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Let's see how the Sturgis experiment goes. If that works out, maybe there can be a comic-con 2021. A different kind of comic-con but still a comic-con. Instead of holding it indoors at the convention center, hold it outdoors at Petco. Transmission outdoors is lower than it is indoors. There have been other convention like events at Petco. What they do is segment the seating into separate panel rooms. The field itself can be an exhibit hall or a Hall H substitute.
Wuhan is showing a possible path forward even without a vaccine. This week they held a massive pool party with no social distancing or masks. They worked up to this. They had a real lockdown, mask wearing and contact tracing. There has not been a single case of covid in 3 months. In May when there were a handful of cases, they tested the entire population of over 10 million people in a few days. The water park itself has been open for 2 months with 15,000 daily visitors with no known incidents. They are showing what is possible if people get their act together. New Zealand is similarly successful. They went back to pre-covid norms after it was declared covid free. They had no cases for over 3 months. Then 2 weeks ago there were 4 new cases, all in the same family. Auckland went into lockdown.
Biogen conference likely led to 20,000 COVID-19 cases in Boston area, researchers say
Well, this is certainly to a good sign.
And then there's the story yesterday out of Hong Kong, that covers the first known reinfected person. They "had immunity for about 120 days" is the story, but the person only got sick after traveling for business: meaning, it's possible immunity lasted _less time_ but we don't know. This isn't unexpected, per say, but oddly the article says the guy suffered "mild symptoms" that still had him hospitalized for more than 2 weeks. There are other accounts in the article about "rare" reinfected patients, though with such a new virus there is not a lot of data (which is why the doctors/scientists aren't alarmed: because there isn't a lot of data to be worried at this time).
What has been known before was that people who had previously recovered had tested positive again — at that point they weren’t sure it was “re-infection” per se. What the new tests are actually showing is that if you’re infected by one strain and recover, a you can still be re-infected by a different strain of the virus. It’s a more nuanced finding than just people testing positive again.
Everyone, this is great info. Could you also include links to the articles?
The venue already had been dark for weeks before the shelter opening, with the pandemic causing the cancellation of large annual events such as Comic-Con International, costing the city millions of dollars in tax revenue and dealing an economic blow to area businesses.Conventions still aren’t scheduled at the venue, but Faulconer said they are expected to resume in 2021, and closing the shelter this year will clear the way ahead of time for their return.
Considering he was in Spain when he got re-infected that's probably D614G, the European strain. The difference between that and the strain in Asia is that it has a lot more spike proteins. So it's more contagious. Otherwise it's the same old covid. But because it's more contagious, it's quickly become the dominant strain in Europe and America. The prevalent strain of covid in the US didn't come from China, it came from Europe. That may also explain why Asian countries have been so successful in controlling the pandemic. The strain they are dealing with is less contagious.Here's the paper about the common cold possibly offering partial immunity to covid.You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login