https://nypost.com/2020/04/01/why-is-china-bullying-taiwan-in-the-middle-of-the-global-pandemic/
Meanwhile, Beijing has insisted on keeping Taiwan out of World Health Organization work on the COVID-19 outbreak — even though the island managed to do a fantastic job of containing the virus.
'The world needs Taiwan': Coronavirus pandemic gives beleaguered island a chance to turn tables on China
Taiwan’s ability to donate millions of face masks to the United States and other nations allows the beleaguered island government to use the coronavirus pandemic to resist Chinese pressure, diplomatic sources say.
China sees chance to expand global influence amid pandemic
China is seeking to expand its global influence during the coronavirus pandemic by painting itself as a powerful benefactor at a time when Beijing is facing accusations of concealing information about the initial outbreak.
After this virus, the next crisis is already in the making.
Meanwhile, Beijing has insisted on keeping Taiwan out of World Health Organization work on the COVID-19 outbreak — even though the island managed to do a fantastic job of containing the virus.
'The world needs Taiwan': Coronavirus pandemic gives beleaguered island a chance to turn tables on China
Taiwan’s ability to donate millions of face masks to the United States and other nations allows the beleaguered island government to use the coronavirus pandemic to resist Chinese pressure, diplomatic sources say.
China sees chance to expand global influence amid pandemic
China is seeking to expand its global influence during the coronavirus pandemic by painting itself as a powerful benefactor at a time when Beijing is facing accusations of concealing information about the initial outbreak.
After this virus, the next crisis is already in the making.
20 is just not our number
In 1720 plague, 1820 cholera outbreak, 1920 Spanish Flu, 2020 Chinese coronavirus--What is happening
In 1720 Plague, 1820 Cholera, 1920 Spanish Flu, 2020 Chinese coronavirus.
So these are quotes from a guy who makes reseaches vaccines as a profession:
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Plague happened off an on for like 300 years, the worst was in 1709-1713. Cholera was 1826, Spanish flu was 1918, Covid-19 started in 2019.
You do know that there has been more than one plague?Plague happened off an on for like 300 years. Cholera was 1826, Spanish flu was 1918, Covid-19 started in 2019.
Yeah, and 1720 was nowhere near the worst. People are just trying to make sexy stories where there isn't one to be found.
With all the craziness going on, the last thing we need is moron "journalists" making shit up.
sold the fuck out
so we could have Cheaper Stuff(in price and in quality)
Pisses me off.
I usually buy stuff from countries with the best engineering and quality, first thing I look at before a purchase
Let's put some context to that since that was a little while ago right?
To my knowledge as of this week...
Chinese study was a news briefing. They still haven't published anything. That is there is no study. Just a press conference. This is the origin of the main focus on using this for covid19, beyond the fact that the drug has been experimented with for influenza and other viruses (incidentally with poor outcomes)
French study had an outcome of viral shedding. Not clinical condition. It was all about 30 people and not randomized anyway. But even ignoring that it didn't have anything to do with patient clinical improvement.
Every other study is in vitro. Not vivo.
Ivermectin also shows in vitro activity. So does bleach. So does anything else that will kill the virus...
The French study suggests that we may see some benefit in contagiousness. And in the end there might very well be some clinical benefit. But there's not a single study powered for that yet that's been published. That is to say there is zero data that hydroxychloroquine improves patient-centered outcomes.
A Chinese study attempted to do what the French say did but also use patient centered outcomes. they also randomized themselves which the French study did not. So this is a better study in the sense of statistics and also because they're trying to look at patient centered outcomes like fever or radiographic improvement in pneumonias, etc.
A pilot study of hydroxychloroquine in treatment of patients with common coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19)
The result? There was no improvement in the hydroxychloroquine group.
once again these are not large multicentered randomized trials which is the real standard in medicine. And the lack of evidence doesn't prove We won't find which patients this might work in.
But it does mean there's currently a lack of evidence. Literally no patient-centered outcome trials show benefit right now.
Just showing pneumonia improvement or fever resolution or hypoxia improvement is all you'd have to show. And we haven't done that yet.
I heard that rinsing your sinuses with orange juice kills the Corona19 virus because orange juice is acidic.
Anyone tried this?
Anyone tried this?
That was on Tuesday of this week. Dr Peter Hotez is out of Baylor I believe. He was talking quite a bit about Houston. You should take the hour or so an listen to it.
maybe I heard him saying the same thing on a different podcast a couple weeks ago. I recognize his name and the same statements. I only watched Joe Rogan when you tell me to
I sniff salt water when I feel a throat tingle. Usually stops it in its tracks.
Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as a treatment of COVID-19: results of an open-label non-randomized clinical trial. - PubMed - NCBI
This could be the same study
Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as a treatment of COVID-19: results of an open-label non-randomized clinical trial - ScienceDirect
https://www.mediterranee-infection.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-IHU-2-1.pdf
Quantifying treatment effects of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin for COVID-19: a secondary analysis of an open label non-randomized clinical trial (Gautret et al, 2020)
Take it down a notch. You're reading into this too much.
It was a bloody silly reply to 2020 being shit.
Honestly, I have an addictive personality, so I've stayed away from anything other than weed. Don't want to like it.