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  Virus Sub Forum
  • Duluth  

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  FYI, I made a homeschooling thread in light of covid19 but put it in other stuff...
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  Coronavirus - New Zealand
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  https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/122066815/coronavirus-so-youve-designed-a-vaccine-then-what One thing not discussed in this article is that many of the vaccine candidates are unconventional (viral vector, mRNA liposome nanoparticles) and require different manufacturing, or require large volume production of viral proteins and novel adjuvants (expensive, slow, tricky to get right).
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  Coronavirus - Australia
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  Government confident CSL can produce enough vaccine for entire population
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  Lockdown Check In
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  @Bones said in Lockdown Check In: @voodoo said in Lockdown Check In: @Nepia sounds mint! Oh fuck you I would've just got "I'm quarantining with my kids". Now, now, don't spoil my mood. Tonight I have reserved a room at the 3 star Thorndon Hotel (1 room, 2 beds, 3 kids). It set me back $102 and I plan on celebrating like a fucking rock star. Ok, that probably means drinking red wine alone in the dark when theyre asleep, but I'm taking it. [I just had to edit the above to read 3 kids, not 4 - maybe I've had too much wine lately]
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  Covid-19 and keeping fit
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  @Paekakboyz said in Covid-19 and keeping fit: @MN5 seems that way. But its nigh on impossible to get any weights or gear online or at the shops. And for the lean pickings online the prices are absurd. Meh, back to filthy cardion and bodyweight stuff I’ve dusted off the weights for weighted chin ups/dips/push ups. 4 x big plastic 20kg plates and about 40kg worth of rusty 5kg ones. I could make a fortune selling them in the current climate. Fuck knows where the bar is though.
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  Coronavirus - Overall
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  @pakman Thanks, found it when sober
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  Coronavirus memes
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  Coronavirus - UK
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  @MajorRage said in Coronavirus - UK: @MiketheSnow said in Coronavirus - UK: @voodoo said in Coronavirus - UK: @MiketheSnow said in Coronavirus - UK: Aberdeen gone back in to 5-mile lockdown All indoor and outdoor hospitality closed as of 5pm Better version of the announcement here https://www.facebook.com/1680210945622928/posts/2566355217008492/?sfnsn=wa&d=w&vh=e She's brilliant. And spot on. I can't understand a word she's saying .... Something about kilts
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  Corona and Sports
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  Major League Baseball has been up and running for 4 days and is already looking fucked as half of the Marlins team tests positive. And plays anyway. NBA back this week promises to be interesting.
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  Coronavirus - South Africa
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  Correct... last column daily new cases ... And no I don’t think cruise liner contributing as far as I’m aware. Hard to say as a layperson why WC so much worse ... and naturally politicians playing ping pong with reasons and blame while people keep getting infected. I think we are doing ok considering some very different circumstances to NZ but the elderly and other vulnerable groups are probably looking at more severe permanent changes to their lives than the rest. Limited domestic air travel going to be allowed again too and borders still closed. And most importantly ...I can buy BEER again from Monday
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  [Poll - Complete] What would you like the Govt to announce today
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  @Hooroo and we know for sure that @mariner4life is trolling and/or drunk. No, wait. He's both!!
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  [Poll - Complete] What will the Govt decide today?
  • Duluth  

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  @voodoo said in [Poll] What will the Govt decide today?: Barely though. I haven't ordered anything online from a butcher because the choices are so limited under current conditions. Every cafe and restaurant here is closed. I'm fucking gagging for a takeaway coffee and a vindaloo. You don't think 4 days of business will be important to them? We got our usual meat order last week, free delivery too, which was great given Dominoes dont even deliver out as far as we are, the booze shop wont either. I am sure it will be, but I just think this wil be thier (the Govt) 'happy medium'
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  Coronavirus - Media Discussion
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  @MajorRage said in Coronavirus - Media Discussion: Govt told the Times to fuck off. Terrible use of their time. https://healthmedia.blog.gov.uk/2020/04/19/response-to-sunday-times-insight-article/ Embarassingly comprehensive rebuttal. Journalist and editor should resign.
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  Coronavirus & Messaging Apps - Help wanted.
  • Victor Meldrew  

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  Has anyone been using Syncplay or similar apps to watch movies or listen to music with friends? I've been using https://www.airtime.pro/ to stream music to friends. Any app or service suggestions? Would love to be able to stream music to friends easily from my desktop.
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  Drivers Licence Expiring During Lockdown!
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  @Crucial said in Drivers Licence Expiring During Lockdown!: Do you peasants drive yourself or something? Funnily enough, we haven't been for the first 2 months of 2020 - and have hated it! Bali roads, licenses, insurance etc, all leads to expats renting a car + driver. And it's kinda fun for a week, and kinda crap after that! Can't put a price on independence.
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  Coronavirus - China
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  @Baron-Silas-Greenback I think that's the point. The China numbers are totally fucked but hardly anyone's can be trusted. Everyone has different testing regimes, the US had hardly done any testing (proportionately) before they had community transmission - some cases are still only testing hospitalised patients. That's what Bloomfield said today - the fact the we are now testing much more but the number of cases is stable is good news and suggests that while it is out in the community not to a massive extent.
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  Public Holidays
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  @Stargazer said in Public Holidays: When I discussed ANZAC Day with a mate of mine (via Skype) a few days ago, his youngest girl heard it and suggested that everyone should put a poppy on the bear they have in front of their window (she still counts them every day on their daily walk around the block). It was very cute to hear an 8-year-old actively think about it, this way. that story just broke me.
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  Potential Positives to Look forward to
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  @Stockcar86 said in Potential Positives to Look forward to: Absolutely inline with an earlier post I made about NZ approach to Covid.
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  COVID Testing. Anyone?
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  @Machpants said in COVID Testing. Anyone?: Stories of some staff moving to headbands with buttons sewn on, as the over-ear masks are starting to chafe. One of the oldies homes here in Sydney is going through 800 sets of PPE a day.
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  Home Schooling
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  @nzzp I got an email from my sons school (high school) which gives me access to see what work they are giving him and what he has done...