World Views

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Re: https://www.kxan.com/news/austin-compan ... _KXAN_News

"Austin company looking to dock paychecks for those receiving stimulus checks"

“The form says they are preemptively deducting funds from our paychecks ...
based on what they’re anticipating the government relief fund to be"

Apparently, a company desperate to survive,
effectively nullifying intent of the stimulus (boost the economy).

Rod

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About hydroxychloroquine therapy amd Dr. Zelenko's 699 patients ...

Re: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3829492/posts

"The rationale for my treatment plan is as follows. I combined the data available from China and South Korea with the recent study published from France (sites available on request). We know that hydroxychloroquine helps Zinc enter the cell. We know that Zinc slows viral replication within the cell. Regarding the use of azithromycin, I postulate it prevents secondary bacterial infections. These three drugs are well known and usually well tolerated, hence the risk to the patient is low."

"we have had ZERO deaths, ZERO hospitalizations, and ZERO intubations."

Bottom line (IMO): "prevents acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)",
often the major Covid-19 complication.

Rod

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Re: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/0 ... eronlimab/

"The drug, leronlimab, is delivered by injection twice in the abdomen ... Of seven critically ill patients who received the drug in New York, two were removed from ventilators and two showed significant improvement. Doctors right now don’t know quite how leronlimab works, but studies suggest it calms the overly aggressive immune response."

More evidence that "overly aggressive immune response" causes severity
of the coronavirus (Accute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, ARDS).

Rod

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While Vitamin C is now a focus for therapy, Vitamin D is a significant component of a good immune system:

Re: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immune_system

"It is conjectured that a progressive decline in hormone levels with age is partially responsible for weakened immune responses in aging individuals. Conversely, some hormones are regulated by the immune system, notably thyroid hormone activity. The age-related decline in immune function is also related to decreasing vitamin D levels in the elderly. As people age, two things happen that negatively affect their vitamin D levels. First, they stay indoors more due to decreased activity levels. This means that they get less sun and therefore produce less cholecalciferol via UVB radiation. Second, as a person ages the skin becomes less adept at producing vitamin D."

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... worse.html

"How the amount of the coronavirus you get infected with could decide whether you suffer mild or severe symptoms. Having a high viral load gives an infection a 'jump start' and raises the risk of a patient's immune system becoming overloaded in its battle against COVID-19. This is because it gives the immune system more time to get a handle on the infection before it gets overwhelmed and symptoms start to show."

Not mentioned in this article is that initial viral load may be more than a one-time event, such as contracting the virus from multiple sources within hours (or from the same source). And immune system health also determines how well/fast the first response occurs.

Rod

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Re: https://www.history.com/news/spanish-fl ... resurgence

"Historians now believe that the fatal severity of the Spanish flu’s 'second wave'
was caused by a mutated virus spread by wartime troop movements."

Most likely, today's medical technology, research, and dedicated professionals will be able to forecast if such mutation occurs with Covid-19.
To date, online information suggests that such mutation is not occurring. Yet, a "second wave" may still occur, perhaps with less deadly effect (albeit social distance and quarantine might again be popular prevention).

Rod

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Re: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/harry ... index.html

"Defying gender norms once more, Harry Styles dons fishnets on the cover of a beauty magazine"

Who knew
Upper body tattoos complement lower body fishnets ...
and unisex(?) mustache creates a new-era ensemble.

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/corona ... -come.html

"coronavirus deaths surge past 3,000 with more now dead than were killed in 9/11 terror attacks"

Good example of media-inflamed story headline
(comparsion should be to a year's worst flu or another disease - not to a terror attack).

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... il-15.html

"Modelling predicts 2,271 Americans will die from coronavirus on April 15 and the pandemic crisis will stretch past June"

A reasonably good graph (IMO with much news considered), but may not factor in that the world is quickly learning
how to control and treat this virus (graph's down slope may occur sooner).

Rod

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Re: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/0 ... ace-video/

"Majority of People Catch Coronavirus by Touching Infected Person and Touching Your Face"

Could be misleading advice if air-contraction (breathing virus-attached particles) is ignored.
And contaminated air seems the greater exposure in crowds and in re-circulated air.

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... sease.html

"Coronavirus may have infected humans for DECADES before mutating into the killer disease"

Wouldn't humans be acquiring immunity during those decades
Isn't lab "mutation" more likely if deadly mutation had not yet occurred

Rod

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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/ (video title)

"Wet markets reportedly reopening across China"

Apparently, the virus did not originate in the Wuhan wet market
... considering the government's strong control of society.

Rod

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Re: Quarantine Drive-in

No, not a drive-in for testing - a 1950s style drive-in for movies

BIG screen is temporarily placed at one end of a mall's parking lot,
each vehicle parks in a pre-determined spot having social distance,
receives WiFi audio ... but bring your own snacks & pee bucket.

The "balcony" could exist a longer distance from screen, but ...
real police might be ushers to maintain site respectability.

