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[News] The Coronavirus Good News thread
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There was a rogue "P" at the end of your posted link so I've sorted it. Another great story
The Wizard
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It is Andrea Orlandi's son, re-creating the magical moment that his father ran from the bench, across the Nottm Forest pitch, to celebrate Leo Ulloa's last-minute goal on that unforgettable afternoon.
dingodan
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Coronavirus: Nicotine patches to be tested on patients after study suggests smokers less likely to catch COVID-19
Nicotine patches are to be tested on coronavirus patients and healthcare workers treating infected people after initial studies suggested smokers were less likely to catch the disease.
Researchers in France say early data indicates those who smoke make up a disproportionately small number of people in hospital with COVID-19.
A study at Paris's Pitie-Salpetriere hospital suggests a substance in tobacco, thought to be nicotine, was preventing smokers contracting coronavirus.
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavi...mokers-less-likely-to-catch-covid-19-11977460
I'm not suggesting people should take up smoking, obviously. But nicotine could provide a route to protecting people, apparently (though in general it isn't good for you).
And I recently quit thinking that was a good idea to protect myself.
Nicotine patches are to be tested on coronavirus patients and healthcare workers treating infected people after initial studies suggested smokers were less likely to catch the disease.
Researchers in France say early data indicates those who smoke make up a disproportionately small number of people in hospital with COVID-19.
A study at Paris's Pitie-Salpetriere hospital suggests a substance in tobacco, thought to be nicotine, was preventing smokers contracting coronavirus.
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavi...mokers-less-likely-to-catch-covid-19-11977460
I'm not suggesting people should take up smoking, obviously. But nicotine could provide a route to protecting people, apparently (though in general it isn't good for you).
And I recently quit thinking that was a good idea to protect myself.
Machiavelli
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I refer to the B&H figures three or four times a week. It really has slowed down drastically. Figures for yesterday/Sunday 26th were 343.
highflyer
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- Jan 21, 2016
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Coronavirus: Nicotine patches to be tested on patients after study suggests smokers less likely to catch COVID-19
Nicotine patches are to be tested on coronavirus patients and healthcare workers treating infected people after initial studies suggested smokers were less likely to catch the disease.
Researchers in France say early data indicates those who smoke make up a disproportionately small number of people in hospital with COVID-19.
A study at Paris's Pitie-Salpetriere hospital suggests a substance in tobacco, thought to be nicotine, was preventing smokers contracting coronavirus.
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavi...mokers-less-likely-to-catch-covid-19-11977460
I'm not suggesting people should take up smoking, obviously. But nicotine could provide a route to protecting people, apparently (though in general it isn't good for you).
And I recently quit thinking that was a good idea to protect myself.
Dealt with (at 17mins) here: https://covid.joinzoe.com/post/webinar-covid-research
You did the right thing giving up, stick with it!
(does not rule out the potential benefits of nicotine, but confirms as you say, that the overall impact of smoking in context of the risks of COVID 19, is likely to be negative - the French study was small, and not backed up by initial findings from much bigger group study)
highflyer
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- Jan 21, 2016
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And for the good news, have a look at the map and graph showing how the number of people predicted to have symptomatic COVID has decreased over time (since lockdown) here:
https://covid.joinzoe.com/data
It shows how effective the lockdown has been, but also shows that the rate of decrease has slowed quite a bit recently. That may be people beginning to loosen up on lockdown discipline, but also I'd guess reflects that there is a certain % of the population amongst whom the virus is continuing to spread, presumably key workers obviously, but maybe also people who can't, or won't, stick with the rules.
https://covid.joinzoe.com/data
It shows how effective the lockdown has been, but also shows that the rate of decrease has slowed quite a bit recently. That may be people beginning to loosen up on lockdown discipline, but also I'd guess reflects that there is a certain % of the population amongst whom the virus is continuing to spread, presumably key workers obviously, but maybe also people who can't, or won't, stick with the rules.
Uber will be launching “Uber Medics” on the 29th April giving NHS and Care Workers 25% off the normal fare and up-to 15 minutes waiting time.
The drivers will receive their usual 75%.
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The drivers will receive their usual 75%.
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You know we are coming through the other side when...
