SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus (COVID-19)

You question isn't phrased correctly - it argumentatively implies there is only one answer.

Yes I do believe the US would do that. Maybe more importantly as a citizen I would insist they do it. The majority may disagree and it might not get done but it wouldn't stop me from standing up and voicing what I feel we should do.

 

What if ...

... the U.S., China, and many other countries collaborated, working together on surveillance for emerging diseases, with U.S.-fund staff working in Wuhan and other major virus labs around the world, sharing ideas and data and best safety practices, so that everyone can have an early heads-up to emerging disease threats? Sort of like this:

10th anniversary of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Global Disease Detection program
A ten-year China-US laboratory collaboration: improving response to influenza threats in China and the world, 2004–2014

Oh, wait! We did? Why was it slashed about five years ago?

Exclusive: U.S. slashed CDC staff inside China prior to coronavirus outbreak

FOLLOWING 2018 STATE DEPARTMENT WARNINGS OF SAFETY ISSUES AT WUHAN LAB STUDYING CORONAVIRUSES, MURPHY, MARKEY PRESS POMPEO FOR ANSWERS ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S RESPONSE

Trump administration ended pandemic early-warning program to detect coronaviruses

"Two months before the novel coronavirus is thought to have begun its deadly advance in Wuhan, China, the Trump administration ended a $200-million pandemic early-warning program aimed at training scientists in China and other countries to detect and respond to such a threat.

The project, launched by the U.S. Agency for International Development in 2009, identified 1,200 different viruses that had the potential to erupt into pandemics, including more than 160 novel coronaviruses. The initiative, called PREDICT, also trained and supported staff in 60 foreign laboratories — including the Wuhan lab that identified SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Field work ceased when the funding ran out in September, and organizations that worked on the PREDICT program laid off dozens of scientists and analysts, said Peter Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance, a key player in the program."

 

"Oh, wait! We did? Why was it slashed about five years ago?"

Are these questions or statements? Who is the expected person to answer?

They are non sequiturs.

Though I don't belong, others have implied FHOP -Politics side- are meant for those type of rants.

 

You're the one being critical of China's actions calling on them to give unfettered access to the outside world here, including "Pledge to be a cooperative part of any World Coordinated Approaches to fight future epidemics." Which is something they were once part off, but not ended by them.

 

This thread and its FHoPol twin (Coronavirus) have been scrambled and overlapping since the beginning. Your posts here the past couple days are no less guilty.

 

Usually for my own amusement, I follow a few right-wing publications:


Sounds like the stuff any anti-VAXer would spout. Regardless, the weather will soon cool.

Cooler temperatures and we'll gather together so influenza, COVID-19, and even cold viruses will easily pass through the community. So it will soon be time for us 'elderly' to get protective vaccinations: CDC to Launch “Bridge Access Program” in Fall 2023 to Provide Free COVID-19 Vaccines to Uninsured and Underinsured Adults | CDC Online Newsroom | CDC

To help ensure that millions of uninsured and underinsured American adults continue to have access to no-cost COVID-19 vaccinations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is launching the Bridge Access Program for COVID-19 Vaccines this fall.

There are an estimated 25-30 million adults without insurance in the U.S., and there are additional adults whose insurance will not provide free coverage for COVID-19 vaccines after these products transition to the commercial market for procurement, distribution, and pricing, later this fall. The pandemic highlighted longstanding barriers to adult vaccination, including lack of accessibility, lack of availability, and lack of confidence. Under the management and oversight of CDC, the Bridge Access Program – for a limited time – will allow adults who are uninsured or underinsured to receive free COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Source_2: https://www.medicare.gov/publications/12118-Medicare-Covers-COVID-19-Vaccine.pdf

Medicare covers the original coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine and updated vaccine at no cost to you. The updated vaccine targets the original COVID-19 viral strain and 2 Omicron variants (BA.4/BA.5).

You can get an updated vaccine from the same COVID-19 manufacturer that you got your original shot from, or choose to get it from a different manufacturer.

If you got a Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, you can get an updated shot at least 5 months after you complete your second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine series. If you got a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, you can get an updated shot at least 2 months after you got your first shot.

■ Bring your red, white, and blue Medicare card with you, even if you're enrolled in a Medicare Advantage Plan. Your provider will need your Medicare Number to bill Medicare.
■ Visit Medicare.gov for more information on Medicare coverage of the COVID-19 vaccine and other related services.
■ Visit CDC.gov/coronavirus for information on vaccines and steps you can take to keep yourself and others safe from COVID-19.​

Of course, time to wash your favorite cloth masks and become more hygiene self-aware. As for the vaccine skeptics, we'll pray for you.

Bob Wilson

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i'm waiting for the targeted booster, but we've already got a number of lung and gut viruses running around.

positive covid tests have doubled in the last month in ma, but i'm more interested in sewage results, which are hard to find.
i have noticedmore mask wearers in stores lately, and there were about ten of us sitting on the lawn at church this morning, where it's been mostly just mrs b and myself all summer.

 

Interesting read here when weighing the risks of getting a vaccine (so glad nowadays we can talk about that without being canceled or branded a Nazi/vax denier LOL)versus experiencing long covid & the likelihood of still getting long covid symptoms despite vaccination.

https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/long-covid-19-poses-risks-to-vaccinated-people-too/

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agreed. vaccination isn't a guarantee, but it sure beats no vaccination in most cases.

and the more people vaccinated, the better it is for everybody

 

That is over a year old, with data from mostly pre-Omicron, but still interesting.

"...vaccines seem to only provide modest protection against long COVID."

"The study of more than 13 million veterans also found that vaccination against the virus that causes COVID-19 reduced the risk of death by 34% and the risk of getting long COVID by 15%, compared with unvaccinated patients infected with the virus. However, vaccines were shown to be most effective in preventing some of the most worrisome manifestations of long COVID – lung and blood-clotting disorders – which declined about 49% and 56%, respectively, among those who were vaccinated."

 

unfortunately, mass dept of health has pretty much moved on. if covid gets worse, they'll probably up their game, but burnout is a thing

 

ya, me neither. that leaves a lot of red states out of the picture, and many blue states.

honestly, it's over around here, until it isn't. currently, mask requirements have been dropped in all hospitals, and covid shots are downplayed

 

i won't argue with that, but in the end, we have the same result. most (all) politicians are not forward looking. we need scientists to step up, but they are eerily quiet.

 

exactly. no one is running for office on a 'let's mitigate future pandemics' platform.

all i can do is avoid dangerous places and situations, and mask up when i can't.

when the shot is available for the hopefully prevalent strain, i'll get it.

 

i'm in the middle of 'guns, germs and steel', and the germs section is fascinating, as are the others.

 

I don't think viruseses actually want anything at all, they just work better when certain conditions are met. Otherwise I agree.