Coronavirus

[bkp_duke]

When you insert a genetic sequence it leaves a fingerprint due to having insertion sequences at both ends and the one you want inserted in the middle,
a "fingerprint" so to speak of "Hey, here's a marker next to an inserted set! look at me!"

No longer true. There are "restriction enzyme sites" (as they are called) which cannot be distinguished from normal sequences in the native genome.

Without evidence to support or refute, BOTH theories of origin have equal plausibility, politics aside.

EDIT - and using newer gene editing technologies, you can make genome edits with zero restriction enzyme sites.

 

[eevee-fan]

Obviously, Oranges.

So now the news is making a story out of "if we only knew sooner"... how about we knew later and when the virus hit the Blue cities, we did nothing... then it hit the Blue states, we did nothing, then it hit the Red states... Even today, the Red states are not doing much. So what impact would knowing sooner have done except for campaign purposes?

Although if COVID was a bioweapon, the record development of vaccine just slapped bioweapons on its face...

 

[eevee-fan]

They should sell a training kit for us to train our dogs.

Wonder if President Biden's 2 dogs are trained. Perhaps Major smelled COVID. LOL

 

[Jeff N]

Interesting new Tweet thread comparing epidemiological stats on the virus variants in the US.

Looking across these nine states, the current ranking of logistic growth rate seems to be B.1.617 > P.1 > B.1.1.7 > B.1.526 > B.1.351.

In Illinois, P.1 has apparently now reached about 30% prevalence.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1397195323299205129

 

[AlanSubie4Life]

Interesting new Tweet thread comparing epidemiological stats on the virus variants in the US.



In Illinois, P.1 has apparently now reached about 30% prevalence.

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1397195323299205129

My quibble with his ranking (buried in the thread) is that it seems to me that logistic growth rates are almost always higher when lineage frequency is low. It's hard to make any conclusions about which are more contagious until they are in direct competition, as he says later in the thread.

I guess we will see in a few weeks! My bet (without much thought really) is that B.1.1.7 and B.1.617 are going to end up pretty similar to one another. I certainly want that to be true, haha.

 

[bkp_duke]

Wonder if President Biden's 2 dogs are trained. Perhaps Major smelled COVID. LOL

Highly doubt it. I believe I read somewhere they had to remove one from the WH because it repeatedly bit or tried to bite people.

I.e. - a poorly trained animal.

 

[eevee-fan]

Highly doubt it. I believe I read somewhere they had to remove one from the WH because it repeatedly bit or tried to bite people.

I.e. - a poorly trained animal.

It was Major, he was a recue dog.

 

[AlanSubie4Life]

Highly doubt it. I believe I read somewhere they had to remove one from the WH because it repeatedly bit or tried to bite people.

I.e. - a poorly trained animal.

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[eevee-fan]

In cities/towns where the immunization rate is at 50% or above, when you add the previously infected (incl asymtomatic) and survived, we may be at or close to herd immunity.

Southern Nevada is seeing low infection levels after an initial spike shortly after partial reopening. Big thanks goes to the casinos requiring their staff to get vaccinated and providing a bonus incentive for all the staff based on their immunization rate. Also, this is proof that people rather go back to work than to let this drag on any longer.

 

[TEG]

Inquiry Into Covid-19’s Origins Splits U.S. and China

Washington calls for new studies into when, where and how the pandemic began, while Beijing says scrutiny should turn to other countries, reflecting political tensions that are hindering efforts to find the source of the virus.

www.wsj.com

 

[eevee-fan]

Inquiry Into Covid-19’s Origins Splits U.S. and China

Washington calls for new studies into when, where and how the pandemic began, while Beijing says scrutiny should turn to other countries, reflecting political tensions that are hindering efforts to find the source of the virus.

www.wsj.com

Came from Oranges.

 

[bkp_duke]

Inquiry Into Covid-19’s Origins Splits U.S. and China

Washington calls for new studies into when, where and how the pandemic began, while Beijing says scrutiny should turn to other countries, reflecting political tensions that are hindering efforts to find the source of the virus.

www.wsj.com

"scrutiny should turn to other countries"

ROFLMAO

 

[TEG]

"scrutiny should turn to other countries"

 

[JRP3]

Mirko Drotschmann, a German health commentator with 1.5 million YouTube subscribers, said in a tweet that the PR agency had asked if he wanted to be part of an “information campaign” about Pfizer deaths in exchange for money. After doing some research, he concluded, “Agency headquarters: London. Residence of the CEO: Moscow.”

Their responses prompted two other social media influencers to come forward and say they too were approached last week with the offer of a “partnership” to criticize the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. One was offered 2,000 euros. It is uncertain how many influencers received the solicitations or if any acted on them.

Influencers Say They Were Urged to Criticize Pfizer Vaccine

PARIS — The mysterious London public relations agency sent its pitch simultaneously to social media influencers in France and Germany: Claim that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is deadly and that regulators and the mainstream media are covering it up, the message read, and earn thousands of euros in...

www.yahoo.com

 

[bkp_duke]

Influencers Say They Were Urged to Criticize Pfizer Vaccine

PARIS — The mysterious London public relations agency sent its pitch simultaneously to social media influencers in France and Germany: Claim that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is deadly and that regulators and the mainstream media are covering it up, the message read, and earn thousands of euros in...

www.yahoo.com

I hope Pfizer sues them all into oblivion. That is WAY over the line, and 100% false.

 

[JRP3]

They'd have to find them in Russia first.

 

[cwerdna]

Cali's jumping on the bandwagon:

California Announces Prizes Up to $1.5M for Those With COVID-19 Vaccine

Gov. Gavin Newsom introduced incentives to encourage Californians to get their COVID-19 vaccine with a $116.5 million program – the largest vaccine incentive program in the U.S.

www.nbcbayarea.com

 

[TEG]

Cali's jumping on the bandwagon:

California Announces Prizes Up to $1.5M for Those With COVID-19 Vaccine

Gov. Gavin Newsom introduced incentives to encourage Californians to get their COVID-19 vaccine with a $116.5 million program – the largest vaccine incentive program in the U.S.

www.nbcbayarea.com

Can't help but feeling a little left out.
"What! If I waited longer I could have won a prize?"
Reward the laggards?
What happened to "early bird gets the worm?"

But in all seriousness, I am glad they are providing incentives to get us where we need to be.

 

[eevee-fan]

Can't help but feeling a little left out.
"What! If I waited longer I could have won a prize?"
Reward the laggards?
What happened to "early bird gets the worm?"

But in all seriousness, I am glad they are providing incentives to get us where we need to be.

Incentive should be staying alive:
- set a deadline
- passing law to allow hospitals to deny COVID admissions of eligible people who are not vaccinated
- passing law to allow insurance to deny claims for COVID treatment of eligible people who are not vaccinated

 

[TEG]

Incentive should be staying alive:
- set a deadline
- passing law to allow hospitals to deny COVID admissions of eligible people who are not vaccinated
- passing law to allow insurance to deny claims for COVID treatment of eligible people who are not vaccinated

That is the stick. They are starting with carrots.