May 4, 20205 yr we're starting up production & shipping next week...even though we're in one of he hardest hit covid-19 counties in pa...just because....because reasons.
May 4, 20205 yr https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/01/rudy-giuliani/rudy-giuliani-wrong-about-us-policy-grant-amount-w/ Quote Giuliani said that in 2017, the United States gave $3.7 million to the lab in Wuhan at a time when such a grant was prohibited. The grant was made in 2014, and the amount that went to the lab was a bit under $600,000. The grant restriction did not apply to identifying naturally occurring viruses, which is what the Wuhan lab did. We rate this claim False.
May 4, 20205 yr Author LINK Could dogs’ keen sense of smell help screen humans for the coronavirus? A new study from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine might answer that question as soon as this summer. Researchers with Penn Vet’s Working Dog Center are enlisting the help of eight dogs – yellow, black, and chocolate Labrador retrievers – over a three-week period to expose their sensitive sniffers to COVID-19-positive saliva and urine samples in a laboratory setting. The process, known as odor imprinting, will likely begin as soon as next week. Once the dogs learn the odor, investigators must show that the canines can discriminate between COVID-19-positive and COVID-19-negative samples. Then, further research can be conducted to see whether the dogs can identify COVID-19 in infected people, including those who are asymptomatic. With up to 300 million smell receptors, compared with a person’s mere six million, a dog’s nose has a lot of sniffing power available to help humankind. Canines trained through Penn’s Working Dog Center have made significant and well-known contributions to public safety and police work, but they also have aided research advances in medical detection. "Scent-detection dogs can accurately detect low concentrations of volatile organic compounds, otherwise knowns as VOCs, associated with various diseases such as ovarian cancer, bacterial infections, and nasal tumors," said Cynthia Otto, director of the center and professor of working dog sciences and sports medicine. "These VOCs are present in human blood, saliva, urine, or breath.” If the pilot proves successful, Otto said it could lead to an alternative test and new technology that could expedite coronavirus screening of people, including asymptomatic carriers. Currently, people in the Philadelphia area without symptoms often cannot get tested. Otto will be leading a group of other researchers, including colleagues from the Penn Center for Research on Coronavirus and Other Emerging Pathogens, Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine, the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The total cost of the pilot was not disclosed. Penn Vet said it is being funded in part by the new Penn Vet COVID-19 Research Innovation Fund, an effort that received $550,000 in support from Republic Bank chairman Vernon Hill and his wife, Shirley. The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center also is providing support for the study, which is taking place in a facility in Maryland because of COVID-19 restrictions at Penn. Otto said the dogs in the early stages of the pilot will not be exposed to live virus samples. While they will be exposed to people with the virus eventually, if the earlier phases are successful, the dogs will be monitored. In addition, the recent case of COVID-19 in a family pet pug aside, dogs are not believed to be at high risk for the coronavirus, she said. But they could be at the forefront of a breakthrough in the virus’ detection. "The potential impact of these dogs and their capacity to detect COVID-19 could be substantial,” Otto said. "This study will harness the dogs’ extraordinary ability to support the nation’s COVID-19 surveillance systems, with the goal of reducing community spread.”
May 4, 20205 yr failing new york times and all, but: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/coronavirus-live-updates-trump-administration-models-predict-near-doubling-of-daily-death-toll-by-june/ar-BB13zfhE As President Trump presses for states to reopen their economies, his administration is privately projecting a steady rise in the number of cases and deaths from coronavirus over the next several weeks, reaching about 3,000 daily deaths on June 1, according to an internal document obtained by The New York Times, nearly double from the current level of about 1,750. The projections, based on modeling by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and pulled together in chart form by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, forecast about 200,000 new cases each day by the end of the month, up from about 25,000 cases now. The numbers underscore a sobering reality: While the United States has been hunkered down for the past seven weeks, not much has changed. And the reopening to the economy will make matters worse. "There remains a large number of counties whose burden continues to grow,” the C.D.C. warned.
May 4, 20205 yr Still working here - wife still working from home. Starting to get used to things being shut down - forcing us to complete a lot more projects around the house that normally wouldn't get done.
May 4, 20205 yr 34 minutes ago, L.E said: This one doctored too? This was was out in Ohio. Soros secret agents as well one can only assume.
May 4, 20205 yr F'ing disgraces to whatever side they're on. They should be shamed back into their hole.
May 4, 20205 yr I just had a flashback to how much time I spent arguing with you guys on the old board about punching NSDAPs
May 4, 20205 yr 2 minutes ago, Dave Moss said: I just had a flashback to how much time I spent arguing with you guys on the old board about punching NSDAPs I'd want to agree with you more, but your side tends to label everyone else a NSDAP.
May 4, 20205 yr 3 hours ago, Joe Hunter 73 said: Why haven't some of you transferred your post counts? That’s a thing?
May 4, 20205 yr 4 hours ago, mr_hunt said: we're starting up production & shipping next week...even though we're in one of he hardest hit covid-19 counties in pa...just because....because reasons. Make sure everyone wears a mask at ALL times. Don’t touch your face. Practice sound hand hygiene. Maintain physical distance where practical. But most importantly, make sure everyone is wearing a mask at all times.
May 4, 20205 yr 5 minutes ago, Bill said: I'd want to agree with you more, but your side tends to label everyone else a NSDAP. True. I don’t deny it. But guess what? When you support a NSDAP, then...
May 4, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, The_Omega said: Dunno. Maybe, maybe not. Probably antifa pretending to be a demonstrator if not. Or, y'know, typical MAGA.
May 4, 20205 yr 57 minutes ago, Bill said: I'd want to agree with you more, but your side tends to label everyone else a NSDAP. Unfortunately that's not just a lefty thing anymore
May 4, 20205 yr If this is your facial hair of choice what are the odds your at one of these protests? 100%?....Or 100%?
May 4, 20205 yr I just took the antibody test today. No cost to me. If you go directly to quest, it'll cost $120. But if you get a prescription from your doctor and put it through health insurance, it's free. My doctor said, "yeah, why not?" My whole family was very sick in January and February and antibiotics didn't really do anything. It just waxed and waned. Didn't really hit us that badly. I'll get results from quest in 2 days. We still don't know if antibodies will give you immunity but it can give peace of mind to know that we had it and we can survive it.
May 4, 20205 yr 6 hours ago, Joe Hunter 73 said: Why haven't some of you transferred your post counts? Trying out a fresh start Also don't want everyone to know I live on the boards lol 2 hours ago, DEagle7 said: Unfortunately that's not just a lefty thing anymore Didn't know they were in Michigan. Really surprised they're in Illinois. Very curious how close they are to Chicago lol 21 minutes ago, Smokesdawg said: I just took the antibody test today. No cost to me. If you go directly to quest, it'll cost $120. But if you get a prescription from your doctor and put it through health insurance, it's free. My doctor said, "yeah, why not?" My whole family was very sick in January and February and antibiotics didn't really do anything. It just waxed and waned. Didn't really hit us that badly. I'll get results from quest in 2 days. We still don't know if antibodies will give you immunity but it can give peace of mind to know that we had it and we can survive it. Update when you get results please
May 4, 20205 yr 7 hours ago, Joe Hunter 73 said: Why haven't some of you transferred your post counts? Is that an option?
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