International COVID-19 Updates & Discussion 2

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Exclusive: US biotech group to trial Covid-19 pill for use at home

A US biotech company is to start trialling a coronavirus pill on patients who test positive for Covid-19 but do not require hospitalisation, in one of the first experiments of its kind.

Ridgeback Biotherapeutics told the Financial Times that the drug, codenamed EIDD-2801, had cleared phase one safety trials and that the company would now start recruiting patients for the next stage of testing to determine whether it could fight the virus.

The trial is one of the first studies of a pill that could be prescribed not only to very sick hospitalised patients but also to those who test positive and are well enough to quarantine at home.

If the drug is ultimately successful, it would offer a simple twice-a-day tablet that could be given to millions of patients who test positive, preventing them from becoming seriously ill and helping them recover more quickly.

The trial comes as drugmakers rush to research potential treatments and vaccines for the virus, which has killed more than 450,000 people worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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Although this company sounds sketchy: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/202...arges-cronyism-behind-potential-covid-19-drug

 

[The_Librarian]

Ridgeback Biotherapeutics

What a name...

 

[Gordon_R]

A detailed study confirms earlier findings that blood type (A vs O) is a risk factor for severe symptoms of Covid-19, presumably due to blood clotting effects:

Blood types and COVID-19 risk confirmed

Blood type may play a pivotal role in driving disease severity among coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. Genetic analysis of COVID-19 patients has shown that people with blood type O seemed to be protected against severe disease. In contrast, those with blood type A may experience...

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The researchers also found that people with blood type A had a 45 percent increased risk of contracting the coronavirus and developing respiratory failure compared to people with other blood types. On the other hand, people with blood type O had a 35 percent lower risk of developing severe COVID-19 illness.

 

[Lupus]

A detailed study confirms earlier findings that blood type (A vs O) is a risk factor for severe symptoms of Covid-19, presumably due to blood clotting effects:

Blood types and COVID-19 risk confirmed

Blood type may play a pivotal role in driving disease severity among coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. Genetic analysis of COVID-19 patients has shown that people with blood type O seemed to be protected against severe disease. In contrast, those with blood type A may experience...

www.news-medical.net

O positive is 37% of the population, O negative is 6% so 43% of the population is lower risk? Though A+ is 34%, the other types make up the remaining 23%.

 

[oRiX]

I hope this helps someone, should they need it. Some of you might find this interesting, I'm not sure if it has been mentioned here.
https://www.wearebodypolitic.com/covid19

It is a support group for people who have the long term variation of the virus. I found it through this article.
For anyone who believes it's false, fake news or a load of crap
This is Paul Garner

It worries me that a lot of people are getting frustrated to the point where they "want to catch it and just be done with it". There is guarantee with this thing. It is a very scary issue to deal with and nobody knows what will happen. Yes, I think I have this. I cannot be certain as I, like more than 50% of people tested in the group, tested negative in early April after suffering with symptoms for 2 weeks. I still have repeat symptoms of varying intensity usually following mild physical exertion like the leisurely cycle to the doctor, 10 minutes away. I do not have it as bad as many others in the support group who seem to be completely floored.

 

[tetrasect]

A detailed study confirms earlier findings that blood type (A vs O) is a risk factor for severe symptoms of Covid-19, presumably due to blood clotting effects:

Blood types and COVID-19 risk confirmed

Blood type may play a pivotal role in driving disease severity among coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. Genetic analysis of COVID-19 patients has shown that people with blood type O seemed to be protected against severe disease. In contrast, those with blood type A may experience...

www.news-medical.net

O positive is 37% of the population, O negative is 6% so 43% of the population is lower risk? Though A+ is 34%, the other types make up the remaining 23%.

I saw that a few days ago. They compare the blood types of patients with severe symptoms but when you look at the figures it's only like 2 or 3 percent difference. Nothing to write home about.

 

[Gordon_R]

US passed the 120k dead mark, I see.

Florida and Texas hitting records on the daily now.

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

www.bloomberg.com

Useful summary of trends across the US:

Coronavirus: Is the pandemic getting worse in the US?

Some states are seeing a spike in cases, but the White House says not to worry. So what's going on?

www.bbc.com

 

[dualmeister]

US passed the 120k dead mark, I see.
Florida and Texas hitting records on the daily now.

All those who went out and marched for BLM?
Dumb asses.

 

[TEXTILE GUY]

The US will get worse, when the head honcho, one Donald Republican sees the use of masks as being a demonstration against him. Essentially, masks are for sissies and liberals in his eyes.

The courts wont legislate the use of masks - it aint their job.
Fauci has been silenced largely - Trump isnt following the science.
Governors are being forced to open things up
Masks ..... LOL, optional at best in the eyes of Trumpets - you just dont see them often in Florida.
There are rules for shops, but nobody gives a hoot anymore
Marches are common place, wither for race, or politics or who the f knows.
As black Americans observe their freedom marches, Trump wants to rally, more to show strength than anything else.
And July 4 coming along ..... vacation time .......

Africa has done a better job ..... no doubt.

 

[theratman]

All those who went out and marched for BLM?
Dumb asses.

There were 100k+ deaths long before the trouble with the protests started.

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1274105308101541888

Brazil is farked (well that has been apparent for a long time).

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

US passed the 120k dead mark, I see.

Florida and Texas hitting records on the daily now.

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

www.bloomberg.com

Not really surprising IMO. Like in South Africa, certain states (particularly the north east and the west coast states) were ahead in terms of the trajectory of the pandemic. You can't fully be sure the rise in infections in Florida and Texas are purely due to the states re-opening. It was always said the southern states would be hit later.

 

[TEXTILE GUY]

The difference between Orange and Volusia Counties .....
Disney in Orange, all masked up, then off to Daytona or Flagler beaches, no masks needed and back to Orange.

 

[rietrot]

Why would the second be far more deadly? Have we had a war? Did people starve? What would make the second wave deadlier? You can't compare this to 1918, worldwide circumstances are very different now to back then.

People are way to early with the 2nd wave nonsense. This is still the first wave.

 

[Lupus]

People are way to early with the 2nd wave nonsense. This is still the first wave.

Generally if there is a second wave, it's around 9 months later or so, when the next winter kicks in. Just looking at 1918 through to 1920, 1957/58 and 1968/69.

 

[rietrot]

Generally if there is a second wave, it's around 9 months later or so, when the next winter kicks in. Just looking at 1918 through to 1920, 1957/58 and 1968/69.

Well it will be difficult to tell because of lockdown slowed the spread and then the protest and easing of lockdowns should make it increase again.

Maybe it's a good thing that the virus gets out and spread in the NH especially since they now have summer. So that as many people can get immune before next winter.

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

People are way to early with the 2nd wave nonsense. This is still the first wave.

Exactly. The mass hysteria that followed NZ getting 2 new cases (both imported), the meat factory outbreak in Germany and 100 or so infected in Beijing.

Yet many more countries which are more-or-less open now have not experienced any real upsurges.

 

[sand_man]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1274105308101541888

Brazil is farked (well that has been apparent for a long time).

Astonishing numbers coming out of there...

 

[Lupus]

Down to only 1% serious critical and still 9% death in closed cases.

 

[Gordon_R]

There is a very long list of countries that are still showing increases in numbers. Lengthy data presentation: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51235105