Coronavirus (NO POLITICAL OR SOCIAL COMMENTARY PLEASE)

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Can you provide a link?

I'm to lazy....Google it - it was in Belgium.

This one is pretty recent...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...se-study-finds

[Unknown450]

Originally Posted by Eye Candy

Single dose of common agricultural drug Ivermectin found to “essentially eliminate all viral material” of COVID-19 coronavirus within 48 hours

https://www.naturalnews.com/2020-04-...ronavirus.html

A new study published in the journal Antiviral Research finds that Ivermectin, a common agricultural drug used as a de-wormer for cats, dogs, horses and livestock — achieves a 5000-fold reduction in replication of the SARS-cov-2 “Wuhan” coronavirus.

Ivermectin is sold at agricultural supply stores and online retailers such as Amazon.com. It’s normally sold as an edible paste or a sterile solution for injection into cattle and other livestock. The drug is FDA-approved for certain treatments, although not yet FDA approved for treatment of COVID-19. We are not recommending it for human consumption until more data are available.

The study, is entitled, “The FDA-approved Drug Ivermectin inhibits the replication of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro.”

https://www.sciencedirect.com/scienc...66354220302011

aaand all of the Ivermectin will be sold out in 5..4..3..2

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by Unknown450

aaand all of the Ivermectin will be sold out in 5..4..3..2

Is this like one of those 'cures' where people are suddenly dying from drinking methanol cause they read online it cures the virus:?

[Unknown450]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Is this like one of those 'cures' where people are suddenly dying from drinking methanol cause they read online it cures the virus:?

It wouldn't surprise me if that ends up being the case.

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by Unknown450

It wouldn't surprise me if that ends up being the case.

Just looked up 'in vitro' - basically means in a test tube - hasn't been tested on people yet.

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Just looked up 'in vitro' - basically means in a test tube - hasn't been tested on people yet.

Exactly.

People are getting so excited throwing this $hit at the wall to see what sticks. These things take a lot of time with trials to make sure a) they're safe and b) they work. This isn't going to come this week.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

I'm to lazy....Google it - it was in Belgium.

This one is pretty recent...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...se-study-finds

There's nothing there about a cat dying. The belgium cat did not die, it recovered after 9 days. There have been no reports of any cats dying from everything I've read. One dog is suspected of dying from it, but the owner refused to do a post-mortem to find the actual cause. The article about that says this:

Some animal-welfare experts have suggested that dog’s death could have been caused by the stress of being quarantined and separated from its owner.

Transmission to pets, and vice-versa is a non-issue based on current documentation. I mean, even logically speaking, there's been over a million human cases now. If this was severely impacting pets, we'd definitely know for weeks (or months) now. There would be no shortage of first-hand reports of pet owners saying their cats and dogs are displaying symptoms, not just a handful of reports, many of which come from laboratory studies.

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

There's nothing there about a cat dying. The belgium cat did not die, it recovered after 9 days. There have been no reports of any cats dying from everything I've read. One dog is suspected of dying from it, but the owner refused to do a post-mortem to find the actual cause. The article about that says this:



Transmission to pets, and vice-versa is a non-issue based on current documentation. I mean, even logically speaking, there's been over a million human cases now. If this was severely impacting pets, we'd definitely know for weeks (or months) now. There would be no shortage of first-hand reports of pet owners saying their cats and dogs are displaying symptoms, not just a handful of reports, many of which come from laboratory studies.

Well you got to think it's just like with humans - the majority will recover - but cats with 'underlying conditions' - ie. I know cats can have diabetes, heart issues etc. most likely wouldn't survive.

Question is, how likely is an animal to be infected from their owner???

You got to think the zoo handler isn't snuggling with the Tiger and getting cat kisses...

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

You got to think the zoo handler isn't snuggling with the Tiger and getting cat kisses...

[Lee A Stewart]

https://www.reuters.com/

[SleeperAgent]

I wonder why New York is so bad....

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[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by Lee A Stewart

https://www.reuters.com/

Clearly the solution is to move to Alaska.

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Clearly the solution is to move to Alaska.

I'd rather suffer through another 200 and move to Hawaii

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

I'd rather suffer through another 200 and move to Hawaii

I've been to both...and honestly I'd rather Alaska...

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

I've been to both...and honestly I'd rather Alaska...

I've *ALWAYS* wanted to go to Hawaii. why?

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

I've *ALWAYS* wanted to go to Hawaii. why?

Hawaii is nice....but I've just been to so many nicer places. Considering the time it takes to get there (for me), I'd rather go to the Caribbean.

And if Volcanic tropical islands is your thing, much more amazing scenery in places like Madeira or The Azores...

Again it was ok, just for me maybe not as great as I expected.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Let me know sir.

Will do, as I’m soccer starved and likely to be so for a long time given the interruption with the Prem and Champions League. The other Netflix episodic series I mentioned got as far away from London as the people of Blackburn, but not nearly as far north as you guys.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Lee A Stewart

That's what I use along with Clobetasol Propionate and Betamethasone Dipropionate. She now has me on Gentamicin Sulfate for reoccurring problematic small areas (size of a quarter) but the damn stuff is so expensive: $25 for 1.5g. My drug plan changed this year. Last year all I had to reach was $200 out of pocket before my insurance kicked in. No monthly charge. Come 1/1/2020 it went to $450 and I now have to pay $25/mo....

I assume you’re on Medicare and a supplemental Part D prescription drug plan (PDP)? I know at least in SoCal that the deductible for Anthem Blue Cross MediBlue Rx Enhanced (PDP) has remained at a relatively low $275. with a monthly premium of about $20. You may want to check out and see if that plan is available in your zip code area if you haven’t already investigated as such.

And do the mail order prescription thing, given your risk status no need exposing yourself by going to a local pharmacy unless they have a drive-thru.

[Penton-Man]

Note to Staying Salty and others having interest in signing (currently over 240,000 signees) : https://www.change.org/p/usn-istandw...m_medium=media
He won't be reinstated but it will serve to send a message.

^ background, for those unfamiliar with the COVID-19 related situation as written by Tweed Roosevelt who is a great grandson of Theodore Roosevelt and the chairman of the Theodore Roosevelt Institute at Long Island University - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/o...roosevelt.html

I hold a soft spot in my heart (and not from any transseptal puncture, for those clinicians reading/posting here in the know) for that carrier and crew - https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...s#post16930910

[Pondosinatra]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ccine-be-ready