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Moderna CEO expects to know if it's covid vaccine works by November

Your article (‘Confounding’: Covid may have already peaked in many African countries, 16 September) hints that there may be natural immunity in African countries where Covid-19 has settled down. This is likely to be true, and not just in Africa. If the evidence is closely examined, up to half of the worldwide population may have natural immunity. In none of the natural “experiments” of Sars-CoV-2 exposure within a closed group has the infection rate risen above 50%. In Lombardy, a study of 5,484 individuals who had been exposed by close contact with an infected individual were tested for antibody positivity, with 51.5% testing positive.

This hints at pre-existing natural immunity in the population. This has been convincingly demonstrated, with a study in Nature showing that 35% of a population cohort using historical samples had demonstrable CD4 T cell activity against Sars-CoV-2, never having been previously exposed to the new virus.

The implication is that 35%-50% of the population is naturally immune, and up to 25% antibody prevalence is being approached in some areas of the world (17.5% in London). We could already be approaching 75% immunity in those regions, well within the estimated 60%-80% needed for herd immunity. So, where death rates have settled to historical norms, this would be explicable by natural immunity. We may be closer to the end of this pandemic than we think.

Prof Moin Saleem

University of Bristol

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Anonymous wrote:Now FIVE vaccines have been approved.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/science/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker.html?fbclid=IwAR00XY1NmZIVv8245gjVfSlR4Jk-_wB9DeK26jNJn5Vz2xTwkzmfYuI6mUU

And look, 9 in Phase 3 and 15 in Phase 2. Many of these could get to the finish line. We could reach a point next year where the question is not when will a vaccine be available...but what vaccine to take.

Anonymous wrote:Now FIVE vaccines have been approved.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/science/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker.html?fbclid=IwAR00XY1NmZIVv8245gjVfSlR4Jk-_wB9DeK26jNJn5Vz2xTwkzmfYuI6mUU

Anonymous wrote:Now FIVE vaccines have been approved.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/science/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker.html?fbclid=IwAR00XY1NmZIVv8245gjVfSlR4Jk-_wB9DeK26jNJn5Vz2xTwkzmfYuI6mUU

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Moderna CEO expects to know if it's covid vaccine works by November

Anonymous wrote:Haha! As fun as it is to discuss how we've all let our personal hygiene and grooming falter amidst the pandemic... I'd like to digress and share some good news from Iceland

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-09-03/coronavirus-iceland-gives-us-some-good-covid-19

Some 91% of Icelanders who recovered from Covid produced detectable antibodies. That should dispel some of the gloom around reinfections.

I'm not sure if this was posted here yet. Sorry in advance if this is a repost (I did not see it here but I may have missed it).

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a golden opportunity to learn new skills and improve your health. Don't waste it.

Also, remember that human nature is such that when we will return to normal, we all will complain about how wonderful and unhurried our lives became during the pandemic.

I do not miss getting up early in the morning during the week to the jarring alarm clock
I do not miss seeing my kids go to school when it was cold and dark in the winter
I do not miss the rush hour traffic
I do not miss how sleep deprived my entire family was

I love having my family at home
I love that we all are interacting more
I love that I can hug them throughout the day
I love that they all want to help me when I am doing chores.
I love hearing my kids share more and more with me about their lives

Life has become simplified
We are wearing comfortable clothing and shoes
We are still in touch with friends, coworkers, classmates, family via Zoom etc.
I love not spending so much time and effort in grooming, make up and hair
I love that the weekends is not one endless circuit of engagements and chores.
I love working in my garden again.

True. Haven't shaved in weeks. Even my chin hairs aren't noticeable under the mask I wear when I'm outside

It's still too hot not to shave.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a golden opportunity to learn new skills and improve your health. Don't waste it.

Also, remember that human nature is such that when we will return to normal, we all will complain about how wonderful and unhurried our lives became during the pandemic.

I do not miss getting up early in the morning during the week to the jarring alarm clock
I do not miss seeing my kids go to school when it was cold and dark in the winter
I do not miss the rush hour traffic
I do not miss how sleep deprived my entire family was

I love having my family at home
I love that we all are interacting more
I love that I can hug them throughout the day
I love that they all want to help me when I am doing chores.
I love hearing my kids share more and more with me about their lives

Life has become simplified
We are wearing comfortable clothing and shoes
We are still in touch with friends, coworkers, classmates, family via Zoom etc.
I love not spending so much time and effort in grooming, make up and hair
I love that the weekends is not one endless circuit of engagements and chores.
I love working in my garden again.

True. Haven't shaved in weeks. Even my chin hairs aren't noticeable under the mask I wear when I'm outside

Yep same here.
I don't get paranoid about my breath either... (one of the perks of wearing a mask...)
Saving good money on Tic Tacs and mouthwash, which is nice.

It's also nice not to have to change my outfit/clothing every single day. Since I'm home 95% of the time I'm just in the same clothes. Im saving a handful of cash on dry cleaners and laundromat.

Thanks for pointing out the "cup half full" aspect of this situation

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a golden opportunity to learn new skills and improve your health. Don't waste it.

Also, remember that human nature is such that when we will return to normal, we all will complain about how wonderful and unhurried our lives became during the pandemic.

I do not miss getting up early in the morning during the week to the jarring alarm clock
I do not miss seeing my kids go to school when it was cold and dark in the winter
I do not miss the rush hour traffic
I do not miss how sleep deprived my entire family was

I love having my family at home
I love that we all are interacting more
I love that I can hug them throughout the day
I love that they all want to help me when I am doing chores.
I love hearing my kids share more and more with me about their lives

Life has become simplified
We are wearing comfortable clothing and shoes
We are still in touch with friends, coworkers, classmates, family via Zoom etc.
I love not spending so much time and effort in grooming, make up and hair
I love that the weekends is not one endless circuit of engagements and chores.
I love working in my garden again.

True. Haven't shaved in weeks. Even my chin hairs aren't noticeable under the mask I wear when I'm outside

Yep same here.
I don't get paranoid about my breath either... (one of the perks of wearing a mask...)
Saving good money on Tic Tacs and mouthwash, which is nice.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a golden opportunity to learn new skills and improve your health. Don't waste it.

Also, remember that human nature is such that when we will return to normal, we all will complain about how wonderful and unhurried our lives became during the pandemic.

I do not miss getting up early in the morning during the week to the jarring alarm clock
I do not miss seeing my kids go to school when it was cold and dark in the winter
I do not miss the rush hour traffic
I do not miss how sleep deprived my entire family was

I love having my family at home
I love that we all are interacting more
I love that I can hug them throughout the day
I love that they all want to help me when I am doing chores.
I love hearing my kids share more and more with me about their lives

Life has become simplified
We are wearing comfortable clothing and shoes
We are still in touch with friends, coworkers, classmates, family via Zoom etc.
I love not spending so much time and effort in grooming, make up and hair
I love that the weekends is not one endless circuit of engagements and chores.
I love working in my garden again.

True. Haven't shaved in weeks. Even my chin hairs aren't noticeable under the mask I wear when I'm outside