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Non-Political Coronavirus Thread

my son shits his diaper just about every morning between his first bottle and getting changed to go to daycare, so if I wasn't able to smell that I'd start to be worried.
 
Deacfan2009 said:
i know this feel. chronic sinusitis sucks.
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I started getting allergy shots at age 2

in elementary or middle school my allergist told me I was the most congested patient he had

to be honest, I'm so used to it I don't really think much of it, but I'm sure it impacts my life in ways I don't realize

I don't snore much though
 
The first one of my IRL friends just tested positive and it's not looking good for the dude. He's late 30s, but he's north of 3 bills and a total healthcare disaster. :(
 
Donkey Deac Doug said:
The first one of my IRL friends just tested positive and it's not looking good for the dude. He's late 30s, but he's north of 3 bills and a total healthcare disaster. :(
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Damn that sucks, I now know quite a few people to have it. All of them had mild-mid range symptoms.


One of my friends working as a traveler in Florida just got it. She got it from working at the hospital and the hospital is refusing to pay her from time off due to CoVid. Fucking eh.
 
WFcatamount22 said:
Damn that sucks, I now know quite a few people to have it. All of them had mild-mid range symptoms.


One of my friends working as a traveler in Florida just got it. She got it from working at the hospital and the hospital is refusing to pay her from time off due to CoVid. Fucking eh.
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I still find it outrageous that healthcare workers were exempted from COVID leave.
 
@Paul Tannen, since you asked in the Sheep thread, I think (as does my doctor) I have a sinus infection as the primary symptom is now bad sinus headaches/pressure (no cough/fever), but got tested anyways at the mobile site you recommended. Waited 7 minutes. Much appreciated.
 
AztraZeneca vaccine looks less efficacious than the other two we've seen so far...

The hilarious (to me) takeaway is that it is still very positive news because we'll just use that vaccine on the rest of the world. It's not good enough for us to use in the USA, but it's fine for everyone else.

All that said, it feels like people will start receiving these vaccines in December and we should hit herd immunity levels somewhere between late spring and early fall 2021 (huge window).
 
DeacsATS said:
AztraZeneca vaccine looks less efficacious than the other two we've seen so far...

The hilarious (to me) takeaway is that it is still very positive news because we'll just use that vaccine on the rest of the world. It's not good enough for us to use in the USA, but it's fine for everyone else.

All that said, it feels like people will start receiving these vaccines in December and we should hit herd immunity levels somewhere between late spring and early fall 2021 (huge window).
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The AZ vaccine could hit 90% effectiveness based on how it is given. The cost and distribution costs are also much less for this vaccine, and there is already a worldwide distribution plan, which is critical.
 
Rafi said:
The AZ vaccine could hit 90% effectiveness based on how it is given. The cost and distribution costs are also much less for this vaccine, and there is already a worldwide distribution plan, which is critical.
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It could, but it is more likely that it falls somewhere in between the 62%-90% window... Not a ton of transparency was given on the results.

The half dose + full dose regimen that had higher efficacy (relative to full dose + full dose) had a much smaller number of participants.

It also just doesn't make intuitive sense that half dose + full dose would work materially better than full dose + full dose. The actual number is likely somewhere in between 62%-90%.
 
DeacsATS said:
It could, but it is more likely that it falls somewhere in between the 62%-90% window... Not a ton of transparency was given on the results.

The half dose + full dose regimen that had higher efficacy (relative to full dose + full dose) had a much smaller number of participants.

It also just doesn't make intuitive sense that half dose + full dose would work materially better than full dose + full dose. The actual number is likely somewhere in between 62%-90%.
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I mean, it does when you are talking about mitigating an immune system response.
 
DeacsATS said:
It could, but it is more likely that it falls somewhere in between the 62%-90% window... Not a ton of transparency was given on the results.

The half dose + full dose regimen that had higher efficacy (relative to full dose + full dose) had a much smaller number of participants.

It also just doesn't make intuitive sense that half dose + full dose would work materially better than full dose + full dose. The actual number is likely somewhere in between 62%-90%.
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There are other hazardous situations in which a "priming dose" given before a much bigger dose gets a much more robust response. So this response pattern has been seen before.

A-Z vaccine at 90% would be really good. And its easy storage and transport conditions (refrigerator only) would make it an excellent vaccine.

The unicorn would be a single dose vaccine that is 95%+ effective and can be stored in a refrigerator for 6 months or more.
 
BeachBumDeac said:
I mean, it does when you are talking about mitigating an immune system response.
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That's fair. And that's the argument they are making.

So call it closer to 90% than 62% within that window.

There are other benefits to the AZN version of the vaccine, as well.
 
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