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This just popped up on my phone, for info/discussion...
https://screenrant.com/no-time-die-reportedly-skip-theaters-streaming-release/
"Treatment"? Also it's been around the whole time right, just only now approved, sounds like an existing drug to me that was touted as being helpful not helpful previously be different sources in improving recovery times? Or is the intravenous version different somehow? Still Considering the world is still going mad over the flu I'm happy for any positive news...
Talking about deaths of people who have tested positive for Covid 19 within the previous 28 days of death (even if they caught it in hospital after being hit by a car), in the 100s, 1500 people a day die in this country, let's keep it in perspective, we haven't cured old age and death yet sadly.
In 2016 and 2018 there were stories in papers about flu patients being left in hospital corridors due to over crowding, this really isn't new, the NHS is pretty terrible my modern standards. In the US the Drs are begging patients to come in fro check-ups as they need the revenue, our service want's you patched up and out as fast as humanly possible, care little for prevention and this year care even less about treatment.
The news was 2 days ago, CINE and AMC are both up 3 trading sessions (UK > US > UK) so far based on NY opening (would be the most likely thing). I'm annoyed I didn't pile in harder to AMC, I was stuck watching CINE yesterday and completely forgot about the US reaction.
Pretty sure there's been no confirmed and verifiable instance of re-infection anywhere in the world thus far, also consider 30-50% are estimated to be immune from cross t-cell immunity due to previous infections with other viruses, even if you don't have antibodies floating around your body doesn't forget how to make them when needed.
Sadly the vaccine won't help them either TLDR:
'A greater concern for the millions of older people and those with preexisting conditions is whether these trials test the vaccine's ability to prevent severe illness and death. Again we find that severe illness and death are only secondary objectives in these trials. None list the prevention of death and hospitalization as a critically important barrier.'
We will definitely have one, it won't do much, isn't designed to:
'Moderna, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and Johnson & Johnson are leading candidates for the completion of a Covid-19 vaccine likely to be released in the coming months. These companies have published their vaccine trial protocols. This unusually transparent action during a major drug trial deserves praise, close inspection of the protocols raises surprising concerns. These trials seem designed to prove their vaccines work, even if the measured effects are minimal. '
https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamhaseltine/2020/09/23/covid-19-vaccine-protocols-reveal-that-trials-are-designed-to-succeed/
Might help people feel more confident to go out but then again once the truth comes out (or heaven forbid it causes children to have narcolepsy like last time we tried this insanity) the added pessimism could be immense, thankfully I believe the virus will itself burn out soon regardless of our interventions. Sweden have already proved this to be so, everyone else is just standing int he way of common sense.
I really do doubt it came from there, people in my office were sick before Christmas and were being told, oh it's probably this but we can't tell really. Everyone who was ill was coughing constantly, I remember exclaiming, what on earth is going on here everyone sounds awful.
The fact Twitter banned 150,000 CCP accounts that were piling on fake criticism for any world leader who resisted lock-down and praising those who locked down like China is extremely suspicious though. I suspect we will never know regardless and what can we do but ride the madness, luckily I don't have kids, how's Elon getting on with colonizing Mars??
You understand that these vaccines aren't designed to give anyone immunity right? This lot will be considered a success if they reduce symptoms, you are waiting for an aspirin basically, it's all 1 big con. Flu has a vaccine and in the UK it is out-killing Cov by 10x now. Best we can hope for is everyone contracts it quickly and get on with life, the alternative doesn't bare thinking about.
The world has gone stark raving mad over the flu, a 'vaccine being here soon' is an easy lay-up considering the trial sucess parameters, one that protects people something completely different.
I'm just upset that I never thought they would get away with this, that the truth would out and common sense would prevail, next time my investment choices will be focused on what's the most screwed up things can get rather than what should happen in a balanced and sensible world.
To hire on the basis of race is erm, what's the word? It begins with an R...
To give someone a leg up because they couldn't get there on merit is to be directly patronizing to that person.
I suspect if you were to put 5 black people in a room they wouldn't all have the same experience and viewpoints either, diversity of skill is all that matters in a competitive field, not colour, or orientation, to claim anything else is frankly ludicrous and probably racist.
Apparently L&G are racist now, great, one of my favorite investments so far going full woke
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8805499/All-FTSE-100-companies-one-BAME-board-member-demands-L-G.html
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I don't get this, are we thinking it'll go up on sentiment and optimism or actually lead to people ringing money through the tills? It will not be on results or a vaccine, the flu which has a vaccine and has had to infect people leaving a trains' width between them and strangers, whilst wearing masks, for weeks, is out killing covid 10-1.
True, but I was well timed to consider the potential for a drop, sad face!
Are we confident to hold overnight considering Bumbling, Witless and Unbalanced are about to be wheeled out at 5pm?
The act renewal for another 6 months looking increasingly likely, unless the legal challenge finally goes ahead not much is going to change, more nonsensical restrictions and flip flopping all the way to Feb.
I'm torn, unless they go completely off the reservation and lock down everything it should be short lived if there is a drop tomorrow, likely we will just get a telling off from our overlords for tea today?
What time's it on, can't wait for more common sense from Bumbling, Witless and Unbalanced!?
I think we've heard enough from witless and unbalanced for one disaster.
Boris is doubling down on the lockdown until a vaccine malarkey, hopefully the 1922 threat will calm him down or I predict worse over winter for many many leisure businesses.
Out of interest generally what's the health status and age of the patients that are coming in?
People talk about how we could see 100 dead a day from Covid... ooo scary! Completely discounting the age, health and fact that 1500 people die a day in this country - unfortunately we haven;t yet cured death. With Flu currently accounting for 10x the deaths and cancer and heart disease killing 700+ it really boggles the mind we are still talking about Covid.
Whatever your opinion it is still an opinion, Sweden has a different opinion.