WuFlu may be weakening

[Darth Omar]

DETROIT, Mich. — While some health experts warn of a possible second wave in the coronavirus pandemic, a new study is pointing to signs that COVID-19’s severity may be fading. Researchers at Wayne State University say viral loads from patients are continuing to decrease as the pandemic progresses. This is also showing a connection to a lowering death rate.

“Rapid implementation of social distancing measures, lockdown and widespread use of facemasks may have contributed to a decrease in the exposure to the virus.”

https://www.studyfinds.org/coronavir...mpression=true
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Interesting study.

The COVID death rate has dropped since early in the epidemic and the virus weakening would explain it. Arguably, the most plausible explanation, actually.

Though it’s interesting [and perhaps predictable] how they concluded it was likely due to man’s actions and not a natural consequence. If people are carrying a lower viral load—that has nothing to do with the rate of transmission; rather, it means the virus is less able to propagate itself within the host *after* the host has been infected.

Hence, the lower death rate.

And if the virus is showing a decreased ability to propagate it’s either weakening or something is going on with the populations immune systems. Most likely, it’s just weakening. Not like it’s never happened before.

At any rate, if this study reflects reality then this is good news. We have likely seen the worst of it.

[dukkha]

If people are carrying a lower viral load—that has nothing to do with the rate of transmission; rather, it means the virus is less able to propagate itself within the host *after* the host has been infected.

hydroxychloroquine would do that - maybe it's the therapeutics being used now that reduce the viral load?

[Phantasmal]

“Rapid implementation of social distancing measures, lockdown and widespread use of facemasks may have contributed to a decrease in the exposure to the virus.”

Isn’t it ironic, 61

[AProudLefty]

DETROIT, Mich. — While some health experts warn of a possible second wave in the coronavirus pandemic, a new study is pointing to signs that COVID-19’s severity may be fading. Researchers at Wayne State University say viral loads from patients are continuing to decrease as the pandemic progresses. This is also showing a connection to a lowering death rate.

“Rapid implementation of social distancing measures, lockdown and widespread use of facemasks may have contributed to a decrease in the exposure to the virus.”

https://www.studyfinds.org/coronavir...mpression=true
______________

Interesting study.

The COVID death rate has dropped since early in the epidemic and the virus weakening would explain it. Arguably, the most plausible explanation, actually.

Though it’s interesting [and perhaps predictable] how they concluded it was likely due to man’s actions and not a natural consequence. If people are carrying a lower viral load—that has nothing to do with the rate of transmission; rather, it means the virus is less able to propagate itself within the host *after* the host has been infected.

Hence, the lower death rate.

And if the virus is showing a decreased ability to propagate it’s either weakening or something is going on with the populations immune systems. Most likely, it’s just weakening. Not like it’s never happened before.

At any rate, if this study reflects reality then this is good news. We have likely seen the worst of it.

I hope so.

[Phantasmal]

I hope so.

Me, too!

[Darth Omar]

“Rapid implementation of social distancing measures, lockdown and widespread use of facemasks may have contributed to a decrease in the exposure to the virus.”

Isn’t it ironic, 61

Non sequiturs can be ironic, yeah lol.

How do masks and lockdowns ‘make a virus weaker’?

[AProudLefty]

Non sequiturs can be ironic, yeah lol.

How do masks and lockdowns ‘make a virus weaker’?

Notice she didn't say "weaker"?

[Darth Omar]

Notice she didn't say "weaker"?

She was parroting the non-sequitur in the study.

Are you going to help her out lol?

[Phantasmal]

Non sequiturs can be ironic, yeah lol.

How do masks and lockdowns ‘make a virus weaker’?

I’m not a virologist, Ill leave that to the experts.

I just found it ironic you posted an article that supports masks
and the lockdowns.

[AProudLefty]

She was parroting the non-sequitur in the study.

Are you going to help her out lol?

I am helping nobody out.

[dukkha]

if a virus develops past just a positive test then the load is significant

[Darth Omar]

I am helping nobody out.

You have a point there lol.

[Phantasmal]

I am helping nobody out.

Lol, he’s silly, I repost a statement from his article and he whines about it.

[AProudLefty]

Lol, he’s silly, I repost a statement from his article and he whines about it.

I know. It's pretty strange.

[Darth Omar]

if a virus develops past just a positive test then the load is significant

Basically, the more times they have to cycle a test to ring up a positive—the lower the viral load.

Which goes back to the weakness in PCR tests: up to 90% of them were ringing up positive on people whose viral load bordered on non-existent. So low, that they presented a zero risk of transmission to other people.

PCR tests shouldn’t be binary: they should show a scale from ‘heavy viral load/high risk to low viral load/low risk.

We can only guess how many of the 200,000* COVID deaths had a low viral load at the time death.

And we will likely never know.