COVID-19 >> New Drug Activity & VACCINE TRACKING!!

[cc]

That's good for the states, but what about us.

We do have some call on it.



Main point is that any progress by anyone indicates likely similar for others .. their methods from here on in are virtually identical and several are now at and / or near the same point of progress



Trudy was pathetically late outa the gate, but we do have grabs on at least 4 products

[Anonymous]

That's good for the states, but what about us.

We do have some call on it.



Main point is that any progress by anyone indicates likely similar for others .. their methods from here on in are virtually identical and several are now at and / or near the same point of progress



Trudy was pathetically late outa the gate, but we do have grabs on at least 4 products

The States will have mass vaccinations before us. Biden will take credit. Trudeau will not be blamed.

[cc]

https://www.pittwire.pitt.edu/news/pitt-scientists-discover-tiny-antibody-component-highly-effective-preventing-and-treating-sars">Pitt Scientists Discover Tiny Antibody Component That is Highly Effective in Preventing and Treating SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Animal Models



Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have isolated "the smallest biological molecule" that "completely and specifically neutralizes" the virus that causes coronavirus.



 University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists have isolated the smallest biological molecule to date that completely and specifically neutralizes the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which is the cause of COVID-19. This antibody component, which is 10 times smaller than a full-sized antibody, has been used to construct a drug—known as Ab8—for potential use as a therapeutic and prophylactic against SARS-CoV-2.



Wei Li, assistant director of Pitt's Center for Therapeutic Antibodies and co-lead author of the research, sifted through antibody components and found multiple therapeutic antibody candidates in record time. (UPMC)

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The researchers report today in the journal Cell that Ab8 is highly effective in preventing and treating SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice and hamsters. Its tiny size not only increases its potential for diffusion in tissues to better neutralize the virus, but also makes it possible to administer the drug by alternative routes, including inhalation. Importantly, it does not bind to human cells—a good sign that it won't have negative side-effects in people.



"Ab8 not only has potential as therapy for COVID-19, but it also could be used to keep people from getting SARS-CoV-2 infections," said co-author John Mellors, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Pitt and UPMC. "Antibodies of larger size have worked against other infectious diseases and have been well tolerated, giving us hope that it could be an effective treatment for patients with COVID-19 and for protection of those who have never had the infection and are not immune." Xianglei Liu of Pitt is also co-lead author.

[Frood]

Chinese created covid and released it:



https://www.foxnews.com/media/chinese-virologist-government-intentionally-coronavirus">https://www.foxnews.com/media/chinese-v ... oronavirus">https://www.foxnews.com/media/chinese-virologist-government-intentionally-coronavirus

[cc]

Yes. And a lot more to come from that brave lady



She's verifying what most of us knew from the gitgo .. and more detail to come

[Frood]

Soft war could be rapidly evolving to hard war soon....

[Renee]

No concrete evidence was provided to support the theory that COVID was created in a lab and purposely spread to the world....This is just more unsubstantiated opinion.



Although I do think it was created artificially and set loose deliberately, the world will need more proof than just this woman's word.

[cc]

Agreed. Likely never can "prove"



Still, anyone with smarts and knowledge of what is certain and obvious (lockdown of Hubei c/w planeloads of people sent from Wuhan airport to everywhere in the world)  knows it was deliberately spread

[cc]

BTW - Twitter banned her profile as it doesn't fit their uber-left love for  China

[Anonymous]

I saw a headline that China will have most of it's population vaccinated by the end of October.

[Anonymous]

The White House has created a very detailed plan to protect Americans. Joe Biden will take a victory lap for Trump's work.



Trump Administration Unveils Plan to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine to All Americans



Federal authorities on Sept. 16 released a distribution strategy and a planning playbook to make the CCP virus vaccine available to all Americans for free.



"As part of Operation Warp Speed, we have been laying the groundwork for months to distribute and administer a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it meets FDA's gold standard," Alex Azar, secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), said in a statement.



The two documents—a distribution strategy (pdf) and playbook (pdf)—were released jointly by HHS and the Department of Defense. They outline the Trump administration's plans for the delivery of COVID-19 vaccine doses to all Americans interested in getting it.



In the playbook, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) outlines a complex plan to distribute the vaccine, starting with essential workers and other specified groups, before eventually making it available to every American interested in getting it.



"Early in the COVID-19 Vaccination Program, there may be a limited supply of COVID-19 vaccine, and vaccination efforts may focus on those critical to the response, providing direct care, and maintaining societal function, as well as those at highest risk for developing severe illness from COVID-19," the CDC states.



Civilian health workers will be administering the vaccine, while the Pentagon is helping coordinate supply, production, and distribution of vaccine doses.



The vaccination campaign is to begin gradually in January or possibly later this year, according to the documents.



The campaign is "much larger in scope and complexity than seasonal influenza or other previous outbreak-related vaccination responses," the playbook states, with most vaccines expected to require two doses, three to four weeks apart. There will be no direct charge for the vaccine, with taxpayers footing the bill from congressionally approved funds.



The initial vaccination thrust will focus on protecting essential workers, including health staff, as well as the vulnerable. Priorities for the first phase are still being finalized, the strategy document indicates, with the CDC and the National Academy of Medicine among those working on the concept. Vaccinations are to be made available to everyone in follow-up phases.



States and local communities will need to come up with specific plans for receiving and locally distributing vaccines, some of which will require special handling, including refrigeration or freezing. States and cities have a month to submit such plans.



The documents have been released under the umbrella of Operation Warp Speed, a White House-backed initiative to have millions of doses ready to ship once a vaccine is granted what is expected to be an emergency-use approval by the Food and Drug Administration. Several formulations of the vaccine are undergoing final trials.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-administration-unveils-plan-to-distribute-covid-19-vaccine-to-all-americans_3502186.html?ref=brief_News&utm_source=morningbriefnoe&utm_medium=email">https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-adm ... dium=email">https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-administration-unveils-plan-to-distribute-covid-19-vaccine-to-all-americans_3502186.html?ref=brief_News&utm_source=morningbriefnoe&utm_medium=email

[Anonymous]

Here it is Seoul.



China says COVID-19 vaccine could be ready for public by November



BEIJING -- A China-developed coronavirus vaccine could be ready for the public as early as November, a Chinese official has told state television, as the global race to clear the final round of trials heats up.



Chinese manufacturers have been bullish about development, with companies Sinovac Biotech and Sinopharm even putting their vaccine candidates on display at a trade fair in Beijing this month.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/china-says-covid-19-vaccine-could-be-ready-for-public-by-november-1.5105375">https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavir ... -1.5105375">https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/china-says-covid-19-vaccine-could-be-ready-for-public-by-november-1.5105375

[cc]

From what I'm seeing, we will all have vaccination option sooner than the naysayers claim



There's hoops to go through, but that is being done on the run everywhere without compromising safety



Humans can rise to the occasion when it is important

[Frood]

No thanks... poison yourselves.

[Anonymous]

No thanks... poison yourselves.

We can't wait until there's a vaccine..



It's important to me and my family to get all of our lives back.