Game Changer Covid 19 Interferon Beta

[mommysboy]

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53467022

 

Let's hope it isn't BS.  

 

Looks promising anyway.

 

 

[248900_1469958220]

Cheers. Positive developments always most welcome....

[AndrewMciver]

12 minutes ago, 248900_1469958220 said:

Cheers. Positive developments always most welcome....

Welcome any developments, but it's not making major ripples in the news. Looked at it closely, and it's only been tested on 100 volunteers. 

 

The big changer other than a vaccine, will be an instant test. 

 

An instant test that would be no longer than a temperature check, or a quick swab of ya saliva on a machine lasting a few seconds. 

 

If we get that, you could test on mass in public, at work, care homes, and for us tourists - AT AIRPORTS. 

[expat1010]

Use of various Interferon formulations is being studied in a number of trials as a potential treatment (not vaccine/prevention). Looks promising as a treatment. Sort of make sense since that is what your body does naturally in responding to a viral infection. I think this study is using the 1B variant, I had thought of buying myself a couple of vials of 1a to inject in case I caught the virus, doubt it could do any harm.

[vermin on arrival]

3 hours ago, AndrewMciver said:

Welcome any developments, but it's not making major ripples in the news. Looked at it closely, and it's only been tested on 100 volunteers. 

 

The big changer other than a vaccine, will be an instant test. 

 

An instant test that would be no longer than a temperature check, or a quick swab of ya saliva on a machine lasting a few seconds. 

 

If we get that, you could test on mass in public, at work, care homes, and for us tourists - AT AIRPORTS. 

https://ajn.timesofisrael.com/israel-invents-one-minute-coronavirus-breath-test/?fbclid=IwAR0CcM-Mg3_JEx3D-Rw4xgadRJP23mObXZXEgDcDPl4OprHhN9MYS-PzNcg

 

not instant but pretty fast.

Edited July 20, 2020 by vermin on arrival

[GroveHillWanderer]

12 hours ago, AndrewMciver said:

Welcome any developments, but it's not making major ripples in the news. Looked at it closely, and it's only been tested on 100 volunteers. 

 

The big changer other than a vaccine, will be an instant test. 

 

An instant test that would be no longer than a temperature check, or a quick swab of ya saliva on a machine lasting a few seconds. 

 

If we get that, you could test on mass in public, at work, care homes, and for us tourists - AT AIRPORTS. 

In addition to the Israeli test mentioned by @vermin on arrival, Oxford University has developed a rapid test that can be administered without specialist equipment or training and gives results within 30-45 minutes.

 

Oxford scientists launch rapid CoVid-19 test

[AndrewMciver]

2 minutes ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

In addition to the Israeli test mentioned by @vermin on arrival, Oxford University has developed a rapid test that can be administered without specialist equipment or training and gives results within 30-45 minutes.

 

Oxford scientists launch rapid CoVid-19 test

30-45 mins is great news - i imagine alot of politicians, big events, media would be using them in their bubbles - but it's not a game changer. 

 

A game changer would be an instant test. 

[GroveHillWanderer]

1 hour ago, AndrewMciver said:

30-45 mins is great news - i imagine alot of politicians, big events, media would be using them in their bubbles - but it's not a game changer. 

 

A game changer would be an instant test. 

I'm not sure why you're so insistent on an instant test. It's almost unheard of to have a truly instant test for a virus.

 

To be useful in most circumstances, including for air travel, a 30-minute test would be fine. Most airlines require you to check in at least 45 minutes before a flight, if not longer.