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LOLAll I can say is my feet look fabulous.
Been spending down time with my 4 texture buffer.
Figured now's the time, while I can still see my toes and reach them.
LOLAll I can say is my feet look fabulous.
Been spending down time with my 4 texture buffer.
Figured now's the time, while I can still see my toes and reach them.
For women for example. The figures quoted were not split by sex or race.For whom?
There is a first-hand account of a couple who both work in a meat plant in Canada, at Cargill, and what conditions are like to work there, and how they both are dealing with COVID-19, both tested positive. Very illuminating details re: working in a meat plant.
Fear lingers for workers at Cargill, the site of Canada's largest COVID-19 outbreak
Around 12 years ago I worked at a hospital system that was involved with a smallpox research study. They were trying to recruit 100 hospital employees to volunteer to have the smallpox vaccine. While I don’t remember the exact amount they were offering, it was a few extra vacation days and maybe $100 or $200 given to the volunteers.So, as the epithelial cells in the body are attacked by SARS-CoVid-2 causing CoVid19 disease, the veins and arteries react to their own bleeding by clotting, of course. Here's a fairly readable article on the clotting issue:
Coronavirus blood-clot mystery intensifies
And here again is the Lancet article about a potentially protective treatment (it was posted above and it involves interferon - which early on, was seen to be helpful all by itself). If you're keeping a folder of possible treatments to discuss with your doctors as this pandemic wears on, this is a good one to clip:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31042-4/fulltext
^Triple combination of interferon beta-1b, lopinavir–ritonavir, and ribavirin in the treatment of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19: an open-label, randomised, phase 2 trial.
This one is for @otto and anyone else interested in the ongoing research that will really get us closer to a specific Covid19 treatment:
Disruption of the CCL5/RANTES-CCR5 Pathway Restores Immune Homeostasis and Reduces Plasma Viral Load in Critical COVID-19
^In that one, "the CCR5 blocking antibody leronlimab" was used in CV19 patients who were near death and basically on hospice, with good results.
And in this study, using machine-made antibodies (with technology similar to CRISPR), scientists were able to synthesize a monoclonal antibody for CoVid-19:
Antibody blocks infection by the SARS-CoV-2 in cells, scientists discover
That one is very promising and quite different from a typical vaccine.
For those of you interested in vaccines, in the US the "first phase" of testing involves finding about 40 people to vaccinate with the untested vaccine. These are typically doctors, laboratory scientists, lab techs and others who are already working around the virus or who can give very informed consent. Then wait 40 days, basically, and see if anyone dies. Note side effects.
Phase 2 involves exposing those same people to CoVid-19 to see if the vaccine works. With CV-19, I think the FDA is waiving some aspects of the usual time period, since CV-19 usually shows up within 3-10 days after exposure (if not a bit earlier). But anyway, the traditional wait is 6 weeks.
Can you imagine volunteering for that?
My understanding is that usually, after this phase, military personnel receive vaccines, starting with those in areas most at risk - then the wait begins, but now with a much more general population. I don't know how they ever work kids into these models, but I do know that at some university hospitals, where parents can be fully educated about the situation, children with immune insufficiency who desperately need a vaccine to continue to survive to adult life in a pandemic may be innoculated (but not exposed - just tested for antibodies).
In this case, the FDA may have made more changes to the regular protocol, it's something I need to dig into more, if anyone sees articles on this, please post!
Go you! I so want to do that! My new gray hair is wild and won't behave no matter what I do.
My son is supposed to be having his wedding in September. (We'll see)
I have to d I a mother son dance with him! I need a wig!!!
This hair... ugh!
Moo
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The Indiana State Department of Health on Saturday said the number of positive cases for COVID-19 in the state has risen to 23,732 following the emergence of 586 more cases.
The state reported 643 new cases on Friday, 633 on Thursday, 837 on Wednesday, 526 on Tuesday, 574 on Monday and 638 on Sunday.
The department said Saturday that the cumulative death toll in the state rose to 1,362, up from 1,328 the previous day—an increase of 34.
Google maps does permit me to see when the local Garden Center has few people,
Did this happen in other countries? Since are behind China, Italy, and others... Did any of these countries see these children cases?
The numbers are not that high, but the issue could be dire. I hope they keep us informed, and hope that the cases do not increase.
News this morning indicates this is a "new reaction". Cases jumped from 50s to 70s overnight.
Headline story on Indiana Business Journal todayIs this off the Health Dept site?
Not all viruses are airborne.I have a really sorta dumb question: i was just thinking: i understand how humans pass the virus to other humans but my question is: are viruses just hanging around in the air? if so, why doesn't everybody get infected? I mean if you go outside, are viruses floating around in the air? if the viruses are in the air then you would be breathing it in all the time, right? i don't get it. LOL
Happy Mothers Day tomorrow. I hope those celebrating can do so safely. Tomorrow is also our Daughters Birthday. So she and Hubby will come. Our Family room is large so they can sit across. We will face time with Son and DIL. Since they are expecting it's too risky to have them here. If it was warm we could have gathered on the deck with distance. I sanitized the one bathroom for them to use and we will use main one. There will be cake but no candles. Thankfully I bought Birthday gift way back in November. My husband is BBQing steaks since it's my day too lol. I hope you all can enjoy your day as best you can.