World Views

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/nudis ... oronavirus

"A group of sunbathing nudists in the Czech Republic were recently told they needed to cover up ... While they were completely free to remain nude, local ordinances required that they keep their mouths covered due to the global coronavirus outbreak."

With such health concerns, sunglasses should be required to block UV rays.
And a long tie is often recommended to avoid extreme sun exposure.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.newsmax.com/health/health-n ... id/961980/

Good update on COVID-19, explaining why social distancing is working,
but society at large will need significant immunity (via exposure/recovery
or vaccination) to prevent more transmission of the virus.

Rod

[Amigoo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyUc927 ... e=youtu.be

"Economic Recovery in China?"

This video makes sense ("units of production" must be measurable
... and a term often used in the writings of Karl Marx).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.wsj.com/articles/haywire-im ... 1586430001

"An immune system gone haywire may be doing more damage than the coronavirus itself
in patients with the severest forms of Covid-19, doctors and scientists say"

Maybe signaling mechanism (increases/decreases immune response) is the "haywire" ...
or this virus causes bio-engineered-style "shock & awe" killing of virus + host cells.

Rod

[Amigoo]

New conjecture about COVID-19 ...

Our evolutionary immune systems are probably designed to be aggressive in their first response
to a new virus in order to protect the species (humans). That some humans would not survive
such aggressive response seems good example of Darwin's "survival of the fittest" observation.

Also, flu viruses - worldwide - are common enough now
that only tweaking of vaccines is necessary in some years.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/science/video-r ... upermarket

The wide spread of a cough, increased by a building's (or transportation vehicle's) air conditioning, suggests that very few people have avoided this virus in most cities. Perhaps, viral load (quantity of virus particles inhaled during exposure) is what effectively determines one's immune response. And this hints that a small viral load, where people develop few or no symptoms, might help create their immunity.

Rod

[Amigoo]

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

"Cambridge University study identified three distinct strains that have dominated various parts of the world"

Apparently, three vaccine types will be required: A, B, C.

Rod

[Amigoo]

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

"Scientists studying Gangelt, the town at the centre of Germany's first big outbreak dubbed the 'German Wuhan',
discovered that as many as 15 per cent of people may have already been infected with the virus and acquired immunity."

This good news is probably representative of outbreaks worldwide (significant numbers of people
are acquring immunity, making future waves of this virus less troublesome).

So, acquired immunity negates the need for vaccination with hurried-to-market vaccines?

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

"Coronavirus mutates slower than the flu say experts - which will give scientists longer to develop an effective vaccine"

Another reason to think twice about a hurried-to-market vaccine

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/cor ... -symptoms/

"Coronavirus found in air samples up to 13 feet from patients!"

Recent news (from many sources) keeps hinting that, like unwarranted negativity,
it's best to keep the virus to yourself (true for decades with colds and the flu).

Maybe wearing a mask will now become a welcome sign of social responsibility
... but businesses that profit from disease will not be so accepting.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/p ... at-to-know

"Originally, Peeps were made by the Rodda Candy Company, according to the candy's website. Just Born acquired the business in 1953, when Peeps were still hand-formed using a pastry tube. Making a single marshmallow chick took 27 hours, the website said. By 1954, Just Born mechanized the procedure and now, making a chick requires just six minutes."

"More than 1.5 billion Peeps are eaten every Easter"
"there are more than 40 Peeps flavors and varieties"

With extreme fondness for Peeps ...
Little Bo Peep might not be so little any more.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech ... cking.html

"Apps to use Bluetooth signals to track phones the user comes into contact with"
"People will be alerted if they may have been exposed to someone with Covid-19"

Perhaps like "Surprise! You may be pregnant!" ...
but you would have a good idea (or several) how that happened.

And apps don't know who was a nearby asymptomatic carrier
when you were out and about in a city of known infections.
"Surprise! You may have been exposed!"

