COVID-19 - How worried are you?

[fishonjazz]

I don't know why the code pulled out that video, here's the text of the article:

Coronavirus: US volunteers to test first vaccine
By Michelle RobertsHealth editor, BBC News online

The first human trial of a vaccine to protect against pandemic coronavirus is starting in the US later on Monday, according to reports.

A group of 45 healthy volunteers will have the jab, at the Kaiser Permanente research facility, in Seattle.

The vaccine cannot cause Covid-19 but contains a harmless genetic code copied from the virus that causes the disease.

Experts say it will still take many months to know if this vaccine, or others also in research, will work.

Scientists around the world are fast-tracking research.

And this first human trial, funded by the National Institutes of Health, sidesteps a check that would normally be conducted - making sure the vaccine can trigger an immune response in animals.

But the biotechnology company behind the work, Moderna Therapeutics, says the vaccine has been made using a tried and tested process.


Dr John Tregoning, an expert in infectious diseases at Imperial College London, UK, said: "This vaccine uses pre-existing technology.

"It's been made to a very high standard, using things that we know are safe to use in people and those taking part in the trial will be very closely monitored.

"Yes, this is very fast - but it is a race against the virus, not against each other as scientists, and it's being done for the benefit of humanity.

Typical vaccines for viruses, such as measles, are made from a weakened or killed virus.

But the mRNA-1273 vaccine is not made from the virus that causes Covid-19.

Instead, it includes a short segment of genetic code copied from the virus that scientists have been able to make in a laboratory.

This will hopefully prime the body's own immune system to fight off the real infection.

The volunteers will be given different doses of the experimental vaccine.

They will each be given two jabs in total, 28 days apart, into the upper arm muscle.

But even if these initial safety tests go well, it could still take up to 18 months for any potential vaccine to become available for the public.

Thats great news. Thanks


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[LogGrad98]

Here is the breakdown of the votes so far:

1-3: 5 votes
4-6: 9 votes
7-9: 12 votes
10: 2 votes

One vote for 1.

If the dividing line is at 5 then <5 is 9 votes, 5 and above is 19 votes. So most on this site are moderately to seriously concerned. Seems the general population fits this too considering the panicked activities lately.

 

[Beer]

In terms of the sickness like a 2/10 .... in terms of the economy probably a 9/10.

 

[LogGrad98]

So we observed our first fight this weekend. A couple of guys went at each other over the last pack of paper towels at a Walmart. One dude knocked the other down, the wives were screaming, ultimately employees broke it up and someone else entirely got the paper towels. It was surreal.

 

[NAOS]

So we observed our first fight this weekend. A couple of guys went at each other over the last pack of paper towels at a Walmart. One dude knocked the other down, the wives were screaming, ultimately employees broke it up and someone else entirely got the paper towels. It was surreal.

Heart warming.

Guis, we gotta figure out how to keep consuming basically the same stuff at the same comfortable rates, otherwise our tummies and brainmeats will be sad.

 

[infection]

So we observed our first fight this weekend. A couple of guys went at each other over the last pack of paper towels at a Walmart. One dude knocked the other down, the wives were screaming, ultimately employees broke it up and someone else entirely got the paper towels. It was surreal.

Congrats on scoring paper towels.

 

[LogGrad98]

Heart warming.

Guis, we gotta figure out how to keep consuming basically the same stuff at the same comfortable rates, otherwise our tummies and brainmeats will be sad.

I need extra toilet paper because I'm sure I'll be pooping at an accelerated rate. Gimme dat TP

 

[NAOS]

Phub traffic is also correlated with increased TP consumption.

 

[LogGrad98]

Phub traffic is also correlated with increased TP consumption.

I think it's Kleenex consumption actually. Also an increase in sock sales.

 

[fishonjazz]

So we observed our first fight this weekend. A couple of guys went at each other over the last pack of paper towels at a Walmart. One dude knocked the other down, the wives were screaming, ultimately employees broke it up and someone else entirely got the paper towels. It was surreal.

This is horrible.
I would have tried to intervene no doubt. I am quite good at breaking up fights. I have done it so many times. I have a knack for it for some reason.

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[NAOS]

Congrats on scoring paper towels.

Lol

 

[DasJazz]

Uh, yes you have. Multiple times you have. Your have said it's the common cold, which it literally is not.

Saying it's just like the common cold still holds true, as a matter of fact, the cold/flu virus is proven to kill more people on average than this thing. We aren't even in "drop in the pan" status with the death rate with this virus, so sorry if I don't go full panic mode (which is what is helping cause hysteria).

So I stand by that and still urge everyone to use common sense and be smart about cleanliness.