Corona Virus

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Originally Posted by Pickles2

"Easing restrictions", ANYWHERE (except China according to them?) is a recipe for disaster, IMHO.
But there are those in Victoria screaming for it, people in the USA demanding it, and Mr Trump?........well it will be interesting to see what He ACTUALLY relaxes.
As I've said elsewhere, I can't see how there can be any relaxation of anything anywhere.
Pickles.

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I thought ol' Donny was the only one who thought he was God. [wink11]

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I thought ol' Donny was the only one who thought he was God.

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Donny Dunstan?

No, he has gone to God.

As for relaxing. Even after the SA Gubbmint gives the all clear it is our intention to still isolate for another 2, possibly 3 weeks.

We don't trust any of them.

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This is one of those times when I thank God I wasn't born in the USA.

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Bruce Springsteen [The Boss] would not like to hear you say that.[bigrolf]


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZD4ezDbbu4

But but but, Donald did say it would all be over by Easter. No probs.

The Fool could have nominated which year.

see virgin have folded into administration over the virus

this mob own a lot of Virgin "Australia"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HNA_Group

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Originally Posted by incisor

see virgin have folded into administration over the virus

this mob own a lot of Virgin "Australia"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HNA_Group

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Hmmm, this is really bad. I wonder if its too late to transfer my flyer points out to Singapore Airlines.

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Originally Posted by 4bee

Bruce Springsteen [The Boss] would not like to hear you say that.[bigrolf]


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZD4ezDbbu4

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”Born in the USA” was a criticism of the US, not jingoism - but the cover art gave plenty of people the impression that it jingoism.

Lyrics:

Born down in a dead man's town
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
End up like a dog that's been beat too much
'Til you spend half your life just covering up
Born in the U.S.A
I was born in the U.S.A
I was born in the U.S.A
Born in the U.S.A
Got in a little hometown jam
So they put a rifle in my hand
Sent me off to a foreign land
To go and kill the yellow man
Born in the U.S.A
I was born in the U.S.A
I was born in the U.S.A
I was born in the U.S.A
Come back home to the refinery
Hiring man said "son if it was up to me"
Went down to see my V.A. man
He said "son, don't you understand"
I had a brother at Khe Sanh fighting off the Viet Cong
They're still there, he's all gone
He had a woman he loved in Saigon
I got a picture of him in her arms now
Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
I'm ten years burning down the road
Nowhere to run ain't got nowhere to go
Born in the U.S.A
I was born in the U.S.A
Born in the U.S.A
I'm a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A
Born in the U.S.A
Born in the U.S.A
Born in the U.S.A
I'm a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A

Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Bruce Springsteen
Born In The U.S.A. (Remastered) lyrics © O/B/O Apra Amcos

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Originally Posted by incisor

see virgin have folded into administration over the virus

this mob own a lot of Virgin "Australia"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HNA_Group

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I bet none of the owners of Virgin "australia" are reaching down into their deep pockets.... In a fantasy world, we'd legislate against foreigners buying up toohigh a % of vital Australian Businesses... the the States or Feds buy the now-worthless airline for a song....
Naturally, that would be a world first, NO other country has done anything like that at all....
- or have they ? [bigwhistle][bigwhistle][bigwhistle]

- I DID say... 'Fantasy World' ![biggrin]

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Originally Posted by Slunnie

Thats interesting. A friend of mine works for Johnson & Johnson medical, he knows whats happening in there. They've been working on a vaccine since January via their Jannsen Vaccines subsiduary. Their vaccine uses the same biological platform as their developmental vaccines for Ebola, Zika and Influenza. Their tests so far have been that positive on non-numan testing, (human testing starts approx Sept) that they are gearing up to start production right now while they simulaneously go through the formal approval procedures as required. They're happy because the base product already meets all of the WHO key attributes for a vaccine and 50,000 people already have tested the base platform with success. Production will be in the Netherlands and in the US via J&J facilites and hopefully outsourced in Europe and in Asia. The reason why they are starting production now is because they are pretty convinced that it works and will be approved and they want the vaccine to drop immediately after approval. Early 2021 is their expected eta for approval and release. In terms of breakthrough, its mainly done.

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Agreed - there was a article in the Age a week or two ago where a couple of groups said that they’d almost completed a SARs vaccine about 10 years ago but funding got pulled just before completion.

The same way a certain government quietly got rid of the Australia’s stockpile of PPE and other necessities for a pandemic that were actually put in place after SARS because, you know, it’ll never happen.

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Originally Posted by cjc_td5

In my view we'll never see a magic vaccine for SARSv2. We haven't managed it in 30 years for Malaria or for SARSv1, why is this any different? What we can hope for are developments in TREATMENT techniques that reduces its severity.

Its here to stay. I would say travel, especially internationally, is going to be hugely changed over the next 4+ years, if not forever..

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Apparently a couple of groups were actually close to finalising a vaccine for SARS-1.