General Discussion/Q&A on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

[JohnM]

Change of handle for @blackcat20 to @guineapig20...

 

[Princess Fiona]

The Lancet

Here is a recent article which explores the relationship between falling numbers of deaths and cases of Covid-19 in Europe and whether or not that is due to lockdowns or some sort of herd immunity developing in a country.

Spoiler Alert : The swifter the lockdown the better the outcome.

 

[Pushka]

The Lancet


Spoiler Alert : The swifter the lockdown the better the outcome.

I appreciate Executive Summaries

 

[drron]

Though in that Lancet summary they did compare denmark to Spain saying the epidemic hadn't spread as much when lockdown was started.But there is another major difference.denmark closed it's border to all non citizens whereas Spain still allowed travellers from other EU countries and the UK for quite some time after lockdown was instituted.

And what may be good news for those of us with haemochromatosis.Low serum irons predict more severe cases of Covid 19.

Study points to serum iron as possible therapeutic target for severe COVID-19

Researchers writing in the journal Critical Care sought to characterise iron parameters, including serum iron, in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and how these related to disease severity. "This is the first study describing iron status in COVID-19...

dgalerts.docguide.com

 

[drron]

Vietnam is going to extraordinary lengths to prevent their first Covid death.

Vietnam Considers Lung Transplant To Save British COVID-19 Patient

A 43-year-old pilot for Vietnam Airlines, whose name has not been released, was infected in mid-March after visiting a bar. He is in a Ho Chi Minh City hospital on life-support systems.

www.npr.org

 

[p--and--t]

What a huge surprise - NOT ( where's the sarcasm button )

Malaria drug taken by Donald Trump for coronavirus withdrawn by US regulators

Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are unlikely to be effective for patients with COVID-19 and could cause heart complications, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Pushka]

What a huge surprise - NOT ( where's the sarcasm button )

Malaria drug taken by Donald Trump for coronavirus withdrawn by US regulators

Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are unlikely to be effective for patients with COVID-19 and could cause heart complications, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

www.abc.net.au

The side effects are all about dosage. Two Panadol for a headache is appropriate, taking a packet will likely cause severe damage.

 

[JohnM]

The side effects are all about dosage. Two Panadol for a headache is appropriate, taking a packet will likely cause severe damage.

The dose makes the poison - paraphrased from Paracelsus, c. 500 years ago: The dose makes the poison - Wikipedia

 

[Pushka]

The dose makes the poison - paraphrased from Paracelsus, c. 500 years ago: The dose makes the poison - Wikipedia

Gosh. I'm clever then!

 

[TheRealTMA]

Gosh. I'm clever then!

" In the field of social psychology, illusory superiority is a condition of cognitive bias wherein a person overestimates their own qualities and abilities, in relation to the same qualities and abilities of other people. "

Or

Dunning–Kruger effect - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[p--and--t]

Or

Dunning–Kruger effect - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

In the US the term is Trumpism

 

[Pushka]

" In the field of social psychology, illusory superiority is a condition of cognitive bias wherein a person overestimates their own qualities and abilities, in relation to the same qualities and abilities of other people. "

Or

Dunning–Kruger effect - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I'm so glad I didn't major in Social Psychology then or I would be experiencing significant cognitive dissonance right now

 

[TheRealTMA]

I'm so glad I didn't major in Social Psychology then or I would be experiencing significant cognitive dissonance right now

I majored in cut and paste!

 

[RooFlyer]

In the US the term is Trumpism

Is that related to Trump Derangement Syndrome?

 

[Pushka]

I majored in cut and paste!

And I majored in Psychology and someone rather close is a Psychologist

 

[TheRealTMA]

And I majored in Psychology and someone rather close is a Psychologist

Stay away! Repressed Memory Syndrome! They will suggest you were a member of AFF in a past life!

 

[Pushka]

Stay away!

Too late. Damage done.

 

[JessicaTam]

[mod hat]
Back to the COVID-19 discussion thanks folks.
[/mod hat]

 

[Bundy Bear]

And New Zealand reports 2 people who have tested for COVID19 and were let out of 14 day isolation to see a dying relative.

Thanks on the good news from DrRon my iron level is high Ferritin was just tested at 535, maybe I shouldn’t be in a rush to blood bank.

 

[drron]

Well BB if you are also blood group O you are on a winner.

Welcome to Precision Vaccinations News

Precision Vaccinations News publishes vaccine news patients can trust to make informed immunization decisions in partnership with doctors, nurses, and pharmacists.

www.coronavirustoday.com

But Convalescent plasma therapy appears safe and effective.

Convalescent Plasma Therapy Found Safe For COVID-19 Patients

UT - Austin coronavirus antibody test successfully used in convalescent plasma study

www.coronavirustoday.com

As well another old drug being trialled for Covid.

Science | AAAS

www.sciencemag.org