Summary of Good and Bad Coronavirus News
New York Magazine, Eric Levitz
Good:
- Second time positive tests don’t seem to be infectious
- SARS recovered neutralized antibodies for years
- SARS immune seem immune to COVID-19
- First trial of vaccine triggered immune response and no side effects in n=8
- After long plateau, cases in US are declining
- Fatality projections by August cut (due to what)
- Masks seem to help a lot
- Dogs don’t need masks
- Infection and hospitalization has impact on your mental health
- Vit D may help your immune system
Bad:
- Herd immunity way off
- COVID-19’s fatality rate 13 times higher than seasonal flu
- 6’ distancing might not be enough in some conditions
- Infected can contaminate before showing symptoms
- Unusually high rate kidney problems in NY hospitalized
- COVID appears to cause serious cardiovascular problems and remdesivir and hydroxychloroquine might make it worse
- Summer won’t save us (we have no immunity)
- Infected kids might spread as well as adults
- Drops in the air can last for up to 14 min.
- Smoking weed stopping infection greatly exaggerated (“This said, I am aware of small-scale human trials that indicate vaping bud may be an effective treatment for some pandemic-related ailments, such as cabin fever and “being only halfway through Tiger King and already bored.” Ha!)
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