Rod

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Re: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ ... lian-state

"Just one year ago (this broadcast is of 2015), the U.S. government suspended research funding, which aimed to make viruses more contagious. The moratorium did not stop the work of the Chinese on SARS, which was already in advanced stages and looked relatively harmless."

Seems to be true ...
The family tree that plays with fire gets burned by it first
... then the forest burns.

Disclaimer ...
The article clarifies that COVID-19 is not from this testing.

Rod

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Re: http://admin.halturnerradioshow.com/ind ... ina-s-army

Old news now and too late to be so concerned how the accident occurred.
Besides, the obvious trend is that no government wants to confirm this
And the world is doing a remarkable job (relative to the virus' potential)
of mopping up the secret milk that spilled.

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -type.html

"The Chinese man had the COVID-19 disease for 49 days with mild symptoms. He appeared to have formed a 'dynamic balance'
with the virus ... The man needed to be injected with the blood of a COVID-19 survivor in order to recover."

"the patient was 'shedding' the virus for 49 days, a scientific term describing how a person
excretes the disease in their breathe or through sneeze and cough droplets."

So, washing your hands is good prevention, but not breathing the air just contaminated is even better!
That he recovered with a blood injection from a recovered patient confirms that immunity does occur!

Rod

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Re: https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/03/31 ... urse-says/

"Hospital Is Not Allowing Nurses To Wear Masks In Thick Of COVID-19 Pandemic"

A more stylish mask (flesh color?) would be less "intimidating".

Rod

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Re: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/fo ... 109874002/

"National Burrito Day is here, and these deals and freebies still work in a time of quarantine"

With so much stress today, the world needs a "National Burro Day"
where you do nothing and just sit ... on your burro."

Rod

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Re: https://twitter.com/NBSaphierMD/status/ ... 8505924608

"Dr. Stephen Smith, an infectious disease specialist, on using hydroxychloroquine/azithromycin combo to treat #COVID19 patients:
'It’s a game changer. It’s an absolute game changer. I think this is the beginning of the end of the #pandemic." "

[comment] "From my son who is a infectious diseases pharmacist:
'He definitely underplayed the risk of taking those two drugs together.
They both potentially cause heart problems ... risk compounds when taking both.' "

Not a cure but drug combo that helps many(?) patients avoid serious complications
and more quickly recover from this virus (by their own immune response).

Re: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/02/health/a ... index.html
"Experts tell White House coronavirus can spread through talking or even just breathing"

This "wear/don't wear mask" confusion may resolve sooner than "good/bad eggs".

Rod

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Re: https://vigilantcitizen.com/latestnews/ ... accinated/

"Bill Gates recently stated on Reddit that 'digital certificates' will be used to identify who received the upcoming COVID-19 vaccine.
And these certificates will also be used to identify who can conduct business or not."

This computer expert knows that such certificate can be digitally linked to a national profile of personal information (POPI)
(so, a communication capsule inserted under the skin of the hand would just make it unneccesary to carry an ID card).

Planning to wear a POPI

Rod

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Speaking of National Burro Day and "sitting on your burro"
while surfin' the net for COVID-19 news 'n views:

A good reference for a virus that lingers in the air:
Why, from several rooms away and relatively still air in the house,
you can smell the food that just boiled over on the stove.

How to use the "sitting on your burro" expression:
Boss: "What is this, National Burro Day
Get back to work

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ushome/index.html

"US Navy to FIRE captain ... after his letter to superiors begging for help with coronavirus outbreak onboard his ship was leaked"

If the captain had national political experience he would have known to delegate the request to a subordinate
where he could maintain plausible deniability, perhaps just receiving a command reprimand.

Rod

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Re: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/hair ... index.html

"During these uncertain times, we'll take the laughs where we can get them. Which is why this insanely silly series of images
of tourists freezing their hair into gravity-defying styles couldn't have come at a better time."

Somehow, your wet hair defies gravity while it slowly freezes (and you stay warm in the pool).
Caution: Even hair icicles can break ... and maintaining social distance might be wise.

Rod

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Re: https://nypost.com/2020/04/03/scientist ... zed-feces/

"researchers have found that the bug can spread through fecal matter
that escapes from the bowl during a flush."

Great motivation to always close the lid!
(inside of lid will also need frequent cleaning).

Rod

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Regarding masks for COVID-19 ...

There are no controls on how many days a mask can be worn!
If a mask is worn for a week, then the mask wearer sneezes,
does this not propel any virus away from the mask's surface?

Masks probably need a visible indicator (color change?)
to show how many days the mask has been worn.

Rod

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Re: https://rense.com/general96/how-viruses ... r-eyes.php

These discussions about airborne virus and wearing masks+eye protection ignore the fact
that some facial skin is still exposed to airborne virus - complete head covering may be required.

With so many vulnerabilities to the virus and people still able to avoid it, "viral load" comes to mind:
quantity of virus during exposure (plus immune response) may be key to who does or does not contract it.
Also, immunity may not occur until virus has been contracted then defeated by the immune system.

Rod