Corona Virus Thread #19

March 17th, 2020

[Mariner]

Thread #18 is here:

http://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3825150/posts?page=1

[amorphous]

Another thing, if infection is low in the US, after we’ve done more testing, it indicates the Corona virus hasn’t been here for months as some are sayin’.

[Varsity Flight]

**** Ohio Update..

Breaking: Test site closed rest of day, announced Mayfield Hts PD

[bgill]

Cuomo? He was very folksy which was good for the masses. I haven’t cared for him but he’s doing good. This morning just won him another term.

[Fury]

“Blood Groups in Infection and Host Susceptibility”

- see https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4475644/#!po=93.9685

[Varsity Flight]

***** Ohio
Election moved to June 2, made a run into town to B of Elections.
Tried to call, options were call back. Poor. Applications only, mail applications for absentee B.

[Fury]

Can we start a pool?

I don't think that should be done on FR.

[Black Agnes]

I think there’s more going on here than virus.

[Varsity Flight]

*** Ohio Breaking:

Order coming up from Dewine-Acton.

[1Old Pro]

It’s like they think Trump is an idiot. And they have access to ALL the info Trump does. The governor begging for supplies this morning almost made me cry :(

Cuomo is whining about needing help, he is a failed governor and NYS will eventually be the deadliest state.

[RummyChick]

like what?

[amorphous]

"... there is large pressure to keep the price of dollars up."

And cash is king now, and for a time, maybe. It's the extraordinary printing and spending that has me worried about the dollars long term future. What I see happening with paper metals and soon other commodities, IMO, adds to my concern.

It all hinges on how well the economy roars back. With Trump, it will have it's best opportunity to do so - that's a given.

As the sayin' goes, just don't keep all your eggs in one basket.

[who knows what evil?]

‘Hysteria’ was the word of the day when I was out and about Monday...many used that word to describe the current situation.

[Fury]

"Based on both epidemiologic and in vitro studies, Guillon et al. hypothesized that group O individuals are more resistant to SARS-CoV due to ABO antibodies and could decrease the rate of infection throughout the population (292). The degree of protection, however, may be influenced by the ABO antibody titer, secretor status, and incidence of group O in the population. Studies with human anti-A showed effective blocking with higher-titer anti-A (≥1:256) only; low-titer anti-A was ineffective (292). The latter finding has implications for individuals in industrialized countries, who tend to have low ABO titers (89). A nonsecretor phenotype would also nullify viral neutralization, since virus transmitted from a nonsecretor lacks ABH expression."

[Varsity Flight]

Layered intervention

[null and void]

anyone want to theorize why A blood type might be more susceptible and O more resistant?

Great.

I get an A+ in something, and now it might kill me.

*sigh*

[Black Agnes]

Like China expelling a lot of our journalists and telling their own people that WE released this on THEM having modified it with ebola to kill only Han Chinese.

Like the fact that WE don’t make antibiotics any more and China is holding what THEY make for us hostage.

etc.

[Fury]

I get an A+ in something, and now it might kill me.

I think that qualifies as gallows humor for sure.

[mlo]

I know there are West Virginians that work in DC Metro.

[Covenantor]

you and me both...

[Fury]

What I see happening with paper metals and soon other commodities, IMO,

Have you ever invested in SLV?