Covid-19 Good And Bad

thankfully  

Currently, Covid-19 pandemic is heading in the wrong direction in the U.S., however Senate leader Mitch McConnell is only interested in ramming through a SCOTUS before the election. Millions of Americans are hurting amid the Covid pandemic, while Moscow Mitch is only willing to propose a skinny $500 billion stimulus bill. Even White House has raised the number of stimulus bill to $1.8 trillion, millions of people desperately need help, what is the Grim Reaper up to? $500 billions from Mitch? He must go.

Story here,

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/senate-pivots-covid-stimulus-vote-after-mcconnell-misjudges-supreme-court-ncna1243805

John Hopkins reported 69,156 new cases on Friday. This is the highest case total since July 29th.

We are not "turning the corner" because we are still going uphill.

Canada is keeping its land border with the United States closed to nonessential travel for another month as the Trudeau government expresses concerns about coronavirus caseloads south of the border.

Can't say I disagree with the decision.

I think it's time for Fauci & Birx to call out this phony Covid Task Force.

There is no leadership, there is no direction, there is no plan & there is no integrity.

Dr. Atlas is unqualified & he's spewing false information to Match Piggy's narrative.

It's time for our medical experts to step forward. We can't wait until this POS is out of office. 

We need heroes now!

White coat Summit part 2 took place this past weekend in DC.

Basically front line  doctors pushing for the use of HCQ and trying to extinguish all of the disinformation on covid.

These doctors are trying to restore the practice of medicine back to the doctors and away from the thought police.

unfortunate but u  r  right . who the hell is in charge of this country ???

they dont wanna die from the covid rump allowed to spread all over the country

cant blame them from wanting to protect their citizens

something any responsible govt does

McConnell urged White House not to make a deal on stimulus bill ahead of election

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-relief-bill-pelosi-mnuchin-negotiations-2020-10-20/

What is Mitch McConnell up to? White House and Nancy Pelosi are inching closer to the second Covid-19 pandemic economy stimulus bill, million and million of Americans are hurting by unemployment and economy hardship. Yet, Mitch McConnell is only interested in ramming through a SCOTUS before the Nov. election? No wonder, McConnel is the Grim Reaper. Dude has whopping 27.2 favorable rating*, he must go.  

*https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/mitch_mcconnell_favorableunfavorable-6672.html

Dr. Fauci: "President Trump has not been to a Covid Task Force meeting in months."

This POS quit on the country a long time ago.

Six months ago today:

"I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute…is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning…you’re going to have to use medical doctors with. But it sounds interesting to me.”

Piggy wasn't joking. Unfortunately, he was dead serious.

He is the single largest cause of misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, leading directly to thousands upon thousands of unnecessary cases & deaths!

Make sure to vote him & the GOP who enabled this POS out this November!

In 5 different cities, covid cases surged after Piggy and his car of clowns visited. He continues to have his ego stroking rallies because he doesn't give a shit about his supporters.

They are plague rats.

well said midnight1 

Pres. Trump: "We are turning the corner".

The Covid-19 infected cases in the US just breaks the daily case record today, over 80,000. Unfortunately, it goes to the wrong direction for the record.

Comes on same day the director of the NIH believes we will NOT have a covid vaccine this year!

Few crowds wearing face masks and absolutely no social distancing*, Mr. Donald J Trump's rally keeps hatching Covid-19 megaspreaders over and over again.

*https://compote.slate.com/images/b06b545a-0d46-41a7-8b67-ee9f0bb4e22d.jpeg?width=780&height=520&rect=4950x3300&offset=0x0

Fact checking by politifact debunks Trump's claim that US is turning the corner on coronavirus pandemic.  Recently, US sets new day record for infections according to covid tracking project.  Public health experts warn of a dark winter as hospitalizations continue to increase when people spend more time indoors.  Institute of health metrics forecasts possibly 500,000 covid deaths by end of February in 2021.  But universal mask wearing may save 130,000 lives.  According to politico, Trump administration plans to cut federal funding for covid relief and healthcare programs to cities.  US conference of mayors threatens legal action if that happens.