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.thedailybeast.com/heres-whe ... -your-body

"The novel coronavirus can stow away in your throat without you knowing it, and every time you cough you’re broadsiding the people around you with the virus. To stay healthy and contain SARS-CoV-2, stay home and keep your distance."

"SARS-CoV-2 starts replicating in the throat, not the lungs. The virus mostly spreads from people coughing on each other. It’s a lot less likely that you’ll catch the coronavirus by touching the same touchpad or toilet handle as an infected person."

Re: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23123794

"Fresh, but not dried, ginger is effective against HRSV-induced plaque formation on airway epithelium by blocking viral attachment and internalization."

Perhaps, an occasional slice of fresh ginger as a lozenge might be helpful.

Rod

[happyrain]

just three examples of how wikepedia is bias, using choice words when opposition is needing to be presented to its audience or discrediting alternative medicine like ayurveda calling it a pseudoscience(discrediting its heritage and the thousands of ayurvedic schools that exist today). with the emergence of 5g people are beginning to look into electromagnetic hypersensitivity- something wikepedia says has no basis in science despite documents researching and concluding the effects of electromagnetic radiation as far back as 1970 made readily available. similarily when a journalist like james o'keefe is presented, someone who challenges official(mostly US) news narratives, wikepedia again uses choice words- they tell you his political affiliation(without verification), label him a conspiracy theorist and spend the first half of the page discussing a legal court battles he's faced all meant to create further talking points that attack his character. see for yourself. one of the biggest news stories for 2019 released from project veritas(james o'keef's organization) was the leaked footage of ABC shutting down their own reporter who wanted to bring allegations made against jeffrey epstein to light. wikepedia doesn't even mention it. major 'all encompassing' companies like facebook or youtube work hard to scrub and curate their platforms.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroma ... ensitivity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O'Keefe

what i see are facts mixed with opinion- 95% truth 5% manipulation. such is the case with google(who owns youtube)... it's not that these organizations have not done any good but something peculiar is standing out. something that happens over and over again. greed takes precedence over truth. some companies are trying to become the pillar for a new age and we see how their influence reaches the scientific and political communities or vice versa. i believe the rise in technological advancement is like a double-edged sword and the attack on information has been made more apparent as we become even more connected.

[Amigoo]

"There is no formal peer review on Wikipedia, but in my opinion, less formal crowd sourcing has proven effective in creating a remarkably useful free reference work. Many of the references cited in Wikipedia articles on academic topics are peer reviewed. Good Wikipedia articles will summarize what a wide range of experts say on a topic. A Wikipedia article should be considered an introductory overview of a topic, and serious students should delve much more deeply into what truly reliable sources say about a topic." - Jim Heaphy, Wikipedia administrator

This is my experience with Wikipedia (a good starting point for research, but only one of many sources required to confirm facts).
A good example (counterpoint to "5G and coronavirus"):

Re: https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/9/21214 ... s-internet

"None of the conspiracy theories that try to link 5G and the coronavirus even make sense. The virus is spreading in countries without access to 5G, the frequencies from 5G can’t harm your body, and COVID-19 is caused by a contagious virus that is in no way related to electromagnetic waves. Even the general correlation between 5G and COVID-19 doesn’t stand up to scrutiny: they’re both global phenomena happening at roughly the same time, but as soon as you look at specific countries, the correlation falls apart."

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/videos/media/2020/0 ... pt-vpx.cnn

Good interview, emphasizing that this virus is unlike yearly flu viruses and even unlike other coronaviruses (SARS, MERS). That some people have severe symptoms and that many with no (or few) symptoms can easily share the virus stress that indifference is not community-helpful. And how an immune system - for any age - will respond is still unpredictable

Of course, being confined to a basement seems counter productive,
especially when sunlight and fresh air are known to help disease recovery.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ ... ts-1290168

"she cautioned that she had 'extreme side effects' after taking chloroquine, including being 'completely nauseous,'
having vertigo, and her muscles becoming very weak."

