Coronavirus - what we don't know.
Frightening, but no sense in worrying yourself to death over what we don't know.
I'm not, but I am concerned that how we're living now is the new norma , going forward.
Not that it is particularly bothering me at the moment (furloughed), but shoite for the kids (team sports, school, "courting" when the time comes).....
Bars and restaurants.
Holidays.
All manner of jobs will be untenable.
thalidomide vaccine
Will you be wearing a mask then?
Was Thalidomide a vaccine? There has been many very effective vaccines, some have side effect some don't where would we be without BCG, Polio,Smallpox vaccines etc?A new vaccine doesn't fill me with confidence to be honest.
The thalidomide vaccine, which was hailed as a wonder drug to combat morning sickness, still springs to mind.
New drugs/vaccines need to be thoroughly tested on a wide range of people with controlled groups and placebo groups amongst other criteria.
Was Thalidomide a vaccine?
I'm not sure when or if I'll be going back to the office. I work away from home, the Journey to my place of work requires significant train travel (ok, I could drive) but also entails staying in an hotel, which I'd imagine will be a hotbed for spreading the virus.
Hotels aren't even open, AFAIK. And I can't see how they safely can, any time soon.
No, thalidomide wasn't a vaccine it was a tablet. My mistake for typing quickly and not proof reading before posting. But the basis of my point is still valid. Thorough testing over a large controlled group be fore general release. No point in finding a 'cure' if the longer term situation is to cause another problem.
I once asked my kidney consultant about having the flu jab because the GP I was registered under at the time kept insisting I have it. After a long discussion about my health from childhood to mid 50's he asked if I wanted to have it. I said no because, as far as I was concerned, I had never had flu and during my life had built up a fairly robust immune system to most things in my opinion. He agreed it would be 'silly' to introduce a bacteria into my body at my age when I had no reason to suspect it would help me personally. A friend I met while undergoing kidney treatment was in a similar health frameset, (not had any major illnesses, had coped with the usual childhood things and never had flu etc), but he was persuaded it would be best if he had the jab. Poor bloke had an allergic reaction and they were unable to save him, so, thanks but no thanks.