CV and mad panic behaviour

[Baggers]

I cant see the article because its behind a pay wall but was that the study sponsored by the Medical Research Fund and based on findings in Melbourne mainly?

Baker's funding comes from multiple, credible Trusts and thus their research is generally extremely objective and thorough.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Baker's funding comes from multiple, credible Trusts and thus their research is generally extremely objective and thorough.

I'm a bit less trusting than you and anything the Government fund tends to be skewed.

[northernblue]

I'm a bit less trusting than you and anything the Government fund tends to be skewed.

As opposed to private funding…?

It’s an imperfect system but how else can it work ?

[LP]

This assertion of distrust and biased reporting of findings from institutes like Baker comes directly out of the tobacco industry play book, which is quite ironic that they would assert a public health institute as being ................... ! ;D

Then part two of the anti-vax COVID conspiracy mud throwing is the "Do your own research" mantra, which of course none of them do because the nutters do not have billion dollar research labs, supercomputers or a 10,000 strong workforce like a health authority or public trust.

But the nutters do have Google, Facebook and a personal experience! :o

[northernblue]

3rd hand anecdotes rate well too

[LP]

3rd hand anecdotes rate well too

The UK "Yellow Card" system and other US or EU equivalents are built on anecdotes, and scarily politicians use that sort of data to make policies! :o

I suppose it is mostly opinion that gets them elected, not facts!

[Gointocarlton]

Its interesting the current "wave". My wife got home Monday feeling a little under the weather, she tested Tues morning before heading off for work and she was positive so she's been home since. I tested negative until yesterday morning. Other than a slight headache the other night, I have no symptoms and my wife's were a slight sniffle. If she didn't test positive, I would have seen no reason to test myself given how I felt so I would have been happily going about my business in the community with covid.

[dodge]

Our daughter finally got it.  At the moment we're moving in circles with groups that really don't want to get it, so have been a bit cautious.  Daughter gave it to wife.  but me and son are good so far.  It is certainly pretty mild version in our house.

My wife is much more into the testing even with the mildest of symptoms.  I need to have strong symptoms before I test.

[Mav]

Novel Rutgers COVID vaccine may provide long-lasting protection, medicalxpress.com

Sounds promising - a vaccine whose efficacy doesn’t wane immediately after administration and lasts for at least a year. But will it be given the accelerated emergency use approval that the existing vaccines enjoyed or will it have to work its way through testing over the best part of a decade? I’m sure Moderna and Pfizer will support a speedy process.

[LP]

Novel Rutgers COVID vaccine may provide long-lasting protection, medicalxpress.com

Sounds promising - a vaccine whose efficacy doesn’t wane immediately after administration and lasts for at least a year. But will it be given the accelerated emergency use approval that the existing vaccines enjoyed or will it have to work its way through testing over the best part of a decade? I’m sure Moderna and Pfizer will support a speedy process.

I might be cynical, you know with lightbulb conspiracies and planned obsolescence and the like, but what are the odds that Pfizer, AZ, Moderna and maybe even GSK announce their own versions of a similar new spike protein?