COVID-19 is weakening, could die out without vaccine

sushilover

Mon, Jun 22 2020, 5:51 pm

Supermom#1 wrote:

OP, that certainly sounds promising. But you may be "dashing the hopes" of so many that are waiting for this vaccine to save them...they don't want to hear that there may be no need for it

Is this what you think of people who vaccinate? Sorry to disappoint you.. but no.

amother

Seagreen

Mon, Jun 22 2020, 5:55 pm

Supermom#1 wrote:

OP, that certainly sounds promising. But you may be "dashing the hopes" of so many that are waiting for this vaccine to save them...they don't want to hear that there may be no need for it

That’s the most ridiculous thing to say.

Elfrida

Mon, Jun 22 2020, 5:57 pm

Supermom#1 wrote:

OP, that certainly sounds promising. But you may be "dashing the hopes" of so many that are waiting for this vaccine to save them...they don't want to hear that there may be no need for it

It would certainly be dashing the hopes of the pharmaceutical companies who have poured billions into the research and development of the vaccines and in this scenario would have limited chances of recouping it.

amother

Blush

Mon, Jun 22 2020, 5:58 pm

Supermom#1 wrote:

OP, that certainly sounds promising. But you may be "dashing the hopes" of so many that are waiting for this vaccine to save them...they don't want to hear that there may be no need for it

That is beyond absurd.

shabbatiscoming

Mon, Jun 22 2020, 7:43 pm

It may be weakening but the end of the article says

"...called the idea "optimistic in the short term," adding that he didn't expect it would die out so quickly.
"It will if it has no one to infect. If we have a successful vaccine then we'll be able to do what we did with smallpox. But because it's so infectious and widespread, it won't go away for a very long time," he said.
"My estimate is ranging from 'never' to – if we are really lucky and it sort of mutates and mutates [and] may lose its virulence – we're talking years and years," Pankhnia predicted.
"I disagree with Prof. Sikora that nirvana is around the corner."

So, even if it is weakening, it doesnt look like its going away in the short term or even the next few months.
Sorry to be a debbie downer, but I think this virus is here for a long while even if it weakens.
There are stills spikes all over the world, so not gone by a long shot yet.

Just One

Mon, Jun 22 2020, 7:47 pm

The article quoted two experts. The first one believes that the virus is ebbing and will disappear within a short time. The second one is of the opinion you quoted
I choose to believe the former if only to protect my sanity

amother

Amethyst

Mon, Jun 22 2020, 7:47 pm

shabbatiscoming wrote:

But I do wonder if the places that are having spikes now are having the same type of medical emergency we had In NY with patients turning so critical so fast. While the cases are climbing are the patients as sick? Or is it more flu like. IMHO I think that’s a critical piece of info and I wish I had an answer....

amother

Beige

Mon, Jun 22 2020, 7:58 pm

amother [ Amethyst ] wrote:

From my limited observations, it does look like there are less sick patients across the US, but that might be because it's summer?

In Brazil (where it's now winter), the hospitalizations keep increasing.

Stars

Mon, Jun 22 2020, 8:13 pm

Supermom#1 wrote:

OP, that certainly sounds promising. But you may be "dashing the hopes" of so many that are waiting for this vaccine to save them...they don't want to hear that there may be no need for it

Hahaha

I'll counter you.

Didn't you hear? The producers of the coronavirus halted production until they can figure out how to make it cause autism.

imasoftov

Mon, Jun 22 2020, 9:02 pm

Just One wrote:

I would like to believe that people don't believe in things because they want them to be true, but unfortunately ...

Just One

Mon, Jun 22 2020, 9:06 pm

imasoftov wrote:

I would like to believe that people don't believe in things because they want them to be true, but unfortunately ...

Therein lies the difference between knowing and believing my dear.
I know that so called expert might just be another blip on the coronavirus expert opinion timeline but I'm choosing to believe it because it keeps me hopeful

southernbubby

Mon, Jun 22 2020, 9:08 pm

amother [ Amethyst ] wrote:

Some parts of Utah are bad right now.

amother

Cerise

Tue, Jun 23 2020, 12:01 am

amother [ Amethyst ] wrote:

A lot of people in New York got mild corna before they did a lot of testing so only the sickest got tested so numbers are little bit off . But I haven't seen if hospital numbers went up in Florida I did see they were up in a different state but I don't remember which one.

amother

Emerald

Tue, Jun 23 2020, 5:24 am

sushilover wrote:

Is this what you think of people who vaccinate? Sorry to disappoint you.. but no.

Really? Aren't they like the bike helmet wearers, who burst out crying every second that they're not on a bike and don't need to wear a helmet?

Bubby6

Tue, Jun 23 2020, 10:27 pm

amother [ Beige ] wrote:

There are a few states that have seen a spike in corona cases. Florida, California and Texas - 3 very hot places. What do you make of that?