Japan confirms coronavirus infections without symptoms
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Japan confirms coronavirus infections without symptoms
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Re: Japan confirms coronavirus infections without symptoms
#2Is testing fast now?
Do patients who don't have symptoms spread it effectively?
I'm not an expert, but I see two main possibilities: It can be contained. Or it will spread all around the world and only vaccines will later make it go away, if a large enough percentage of the population is vaccinated. How long does it take to create a vaccine nowadays? And mass production...
Re: Japan confirms coronavirus infections without symptoms
#3That brings up the question of how many cases there really are? How many people have been infected without any symptoms already?
Re: Japan confirms coronavirus infections without symptoms
#4Is testing fast now? Do patients who don't have symptoms spread it effectively? I'm not an expert, but I see two main possibilities: It can be contained. Or it will spread all around the world and only vaccines will later make it go away, if a large enough percentage of the population is vaccinated. How long does it take to create a vaccine nowadays? And mass production...
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Re: Japan confirms coronavirus infections without symptoms
#5Is testing fast now? Do patients who don't have symptoms spread it effectively? I'm not an expert, but I see two main possibilities: It can be contained. Or it will spread all around the world and only vaccines will later make it go away, if a large enough percentage of the population is vaccinated. How long does it take to create a vaccine nowadays? And mass production...
Here's a Twitter thread from an expert with thoughts on what we'll need to do if it's not contained:
https://twitter.com/t_inglesby/status/1221434570714669056
Re: Japan confirms coronavirus infections without symptoms
#6In some ways that's positive. If the number of cases is higher than thought, then the deadliness is lower.
Re: Japan confirms coronavirus infections without symptoms
#7Missing "[of Coronavirus]". Yeah the guideline doesn't say it, and we probably can assume what infection they're talking about, but..
Reports say the German man who got the virus after having a business meeting with a Chinese visitor said he had a mild fever in the weekend and slept it off, and came to work on Monday, which must mean he had recovered. Reading that makes me think the virus isn't a death sentence like many are worried it is.
Re: Japan confirms coronavirus infections without symptoms
#8Is testing fast now? Do patients who don't have symptoms spread it effectively? I'm not an expert, but I see two main possibilities: It can be contained. Or it will spread all around the world and only vaccines will later make it go away, if a large enough percentage of the population is vaccinated. How long does it take to create a vaccine nowadays? And mass production...
The virus changes rapidly, not unlike the flu. A vaccine isn't likely to be effective to eradicate it, and it will likely stay around as a permanent epidemic like the flu or HIV. Virulence can increase or decrease randomly in the future, but the spread doesn't seem like it can be contained, since a perfect quarantine can't be maintained at this scale. We'll have to live with a new virus and pay the price of some natural selection.
Re: Japan confirms coronavirus infections without symptoms
#9Missing "[of Coronavirus]". Yeah the guideline doesn't say it, and we probably can assume what infection they're talking about, but.. Reports say the German man who got the virus after having a business meeting with a Chinese visitor said he had a mild fever in the weekend and slept it off, and came to work on Monday, which must mean he had recovered. Reading that makes me think the virus isn't a death sentence like…
It's only a 3%(-ish) chance of dying going by numbers published so far.
That's much higher than a regular flu though.
Re: Japan confirms coronavirus infections without symptoms
#10Is testing fast now? Do patients who don't have symptoms spread it effectively? I'm not an expert, but I see two main possibilities: It can be contained. Or it will spread all around the world and only vaccines will later make it go away, if a large enough percentage of the population is vaccinated. How long does it take to create a vaccine nowadays? And mass production...
> How long does it take to create a vaccine nowadays?
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/artic...
From this article: “If the vaccine appears effective and safe in a number of animal species, it will go into clinical trials on humans. This takes at least one year even if expedited,” Yuen said.