Jim Cowan Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Aaaaaaand, drum roll please...2 Omicron cases in Ontario today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Cat Gentleman Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 16 minutes ago, Jim Cowan said: Aaaaaaand, drum roll please...2 Omicron cases in Ontario today. it'll be gone by easter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cowan Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, Crazy Cat Gentleman said: it'll be gone by easter. Lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984Echoes Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 6 hours ago, Cartman said: #NotTheOnion WHO Explains Skipping ‘Xi’ in Naming Latest Covid-19 Variant Can't risk upsetting the wokesters or their Chinese overlords. Well at least we don't have to watch Trump suck Putin's cock anymore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smr-nj Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 … can we try being a little less crude? I, for one, would appreciate it. Thanks. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 20 minutes ago, smr-nj said: … can we try being a little less crude? I, for one, would appreciate it. Thanks. I agree. That's wasn't needed. See we can agree on somethings😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smr-nj Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 17 minutes ago, Archie said: I agree. That's wasn't needed. See we can agree on somethings😀 Christmas miracle? 😂 Nah, there was something you posted the other day that I liked. We’re on a roll. lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted November 29, 2021 Author Share Posted November 29, 2021 21 hours ago, Cartman said: #NotTheOnion WHO Explains Skipping ‘Xi’ in Naming Latest Covid-19 Variant Can't risk upsetting the wokesters or their Chinese overlords. Many have suggested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfife Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 When you run your mouf and you don't even know the baseline facts about which your gums are bumping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr.TaterSalad Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/05/health/pfizer-covid-pill.html Has anyone been following the development and clinical trials of the new anti-viral pills from Merck and Pfizer? I read that in the clinical trial for Pfizer they had an 89% reduction in covid symptoms when their pill was given. I saw the clinical trial was so effective they ended it early due to efficacy reasons around continuing to give subjects the placebo when the real pill was shown so effective with no side/minimal serious side effects. Mercks antiviral pill study showed that it cut the covid symptoms by around 50% I believe. One thing I guess I am concerned about in the two clinical trials is how many patients were high-risk covid patients? I would think we'd want a lot of high-risk covid patients in the trial to see if the new antivirals are effective on people at the greatest risk of getting seriously ill or dying, not healthy adults in their mid 30's like myself. For someone whose smarter than I am on science and biology, are these new anti viral medications a way out of the pandemic? IE, you get covid, run to your doctor or simply up to your local CVS, get a script for one of these new antiviral pills, and you go home and recoup for a few days? Is that too simplistic a view on what these antivirals could do? It seems to me that people are much more apt to want to pop a pill to get rid of what ails them than have to constantly go in for a vaccine or booster. I would hope the anti-vax crowd that is steadfast against getting vaxxed would be more apt to take this pill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 (edited) So glad my CEO choses freedom from vaccines instead of deadly viruses. Edited December 1, 2021 by Motown Bombers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 35 minutes ago, Mr.TaterSalad said: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/05/health/pfizer-covid-pill.html Has anyone been following the development and clinical trials of the new anti-viral pills from Merck and Pfizer? I read that in the clinical trial for Pfizer they had an 89% reduction in covid symptoms when their pill was given. I saw the clinical trial was so effective they ended it early due to efficacy reasons around continuing to give subjects the placebo when the real pill was shown so effective with no side/minimal serious side effects. Mercks antiviral pill study showed that it cut the covid symptoms by around 50% I believe. One thing I guess I am concerned about in the two clinical trials is how many patients were high-risk covid patients? I would think we'd want a lot of high-risk covid patients in the trial to see if the new antivirals are effective on people at the greatest risk of getting seriously ill or dying, not healthy adults in their mid 30's like myself. For someone whose smarter than I am on science and biology, are these new anti viral medications a way out of the pandemic? IE, you get covid, run to your doctor or simply up to your local CVS, get a script for one of these new antiviral pills, and you go home and recoup for a few days? Is that too simplistic a view on what these antivirals could do? It seems to me that people are much more apt to want to pop a pill to get rid of what ails them than have to constantly go in for a vaccine or booster. I would hope the anti-vax crowd that is steadfast against getting vaxxed would be more apt to take this pill. I think they can't hurt but the people who most likely will benefit won't take them for the same reason they won't get vaccinated. They don't trust the big companies. And by the time they get to the hospital and have regret it might be too late for the pill to help. I see the anti viral pills and vaccines as solutions to the same problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Mr.TaterSalad said: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/05/health/pfizer-covid-pill.html Has anyone been following the development and clinical trials of the new anti-viral pills from Merck and Pfizer? I read that in the clinical trial for Pfizer they had an 89% reduction in covid symptoms when their pill was given. I saw the clinical trial was so effective they ended it early due to efficacy reasons around continuing to give subjects the placebo when the real pill was shown so effective with no side/minimal serious side effects. Mercks antiviral pill study showed that it cut the covid symptoms by around 50% I believe. One thing I guess I am concerned about in the two clinical trials is how many patients were high-risk covid patients? I would think we'd want a lot of high-risk covid patients in the trial to see if the new antivirals are effective on people at the greatest risk of getting seriously ill or dying, not healthy adults in their mid 30's like myself. For someone whose smarter than I am on science and biology, are these new anti viral medications a way out of the pandemic? IE, you get covid, run to your doctor or simply up to your local CVS, get a script for one of these new antiviral pills, and you go home and recoup for a few days? Is that too simplistic a view on what these antivirals could do? It seems to me that people are much more apt to want to pop a pill to get rid of what ails them than have to constantly go in for a vaccine or booster. I would hope the anti-vax crowd that is steadfast against getting vaxxed would be more apt to take this pill. There are news stories this week on the Merck drugs review before the FDA review panel. This one is apparently just a bit less exciting than the early press reports. The full data is ended up being so week they only got a 13-10 approval vote. The mechanism of the pfizer drug requires it be given very early in the infection cycle. It appears to work well enough but if you need to take it essentially before you know you are sick that is going to limit its real world impact. On the one hand, given the time frame as much progress as they have made is amazing, but it's still not really much progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 2413 new COVID cases in Virginia this AM compared to 1900 yesterday and 1400 Monday (over the river and thru the woods) Positive testing rate up 6.7% statewide 13-15% in regions with low vaccination rates. This compares to rates around 5.5% two weeks ago and positive cases around 1000 daily.\\\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigeraholic1 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 That didn’t take long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 45 minutes ago, Tigeraholic1 said: That didn’t take long from the NYT story Quote Sixty-one people who arrived in the Netherlands on Friday aboard two flights that departed from South Africa tested positive for the virus that causes Covid, including over a dozen who were carrying the new Omicron variant. The number of overall positive cases represented more than 10 percent of the 600 passengers tested. 61? are you kidding me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Guess who has COVID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerbomb13 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Motown Bombers said: Guess who has COVID. It was just a matter of time before this idiot got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 (edited) looking like there isn't going to be any herd immunity gained against Delta. Better get your asz vaccinated because everyone is going to get it before it's done. Edited December 2, 2021 by gehringer_2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerbomb13 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 40 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said: looking like there isn't going to be any herd immunity gained against Delta. Better get your asz vaccinated because everyone is going to get it before it's done. Yup. We are basically at Darwinism at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 My CEO quoted Salman Rushdie in regards to mandating vaccines. Apparently having a fatwa out on you for your religious writings is the same as being mandated to be vaccinated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfife Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 I've got a relative who spent weeks in the hospital w/ COVID and still won't get vaccinated, nor will the rest of the people that live in the same house and got it. Monoclonal antibodies are A-OK though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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