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Technically the truth!
What does chemtrails, the WTC, tin foil hats and Angela Scoular have to do with the virus again?
I'm not mixing these two issues. You are.
This has little to do with trump, other than he happens to be the president and thus responsible for your government 's actions. And those have been unclear, contradictory and unproductive. Which brings us to your numbers. 6 million infected people and counting is no mean feat. As the virus is still raging I wouldn't start talking about the percentage of Americans infected, but for now I think it would roughly amount to 2 percent. That is pretty bad if you ask me. You say 'survival rate'. Well, most countries talk of mortality rate. With corona that's been around 1% of infected people. In the US, with almost 180.000 recorded deaths,. That roughly translates to 3%. I don't see how 3% deaths is better than 1%. On the whole this means your government is doing a shitty job. Comparable to none other. America first, so to speak.
NVX-CoV2373 is currently in Phase 2 testing in countries including the U.S., Australia and South Africa. Novavax said it could provide the vaccine as early as June 2021.
https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/trudeau-unveils-covid-19-vaccine-162844469.html
The Victorian government is facing a potential class action expected to be to the tune of several billion dollars brought by the businesses that have been shut down during the state’s stage four restrictions.
https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/vic-class-action-233952091.html
While some hold-outs are normal (many people don’t get the recommended annual flu shots after all), this could become a major political issue if people have to provide “proof” that they have taken such a vaccine before they can be re-admitted to places of employment and the like. As a way of comparison, in the past, some of my work involved going to medical clinics where I had a small level of patient contact. And every year, I would have to provide documentation, that I had – indeed – taken my annual flu shot. In short, no flu shot….no work.
The same people that scream at store clerks about having to put on a simple mask before entry, are not going to voluntarily run to their GP for a vaccine. And speared on by Trump (who denies science and common sense at every turn), this could get ugly. After all I live in a country where (in early August) several boaters defied official warnings and motored over to a returning Dragon crewed spacecraft and risked Nitrogen Tetroxide poisoning so that could they wave “Trump/Pence 2020” banners.
http://nasawatch.com/archives/2020/08/trump-supporter.html
Additional questions – still to be answered, concern who pays for the vaccine? Those without health insurance tend to be the poorest among us – yet they were also (ironically) among those that were considered essential workers during the height of the pandemic. And even among those that can get the vaccine, who gets it first? Heath care workers, most certainly, but that still leaves major decisions to be made. For example, older people are more vulnerable to COVID-19, but younger employees may be seen as more essential to getting the economy re-started.
In short, the development of a COVID-19 vaccine may be the easy part. The real societal and governmental heaving lifting may actually start after that. And that process will not be easy or happen overnight.
My two cents.
The CDC released some interesting numbers today. Of all the total deaths in America, about 6 % were Covid only deaths. 94% had underlying health conditions, and Covid that contributed to their passing. The does not account for lag time.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/08/31/metro/cdc-most-covid-19-deaths-us-involved-underlying-health-conditions/
I've had that discussion here in my country as well. I'll give you some examples about 'underlying health conditions'. Let's take a 40y/o cancer patient. He's recovering from his treatment, but alas he catches covid and dies. Now, in the books he's one patient with an underlying condition. That implies he was going to die anyway. But was he? Or the sixty y/o with 'sugar'. That is an underlying health condition. But in both cases the patients did not need to die from that condition at all. Sadly their lives were cut short by covid, but the cdc says, basically, that their death was inevitable. Or at least that's how people (you as well) seem to interpret these numbers. The 'underlying health condition' tells you nothing. It only means the victims had a lower defense than a fully healthy person. It would be interesting if they gave those numbers as well: how many people officially have a 'health condition' that would actually count for these statistics. I wouldn't be surprised if that number was around 30% of the population. But I've never seen any statistics like that, and the cdc doesn't specify any further. So all I can say is that these numbers tell absutely nothing.
For those that live outside of the US, you may be interested to know that the above report has been “utilized” by various conspiracy theorist over the past few days. In their line of reasoning, the report seems to indicate that only about 10,000 people have really died from COVID-19 – not 180,000. Naturally, the Trump administration has picked up and amplified this – as well as other conspiracies in the last 24 hours.
Yep. Thanks.
Never underestimate human stupidity:
The US will not join the global vaccine effort against coronavirus because it is led by the WHO.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/09/01/us-wont-join-global-coronavirus-vaccine-effort-because-its-led-by-the-who/#5af3752f5876
This is disgraceful. I'm embarrassed to be a US citizen.
'Zacktly.
COVID-19 treatment: Steroids linked to lower death rate in critical patients
A new study has found a link between a cheap, readily available steroid treatment and a lower death rate in critically ill COVID-19 patients.
https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/human-body/covid19-treatment-steroids-linked-to-lower-death-rate-in-critical-patients/news-story/16b895f6429b5dc2ec846100cb329c24
Berlusconi came very close to beeing a dictator anyway.
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MILAN, Sept 14 (Reuters) - A group of scientists sent a formal letter to the Lancet on Monday outlining doubts about the accuracy of early data on Russia's COVID-19 vaccine, one of the authors said, adding further fuel to a dispute surrounding the "Sputnik-V" shot.
Fifteen scientists from five countries signed the letter presenting their concerns to the international medical journal, Enrico Bucci, biologist adjunct professor at Philadelphia's Temple University, told Reuters.
Reuters did not see the contents of the letter. The move nonetheless highlights growing concern among scientists about the safety and efficacy of the Sputnik-V vaccine, which the government approved for use before completing full human trials.
https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/fifteen-scientists-launch-critique-russias-175816461.html
I don't know.