Coronavirus

[Bryn]

An interesting refutation of Fox News promoted theory that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that gives rise to COVID-19, was genetically engineered:

https://healthfeedback.org/could-scientists-use-the-bat-coronavirus-ratg13-to-engineer-sars-cov-2-the-virus-that-causes-covid-19-in-a-lab/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Health%20Feedback&utm_campaign=Taryn%20Oct%2020

[oddoneout]

An interesting refutation of Fox News promoted theory that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that gives rise to COVID-19, was genetically engineered:

https://healthfeedback.org/could-sci...ryn%20Oct%2020

Oh the arrogance of mankind! Nature is incapable of anything on a grand scale so it must be human engineered.

[Jazzrook]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/24/covid-pandemic-prepared-investment-science

JR

[french frank]

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...stment-science

JR

Interesting that figure of 650,000 deaths worldwide from flu. People have reportedly said (probably not recently) that deaths in this pandemic are 'no worse' than the annual flu deaths. I see the latest figure for the Covid deaths is about 2.7m.

The article says there will be other pandemics, not a case of if but when, which seems like a truism. But it doesn't say whether we are moving towards some sort of 'global crisis' when pandemics will become more frequent.

[johnb]

There is an interesting and reassuring (despite the headline) article on The Guardian website about the effect of the vaccinations on hospital admissions.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/26/one-in-25-people-hospitalised-with-covid-in-uk-since-december-have-had-vaccine

In addition to the Guardian article, it is very much worth looking at the paper which SAGE considered. It shows the spread of hospitalization in the days following vaccination, with very few cases/hospitalizations indeed after 3 weeks (from the date of vaccination).

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/973183/S1143_Hospitalised_vaccinated_patients_during_the_second_wave__2_.pdf

[Nick Armstrong]

The French seem to be in a real mess

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-56526265

[french frank]

Zoe has not changed her clock. I was reminded to report in at 10.15 (perhaps she has abolished DST?).

[cloughie]

Zoe has not changed her clock. I was reminded to report in at 10.15 (perhaps she has abolished DST?).

That posting means nothing to me - who is Zoe, and DST?

[Frances_iom]

That posting means nothing to me - who is Zoe, and DST?

probably the gatekeeper to possibly a Mac/Apple walled garden who only speaks American - daylight saving time?

[Bryn]

That posting means nothing to me - who is Zoe, and DST?

I presume, https://covid.joinzoe.com/about and delayed Daylight.

[french frank]

That posting means nothing to me - who is Zoe, and DST?

Zoe is the developer and provider of the Covid Symptom Tracker app, produced for the King's College coronavirus research project which some here have been using. The reminder came at 9.15 each morning until today when it didn't come until 10.15. Hope this helps

DST - Daylight saving time

[cloughie]

Zoe is the developer and provider of the Covid Symptom Tracker app, produced for the King's College coronavirus research project which some here have been using. The reminder came at 9.15 each morning until today when it didn't come until 10.15. Hope this helps

DST - Daylight saving time

Thanks, call me a backwoodsman but I still call it BST.

[french frank]

Thanks, call me a backwoodsman but I still call it BST.

It's available in other countries too

[Bryn]

Zoe is the developer and provider of the Covid Symptom Tracker app, produced for the King's College coronavirus research project which some here have been using. The reminder came at 9.15 each morning until today when it didn't come until 10.15. Hope this helps

DST - Daylight saving time

Did you carefully plan to post #5254 with the hour and minute figures of my #5253 reversed?

[muzzer]

Zoe is the developer and provider of the Covid Symptom Tracker app, produced for the King's College coronavirus research project which some here have been using. The reminder came at 9.15 each morning until today when it didn't come until 10.15. Hope this helps

DST - Daylight saving time

I think this app and project has been possibly the most heartening thing for me.about this last year. Admittedly not a crowded field, but still.