Coronavirus & stuff

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PostRe: Coronavirus & stuff
by Hexx » Wed Jun 16, 2021 11:36 pm

Cuttooth wrote:If only there was a cool internet number higher than 420. :(


Ohhhhh

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PostRe: Coronavirus & stuff
by Grumpy David » Thu Jun 17, 2021 12:21 am

https://www.politico.eu/article/curevacs-vaccine-is-only-47-percent-effective-at-preventing-covid/

Curevac was one of the vaccines we had high hopes for. Very disappointing that it had only 47% efficacy. :( Especially given that it uses the mRNA tech like BioNtech and Moderna which have both been better than anyone would have expected. Curevac was supposed to be the same but late to the game.

Thankfully Novavax looks great. Not heard anything about Valneva in ages. I imagine these later / ongoing vaccine trials struggle to recruit / retain people across the USA and Europe.

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PostRe: Coronavirus & stuff
by Oblomov Boblomov » Thu Jun 17, 2021 9:25 am

Hexx wrote:Also if it was man made in China and escaped accidentally - so what?


Chinese scientist: "Hey guys, we constructed this deadly virus for reasons and oops it got out and killed millions of people. Our bad!"
Hexx: "So what? Get over yourselves already!"

(What do you actually mean by "so what"? :shifty:)

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PostRe: Coronavirus & stuff
by Hexx » Thu Jun 17, 2021 9:31 am

Oblomov Boblomov wrote:
Hexx wrote:Also if it was man made in China and escaped accidentally - so what?


Chinese scientist: "Hey guys, we constructed this deadly virus for reasons and oops it got out and killed millions of people. Our bad!"
Hexx: "So what? Get over yourselves already!"

(What do you actually mean by "so what"? :shifty:)


I mean it doesn’t change the utter failure of many western governments in their early (or ongoing :p) failures to deal with it.

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PostRe: Coronavirus & stuff
by Victor Mildew » Thu Jun 17, 2021 9:42 am

> Is proven that covid was manufactured and China ended the world as we know it for generations.

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PostRe: Coronavirus & stuff
by Memento Mori » Thu Jun 17, 2021 9:49 am

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Karl_ wrote:In lighter news, there were 420,699 doses administered across the UK yesterday. Nice.


That’s actually pretty low isn’t it?

Also if it was man made in China and escaped accidentally - so what?

Knowing the origin of a virus, helps you stop it happening again.

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PostRe: Coronavirus & stuff
by Return_of_the_STAR » Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:12 am

Grumpy David wrote:https://www.politico.eu/article/curevacs-vaccine-is-only-47-percent-effective-at-preventing-covid/

Curevac was one of the vaccines we had high hopes for. Very disappointing that it had only 47% efficacy. :( Especially given that it uses the mRNA tech like BioNtech and Moderna which have both been better than anyone would have expected. Curevac was supposed to be the same but late to the game.

Thankfully Novavax looks great. Not heard anything about Valneva in ages. I imagine these later / ongoing vaccine trials struggle to recruit / retain people across the USA and Europe.


Yeah it’s very odd about curevac, novavax is great news especially for us as it can be made in the uk.

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PostRe: Coronavirus & stuff
by Victor Mildew » Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:18 am

I see there's talk of fully vaccinated people being able to travel to Amber list countries and treat them as green. Get me on that strawberry floating flight! :toot:

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PostRe: Coronavirus & stuff
by Grumpy David » Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:22 am

The accidental lab leak becoming the most likely origin would be China's Chernobyl moment on steroids. It would have huge global ramifications.

Victor Mildew wrote:> Is proven that covid was manufactured and China ended the world as we know it for generations.

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PostRe: Coronavirus & stuff
by That » Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:22 am

I actually do see what Hexx means - the origin isn't very relevant to our ongoing political problems.

Of course I do think it's good science to investigate the origin as thoroughly as possible. Right now it looks likely that it came from contact with animals, but other less likely explanations are still on the table.

I think it's infuriating how right-wing politics has now kind of attached itself to this question. If a "lab leak" ever becomes the most likely explanation, neo-Nazi skinheads will be burning down Chinese restaurants the next day. I'm sure even "moderates" will be demanding "punishment". Who would it help, what would it achieve?

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PostRe: Coronavirus & stuff
by Hexx » Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:23 am

I want to be double jabbed by Karl

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PostRe: Coronavirus & stuff
by Oblomov Boblomov » Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:35 am

I know I'm stating the obvious here, but if you carry out an action that accidentally results in someone else's death you will be tried for manslaughter, even if it's just on the basis of gross negligence or carelessness.

This thing has killed millions and caused suffering on an unimaginable global scale. If it turned out it happened because a group of people did a whoopsie, surely that would deserve more than a shrug of the shoulders?

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PostRe: Coronavirus & stuff
by Victor Mildew » Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:38 am

Imagine what would have happened if Jeremy Corbyn released the virus!!!

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PostRe: Coronavirus & stuff
by Moggy » Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:39 am

Victor Mildew wrote:Imagine what would have happened if Jeremy Corbyn released the virus!!!


Free broadband?

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PostRe: Coronavirus & stuff
by Return_of_the_STAR » Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:39 am

Oblomov Boblomov wrote:I know I'm stating the obvious here, but if you carry out an action that accidentally results in someone else's death you will be tried for manslaughter, even if it's just on the basis of gross negligence or carelessness.

This thing has killed millions and caused suffering on an unimaginable global scale. If it turned out it happened because a group of people did a whoopsie, surely that would deserve more than a shrug of the shoulders?


Indeed.

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PostRe: Coronavirus & stuff
by Victor Mildew » Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:40 am

Moggy wrote:
Victor Mildew wrote:Imagine what would have happened if Jeremy Corbyn released the virus!!!


Free broadband?


:lol:

The bastard!

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PostRe: Coronavirus & stuff
by Jenuall » Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:43 am

Victor Mildew wrote:
Moggy wrote:
Victor Mildew wrote:Imagine what would have happened if Jeremy Corbyn released the virus!!!


Free broadband?


:lol:

The bastard!

Still, we got 5G out of it

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PostRe: Coronavirus & stuff
by Moggy » Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:45 am

Jenuall wrote:
Victor Mildew wrote:
Moggy wrote:
Victor Mildew wrote:Imagine what would have happened if Jeremy Corbyn released the virus!!!


Free broadband?


:lol:

The bastard!

Still, we got 5G out of it


The only 5G you'd get out of communist Corbyn would be 5 GULAGS!!!!!!

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PostRe: Coronavirus & stuff
by OrangeRKN » Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:46 am

There's a certain satisfaction to the Chinese government struggling to counter the lab leak theory because of their general lack of transparency and well-known commitment to censorship. I struggle to see how any investigation can draw a conclusion that won't be questioned purely because the Chinese government is involved.

"Be more transparent and accountable" is a good takeaway regardless of anything else.

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PostRe: Coronavirus & stuff
by Qikz » Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:47 am

Moggy wrote:
Jenuall wrote:
Victor Mildew wrote:
Moggy wrote:
Victor Mildew wrote:Imagine what would have happened if Jeremy Corbyn released the virus!!!


Free broadband?


:lol:

The bastard!

Still, we got 5G out of it


The only 5G you'd get out of communist Corbyn would be 5 GULAGS!!!!!!


I just nearly spat my tea all over my monitor you bastard.

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