Coronavirus (No politics)

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#551
kiddiedoc said:
A rapid antigen test is probably quite a ways off, still. They are also not as accurate as PCR (meaning, they would miss a lot more cases). Cheap and quick are the advantages.

If this things runs its course and dies out, we might not see a rapid test at all. It would be a big financial gamble for a company to invest in development and production, at this point.
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There's been some speculation that this is here to stay similar to the flu where an annual vaccination will be the norm. If that's the case wouldn't a rapid test be necessary as we go forward? I this something we'll have to learn to live with?
 
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#552
kiddiedoc said:
A rapid antigen test is probably quite a ways off, still. They are also not as accurate as PCR (meaning, they would miss a lot more cases). Cheap and quick are the advantages.

If this things runs its course and dies out, we might not see a rapid test at all. It would be a big financial gamble for a company to invest in development and production, at this point.
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I’m sure media frenzy leads to the discussion but the amount of money being forfeited would have calmer heads make the final decision.
 
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Instead of turning LV basketball threads into coronavirus threads, here is a thread for you to vent, caution, and otherwise lament on the global chaos this virus is causing.
 
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InVOLuntary said:
There's been some speculation that this is here to stay similar to the flu where an annual vaccination will be the norm. If that's the case wouldn't a rapid test be necessary as we go forward? I this something we'll have to learn to live with?
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Not likely. There are many, many subtypes of influenza, which is why the vaccine has to be reformulated each season and why we see annual spread of the virus. You only become immune to specific "strains." There is no evidence that Coronaviruses have that kind of variability. This is much more similar to SARS or MERS than it is to flu.
 
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GetEmVols said:
This isn’t going away before April. Count on it! Hell, everything is closing until April.
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I said that in Feb. It was somewhat tongue in cheek although I did think it would have settled down after a month or so. I was wrong.
 
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Zues1 said:
Why do these plagues always seem to develop in China? And how the hell can they trace it back so quickly to dead animal sold in an open market. Very peculiar
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Primarily because a large portion of Chinese citizens still live in extreme poverty. They live in very close contact with animals, including chickens, bats and pigs that have all been shown to pass respiratory illnesses to humans at different times.
 
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The WWE just cancelled Friday Night Smackdown in Detroit and moved it to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando where there will be no fans attending because of Coronavirus.
 
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#568
Look into a Spirit Airlines flight for anywhere in the U.S.A. Little to none risk because of way they operate and very economical.
 
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#569
VolBall09 said:
Primarily because a large portion of Chinese citizens still live in extreme poverty. They live in very close contact with animals, including chickens, bats and pigs that have all been shown to pass respiratory illnesses to humans at different times.
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Genetic studies have linked this virus with near-certainty to bats, like other recent severe novel Coronavirus strains (MERS, SARS).
 
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JFP said:
Look into a Spirit Airlines flight for anywhere in the U.S.A. Little to none risk because of way they operate and very economical.
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I bought some cheap early May flights yesterday on Spirit. $100 RT for 2 from ATL to Tampa. (Prob not too much cheaper than normal but they have some deals here and there)
 
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Regulator said:
At my ER, we test for a number of different viruses, as appropriate. We have individual tests for influenza (A or B, as is standard) and RSV, but we have another test that we can run that we call a Respiratory Biofire test that tests for several different viruses (along with influenza and RSV) including the coronavirus strain that has been here in the US for years. We don't run this test on everyone for a number of reasons. Firstly, it costs about $1800 to run it, making it cost prohibitive for many people. Secondly, their symptoms don't warrant running that particular test. Thirdly, any result is not going to change their treatment since most of these viruses HAVE NO TREATMENT, and fourthly, it takes approximately an hour (usually closer to 90 minutes) to run this test.

I do understand the importance of testing, in regards to getting as much data and information about a new strain of a virus that is spreading around the world, but not every single person that has a cough and a sniffle needs to be tested for COVID-19 when they are otherwise healthy and well. It's a waste of time and resources. You're going to have a number of people that are negative for COVID-19, but may have rhinovirus/adenovirus/parainfluenza....none of which matters because the treatment for all of them is the same....symptom management and mitigation. You're also going to have a number of people that test positive for COVID-19 and are relatively asymptomatic, or at most....have to manage their symptoms the same way as if they had one of these other aforementioned viruses.

Wash your hands. Cover your cough. Stay home if you feel bad.
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1800 dollars. Why is that??
 
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