The Covid-19 Info thread (keep politics out please)

[hacker]

Well, it's hitting a little to close to home for me. After I posted, the AJC released the name of the camp. One of my UGA guys is on the board of the camp and his son was a counselor trainee at the camp. Son brought it home. My friend got COVID again after having had it in March - luckily mild cases. Said it hit him like a Mack truck, but only lasted a couple of days other then shortness of breath that has lasted weeks. Some how his wife and daughter have dodged both times.

He got it twice? (Just making sure I'm reading correctly.)

[BrunswickDawg]

He got it twice? (Just making sure I'm reading correctly.)

Yep. Had it in March, got it again in June.

[Prediction? Pain.]

Everything I've read says it's too early to know anything like that definitively.

Here's the most recent thing I've read on the subject, which contains links to the studies:

https://www.statnews.com/2020/07/27/...-heart-damage/

[confucius say]

Basically what I've read too. Too soon to know if any long lasting effects. Got to think there will be some for people who were sick though

[Prediction? Pain.]

Basically what I've read too. Too soon to know if any long lasting effects. Got to think there will be some for people who were sick though

Definitely still early in the game. But the thing that stuck out to me about that heart study is the age of the patients (average age 49), the prevalence and type of lingering effects (60-80% had lasting effects on their hearts that they didn't know about before getting MRIs in the study), and the fact that two-thirds of the test subjects had mild enough COVID symptoms that they recovered at home.

Man, how crappy is that? Recover from mild COVID like a champ only to find out months later that your heart's inflamed? Eff that, dude.

[confucius say]

Yea I saw one study that showed mild scarring in totally asymptomatic people. But I also saw one that showed a large decrease in scar tissue after being off the vent for 3 months, signaling at least some people's issues subside with time.

[DownwardDawg]

Yep. Had it in March, got it again in June.

Very interesting and scary. Thanks for posting that man.

[hacker]

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https://tass.com/coronavirus-outbreak-in-china/1184789

That's pretty big news. Will be interesting to see how that turns out for them.

[msstate7]

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https://tass.com/coronavirus-outbreak-in-china/1184789

That's pretty big news. Will be interesting to see how that turns out for them.

Russia gonna won the vaccine race? Are they known for medical break throughs?

[starkvegasdawg]

Yep. Had it in March, got it again in June.

That blows the herd immunity theory straight to hell.

[BeardoMSU]

Russia gonna won the vaccine race? Are they known for medical break throughs?

Its easy to cure COVID when you just "disappear" the people who've got it, lol.

[msstate7]

That blows the herd immunity theory straight to hell.

Yeah it certainly could. False positives would have to be considered though. Who knows? If you can get it twice in a few months though, a vaccine would need a booster shot about the same.

[msstate7]

Its easy to cure COVID when you just "disappear" the people who've got it, lol.

That'll flatten the curve for sure

[Dawgology]

Russia gonna won the vaccine race? Are they known for medical break throughs?

Russian vaccine: 9mm to head of infected.

I’m joking...


Not really

[Dawgology]

That blows the herd immunity theory straight to hell.

Not really. That’s anecdotal evidence. Could be a wild mutation. False positive the first or second time. Flu. Common cold. A number of things.

[Cooterpoot]

Yep. Had it in March, got it again in June.

Most medical folks believe the virus lingers in some and it's not two separate deals.

[BrunswickDawg]

Yeah it certainly could. False positives would have to be considered though. Who knows? If you can get it twice in a few months though, a vaccine would need a booster shot about the same.

He was symptomatic each time - so no false positives.

[BrunswickDawg]

Most medical folks believe the virus lingers in some and it's not two separate deals.

Lots of viruses can do that, so it wouldn't be surprising.

[Turfdawg67]

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https://tass.com/coronavirus-outbreak-in-china/1184789

That's pretty big news. Will be interesting to see how that turns out for them.

Since they probably created it, makes it easier to create a vaccine.

[dantheman4248]

Since they probably created it, makes it easier to create a vaccine.

Wait I thought it was China? Oh whatever we've always been at war with Eastasia