COVID-19 >>"True and Helpful" Covid Information Thread

[Anonymous]

If I had severe symptoms I would try any drug. Especially one like Hydroxy and the antibiotic which have been around for over fifty years.

Yes. There's a new one that looks good .. not sure of name  .. remdesivir by Gillead .. wonder if it's in the trial

As long as Trump doesn't say anything positive about it, I'm sure it will be well received.

[cc]

True





https://www.foxnews.com/world/singaporean-jailed-defying-stay-at-home-order">Singaporean gets 6 weeks in jail for defying stay-at-home order to get soup with girlfriend





Wow .. Singapore we initially planned to live there  ... had bad vibes about it so chose to stay in Manila after visiting there for Christmas on the way to Singapore

[Anonymous]

True





https://www.foxnews.com/world/singaporean-jailed-defying-stay-at-home-order">Singaporean gets 6 weeks in jail for defying stay-at-home order to get soup with girlfriend





Wow .. Singapore we almost stayed in when we went to live in Asia ... had bad vibes about it so chose to stay in Manila after visiting there for Christmas on the way to Singapore

Singapore did everything right except not closing borders. It would be almost impossible to do that in Singapore with so many expats.

[Anonymous]

This is similar to what East Asian countries have done, except it's voluntary.



Alberta to release voluntary app for COVID-19 contact tracing



Alberta is developing a new cellphone application meant to aid in COVID-19 contact tracing.



Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Thursday that Alberta is close to releasing the voluntary app, which is designed to speed up the contact tracing process, in which officials contact every Albertan who tests positive for COVID-19 to determine their close contacts.



"This app uses Bluetooth to note whether you came into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19," Hinshaw said. "The benefit of this app is speeding up information gathering to support the contact tracing work that our public-health workers are already doing."



Similar apps have been used in countries such as Singapore and South Korea, which have had success in slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus.



Privacy experts raised alarm when Alberta Premier Jason Kenney revealed the province's plan to use cellphone apps to track compliance with quarantine measures in early April.



Hinshaw stressed Thursday that no one would be forced to use the province's contact tracing app and that privacy measures were being taken.



"Albertans will have choice about whether to download the app, and all information collected will be stored in people's personal phones, not with the government," Hinshaw said, adding that the app does not track geographic location.

https://calgaryherald.com/news/alberta-to-release-optional-app-for-covid-19-contact-tracing/">https://calgaryherald.com/news/alberta- ... t-tracing/">https://calgaryherald.com/news/alberta-to-release-optional-app-for-covid-19-contact-tracing/

[Anonymous]

Hydroxychloroquine does not cause heart problems. Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are two different drugs. People use hydroxychloroquine for lupus for years.

https://video.foxnews.com/v/6151992115001#sp=show-clips">https://video.foxnews.com/v/6151992115001#sp=show-clips

[cc]

Hydroxychloroquine does not cause heart problems. Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are two different drugs. People use hydroxychloroquine for lupus for years.

https://video.foxnews.com/v/6151992115001#sp=show-clips">https://video.foxnews.com/v/6151992115001#sp=show-clips

I agree. I've seen several comment on it - and none expressed heart concerns .. while unscientific progs try to shoot it down



That whole spiel is prog driven because they want to see T wrong .. no matter how many people die .. the bastards



If T walked on water their next headline story would be titled  "T is so stupid that he can't even swim"

[Anonymous]

Hydroxychloroquine does not cause heart problems. Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are two different drugs. People use hydroxychloroquine for lupus for years.

https://video.foxnews.com/v/6151992115001#sp=show-clips">https://video.foxnews.com/v/6151992115001#sp=show-clips

I agree. I've seen several comment on it - and none expressed heart concerns .. while unscientific progs try to shoot it down



That whole spiel is prog driven because they want to see T wrong .. no matter how many people die .. the bastards



If T walked on water their next headline story would be titled  "T is so stupid that he can't even swim"

China, India and Bahrain treat some coronavirus patients with hydroxychloroquine.

[cc]

Yes, and a few others.



I had read and posted that Alberta was doing a double blind study using 1600 volunteers (including some with placebo)

It sounded first class scientifically

[Anonymous]

Yes, and a few others.



