Dismal Pillock
Simon Poidevin (60)
Please check your DM's.Also, sounds like the Bangkok cure-all - malaria and chlamydia in one hit!
I can pay.
Please check your DM's.Also, sounds like the Bangkok cure-all - malaria and chlamydia in one hit!
Depends whether it halves the actual infectious period, or just the symptomatic period for that patient. The former would be a huge benefit, the latter only a benefit if the shorter period correlates with a lower chance of needing high-level acute care. Agree, if this combo has demonstrable benefit, it could be good as we know these drugs already, and they should be relatively easy to ramp up in supply. Wait and see.
Only did March because data before that is probably low in quality, given the case counts (e.g. stuck on 15 for 2 weeks in Feb).
So taking from what I read Hydroxycholorquine by itself has a 6 day 'cure' rate of both upper and lower respiratory infections running at 70% but when combined with the antibiotic it had a 100% 5 day cure rate. Have I read that right?Cyclo,
The article I read re Chloroquine and Azythromycin
https://www.mediterranee-infection....2020/03/Hydroxychloroquine_final_DOI_IJAA.pdf
Just thought I'd post this about the apparent situation in Russia (this was briefly discussed on the GRR thread before comments got deleted):
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/...ernment-is-covering-up-cases-2020-3?r=US&IR=T
Who knows what's happening over there?
But it does raise the question of how many countries are being straight with the world (not to mention their own people) about how wide-spread the coronavirus is. I still can't believe there's not more push back on China's claim that there have been no new cases in recent days, for instance.
WCR,
Yes, that's how I read it. The downside is that there were only 36 patients in the trial, of which 10 were the control and 26 were treated. I'm sure any proper scientist (I'm not one) would tell you that's insufficient numbers for any great conclusions to be drawn, but given how stark the results were I would have thought it certainly a cause for further investigation
The states are looking to get a consensus on closing schools......
NSW and VIC pushing hard for this, and VIC will likely do it from Thursday regardless.
Pubs, restaurants and clubs likely to be forced to shut soon.....
Footscray bar crawl last hurrah coming up.
Even now, I don't think the data we're seeing coming out around the world is any better. South Korea, the Diamond Princess, and some small Italian town are the only places where they've tested outside those showing symptoms. Everything else is prone to rampant selection bias.
It is a ridiculously small sample size when compared to the millions at risk, but it is all we have as a coalmine canary.
The ad hoc nature of the public information is reprehensible. The sheer arrogance of the approach Federally has been exposed in both the bushfires, this, and disingenuous governance of the nation since the last election.
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au...morrison-did-wrong-coronavirus/15847092009555
After this shit clears off, Parliament should be a free-for-all on Morrison and his inept cronies. Inept? Egregious, more accurately.
Absolutely. It's been ad hoc at best and everything about what's come out in the last couple of hours seems reactionary.
Yep, and that’s Sayonara Sally for the economy.All non-essential services to shut down in NSW in the next 48 hours. I work in logistics which will continue but it will be interesting in how they'll have us manage it. I can see all of the non-essential freight being put aside. Meaning we could very easily operate with minimal crew.
Yep, and that’s Sayonara Sally for the economy.