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Red Wattle Bird in a Jacaranda Tree
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The Oxford University coronavirus vaccine trial has been halted because one participant in the UK has had a serious adverse reaction. A suspected “serious adverse reaction” means the participant may require hospitalisation. It could result in a life-threatening illness or even death. However AstraZeneca says the participant is expected to recover.
In studies of this nature, AstraZeneca said it is “routine” action when there is a potentially unexplained illness among participants.
Hopefully more participants will not be affected .. who knows if this participant has some other underlying health problem which was not established at the time he/she was chosen.. hence the reaction.
WITH THE HELP OF AI.....
A new analysis of the world's leading COVID-19 vaccines and therapies in development has revealed that even the small group of vaccines already in phase three trials have only a 20 per cent chance of success.
The artificial intelligence-powered analysis from local health informatics and predictive analysis company Opyl has found that mRNA-based vaccines are the most likely to succeed.
It has identified the leading candidates as those belonging to the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) followed by the collaboration between BioNTech and Pfizer.
The third-most likely candidate of those already in phase three trials was Oxford University and AstraZeneca's vaccine, which uses a different approach centred on a non-replicating viral vector.
Opyl chief executive Michelle Gallaher told The Australian Financial Review this analysis was good news for the Australian government, which locked in almost 34 million doses of the AstraZenea vaccine.
Opyl's Michelle Gallaher believes that by using AI, researchers will be able to bring COVID-19 therapies and vaccines to the market faster.
Military attendees wearing face masks applaud during an event to honour some of those involved in China’s fight against Covid-19 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, 8 September 2020. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP
China has passed “an extraordinary and historic test” with its handling of the coronavirus, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday at a triumphant awards ceremony for medical professionals decorated with bugle calls and applause, Reuters reports.
The nation’s propaganda machine has churned out praise for China’s Covid-19 response, reframing the public health crisis as an example of the agility and organisation of the Communist leadership.
Xi doled out gold medals to four “heroes” from the medical field in front of hundreds of applauding delegates on Tuesday, all wearing face masks and strikingly large red flower pins.
“We have passed an extraordinary and historic test,” Xi said, praising the country for a “heroic struggle” against the disease.
“We quickly achieved initial success in the people’s war against the coronavirus. We are leading the world in economic recovery and in the fight against Covid-19.”
Hope you're sitting down when you read this!!!
Sky News
Donald Trump has been formally nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for his brokering of the historic peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
President Trump is believed to have been nominated by Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a member of the Norwegian Parliament.
Oh my goodness!
Nominated by a right wing MP, don't think the Palestinians agree with him, but hey, Trumpie is wearing it already!
The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to United States President Barack Obama for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between people".
Ao least some Victorians are enjoying themselves! Kelly from the ABC spotted these gorgeous chooks enjoying the sun and the sea breeze at Point Lonsdale, VIC.
So very sad about this wonderfu WA nurse who volunteered to help out in Victoria aged care. Renee Freeman has been diagnosed positive. Renee and the other six members of her team will be returning to WA in due course. My opinion is...all the nurses should return.
Now doctors say she may not have been diagnosed at all if she and the rest of her team of seven had been instructed to wear full personal protective equipment. This is amazing since it was reported they were taking their own PPE ..what did they take? What did the Victorian government supply them with?
"People don't catch COVID in hospital in Singapore," Australian Medical Association WA head Dr Andrew Miller said. They wear hazmat suits.
Why send people to a war zone without the correct equipment.
The law change will ban larger groups meeting anywhere socially indoors or outdoors, the government said.
BREAKING NEWS
Oxford University says trials of a coronavirus vaccine that it is developing with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca will resume, days after being paused due to a reported side-effect in a patient in the UK.
In a statement, the university said in large trials such as this "it is expected that some participants will become unwell and every case must be carefully evaluated to ensure careful assessment of safety."
It said that globally some 18,000 people have received the vaccine as part of the trial.
The extension is new news Banjo. Until the AHs stop misbehaving and making it harder for those following the rules.
Not enough, the army should be called in, water canons used so people can go and get their fruit and veggies in peace. Throw the assh***es into a camp and make them work. Imagine having to have police protection while you shop and sell your produce!!!!
water cannon needed here
Premier Andrews, yhou are not doing your job - get the army to deal with those imbeciles.
Six months after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a pandemic, the virus is surging in many countries and some that had apparent success in suppressing initial outbreaks are also seeing infections rise again.
However, the number of confirmed cases during the spring peak is likely to be an underestimate of the true level of infection, as widespread testing was not available in many countries earlier in the year.
Sep 16, 2020, 07:01pm EDT
Oxford University said Wednesday its coronavirus vaccine with British drugmaker AstraZeneca may not have caused an illness that led to the halt to trials earlier this month.
In an information sheet for prospective participants, Oxford University said, “After an independent review, these illnesses were either considered unlikely to be associated with the vaccine or there was insufficient evidence to say for certain that the illnesses were or were not related to the vaccine,” Reuters first reported. AstraZeneca paused trials on September 6 after a U.K. participant developed an “unexplained illness.”
Trials have resumed in the U.K., Brazil and South Africa but it’s unclear if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will follow, as NIH officials have said they are “very concerned” about the adverse illness.
AstraZeneca has not released any details about the situation, but the New York Times reported, citing an anonymous source, that the participant developed symptoms consistent with transverse myelitis, or an inflammation of the spinal cord.
I agree with those views..I would prefer to see people continue the stringent wearing of masks rather than rush through any vaccine. There’s a very promising mask in the market place…
Reusable antimicrobial SonoMasks from Israeli startup Sonovia Tech now are proven to be more than 90 percent effective against coronaviruses and 99.89% effective against other viruses, even up to 100 washings. The cotton-polyester facemasks, come in four sizes, are infused with metal-oxide nanoparticles known to destroy bacteria and fungi, not just block them.
A Chinese lab has proven the metal-oxide infused washable facemasks destroy more than 90% of the novel coronavirus. Tests at the Microspectrum lab in Shanghai in accordance with international standards confirm that the nanoparticles also are effective against the novel coronavirus, Sonovia announced this week.
Another successful test of the SonoMask was completed last month at an Austrian medical lab using Vaccinia, a virus similar to SARS coronaviruses such as Covid-19.
Sounds good to me..
FOR VICTORIANS.
From 11:59pm 13 September, if you live alone or are a single parent you can create a social bubble with one other person. Here's what you need to know....
https://vic.gov.au/first-step-restrictions-roadmap-FAQs… #COVID19Vic