I had read and posted that Alberta was doing a double blind study using 1600 volunteers (including some with placebo)

It sounded first class scientifically

I want to read those results.

[cc]

Yes . I will try to find the post.



Of course results will be a month or 2

[cc]

Found em all

https://www.foxnews.com/science/experimental-coronavirus-drug-remdesivir-chicago-trial-shows-promise">Formal Chicago testing of  remdesivir



The experimental COVID-19 treatment remdesivir is showing promise in a Chicago clinical trial, according to the health news site STAT.



STAT reported that patients in the trial experienced rapid recoveries from fever and respiratory symptoms. Nearly all patients were discharged in less than a week, it said.



Some 125 people with COVID-19 -- 113 with severe symptoms -- were recruited by the University of Chicago Medicine into the two Gilead Phase 3 clinical trials



The totality of the data need to be analyzed in order to draw any conclusions from the trial. Anecdotal reports, while encouraging, do not provide the statistical power necessary to determine the safety and efficacy profile of remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19. We expect the data from our Phase 3 study in patients with severe COVID-19 infection to be available at the end of this month, and additional data from other studies to become available in May.

Here's one from S Dakota on hydroxychloroquine

 https://www.foxnews.com/politics/south-dakota-implements-statewide-hydroxychloroquine-clinical-trial-for-coronavirus-treatment">https://www.foxnews.com/politics/south- ... -treatment">https://www.foxnews.com/politics/south-dakota-implements-statewide-hydroxychloroquine-clinical-trial-for-coronavirus-treatment





I found it - It was Fash, not I  who posted it

Alberta will conduct similar trials with our coronavirus patients.



U of C researchers to begin hydroxychloroquine trial on COVID-19 patients



A province-wide clinical trial led by the University of Calgary will test the effectiveness of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine on COVID-19 patients with the goal of reducing pressure on hospitals and preventing further infections.



Dr. Luanne Metz, one of the study's lead researchers, said treatment options for COVID-19 are unclear.



Metz and Dr. Michael Hill, a professor with the U of C's department of clinical neuroscience and Hotchkiss Brain Institute, have worked with researchers at the U of C and University of Alberta to ready the trial. Alberta Health Services and the Canadian government are also supporting the study.



The "HOPE" trial, to begin April 15, will target 1,600 Albertan outpatients who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are at risk of developing severe symptoms. The study will determine if hydroxychloroquine can prevent hospitalization for those at highest risk of developing a severe illness.



Participants will give their permission to Alberta Health Services after testing positive for COVID-19 and provide their contact information to U of C researchers. They'll then be screened for safety and eligibility through a telephone interview and review of their electronic health record.



Those patients accepted will be sent hydroxychloroquine to their homes and will be required to take the drug over a five-day period. Researchers will follow up with participants seven and 30 days after starting the treatment.

https://calgaryherald.com/news/u-of-c-researchers-to-begin-hydroxychloroquine-trial-on-covid-19-patients/">https://calgaryherald.com/news/u-of-c-r ... -patients/">https://calgaryherald.com/news/u-of-c-researchers-to-begin-hydroxychloroquine-trial-on-covid-19-patients/

[Anonymous]

Found em all

https://www.foxnews.com/science/experimental-coronavirus-drug-remdesivir-chicago-trial-shows-promise">Formal Chicago testing of  remdesivir



The experimental COVID-19 treatment remdesivir is showing promise in a Chicago clinical trial, according to the health news site STAT.



STAT reported that patients in the trial experienced rapid recoveries from fever and respiratory symptoms. Nearly all patients were discharged in less than a week, it said.



Some 125 people with COVID-19 -- 113 with severe symptoms -- were recruited by the University of Chicago Medicine into the two Gilead Phase 3 clinical trials



The totality of the data need to be analyzed in order to draw any conclusions from the trial. Anecdotal reports, while encouraging, do not provide the statistical power necessary to determine the safety and efficacy profile of remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19. We expect the data from our Phase 3 study in patients with severe COVID-19 infection to be available at the end of this month, and additional data from other studies to become available in May.

