Flattening the Curve: Overrated?

[Jered]

Don't forget that the Chicoms have been lying about this literally since they discovered this disease.

[blackeagle603]

and now folks hypothesizing it's been present in CA since fall building local herd immunity. Which could explain the "California Paradox" of lower spread rates. Inspite of major international entry point from China. Something like 8000/day arrive from China in CA in normal times.

MONTEREY, Calif. —
Researchers at Stanford Medicine are working to find out what proportion of Californians have already had COVID-19. The new study could help policymakers make more informed decisions during the coronavirus pandemic.

The team tested 3,200 people at three Bay Area locations on Saturday using an antibody test for COVID-19 and expect to release results in the coming weeks. The data could help to prove COVID-19 arrived undetected in California much earlier than previously thought.

The hypothesis that COVID-19 first started spreading in California in the fall of 2019 is one explanation for the state's lower than expected case numbers.

As of Tuesday, the state had 374 reported COVID-19 fatalities in a state of 40 million people, compared to New York which has seen 14 times as many fatalities and has a population half that...

RTWT

[BDK]

Frankly, it won’t matter, to an extent. I get the argument for flattening the curve - and I really hope the serum, etc helps.

The Pitt team* is probably going to deserve a Nobel prize for the method of vaccination they came up with, but this year it will probably go to whomever comes up with the vaccine. (No idea if theirs will work, but it’s brilliant.)

I think we will get a vaccine sooner. We have related diseases, and I think the FDA’s bureaucracy realizes they might be thrown to the mob, if they do their usual incompetent song and dance.

*The Pitt process appears to be fast enough to scale, that an influenza vaccine could be distributed in time to fight the outbreak. Hopefully, their process also works on the Wuhan disease, but it looks like a real game changer for influenza.

[Netpackrat]

The person who programmed the "funny" no longer has access to undo it.

I can take a look at turning that off if we have agreement that it's time has passed.

It was funny at the time, but I think it’s past it’s discard by date.

[Termite]

I can take a look at turning that off if we have agreement that it's time has passed.

It was funny at the time, but I think it’s past it’s discard by date.

AAesop is being his usually asshole self over on his own blog. Shit, he even called me "Gilligan" for linking the Tucker Carlson clip. He's slowly loosing his supporters, it appears.
Karma is a bitch that way.........

Shame, too, because he has a lot of good info.

[Termite]

This is interesting: Ivermectin may inhibit the replication of COVID-19 in vitro

I think Eldest Daughter has some in her animal medicine fridge.

[randy]

Testing: Aesop

[randy]

Just don't say his name two more times or he may appear...

[Weetabix]

Just don't say his name two more times or he may appear...

^ Now that is funny!

[Netpackrat]

Just don't say his name two more times or he may appear...

I kind of doubt that.