Coronavirus: Greggs to begin reopening its shops amid lockdown
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52445696
Coronavirus: Greggs to begin reopening its shops amid lockdown
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52445696
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
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It's being trialed in Newcastle where wearing a t-shirt is considered having full PPE at this time.
KZNSeagull
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New small business loan scheme announced for loans up to £50k, interest free for 12 months, 100% guaranteed by the government to the lender. Available from Monday and money should be available within 24 hours.
Super Steve Earle
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Local Plan referendum put back 12m. Possibility of any building on the field outside my house therefore also back by 12m 
The Wizard
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- Jul 2, 2009
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1739 - Lowest number of new cases in Italy for seven weeks.
Do we know if they are continuing to expand testing, as Spain are? I'm guessing so...
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Great news, that Hancock has announced a new format, with a member of the public asking the first question.
I would like to see all questions from the public and none from the media, assuming you don't have your HT and Raleigh Chopper sliding in the side door.
Where has kuenssberg gone
Has she at last been found out
I would like to see all questions from the public and none from the media, assuming you don't have your HT and Raleigh Chopper sliding in the side door.
Where has kuenssberg gone
Has she at last been found out
Postman Pat
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In Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine, an Oxford Group Leaps Ahead
As scientists at the Jenner Institute prepare for mass clinical trials, new tests show their vaccine to be effective in monkeys.
In the worldwide race for a vaccine to stop the coronavirus, the laboratory sprinting fastest is at Oxford University.
Most other teams have had to start with small clinical trials of a few hundred participants to demonstrate safety. But scientists at the university’s Jenner Institute had a head start on a vaccine, having proved in previous trials that similar inoculations — including one last year against an earlier coronavirus — were harmless to humans.
That has enabled them to leap ahead and schedule tests of their new coronavirus vaccine involving more than 6,000 people by the end of next month, hoping to show not only that it is safe, but also that it works.
The Oxford scientists now say that with an emergency approval from regulators, the first few million doses of their vaccine could be available by September — at least several months ahead of any of the other announced efforts — if it proves to be effective.
Now, they have received promising news suggesting that it might.
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health’s Rocky Mountain Laboratory in Montana last month inoculated six rhesus macaque monkeys with single doses of the Oxford vaccine. The animals were then exposed to heavy quantities of the virus that is causing the pandemic — exposure that had consistently sickened other monkeys in the lab. But more than 28 days later all six were healthy, said Vincent Munster, the researcher who conducted the test.
“The rhesus macaque is pretty much the closest thing we have to humans,” Dr. Munster said, noting that scientists were still analyzing the result. He said he expected to share it with other scientists next week and then submit it to a peer-reviewed journal.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/27/...ate-oxford.html#click=https://t.co/PZ1mQcDPwB
As scientists at the Jenner Institute prepare for mass clinical trials, new tests show their vaccine to be effective in monkeys.
In the worldwide race for a vaccine to stop the coronavirus, the laboratory sprinting fastest is at Oxford University.
Most other teams have had to start with small clinical trials of a few hundred participants to demonstrate safety. But scientists at the university’s Jenner Institute had a head start on a vaccine, having proved in previous trials that similar inoculations — including one last year against an earlier coronavirus — were harmless to humans.
That has enabled them to leap ahead and schedule tests of their new coronavirus vaccine involving more than 6,000 people by the end of next month, hoping to show not only that it is safe, but also that it works.
The Oxford scientists now say that with an emergency approval from regulators, the first few million doses of their vaccine could be available by September — at least several months ahead of any of the other announced efforts — if it proves to be effective.
Now, they have received promising news suggesting that it might.
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health’s Rocky Mountain Laboratory in Montana last month inoculated six rhesus macaque monkeys with single doses of the Oxford vaccine. The animals were then exposed to heavy quantities of the virus that is causing the pandemic — exposure that had consistently sickened other monkeys in the lab. But more than 28 days later all six were healthy, said Vincent Munster, the researcher who conducted the test.
“The rhesus macaque is pretty much the closest thing we have to humans,” Dr. Munster said, noting that scientists were still analyzing the result. He said he expected to share it with other scientists next week and then submit it to a peer-reviewed journal.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/27/...ate-oxford.html#click=https://t.co/PZ1mQcDPwB
LamieRobertson
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Don’t let Trump anywhere near it
warmleyseagull
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Nah. What's this vaccine mean? It's all a hoax, swig Domestos and get back to work.