Here's one from S Dakota on hydroxychloroquine

 https://www.foxnews.com/politics/south-dakota-implements-statewide-hydroxychloroquine-clinical-trial-for-coronavirus-treatment">https://www.foxnews.com/politics/south- ... -treatment">https://www.foxnews.com/politics/south-dakota-implements-statewide-hydroxychloroquine-clinical-trial-for-coronavirus-treatment





I found it - It was Fash, not I  who posted it

Alberta will conduct similar trials with our coronavirus patients.



U of C researchers to begin hydroxychloroquine trial on COVID-19 patients



A province-wide clinical trial led by the University of Calgary will test the effectiveness of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine on COVID-19 patients with the goal of reducing pressure on hospitals and preventing further infections.



Dr. Luanne Metz, one of the study's lead researchers, said treatment options for COVID-19 are unclear.



Metz and Dr. Michael Hill, a professor with the U of C's department of clinical neuroscience and Hotchkiss Brain Institute, have worked with researchers at the U of C and University of Alberta to ready the trial. Alberta Health Services and the Canadian government are also supporting the study.



The "HOPE" trial, to begin April 15, will target 1,600 Albertan outpatients who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are at risk of developing severe symptoms. The study will determine if hydroxychloroquine can prevent hospitalization for those at highest risk of developing a severe illness.



Participants will give their permission to Alberta Health Services after testing positive for COVID-19 and provide their contact information to U of C researchers. They'll then be screened for safety and eligibility through a telephone interview and review of their electronic health record.



Those patients accepted will be sent hydroxychloroquine to their homes and will be required to take the drug over a five-day period. Researchers will follow up with participants seven and 30 days after starting the treatment.

https://calgaryherald.com/news/u-of-c-researchers-to-begin-hydroxychloroquine-trial-on-covid-19-patients/">https://calgaryherald.com/news/u-of-c-r ... -patients/">https://calgaryherald.com/news/u-of-c-researchers-to-begin-hydroxychloroquine-trial-on-covid-19-patients/

So, we should have results by mid May. Give it a week or so after to analyze the results.

[Anonymous]

Found em all

https://www.foxnews.com/science/experimental-coronavirus-drug-remdesivir-chicago-trial-shows-promise">Formal Chicago testing of  remdesivir



The experimental COVID-19 treatment remdesivir is showing promise in a Chicago clinical trial, according to the health news site STAT.



STAT reported that patients in the trial experienced rapid recoveries from fever and respiratory symptoms. Nearly all patients were discharged in less than a week, it said.



Some 125 people with COVID-19 -- 113 with severe symptoms -- were recruited by the University of Chicago Medicine into the two Gilead Phase 3 clinical trials



The totality of the data need to be analyzed in order to draw any conclusions from the trial. Anecdotal reports, while encouraging, do not provide the statistical power necessary to determine the safety and efficacy profile of remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19. We expect the data from our Phase 3 study in patients with severe COVID-19 infection to be available at the end of this month, and additional data from other studies to become available in May.

Here's one from S Dakota on hydroxychloroquine

 https://www.foxnews.com/politics/south-dakota-implements-statewide-hydroxychloroquine-clinical-trial-for-coronavirus-treatment">https://www.foxnews.com/politics/south- ... -treatment">https://www.foxnews.com/politics/south-dakota-implements-statewide-hydroxychloroquine-clinical-trial-for-coronavirus-treatment





I found it - It was Fash, not I  who posted it

Alberta will conduct similar trials with our coronavirus patients.



U of C researchers to begin hydroxychloroquine trial on COVID-19 patients



A province-wide clinical trial led by the University of Calgary will test the effectiveness of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine on COVID-19 patients with the goal of reducing pressure on hospitals and preventing further infections.



Dr. Luanne Metz, one of the study's lead researchers, said treatment options for COVID-19 are unclear.



Metz and Dr. Michael Hill, a professor with the U of C's department of clinical neuroscience and Hotchkiss Brain Institute, have worked with researchers at the U of C and University of Alberta to ready the trial. Alberta Health Services and the Canadian government are also supporting the study.



