Coronavirus around the world thread

[Nicholas]

Church patriarch dies from Covid-19 after leading open-casket funeral of bishop killed by the virus

The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Irinej, died in a Belgrade hospital on Friday after contracting coronavirus, according to a statement from the church.

edition.cnn.com

The Lord works in mysterious ways.

 

[Dave]

The Oxford Astra Zeneca vaccine is looking promising, it also looks like a more suitable vaccine for Africa/third world countries, being cheaper and not having the requirement of extreme cold temps for storage.

Oxford AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has up to 90% efficacy, data reveals

Vaccine developed in UK by AstraZeneca and Oxford University ‘will save many lives’, says scientist

www.theguardian.com

 

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[biometrics]

After Admitting Mistake, AstraZeneca Faces Difficult Questions About Its Vaccine

Some trial participants only got a partial dose of AstraZeneca’s vaccine. Experts said the company’s spotty disclosures have eroded confidence.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Düber]

I will probably only say this once in my life, but let's be like Australia.

 

[satanboy]

In Japan, more people died from suicide last month than from Covid in all of 2020

More people died from suicide in Japan in October than succumbed to Covid-19 all year. And more women are taking their own lives, as they lose part-time work and take on the bulk of family responsibilities at home.

edition.cnn.com

 

[Jings]

If the foodstuffs mentioned in this article indeed stops Covid-19 from replicating, the prices are sure to increase.

Chemical compounds in foods can inhibit a key SARS-CoV-2 enzyme, study finds

Chemical compounds in foods or beverages like green tea, muscadine grapes and dark chocolate can bind to and block the function of a particular enzyme, or protease, in the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a new study by plant biologists.

www.sciencedaily.com

 

[Dave]

The Oxford vaccine has now passed peer review. Probably good news for the third world as it's the one most suitable for countries with lower levels of infrastructure.

COVID 19: Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and effective, independent analysis finds

Researchers say the jab will have a "big impact" on the pandemic and hope it will be approved for use in the UK "within weeks".

news.sky.com

 

[biometrics]

The Oxford vaccine has now passed peer review. Probably good news for the third world as it's the one most suitable for countries with lower levels of infrastructure.

COVID 19: Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and effective, independent analysis finds

Researchers say the jab will have a "big impact" on the pandemic and hope it will be approved for use in the UK "within weeks".

news.sky.com

We need a single dose vaccine for our conditions.

SA will have vaccine by mid-2021, but must be one dose only, says top Covid advisor prof Karim

South Africa needs to “think carefully” before rushing to buy the first vaccine available, explains professor Salim Abdool Karim.

www.businessinsider.co.za

 

[Dave]

We need a single dose vaccine for our conditions.

SA will have vaccine by mid-2021, but must be one dose only, says top Covid advisor prof Karim

South Africa needs to “think carefully” before rushing to buy the first vaccine available, explains professor Salim Abdool Karim.

www.businessinsider.co.za

There are no one dose vaccines afaik, I suspect you'll be waiting a lot longer than mid-2021 if that's a requirement.

 

[AdrianH]

There are no one dose vaccines afaik, I suspect you'll be waiting a lot longer than mid-2021 if that's a requirement.

I was thinking the same that covid vaccine will become a seasonal shot like flu. Flu mutates every year and I remember them saying they have found a number of covid mutations already.

Hope I'm wrong though.

 

[Dave]

I was thinking the same that covid vaccine will become a seasonal shot like flu. Flu mutates every year and I remember them saying they have found a number of covid mutations already.

Hope I'm wrong though.

There are some early trials into a one shot vaccine, but they are a long way behind the two shot versions from what I remember.

 

[Nicholas]

I will probably only say this once in my life, but let's be like Australia.

Or New Zealand

 

[Nicholas]

If the foodstuffs mentioned in this article indeed stops Covid-19 from replicating, the prices are sure to increase.

Chemical compounds in foods can inhibit a key SARS-CoV-2 enzyme, study finds

Chemical compounds in foods or beverages like green tea, muscadine grapes and dark chocolate can bind to and block the function of a particular enzyme, or protease, in the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a new study by plant biologists.

www.sciencedaily.com

Subject to peer review.

 

[Spizz]

Two people I know who have contracted it this week. One in Hermanus, one in Cape Town (brother in law).

 

[biometrics]

Two people I know who have contracted it this week. One in Hermanus, one in Cape Town (brother in law).

Does the Hermanus person know where they got it from?