Covid - news and views

It's an illustrated manuscript of Prof. Whitty's slide showing the peak.

I was sitting in the car, yesterday, waiting for OH to come back from the Chemists and turned the radio on.

I don't normally listen to a lot of Radio 4 but found myself listening to an interesting programme called How to Vaccinate the World. Fortunately  OH was delayed at the Chemist so I got to hear the full half hour (11.30-12.00 am) Last in series next week but it is worth catching up with it on BBC Sounds. Must admit I haven't checked to see if you can but I'm going to try to see if I can up with the other instalments I've missed.

Fascinating article on the BBC website today about how research is showing if you have the common cold virus then you can't easily catch covid! 

Apparently they explained it quite well in simple terms even I could understand. If you think of your cells as houses then some viruses get in and will keep the door open and share but others will shut the door completely. Apparently the common cold virus is one that shuts the door and the covid virus can't enter. And even if covid is there slightly first the common cold will throw it out the house and take up residence instead!

Amazing really how we all work!

see here

If rhinovirus (common cold) and Sars-CoV-2 were released at the same time, only rhinovirus is successful. If rhinovirus had a 24-hour head start then Sars-CoV-2 does not get a look in. And even when Sars-CoV-2 had 24-hours to get started, rhinovirus boots it out.
"Sars-CoV-2 never takes off, it is heavily inhibited by rhinovirus," Dr Pablo Murcia told BBC News.
He added: "This is absolutely exciting because if you have a high prevalence of rhinovirus, it could stop new Sars-CoV-2 infections."

Yes, CS, I read about it as well.

So stop the vaccine, just give everyone a permanent cold until C19 fades away. Save a lot of money and it will be good for my shares in Kleenex.

I listened to all 3 parts of a  documentary on BBC sounds yesterday called "The Jump". It details how three different viruses, Covid, Bird flu and HIV made the jump from animals to humans.

The last one on HIV was particularly interesting. Scientists have pinned down exactly when, where and how the jump from monkeys to humans was made. They have even discovered the troop of monkeys involved.

I listened to those too. Very interesting, and scary at the same time. There are some very clever and patient folk who look into this sort of thing.

All seems to come back to humans.......

Also listened to Lessons on a crisis, and the vaccination the world. Radio 4 always on 😉. Sometimes I have to remember to listen properly 😂

Our Local Authority is distributing Rapid  Lateral Flow Tests to anyone for the asking for home use. We picked up a couple today in passing. hopefully won't need them! Also heard today on local news media that some second vaccinations are being cancelled and rebooked. It did suggest that some of the second jabs were being done before the 12 weeks from the first were up. Ours are booked at eleven and half weeks from the first so it will be interesting to see if ours go ahead?

David

OH had her second after 5 weeks on Friday 19th March

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I'm due to have my second one on Thursday, 10 weeks and 4 days after my first one, and OH had her second one 10 weeks to the day after her first one.