Emergence of a Deadly Coronavirus

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Natural Immunity

Exposure to the disease organism can occur through infection with the actual disease resulting in natural immunity.

The research from UK Biobank found that 99 percent of participants who had tested positive for previous infection retained antibodies for three months after being infected, while 88 percent did so for the full six months of the study, according to Sky News.

"This important study has revealed that the vast majority of people retain detectable antibodies for at least six months after infection with the coronavirus," said Professor Naomi Allen, UK Biobank chief scientist."Although we cannot be certain how this relates to immunity, the results suggest that people may be protected against subsequent infection for at least six months following natural infection," Allen said.

"More prolonged follow-up will allow us to determine how long such protection is likely to last," she added.

Source: Adults age 20 to 49 are biggest COVID-19 spreaders in US, study says

I've been taking the subways in NYC for six months now. I've tested negative about 15 times in those six months.

I had COVID in late March, and tested positive for antibodies in late May.

Getting Vaccinated

Back in October, 58% of the U.S. Public said they would get the COVID vaccine as soon as it was available. The media and the anti-vaxxer movement had a major impact on the perception in destroying confidence in the vaccine prior to the roll-out. Some were predicting doom for the program because once it crossed the finish line, no one would want it.

My observations is that most people do not want to be the first in line when some new medicine is introduced with some potential risks and that once it became available and people received their shots, then people would see that the side effects were vastly overrated.

So now several months have passed, the vaccines have been released. And it is almost like a Black Friday sale with people rushing in line to get their shots. I had my first shot of the Moderna vaccine a couple weeks ago. Side effects were minimal. Only a bit of a sore arm for a day or two.

On Monday of this week my State of Indiana lowered the vaccine eligibility to those 65 year old and older. So we immediately signed my wife up for her appointment to get the shot. She was not the only one. On Monday nearly 103,000 people made appointments for their first vaccine dose on that day alone.

High Tech Censorship

When this pandemic began, right at the very beginning, the World Health Organization met with many high tech companies and implemented a censorship program. They said that their goal was to remove misinformation. They claim to be the ultimate medical authority. Many of the advise given by the WHO on this pandemic turned out to be wrong. WHO and high tech colluded to use their platforms to stifle any alternative view. Why didn't they censor the Anti-Vaxxer? Instead they censored doctors and other medical professionals and silenced them.

Dr. Kory testified before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in December, citing the use of a widely available drug called ivermectin, as a potential early treatment and prevention of COVID-19. The drug, which is widely available to treat tropical diseases caused by parasites, showed promising results from a study done in Argentina. In the study, 800 healthcare workers received ivermectin, while another 400 did not. Of the 800, not a single person contracted COVID-19, while more than half of the 400 did.

On 27 January, YouTube censors removed Dr. Kory presentation from the Internet.

Louis Brandeis, Supreme Court justice had a decision almost 100 years ago in 1927 that actually dealt with falsehoods and fallacies that might cause societal harm said ‘the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence.’ That was pretty wise back then, but we’re moving in the exact opposite direction now.

Source: 'Dangerous' for YouTube to remove doctor's Senate testimony on coronavirus treatment: Ron Johnson

Thapsigargin

A plant-derived antiviral medication may be "highly effective" in treating the coronavirus — and could also help fight future pandemics, according to new research in the UK. The scientists found that the antiviral, in small doses, triggers a "highly effective" immune response against the three major types of human respiratory viruses, including COVID-19. It is able to prevent a virus from making new copies of itself in cells for at least 48 hours after a single 30-minute exposure, according to the study.

Researchers at the University of Nottingham found that the broad spectrum antiviral thapsigargin is not only very effective against COVID-19, but also against a common cold coronavirus called respiratory syncytial virus and influenza A, Eurekalert.org reported.

Source: Plant-based antiviral drug may help beat COVID-19, research shows

"Whilst we are still at the early stages of research into this antiviral and its impact on how viruses such as COVID-19 can be treated, these findings are hugely significant," said Professor Kin-Chow Chang, who led the study along with colleagues at the Animal and Plant Health Agency, China Agricultural University and the Pirbright Institute."The current pandemic highlights the need for effective antivirals to treat active infections, as well as vaccines, to prevent the infection," he said.

Aerosol Transmission

A team of scientist looked at the transmission mechanism [large droplet, formite and the inhalation of aerosols] for COVID-19 on the cruise ship the Diamond Princess. The model that they developed showed that aerosol transmission was the predominant mechanism for virus transmission aboard the Diamond Princess. Mean estimates of the contributions of larger respiratory droplets and smaller respiratory aerosols were 41% and 59%, respectively.

Mechanistic transmission modeling of COVID-19 on the Diamond Princess cruise ship demonstrates the importance of aerosol transmission

We will never overcome this pandemic until we recognize the effect of aerosol transmission and implement steps to limit aerosol spread.

Progress of COVID Inoculations

According to the coronavirus vaccine tracker, the U.S. has now administered 36.68 million vaccine doses with around 11% of the U.S. population vaccinated (with at least one dose). In the United States an average of 1.34 million doses were injected daily.

Globally 119.76 million vaccine doses have been given with the U.S., China and U.K. in the top three positions.

Source: COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker

CDC director says schools can safely reopen without vaccinating teachers

Most of Indiana schools reopened in August of last year. There is a requirement for social distancing and mask wearing. In some of the younger grades, children are segregated into pods. They go to the same classroom, eat lunch together. Pods can be quickly quarantined if one member tests positive. Most schools take a flexible approach. If infection rates go up, they selectively begin to punt towards a variety of hybrids (distant learning, reduce the days of in-class school and use distance learning for the other days, total closure for a week or two). Everything seems to work smoothly.

Experts predict young children won't get COVID-19 vaccines until 2022
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More side effects reported after 2nd dose, but experts say there’s a reason

Egypt 5th Jan - ICU central system malfunctioned, everyone on the ICUs in this ward died.

Progress of COVID Inoculations

According to the coronavirus vaccine tracker, the U.S. has now administered 48.03 million vaccine doses with around 14.5% of the U.S. population vaccinated (with at least one dose). In the United States an average of 1.62 million doses were injected daily.

Globally 159.35 million vaccine doses have been given with the U.S., China and U.K. in the top three positions.

Source: COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker

In Indiana, the vaccination centers are adding Krogers Grocery Stores. Each store will be provided a large set of vaccines. So I expect that at least in our state, vaccination rates will continue to grow substantially.