."
https://mediabiasfac…Bluejam - ^+
we should do this more heremoldero - ^ they fabricated the report?Gnash
- "...private opinion of an employee who used the infrastructure of the house to disseminate his opinion."
https://tinyurl.com/…Bluejam - ^ ah, ya that makes sense. I was kinda hopeful for a second thereGnash
- ^+ bjsted
- what if websites that check sources credibility was also faking their results? Where's the truth? mmmBennn
- Busty Robo gfytank02
- Oh look! Busty trusts EXPERTS from GERMANY all of a sudden. We’ve come full circle.scruffics
- to accept possibility bustys experts are wrong is same as excepting your are. leaving you to decide which expert and why. so much scarierdeathboy
- "This is not a credible source."
- nb0
If I can work from home until businesses re-open in NYC, and can live without seeing my friends and family in person, and if I don't need to interact with the public... what reason would I have to bother getting tested for antibodies at the present time? Can anyone answer this?
- I'm saying, if I were tested for antibodies, it wouldn't change my behavior. I plan to continue social distancing for the foreseeable future. Trying to be safe.nb
- Other than curiosity there really wouldn't be much reason for you.MondoMorphic
- Think many freelancers are in this position. But no, no reason. It would even be a risk to go out during these times in a hospital to get tested. stay home/safegrafician
- grafician1
"First human trial of potential antibody treatment for Covid-19 begins
By Jen Christensen, CNN
Updated 1121 GMT (1921 HKT) June 1, 2020Eli Lilly and Company said Monday it has started the first human trial of an antibody therapy designed to treat Covid-19."
"If the trial ultimately shows the treatment is effective against Covid-19, it could be available by autumn, according to the Indianapolis-based company."
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/…
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Good news?
- drgs6
Chances are Corona will burn out by itself through mutation:
https://uk.reuters.com/article/u…
"The new coronavirus is losing its potency and has become much less lethal, a senior Italian doctor said on Sunday. "In reality, the virus clinically no longer exists in Italy," said Alberto Zangrillo, the head of the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan in the northern region of Lombardy, which has borne the brunt of Italy's coronavirus contagion."https://science.slashdot.org/com…
"Actually this is how a typical process of natural selection of novel pathogens like this particular coronavirus go. Most people forget that primary opponents of any new viral agent are not our immune systems but other strains of the same virus competing for the same cells in human body. That means that various strains of this virus compete with one another for living space.And that automatically selects for more benign traits over time, because strains that don't kill the host and therefore don't die with the host. (And need a live specimen to spread rather than a dead one as is the case with most viruses that are spread via cough and similar symptoms - dead people don't cough). Such strains tend to be more effective at spreading, giving it a distinct evolutionary advantage."
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https://www.reuters.…uan - Beautiful principle. A successful virus does not kill its hostdrgs
- "I'll be back"i_was
- we've read so much different things on that virus since the last 2 months, i dont know what to believeBennn
- ya sure. you guys to ahead and volunteer to be the first group of human trials.pango
- Dead people don't cough. But they do walk around for two weeks prior spearing it to everyone unknowingly.microkorg
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