wereisjessicahyde (profile), 17 Mar 2020 @ 12:12pm
Re: Patents for coronavirus
Yes, it's true an application does exist, "Coronavirus US-Patent 10130701, 2015" which is for a completly coronavirus different virus.
A patent application from 2015 does exist for one type of coronavirus, but not the same one as the new one identified in Wuhan, which has now been named Covid-19.
Coronavirus is a broad category of viruses that includes the common cold, SARS, and Covid-19.
The patent number mentioned here refers to a “live attenuated” version of the avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV).
Live attenuated IBV is essentially a weakened version of the virus, patented with the aim of eventually developing it into a vaccine against the disease for birds and other animals.
Because that is how viruses work. You become infected with a small amount of the virus but you wont start feel unwell until the virus grows and multiplies in your body to a certain level (usually take a few days) and the body has time to go in fight mode (the fever is thebodies way of killing the virus but it doesn't kick in straight away)
But from the moment you become infected you can pass it on to other people. It's really not that complicated.
Apart from that they have hard data: Of the 705 confirmed cases (they tested everybody) aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, 392 had no symptoms at the time of testing and later became unwell.
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Re: "rights-managed" on Getty
On Getty it's listed a $499 USD. Implies they're profiteering assholes,
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You do realise there's a video at the top of this piece literally made out of the things they said on Fox News in the last few weeks?
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Re: its not
A few percent more than influenza's 0.1% most definitely is "way more deadly" - at least 10 times "way more deadly" because that's how numbers work.
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There are no safe areas, no safe States.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2020/mar/26/coronavirus-map-of-the-us-lates t-cases-state-by-state
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The 3rd sentence of his own piece reads...
"Biotech companies are racing to develop these vital drugs at record speed with massive investments of time and money"
... so it's pretty clear not even he believes his bullshit.
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Re: ... no, that is most certainly not rain FBI
Give it week an they'll insist requests be sent etched on a stone tablet by Banksy
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I answered your question. Now you're asking a different question.
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You really need to get a hobby.
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Re: Patents for coronavirus
Yes, it's true an application does exist, "Coronavirus US-Patent 10130701, 2015" which is for a completly coronavirus different virus.
A patent application from 2015 does exist for one type of coronavirus, but not the same one as the new one identified in Wuhan, which has now been named Covid-19.
Coronavirus is a broad category of viruses that includes the common cold, SARS, and Covid-19.
The patent number mentioned here refers to a “live attenuated” version of the avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV).
Live attenuated IBV is essentially a weakened version of the virus, patented with the aim of eventually developing it into a vaccine against the disease for birds and other animals.
On the post: Techdirt In The Time Of Covid-19
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A: A large part of the population have some historical immunity to most influenza strains that isn't the case with Sars-Cov-2.
B: We have flu vaccines, we ain't got one Sars-Cov-2.
C: The mortality rate for Covid 19 is at least 10 times higher than that of the flu, in some countries even 3 times higher than that.
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"There is also a good chance that people will catch this more than once"
No. No, there isn't. That's not how biology works.
On the post: Techdirt In The Time Of Covid-19
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Fear Itself
Because that is how viruses work. You become infected with a small amount of the virus but you wont start feel unwell until the virus grows and multiplies in your body to a certain level (usually take a few days) and the body has time to go in fight mode (the fever is thebodies way of killing the virus but it doesn't kick in straight away)
But from the moment you become infected you can pass it on to other people. It's really not that complicated.
Apart from that they have hard data: Of the 705 confirmed cases (they tested everybody) aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, 392 had no symptoms at the time of testing and later became unwell.
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Re: Drive the DEA out of existence?
Bruce, it's 82 BILLION dollars.
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Re: Don't settle for anything less than a million times the amou
You do realise that's 82 Billion dollars? I can't see that happening.
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Mike already has has done, sort of last year, when it happened 6 months ago.
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190815/18023542791/latest-google-whistleblower-to-prove-ant i-conservative-bias-doesnt-prove-anything-appears-to-be-bigoted-conspiracy-theorist.shtml
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Class action?
I'm putting together a case against Red Bull and their "Gives You Wings" promise.
I tested this claim (against a nice cup of tea as a control group) and no wings, not even a single bloody feather. Liars.
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It is good practice to get the bubble replaced every once in a while.
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It's from the Michael Cohen school of lawyering
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Playing hide the gun..
I watched that episode just a few days ago and he definitely didn't just caress her neck and chest. Use your imagination...
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Apart from Facebook not being publicly owned, private, members only or a club good effort.
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