Well, it's not going so well in Italy right now.Im curious if the death rate will drop once the patients are being treated by proper Western hospitals. Seems like a lot of balls were dropped in the patient care area in China. I feel like death rate % will be lower in the US.
Australia had a early case of it and our scientists gave out the details to other countries that China was holding to them self. They said they can now work on a shot but would probably take 18 months to be readySince there are now cases in the US, the Virus can be cultured to find a cure. There is a good chance we already have an anti biotic that can cure this Virus, but it takes time for the testing to be done and to see if we have an available cure. Do not believe there should be wholesale panic. If the Chinese had let the CDC in when this first popped, we probably would already have a cure.
Wow that’s not good. Olympics are only 5 months away this could be really bad for Japan if this is true.
It's the right thing to do. Japan doesn't have a handle on their outbreak, yet. They still might be able to control it, but if they can't then things like this need to happen, along with suspending worship services, schools, universities, sporting events & concerts, etc. I don't think that the outbreak is confined to any one area of the country, either. It's going to be hard to get under control.
Sanrio has closed their parks in Japan, so I wouldn’t necessarily assume this is BS.Sounds like trolling
Antibiotics don’t cure viral infections. They cure bacterial ones. We are a long way off from a vaccine. At least a year, more likely more. Existing antivirals have been tested with no real reported successes.Since there are now cases in the US, the Virus can be cultured to find a cure. There is a good chance we already have an anti biotic that can cure this Virus, but it takes time for the testing to be done and to see if we have an available cure. Do not believe there should be wholesale panic. If the Chinese had let the CDC in when this first popped, we probably would already have a cure.
Sorry I miss posted. The thing is I was talking with my Health Provider on Saturday and she mentioned that we could already have the vaccine (not anti biotics as I posted above), but just need to go thru the process of taking our existing vaccines to see if they can be used to treat this virus. My whole point is this should not be taken as some end of time gloom and doom. The CDC estimates between 16,000 and 41,000 deaths a year from the flu in the USA. We have a long way to go before we reach anywhere close to those numbers.
Counterpoint: death numbers are significantly lagging infection numbers as this virus, unlike other recent ones like Ebola, takes weeks to kill and we are currently experiencing exponential growth. As such, comparing today’s fatality rate to today’s infection rate to get a mortality rate is wrong. You should be comparing today’s fatality rate to three weeks stop infection rate.Vaccines don't treat, they (are supposed to) prevent. So even if we get a vaccine in the next year, it may help prevent, but it still won't help treat. Currently, Tamiflu, a known anti-viral used for the flu, doesn't work.
Now, I do agree, I believe it is being over hyped to a degree. While some were saying the death rate may be higher due to deaths that haven't been accurately tested, it also may be lower, since how many people have had Coronavirus and been so mild, they didn't know it? It has been globally accepted that the death rate is probably lower than 2%, due to unreported cases. And at the end of the day, it is, still for now, a relatively mild illness for the 98% of people who get it. Also a positive note that no one seems to be talking about is that the rate of new cases within China is slowing down.
Counterpoint: death numbers are significantly lagging infection numbers as this virus, unlike other recent ones like Ebola, takes weeks to kill and we are currently experiencing exponential growth. As such, comparing today’s fatality rate to today’s infection rate to get a mortality rate is wrong. You should be comparing today’s fatality rate to three weeks stop infection rate.
Very true. However I believe that is what officials have done in some of their studies on the early cases. Death rate remained around 2%
Vaccines don't treat, they (are supposed to) prevent. So even if we get a vaccine in the next year, it may help prevent, but it still won't help treat. Currently, Tamiflu, a known anti-viral used for the flu, doesn't work.
Now, I do agree, I believe it is being over hyped to a degree. While some were saying the death rate may be higher due to deaths that haven't been accurately tested, it also may be lower, since how many people have had Coronavirus and been so mild, they didn't know it? It has been globally accepted that the death rate is probably lower than 2%, due to unreported cases. And at the end of the day, it is, still for now, a relatively mild illness for the 98% of people who get it. Also a positive note that no one seems to be talking about is that the rate of new cases within China is slowing down.
Maybe not. There's already a vaccine in human trials.Antibiotics don’t cure viral infections. They cure bacterial ones. We are a long way off from a vaccine. At least a year, more likely more. Existing antivirals have been tested with no real reported successes.
Last numbers I saw said 15% hospitalization rate, 5% mechanical breathing, 2.4% dead. So I really don't think your 98% mild number has any basis in published data.Vaccines don't treat, they (are supposed to) prevent. So even if we get a vaccine in the next year, it may help prevent, but it still won't help treat. Currently, Tamiflu, a known anti-viral used for the flu, doesn't work.
Now, I do agree, I believe it is being over hyped to a degree. While some were saying the death rate may be higher due to deaths that haven't been accurately tested, it also may be lower, since how many people have had Coronavirus and been so mild, they didn't know it? It has been globally accepted that the death rate is probably lower than 2%, due to unreported cases. And at the end of the day, it is, still for now, a relatively mild illness for the 98% of people who get it. Also a positive note that no one seems to be talking about is that the rate of new cases within China is slowing down.
The problem is they don't plan to start the test until end of April with results in August. I understand they want to do it right, but I really don't get why it'll be two months before they start the test.Maybe not. There's already a vaccine in human trials.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/moder...vid-19-vaccine-for-human-testing_3249884.html
That is, as Dr. Fauci said, a world record. Hope it's effective.