with a vaccine. Please.

This is not a risk-free proposition. But the risk tolerance equation is quite different right now.

and there will be more for us

disease. Depending on where they are in that work, it might be expedited under "compassionate" use for trials in COVID-19 by FDA. The issue will be getting supplies ramped up.

What a coincidence. I was just having a discussion with my local cheesemonger about pyrazinecarboxamide derivatives.

Fascinating.

So happy to read this. And since it’s not an American pharmaceutical company, they probably won’t start the price at $100,000 per treatment.

To other pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Now, they need to step it up, Approve it and make enough.

I figured that the doctors would shotgun out existing antivirals, hoping for a lucky hit. Maybe this is it.

The CDC (at his direction) will say no and then he will say the experts rejected it, ask them, but of course never make them available.

He's the dictator in all but name and no one will stop him. Those that could help (R's) are in on the game and the rest don't have sufficient #'s (YET), which is why they are trying to effect a total transfer of wealth to the rich right now.

The GOP will never recover from this.

Sadly people seem to have very short memories. I remember during Junior Bush's term, the various disasters--911, Iraq/Afghanistan, etc etc. People here were saying that there wouldn't be a republican elected again for decades. We got 8 decent years and now look! Even worse than Bush, how can that possibly be? They are like some virulent weed that no matter what you put on it or do to it, it keeps resurrecting! We need to drive a stake through their wizened hearts and cut their heads off!!

Oh wait, they are already feeding us Roundup.

But remember some republicans, er, weeds become resistant even to Roundup!

Thank you to all of the medical professionals worldwide who are not only taking care of patients but working hard in the labs to find more tools for fighting this illness.

At this time we ALL need some good news to follow!! TY for this thread!

again, trusting the Chinese on this stuff has been difficult.

I'll believe it when it is the lead story on the Nightly News
(you know, the fake media that we depend on since everything out of the Administration sounds like an LSD-inspired psychotic breakdown).

better than much of American media, at least.

But this story seems like a major breakthrough, so I would like a second opinion.

Just.. .for fucking starters, the drug is from Japan. China is simply saying 'hey, this seems to be working'.

I see no reason not to be grateful for this information. They've been through a hell of a thing, and they are finally winning. Please ease up.

I don't think it's any more "China hate" to point out that their government isn't always honest than pointing out Trump's flaws is "America hate"

It is not surprising to me that a country with a centrally planned economy (approaching mixed-market) behaves the same way about Information, as they do economics.

It is unreasonable to expect them to behave like a western democracy. They are not. Hell, there are times *WE* aren't. Our government lies to us, and the world, all the damn time. Distorts and throttles information, all the damn time.

China has just been through some real shit, and it's not entirely over yet. Please cut them some slack. These are good times to hold out a hand and build bridges, rather than kick them when they're down.

Don't forget there are other crises on the back burner. Remember the climate? Even with economic throttling, that's still a problem.
We need to work together as a species.

It's actually pretty weaksauce as antibiotics go. Sounds preventative on the pneumonia side.

I had a really bad cough for weeks.. started before COVID-19 'showed up' in the USA. I do have a a history of pneumonia once in about 1990 - 1 lung. And since then occasionally bronchitis... usually it goes away on its own or if not I get one or another anti-biotics.. the older 10 day kind.. So last Monday, 9 days ago, I went to my doc, he said bronchitis and gave me Azithromycin, which is the newer 5 day version of the older 10 day ones, but it works in the body for 10 days...... The cough etc is much better but not all gone... I'll see how it is thurs the 10th day !

I'm allergic to Amoxicillin so they give me Azithromycin instead. I get seasonal sinus infections. Usually around Thanksgiving.
Couple times I've had to use something stronger, but it usually does the trick.

Of course, it's very significant, but as the article says:

The longer you have it, the more likely you get secondary shit like pneumonia. So it should indirectly reduce the lethality. (Presuming the initial claims are accurate.

for antibodies and those stayed.

chomping at the bit to contribute to getting this so they can get back to normal.

Has been a racist prick to Asians, we might get it in a decade or so. After this negligent manslaughter he is culpable for, fuck impeachment. Physically dragged from office is the correct remedy.

"Isn't there some way I can stop this from happening?"

when you are already on a ventilator. Meaning that only the rich who can get testing on demand will benefit even if it does work, because they rest of us have to be on death's door to get a test.

Maybe for those in quarantine after a known exposure....

While we have a president that can’t work with anyone.

I'm still waiting for the cheap, do it yourself home test to be developed.

Similar to the pregnancy test, it uses sheep red blood cells agglutinating in the presence of a specific chemical. In the pregnancy test, a hormone, in a COVID-19 test, the virus itself, or an antibody produced in response to the virus.
(I think that is how it works, anyway.)

I'd buy a whole stack of them, test myself morning and night. That way I'd know exactly where I stood with this virus.

and they will be valid, no! it's not been tested thoroughly enough, too expensive, rare components, and other delay tactics

Feb 29, 2020 · "Remdesivir is currently in Phase III trials in China and at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha. Gilead has said they could have 100,000 doses ready in 3 days if the go-ahead is given for treatment. Other anti-virals: Favipiravir (Toyota Chemical) being trialed in Japan Galidesivir (Biochryst) status unknown Others:

UNMC announced this drug was previously used by them to treat Ebola patients UNMC treated. I have not heard an update since this was first announced but at the time they sounded optimistic about the possibilities with this drug. And look at how fast production could be ginned up.

Certainly not recommended for someone who is pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant.