Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2/Covid-19 Megathread

[DGuller]

FWIW, risk factors are just that, they're not certainties.  My dad has quite a few risk factors as well, and he prevailed in his bout with Covid, at that was back in April when doctors didn't know a whole lot.

[crazy canuck]

New rules some into effect for BC at 10pm today - mask wearing is essentially going to become mandatory in indoor spaces,  Employers are will need active COVID monitoring of employees, and a whole list of others.   Infection rates are spiking.

[mongers]

So is this human to mink and back again widespread transmission in Denmark a real cause for concern?

Because the UK is now quarantining all travellers from Denmark, even airline staff who'll not have spent much time on the ground at Copenhagen airport.

[viper37]

So is this human to mink and back again widespread transmission in Denmark a real cause for concern?

it is a cause for concern, but is it widespread now??  Last I've seen on this, it wasn't widespread yet, but they were slaughtering the minks.  I Haven't read anything since earlier this week.  It seems medias had something else to be preoccupied with

[Tamas]

From tomorrow Hungary is moving to stricter measures, bringing them roughly in line with Austria as I understand, as cases, hospitalisations, and deaths continue to increase. The ratio of positive tests is now up to 32%.

[Josquius]

Close down Chinese wet markets and European mink farms.
Lets hope for this outcome.

[Josephus]

Pfizer says new vaccine tests show 90 per cent effectiveness.

It's over......bring out the balloons

[Admiral Yi]

90% effective doesn't sound too ossum.

[Sheilbh]

90% effective doesn't sound too ossum.

It's enough and more than I think the UK scientists advising the government were talking about (they were making plans based on 70% effectiveness).

Edit: And if it holds - that's a similar effectiveness as the measles vaccine.

Interesting article on why the UK will continue to be a shitshow after a vaccine:
https://capx.co/a-vaccine-is-coming-but-the-uks-immunisation-plan-is-fatally-flawed/

[Syt]

Austrian plan as far as I know is to focus on medical staff and at risk persons first, and then move on from there. They've been clear it's gonna take months to roll this out to everyone (provided there's enough supply).

[Admiral Yi]

It's enough

Is that typical for vaccines?  1/10 chance it doesn't work doesn't seem like a sound basis to resume normal life.

[Sheilbh]

Is that typical for vaccines?  1/10 chance it doesn't work doesn't seem like a sound basis to resume normal life.

As I say - it's the effectiveness of the measles vaccine.

I think the key is whether this is a vaccine that just weakens symptoms or if it also reduces infection and transmission. If it's the latter 90% is more than enough to achieve () herd immunity.

Of course I have no expertise or knowledge in this and am just spit-balling off things I read on the internet. So....

[Josquius]

Just hope that 1/10 doesn't work is simple as that and there's an utterly neglible amount of that 1/10 who see negative effects. I trust this has all been tested for of course and the vaccine purposefully made to minimise the critical failures over and above success rate.

[celedhring]

So we got rid of both Trump and Covid in the same week?* 

*Yes I'm perfectly aware both will keep buggering us until 2021.

[Sheilbh]

So we got rid of both Trump and Covid in the same week?* 

*Yes I'm perfectly aware both will keep buggering us until 2021.

It does feel like we've slipped into the good news timestream