"scientists in Brazil stopped a chloroquine study after heart-rhythm problems developed
in one quarter of people given the higher of two doses being tested."

Well, staying alive is better than being dead with no chloroquine side effects.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ ... wave-looms

"China Quietly Reimposes Restrictions On Movement As Outbreak's 'Second Wave' Looms"

This seems subtle reminder that the virus (any virus) is not quickly eliminated but becomes well-controlled by one's immune system. Where this coronavirus seems to be re-emerging might be indication of poor testing of recovery or that some immune systems have not yet established firm control (virus starts replicating again). Hopefully, future antibody testing will clarify what really defines recovery.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://news.yahoo.com/woman-fined-taki ... 11305.html

"Woman fined for taking turtle for a walk in Rome"

Of course she was fined! - pets have to be leashed
... or leased 'n leashed, at least.

Maybe the turtle's name was offensive: Zippy

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/science/trial-o ... plications

"Trial of chloroquine to treat COVID-19 stopped early due to heart complications"

"Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine have been used for decades as a treatment for malaria, and are generally well-tolerated;
but one major complication is the risk of a serious heart rhythm problem"

"All patients in the study also took an antibiotic called azithromycin, which is also known to increase the risk of heart rhythm problems."

Pharmacists usually advise about drugs' side effects,
telling customers to "live with it" or "talk to your doctor",
... but "live" often means "deal".

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.msn.com/en-us/finance/compa ... r-BB12GsHQ

"Ford Tests Buzzing Wristbands to Keep Workers at Safe Distances"

"Is that a cell phone in your pocket or are you getting familiar with my private space?"

Rod

[Amigoo]

"You've got male." (or female)

Re: https://komonews.com/news/offbeat/maryl ... t-pants-on

"Please remember to put pants on before leaving the house to check your mailbox. You know who you are.
This is your final warning," the Taneytown Police Department wrote in a Facebook post Tuesday."

"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night" ... nor shiney hiney
will keep the mail from being delivered, but the police have their limits.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.rt.com/news/486021-french-m ... -lockdown/

" 'I wasn't elected for that!' French mayor forced to run NAKED from his house after attack by angry local during lockdown"

Probably the voters' expectation when you "run for office" then fail to please your constituents.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://apnews.com/880772ff2005128941df553c6863c726

"Some people turn to herbal medicine for virus without proof"

Actually, fresh herbs in healthy soups and stews probably nurture the immune system,
the system most responsible for one's recovery. And with good hydration so important,
soups and teas should be daily fare.

A good time to skip ALL junk food until recovery is certain.
(you go first - I'll watch and learn)

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.newsmax.com/health/health-n ... id/962958/

"The study tested 150 COVID-19 patients across 16 medical centers in China. The results indicate hydroxychloroquine relieved symptoms caused by the virus, but didn't rid patients of the disease."

Re: https://www.newsmax.com/us/remdesivir-c ... id/963379/

"The monkeys were dosed 12 hours after they were infected and once a day for six days after, which follows the same schedule as humans in similar trials. Researchers checked the monkeys’ symptoms and monitored how much of the virus they were carrying. They were autopsied after seven days."

"The results indicated that as early as 12 hours after the first treatment was administered, levels of the virus declined in the monkeys’ lower respiratory system, the team said."

Autopsies will not be included for recovering humans.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/18/us/farm- ... index.html

"Sweet Farm, an animal sanctuary in Half Moon Bay, California, is offering people all over the world the opportunity to invite a llama, goat, cow or other farm animal to make a cameo appearance on a live video call."

"The animal cameos start at $65 for a 20-minute appearance on a personal call with up to six people. For $100, an animal will appear on a corporate call for 10 minutes with unlimited participants. Those who book can choose from a range of farm animals, including a cow, goat, llama, pig, sheep, or turkey."

Animals invited to complete a required quorum must be given voting privileges, but vote as proxy.

Rod