[EternalHope]

There is an insatiable appetite for this sort of 'terror' in any public forum.

It COULD BE though, that the success in controlling and containing this cantagion as seen in several prominent corners of the world have taken the 'edge' off this as a pandemic though ...

Figured you'd be along eventually, and with a comment about like the one you made. Predictable, but helps stir things up, too. Reminds us all how deep that river in Egypt really is.

Everyone on this forum who is informed about SARS has been hoping for containment in the cities it has affected the most, and it looks like we may have gotten our wish.

It's too soon to be sure about Hong Kong. They changed their definition of a SARS case at the same time their numbers started getting better. Per loin has a very interesting graph that shows the result here: Graph of Hong Kong cases. I'm interested in your take on the Hong Kong numbers.

I'm also interested in your take on the situation in Beijing and the situation in China in general. Perhaps you could also comment on the Chinese government's announcement that a vaccine for SARS is "likely in the coming few months", and how that compares with the new Chinese diagnostic test for SARS they announced two weeks ago.

You have mentioned The People's Daily as one of your sources a couple of times in the past, so you might want to go here: People's Daily says SARS vaccine is coming. The article reassures the Chinese people that better treatment and a vaccine are coming soon.

All of us already know where you stand overall, and the "diplomatic" way you have of expressing yourself. However, the questions I asked were serious. I would truly like to see your take on this.

I can only Freep a few more minutes, but I'll check back this evening.

[_Jim]

Reminds us all how deep that river in Egypt really is.

LOL!

YOU brought it up -da nile that is- and with SARS on the decline EVERYWHERE except in China ...

A couple of WEEKS ago there were rumors abounding about how TERRIBLE a world-wide contagion this would be. Now, it's only in China ...

Good work by our medical profession - don't you think?

[_Jim]

It's too soon to be sure about Hong Kong.

That's the pessimist's viewpoint alright, a classic 'The glass is still half empty' complaint ...

Nowhere, not even in China, can you point to 'exponential growth' in the number of cases. Were THAT to be seen I would change my tune immediately.

[The Pheonix]

Two months ago, the British "Jane's" Defense-Aerospace, had an article about China's Space program where they said that China has 30,000 scientists and engineers working on her space program in a special city.

So, it would seem that China would lkely be able to organize enough resources in the bio-medical field to do research and come up with a vaccine on the fast -track