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Hmmm, lost this one in the shuffle. Better late than never, I suppose...

Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

The false positive rate was 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

Quarantine the sick. Protect the vulnerable. Free everyone else.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Infectious Disease Ping - Monulparivir, the drug that "completely" stops the spread of coronavirus in 24 hours

The COVID-19 vaccine may spell the end of the pandemic, but while mass vaccination is not available it is vital to stop community transmission.
The new antiviral drug MK-4482 / EIDD-2801 or Molnupiravir, has managed to suppress "completely" the transmission of the coronavirus in just 24 hours ,
according to studies by the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of Georgia State University.

Molnupiravir was originally designed to treat the flu and prevent the virus from making copies of itself, creating errors during viral RNA replication.
The experts detail that tests were carried out on ferrets and it was observed that they presented a reduction in the amount of viral particles.
Then those ferrets were put with others that had not been treated.
None of the ferrets in the second group became infected with COVID-19.

The drug can be taken orally, and treatment can be started early for a triple potential benefit: inhibiting patients' progress to severe disease,
shortening the infectious phase to alleviate the emotional and socioeconomic cost of prolonged patient isolation,
and containing quickly local outbreaks.

Molnupiravir is currently in advanced phase II / III clinical trials.
It is being tested in three different doses every 12 hours for five days in patients with SARS-CoV-2.

[FreedomPoster]

I’m not sure that ivermectin couldn’t have a similar effect. Not as quickly, but seems like it could significantly drop Rt properly used.

[GOPJ]

Quarantine the sick. Protect the vulnerable. Free everyone else.

Everyday that goes by that makes more sense...