Mixed messages5 Jul 2021 14:26
There are so many mixed messages out there from the Gov, PHE, SAGE, etc. but my thoughts are as follows.
Covid will, over time, become less of a threat to the majority of the population - to become as successful as possible the virus wants to spread to as many people as possible and this is slowed down if the host is killed. We are seeing this with the Delta variant which, although highly transmissable, seemingly has symptoms for the majority of the UK population of the common cold....the perfect scenario for a successful virus. This brings into question the often trotted out claim by the Gov and various people in the medical profession that the vaccination policy has cut the link between infection and hospitalisation......it would seem that the Delta variant, now by far the most dominant variant in the UK, does not actually cause the symptoms of breathlessness that leads to hospitalisation....so the link has been cut not by the vaccination policy but by the virus successfully mutating to a less dangerous form.
However, there are still certain sectors of the population who are still vulnerable, ie. the elderly (who are vulnerable to any new infection), people in areas of extremely high viral lode (hospitals, etc) and those with a particular genomic sequencing that makes them naturally vulnerable to any variant. There was a particularly interesting link posted earlier today discussing the (probably accidental) release of the virus from the Wuhan lab. In broad terms those in the west have different genomic sequences to those in the east - this difference can be used to produce viruses that are only deadly to certain sectors of the world's population.....a pretty frightening thought. There is also a company out there (Oxford Biodynamics) which can very accurately predict how badly an individual would react if they are infected with a particular virus - this done through genomic sequencing through their 'EpiSwitch' blood test (only available in the US!)......so the theory seems strong.
The Government policy has been mass vaccination to protect the vulnerable - this has suited the politicians as they have been able to exercise control over a population which was becoming far too excessive in its spending habits and sense of freedom and has given the impression that the Government has delivered on an important policy and, in turn the Government will be supported by a grateful electorate (just look at the results of the local elections a couple of months ago).......it has also lead to some high value contracts being placed and appreciation in share prices of certain companies taken advantage of by those people 'in the know'.
Back to practical ideas - Synairgen could become a vital weapon against the vulnerable. Those considered vulnerable have an EpiSwitch test - if positive then suitable precautions could be taken and they could be isolated immediately if showing symptoms of the virus and treated with Synairgen as necessary.
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