I didn't even know what a pangolin was until a few days ago. Never heard of it before. I guess I didn't watch enough episodes of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom when it was on.
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I didn't even know what a pangolin was until a few days ago. Never heard of it before. I guess I didn't watch enough episodes of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom when it was on.
McBell
mantra-chanting henotheistic snake handler
Isn't it a critter that looks like a skunk wearing a suit of armour?
McBell
mantra-chanting henotheistic snake handler
I looked it up and I learned there are a couple species of them in Asia.....I guess that's as good a description as any.
And here I thought they was only in Africa....
https://nypost.com/2020/01/18/the-adorable-pangolin-is-the-most-trafficked-animal-in-the-world/
Hitting back at us (as a species)?
Hitting back at us (as a species)?
Aupmanyav
Be your own guru
Mosques in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (largest by population - 233 million, equivalent to a fifth largest nation in the world) and Krishna temples in Mathura have refused to use alcohol-based sanitizers. Since the clerics are against it, the Muslim populace also will not use sanitizers. That does not bode well for India with respect to Corona Virus.
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Some studies done on the amount of antibody in people who were infected with COVID and recovered.
The most disturbing part is that people do NOT necessarily develop strong immunity to further infection: it varies widely from person to person.
This makes it much more difficult to get herd immunity and guaranteed safety to open up.
Antibody testing suggests immune response post-COVID is very variable
"For now, what do we conclude from all of this? The first is that, to get a more accurate picture of who has actually experienced a SARS-CoV-2 infection, we're going to want to rely on high-throughput assays. Right now, the smaller personal kits may be helpful for people who are interested in getting a rough picture of their own medical history, but the results aren't up to the quality we'd want for understanding the public's exposure.
The second thing is that SARS-CoV-2 infection isn't necessarily producing a robust immunity. We don't really know what levels of neutralizing antibodies are actually protective, but it's clear that a lot of people don't produce many of them after an infection. Which means any plans for generating herd immunity by allowing a controlled level of infection have to be viewed with extreme skepticism at this point. And vaccine developers will need to ensure that the injections produce a consistently high-level response that includes neutralizing antibodies."
The most disturbing part is that people do NOT necessarily develop strong immunity to further infection: it varies widely from person to person.
This makes it much more difficult to get herd immunity and guaranteed safety to open up.
Antibody testing suggests immune response post-COVID is very variable
"For now, what do we conclude from all of this? The first is that, to get a more accurate picture of who has actually experienced a SARS-CoV-2 infection, we're going to want to rely on high-throughput assays. Right now, the smaller personal kits may be helpful for people who are interested in getting a rough picture of their own medical history, but the results aren't up to the quality we'd want for understanding the public's exposure.
The second thing is that SARS-CoV-2 infection isn't necessarily producing a robust immunity. We don't really know what levels of neutralizing antibodies are actually protective, but it's clear that a lot of people don't produce many of them after an infection. Which means any plans for generating herd immunity by allowing a controlled level of infection have to be viewed with extreme skepticism at this point. And vaccine developers will need to ensure that the injections produce a consistently high-level response that includes neutralizing antibodies."
Aupmanyav
Be your own guru
I do not mind living with them in the world. I will miss them if they were not there.
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