The "HOPE" trial, to begin April 15, will target 1,600 Albertan outpatients who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are at risk of developing severe symptoms. The study will determine if hydroxychloroquine can prevent hospitalization for those at highest risk of developing a severe illness.



Participants will give their permission to Alberta Health Services after testing positive for COVID-19 and provide their contact information to U of C researchers. They'll then be screened for safety and eligibility through a telephone interview and review of their electronic health record.



Those patients accepted will be sent hydroxychloroquine to their homes and will be required to take the drug over a five-day period. Researchers will follow up with participants seven and 30 days after starting the treatment.

https://calgaryherald.com/news/u-of-c-researchers-to-begin-hydroxychloroquine-trial-on-covid-19-patients/">https://calgaryherald.com/news/u-of-c-r ... -patients/">https://calgaryherald.com/news/u-of-c-researchers-to-begin-hydroxychloroquine-trial-on-covid-19-patients/

So, we should have results by mid May. Give it a week or so after to analyze the results.

The results from Alberta will be interesting. Trial results from the US will be politicized.

[Anonymous]

New report finds coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford appears to be effective in monkeys



Six rhesus macaques given the vaccine remained healthy after heavy exposure to the virus.



Researchers note, however, just because the vaccine appears to work on a macaque does not mean it will work on humans.

The vaccine is set to undergo human trials.

Six monkeys that were given an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by researchers from the University of Oxford have not contracted the virus despite heavy exposure, a promising sign for a potential vaccine that can be used for humans, The New York Times reported Monday.



The rhesus macaques were administered a vaccine produced by the Jenner Institute and the Oxford Vaccine Group as part of an experiment carried out in late March by government researchers at the National Institutes of Health's Rocky Mountain Laboratory in Montana, the Times reports.



The animals were then exposed to heavy quantities of COVID-19, exposure that had previously sickened other monkeys. After 28 days, the monkeys remained healthy.



"The rhesus macaque is pretty much the closest thing we have to humans," Vincent Munster, the head of the Virus Ecology Unit at the laboratory, told the Times.



Human trials of the vaccine, named ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, are underway, with tests scheduled for more than 6,000 people by the end of next month. Researchers are optimistic that if the trial proves safe and effective and regulators give emergency approval, the first few million doses could be available by September.



But researchers note, however, immunity in monkeys is no guarantee the vaccine will work on humans.



Chinese-based SinoVac is also working on a vaccine that has shown promise from tests on rhesus macaques, and the company has recently started a clinical trial with 144 patients.



As many as 80 coronavirus vaccines are in development, and public health officials have said a vaccine could take 12 to 18 months before it becomes widely available.

https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/495140-coronavirus-vaccine-developed-by-oxford-appears">https://thehill.com/changing-america/we ... rd-appears">https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/495140-coronavirus-vaccine-developed-by-oxford-appears



If this trial vaccine from Britain does work on humans, let's cut through all the bureaucratic red tape and get it out to the people.

[Anonymous]

We could have a vaccine by the end of the year.



Pfizer says its coronavirus vaccine could be ready in the autumn in global race to beat the pandemic



Pfizer Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla said on Tuesday a coronavirus vaccine for emergency use could be ready by the autumn and for broader roll out by the end of 2020.



It has already started testing the vaccine on humans in Germany with its partner firm BioNTech and hopes to begin testing in America soon.



The company has already started mass manufacturing doses while trials are underway and is aiming to have 'hundred of millions of doses ready for the end of the year.



Developing vaccinations usually takes many months or years but researchers are hurtling towards human trials. They say the process has been made easier because the virus is not mutating and is similar to other viruses seen in the past.



University of Oxford scientists are also confident they can get their jab for the incurable virus rolled out for millions to use by autumn.



As many as 100 potential COVID-19 candidate vaccines are now under development by biotech and research teams around the world, and at least five of these are in preliminary testing in people in what are known as Phase 1 clinical trials.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8268277/Pfizer-says-coronavirus-vaccine-ready-fall.html">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -fall.html">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8268277/Pfizer-says-coronavirus-vaccine-ready-fall.html