Posted on 05/02/2020 11:28:11 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
As countries lie frozen in lockdown and billions of people lose their livelihoods, public figures are teasing a breakthrough that would mark the end of the crippling coronavirus pandemic: a vaccine.
But there is another, worst-case possibility: that no vaccine is ever developed. In this outcome, the public's hopes are repeatedly raised and then dashed, as various proposed solutions fall before the final hurdle.
Instead of wiping out Covid-19, societies may instead learn to live with it. Cities would slowly open and some freedoms will be returned, but on a short leash, if experts' recommendations are followed.
Testing and physical tracing will become part of our lives in the short term, but in many countries, an abrupt instruction to self-isolate could come at any time. Treatments may be developed -- but outbreaks of the disease could still occur each year, and the global death toll would continue to tick upwards.
It's a path rarely publicly countenanced by politicians, who are speaking optimistically about human trials already underway to find a vaccine. But the possibility is taken very seriously by many experts -- because it's happened before. Several times.
"There are some viruses that we still do not have vaccines against," says Dr. David Nabarro, a professor of global health at Imperial College London, who also serves as a special envoy to the World Health Organization on Covid-19. "We can't make an absolute assumption that a vaccine will appear at all, or if it does appear, whether it will pass all the tests of efficacy and safety.
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Well since it’s pretty much been exposed as having a mortality rate of 1/10 of 1 percent and if you have any decent health at all you can fight it off, especially with the anti malaria drug that is being used now...
WHO GIVES A #### but the most clutchy of pearl clutchers.
we'll live.....
It’s 40 years later and there is still no AIDS vaccine. It’s waiting on the vaccine that’s the folly. We have treatments now (despite the media trying to suppress it) and the hospitals are not overburdened. Let those infected be treated and let those who are well resume going about their business.
Gates called for a “national tracking system similar to South Korea, saying that “in Seattle, the [University of Washington] is providing thousands of tests per day but no one is connected to a national tracking system” and that “Whenever there is a positive test it should be seen to understand where the disease is and whether we need to strengthen the social distancing.”
“Gates called for a “national tracking system similar to South Korea, saying that “in Seattle, the [University of Washington] is providing thousands of tests per day but no one is connected to a national tracking system” and that “Whenever there is a positive test it should be seen to understand where the disease is and whether we need to strengthen the social distancing.””
In other words, never let the local authorities handle what our global masters can oversee more obtrusively.
hcq works to shorten and reduce the severity, basically cuts it down
theraflu and vitamin c work against flus and colds even though it doesn’t ‘cure’ it
People are not thinking straight on this issue and its apparent here and in society at large
A “vaccine” WILL be developed, and it doesn’t even need to work.
It’s not about your health. It’s about “Your Papers, Please.”
And be very afraid if it’s Gates Vaccine, and it “works”.
....And the question I have in turn is what “if” a vaccine comes into reality? Keep an eye doubters at CNN at Oxford University.
Herd immunity is now the best course of action. With a low mortality rate amongst the general population, we’re not doing our immune systems any favors by bubbling ourselves. I say that loosely, because I’m one of those who can’t afford to catch this sh!t (see username).
Literally, I can’t afford it.
Those of us who are particularly at risk can stay home, and the economy can start opening back up.
Do we need a vaccine or a medicine? Started pondering the differtence.
The totalitarian left loves the idea of keeping the little people “on a short leash”. No, thank you.
We are getting close to a shooting election. It's the only way we will be able to defend ourselves from the Left. Witness how eager the Pacific NW Gauleiters are to keep the peasants locked up.
Oh my what will we do?
If a vaccine is ever developed, everyone will have to take it so they can go to the mall or movies? No thanks.
Thank you, now I don’t have to waste my time posting to this stupid thread.
I suspect if Dem becomes President this year, a medicine, cure will magically appear right after they are inaugurated.
Do you know your Vitamin D & C levels? Most of us are low. We don’t need a vaccine. Video only 9 minutes. Interesting report by bald guy.
There is no vaccine for HIV and I’ll tell yall something for DAMN CERTAIN. IF they cannot come up with a vaccine that saves the lives of a dim-0 voting bloc, which the abnormal gay people are, they are not likely to find one for corona.
I think the plan is for everyone to blame everyone else and call everyone else names.
It seems to be working!
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