Positive news about Corona Virus Updates

[AlgarveBlu]

Interesting article on the updates from Moderna's ongoing attempts to find a vaccine - sounds positive but all the usual caveats apply..

https://www.geekwire.com/2020/posit...will-face-key-trials-summer-moderna-ceo-says/

 

[Elbow beards]

100% accurate antibody test made in Switzerland. Government hope to buy millions of units soon. Good news

 

[mrtwiceaseason]

100% accurate antibody test made in Switzerland. Government hope to buy millions of units soon. Good news

Wouldn't one knock on effect be employers only taking on people who have been known to have had the virus?
Would some people not high risk take the chance of getting infected to potentially get an advantage?
Just thoughts

 

[Elbow beards]

Wouldn't one knock on effect be employers only taking on people who have been known to have had the virus?
Would some people not high risk take the chance of getting infected to potentially get an advantage?
Just thoughts

I think the problem is, they still don't know what level of immunity, if any, it will give you.

 

[jonmcity]

Wouldn't one knock on effect be employers only taking on people who have been known to have had the virus?
Would some people not high risk take the chance of getting infected to potentially get an advantage?
Just thoughts

No people would just fake that they had had it

 

[mrtwiceaseason]

No people would just fake that they had had it

Doctors certificate?

 

[jonmcity]

Doctors certificate?

any test can be forged, i.e. drug tests, mates urine ext.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

Wouldn't one knock on effect be employers only taking on people who have been known to have had the virus?
Would some people not high risk take the chance of getting infected to potentially get an advantage?
Just thoughts

keep the furlough scheme in some form, get these tests out and as many people tested for antibodies. Take the chance on immunity as we have to do something at some point to move along (or the science is more clear by that point), then remove the furlough scheme for those who've come back positive and keep it for those who haven't (or are classed as vulnerable), until such a time we're clearer on the science and either moderating symptoms over-the-counter or have a vaccine ready.

 

[Eds]

keep the furlough scheme in some form, get these tests out and as many people tested for antibodies. Take the chance on immunity as we have to do something at some point to move along (or the science is more clear by that point), then remove the furlough scheme for those who've come back positive and keep it for those who haven't (or are classed as vulnerable), until such a time we're clearer on the science and either moderating symptoms over-the-counter or have a vaccine ready.

This appears to make some sense although no doubt you will be ripped apart on here by some. Fingers crossed we reach a point soon where a degree of normality comes back to civilisation and we can go about our daily business without all the restrictions in place. I do think though this time will only come when a vaccine is available or conclusive evidence that immunity exists. That said even if 5m of citizens have immunity it means 60m+ don't!

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

This appears to make some sense although no doubt you will be ripped apart on here by some. Fingers crossed we reach a point soon where a degree of normality comes back to civilisation and we can go about our daily business without all the restrictions in place. I do think though this time will only come when a vaccine is available or conclusive evidence that immunity exists. That said even if 5m of citizens have immunity it means 60m+ don't!

it's why we also need to keep focus on over-the-counter options to moderate symptoms, so we have fewer severe cases and it causes less damage, that's a positive enough intermediate step where by you'll lose people for a week or 2 like you might with flu but they won't need hospitalisation and it will work effectively on enough people to not worry about R as much because the spread will be less harmful. That's the only main way I see us effectively getting through the next year to a stage where we can use a vaccine, we need something that's able to moderate it.