Qatar is latest country to sign contracts for moderna mrna1273 vaccine. 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar has signed an agreement with drugmaker Moderna Inc <MRNA.O> to buy its potential COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it is approved and released for global use, state news agency QNA quoted a health official as saying on Sunday.

Negotiating early and securing a number of agreements enhances our chances of getting sufficient quantities of the vaccine early," said Abdullatif al-Khal, chair of a national COVID-19 health group and head of infectious diseases at Hamad Medical Corporation.

Federal disaster teams are now heading for El Paso this week to deal with the surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations. This comes as Gov. Abbott has announced the state is converting the convention center into expanded hospital space.

Turning the corner is total bullshit. The POS in the WH gave up on the country months ago.

Moderna chief medical officer gives a glimpse of study results to Jerulslem post. Oct 25 2020.

Our vaccine creates antibodies in the body... which means that besides being a preventative vaccine, our product can also be used as treatment for people who've already been infected. We've shown that the product prevents the virus from replicating and improves the patient's condition," Zaks told Globes, adding that he would be "very surprised if the vaccine doesn't work." 

Jerusalem Post Health & Science
Moderna's chief medical officer explains why their vaccine is better
By TOBIAS SIEGAL OCTOBER 25, 2020 02:06
Tal Zaks (photo credit: Courtesy)
Tal Zaks
(photo credit: Courtesy)
Moderna was the first company to enter clinical trials. It is expected to reveal the results of its recent comprehensive trial in the upcoming month.

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Moderna’s chief medical officer, Tal Zaks, gave an interview to Globes earlier this week and explained why he believes that the company's vaccine for coronavirus will be better than the one being developed by Pfizer, Moderna's biggest competitor at this point.
Moderna, a relatively young American start-up, was the first company to enter clinical trials. It is expected to reveal the results of its recent comprehensive trial in the upcoming month.

Pfizer wasn't late to follow and is expected to publish its results shortly before Moderna does, possibly during October or early November. If one of these potential vaccines pans out, our lives might start returning to normal in about a year or so.
"Our vaccine creates antibodies in the body... which means that besides being a preventative vaccine, our product can also be used as treatment for people who've already been infected. We've shown that the product prevents the virus from replicating and improves the patient's condition," Zaks told Globes, adding that he would be "very surprised if the vaccine doesn't work."
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Zaks shared with Globes what led him to join Moderna in the first place.
After completing his studies at Ben-Gurion University in Beersheba, Zaks aspired to become a children's oncologist. "Alongside my job as a physician I was also working on my doctoral thesis, and so I had the opportunity of working at the American National Cancer Institute (NCI)... Those were terrific three years, but I felt like I excelled more as a physician rather than a researcher."
He recalls thinking about focusing more on applied research, only to later realize that "the translation of science into medicine happens in the industry." That realization led him to Sanofi, a global bio-pharmaceutical company, where he was made senior vice-president and head of oncology.
"During my time at Sanofi I kept examining new technologies that could have a real impact in the world of medicine," Zaks said. "When I encountered Moderna's platform, which used RNA in order to create medicine and various vaccines, it was an offer that I couldn't resist."
"To Meirav, my wife, it seemed like an exaggerated risk. Leaving a vice-president position in a big company to work for a start-up? To me it made perfect sense, thanks to the technology and capability of translating potential into reality in such a short time."


EXPLAINING WHAT makes Moderna's platform so effective, Zaks said that "our technological infrastructure is a molecule called mRNA... That molecule enters a cell and can basically create any protein we want it to. It can be an antibody for an infectious disease, a missing protein as part of a genetic disease or a protein that encourages the creation of blood cells."

We have the cure it is developed with in a month it will be availible to the world. It is being made by the military it will be free to all Americans within a year.  Distribution through the flu shot design is anticipated as first wave of vaccine is delivered. 

White house chief of staff stunningly admits Trump administration is not going to control the pandemic.  This is a surrender of basic duty to protect Americans.  Infections within Trump administration show that it cannot even protect itself.  No surprise since public health safety is ignored by refusing to wear masks and avoid large gatherings.  From beginning of crisis, Trump has no national strategy to contain virus spread.  He hopes virus would magically disappear.  It hasn't and won't.  While other countries are no longer epicenters of pandemic, US still has the most covid cases and deaths of any country in the world.