Merged Covid Megathread

[madguy30]

Mouthwash May Inactivate Human Coronaviruses, Help Reduce Spread of COVID-19

Certain oral antiseptics and mouthwashes may have the ability to inactivate human coronaviruses, according to a Penn State College of Medicine research study. The results indicate that some of these products might be useful for reducing the viral load, or amount of virus, in the mouth after infectio

scitechdaily.com

I've seen this out there a bit and I think it's been done before...say if someone was in a high risk situation. If they get home and rinse with mouthwash, would that make much difference since you've likely inhaled the virus? Or maybe it helps by cutting down live particles left?

This seems to be more about mouth washing if infected to help reduce spread but just wondering.

 

[SpokaneCY]

Sis-in-law, her husband and college aged kid sick with covid in Milan. He got it at a construction site and polluted the rest. Day 14 for him and he's still pretty sick. Including my recently deceased uncle wife's and my family have had 9 infections.

 

[Acylum]

I've seen this out there a bit and I think it's been done before...say if someone was in a high risk situation. If they get home and rinse with mouthwash, would that make much difference since you've likely inhaled the virus? Or maybe it helps by cutting down live particles left?

No. It’s pointless.

 

[kcbob79clone]

AstraZeneca US vaccine trial may resume soon

Exclusive: U.S. trial of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine may resume this week - sources

AstraZeneca Plc's <AZN.L> COVID-19 vaccine trial in the United States is expected to resume as early as this week after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration completed its review of a serious illness in a study participant, four sources told Reuters.

www.reuters.com

 

[kcbob79clone]

Singapore to use rapid testing for weddings and other events

Singapore to use rapid coronavirus tests for weddings, events

Singapore plans to roll out rapid COVID-19 tests for events such as weddings and business conferences as the city-state looks to further reopen its economy, its health ministry said on Tuesday.

www.reuters.com

 

[kcbob79clone]

Heathrow airport to offer one hour tests

Heathrow offers rapid one-hour COVID-19 tests — they aren't cheap

Passengers flying from Heathrow to Hong Kong and Italy will now be able to get a coronavirus test before checking in, with results available in 60 minutes.

www.marketwatch.com

 

[Rabbuk]

AstraZeneca US vaccine trial may resume soon

Exclusive: U.S. trial of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine may resume this week - sources

AstraZeneca Plc's <AZN.L> COVID-19 vaccine trial in the United States is expected to resume as early as this week after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration completed its review of a serious illness in a study participant, four sources told Reuters.

www.reuters.com

didnt a person in brazil just die in their trial?

 

[madguy30]

didnt a person in brazil just die in their trial?

Read up on it and there's not a lot of information but the person who died, died from complications with Covid so maybe it was someone who didn't actually receive the vaccine.

 

[kcbob79clone]

Brazil President says no to vaccine from China, says doesn't want to be guinea pigs

Covid: Bolsonaro says Brazil will not buy Chinese-made vaccine

The health minister had announced the Sinovac vaccine would be included in the immunisation programme.

www.bbc.com

 

[Stewo]

I'm curious how my post stating that cases and deaths that are reported in the state in the last 24 hours represent the daily numbers and are not an accurate reflection of exactly how many people died/were diagnosed in that 24 hour period is political?

 

[cycloneG]

I'm curious how my post stating that cases and deaths that are reported in the state in the last 24 hours represent the daily numbers and are not an accurate reflection of exactly how many people died/were diagnosed in that 24 hour period is political?

I believe it was the quote in your post that was political.

 

[simply1]

I'm curious how my post stating that cases and deaths that are reported in the state in the last 24 hours represent the daily numbers and are not an accurate reflection of exactly how many people died/were diagnosed in that 24 hour period is political?

Noob!
cycloneG is probably correct.

 

[flycy]

It looks like Germany wasn't able to contain the outbreak this round as they largely did last spring. At about 80 million people in Germany so infection rate is currently just above US levels. Curious to watch if death rate will be low due to better medical protocols than existed in the spring like the rest the world or higher due to a greater percentage of their suseptable population not exposed the first go round.

Edit: My math is bad, still below US levels but climbing exponentially.

 

[Jer]

didnt a person in brazil just die in their trial?

I can’t find the link but the latest I saw on CNBC.com was that the person was supposedly in the placebo group and not given the actual vaccine.

 

[simply1]

I can’t find the link but the latest I saw on CNBC.com was that the person was supposedly in the placebo group and not given the actual vaccine.

BBC confirms.

Covid: No safety concerns found with Oxford vaccine trial after Brazil death

The Brazilian volunteer did not receive the vaccine being tested by AstraZeneca and Oxford University.

www.bbc.com

 

[simply1]

Kootenai Health at 99 percent capacity, may have to transfer patients to hospitals in Seattle and Portland

The influx of COVID-related hospitalizations means regional hospitals are nearing full capacity.

www.kxly.com

More impactful to my region

 

[kcbob79clone]

Vaccine News - Moderna may have enough data to seek approval in November

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/10/22/vaccine-trial-moderna/

 

[mynameisjonas]

As of now total deaths in Iowa for 10/21 is 5.
source coronavirus.iowa.gov

 

[cycloneG]

Oct. 22: Iowa reports 1,401 new COVID-19 cases and 15 more deaths

Thursday’s COVID-19 update

kwwl.com

 

[isutrevman]

Florida Surgeon General Implements Additional Review Process for Fatalities Attributed to COVID-19 to Ensure Data Integrity - Alachua Chronicle

Of the 95 fatalities reported to the state on October 21, 2020, 16 had at least a two-month separation between the time the individuals tested positive and passed away, and 11 of the fatalities occurred more than a month ago

alachuachronicle.com

Notes:

-Florida reported 95 deaths on 10/21
-11 of those deaths happened more than 30 days prior
-16 had at least two months between the time the individual tested positive and when they passed away
-5 had at least three months between the time the individual tested positive and when they passed away