Coronavirus

[jfman]

Originally Posted by papa smurf

Law of averages mate, after posting thousands of bad ones he had to finally get a good un, how long will we have to wait for the next one

Infinite monkey theorem.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_monkey_theorem

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by jfman

Infinite monkey theorem.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_monkey_theorem

"Not only did the monkeys produce nothing but five total pages largely consisting of the letter "S",[12] the lead male began striking the keyboard with a stone, and other monkeys followed by soiling it"


happens on the forum on a regular basis

[1andrew1]

This is looking promising.

Merck’s antiviral pill reduces hospitalization of Covid patients, a possible game-changer for treatment

An investigational antiviral pill reduced the chances that patients newly diagnosed with Covid-19 would be hospitalized by about 50%, a finding that could give doctors a desperately needed new way to treat the sick, the drug maker Merck announced Friday.

A five-day course of molnupiravir, developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, reduced both hospitalization and death compared to a placebo. In the placebo group, 53 patients, or 14.1%, were hospitalized or died. For those who received the drug, 28, or 7.3%, were hospitalized or died.

A simple oral medication to help treat Covid-19 has been an elusive goal since the start of the pandemic. Other drugs, including Gilead’s remdesivir, have also been shown to reduce hospitalizations if given early in the course of disease, but must be given intravenously.

https://www.statnews.com/2021/10/01/...for-treatment/

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

This is looking promising.

https://www.statnews.com/2021/10/01/...for-treatment/

Developed originally as an antiviral against flu, apparently, but still very new and was in late stage trials only a year ago.

The biomedical science innovations brought about by this pandemic could turn out to be quite profound.

[Pierre]

Deaths plateaued for over a month and falling , hospitalisations dramatically falling for weeks . kids back at school for weeks, football back for months.

Listen closely…….can you hear Neil Ferguson?

No, neither can I

[jfman]

Deaths rising in Scotland. A glance into the future where schools started earlier.

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by jfman

Deaths rising in Scotland. A glance into the future where schools started earlier.

covid mismanagement by the lunatic in charge

[jfman]

Originally Posted by papa smurf

covid mismanagement by the lunatic in charge

If lunatics in charge are part of the problem then England won’t do better.

[Carth]

I don't think the lunatics are the problem . . those listening to them are

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by jfman

If lunatics in charge are part of the problem then England won’t do better.

In England it's thieving liars that are the problem.

Some of you are brilliant at arguing about nothing. How about sticking to the topic.

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by jfman

Deaths rising in Scotland. A glance into the future where schools started earlier.

Was on the tube yesterday, it's gone from the majority wearing masks to me being the only one of seven wearing one, makes me fear the worst tbh

[mrmistoffelees]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Was on the tube yesterday, it's gone from the majority wearing masks to me being the only one of seven wearing one, makes me fear the worst tbh

Same in the supermarkets, maybe 10-20% still wearing masks.

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Was on the tube yesterday, it's gone from the majority wearing masks to me being the only one of seven wearing one, makes me fear the worst tbh

I wouldn’t worry about it, despite Nicola’s best effort to prove how much more sensitive and caring she is than Boris, keeping mask wearing in law in Scotland is having very little impact on the habits of the population - in many places there’s 50% observance or less. Despite this, and despite our schools going back 2-3 weeks earlier than England, we’re not in the middle of a new wave.

[Pierre]

Unless you were unvaccinated and in an “at risk” group, why would you wear a mask?