SARS-CoV-2 Can Survive on Banknotes, Phone Screens for Up to Four Weeks, Study Finds

📝 The new coronavirus may remain infectious for weeks on banknotes, glass and other common surfaces, according to research by Australia’s top biosecurity laboratory that highlights risks from paper currency, touch screen devices and grab handles and rails.

Scientists at the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness showed SARS-CoV-2 is “extremely robust,” surviving for 28 days on smooth surfaces such as glass found on mobile phone screens and plastic banknotes at room temperature, or 20 degrees Celsius. That compares with 17 days survival for the flu virus.

Virus survival declined to less than a day at 40 degrees on some surfaces, according to the study, published on Monday in Virology Journal. The findings add to evidence that the coronavirus which causes COVID-19 survives for longer in cooler weather, making it potentially harder to control in winter than summer. @COVID19Up SOURCE

COVID-19 Will Probably Become Endemic — Here’s What That Means

🦠 We can’t say with any certainty what the future of COVID-19 is. But based on our experience with other infections, there is little reason to believe that SARS-CoV-2 will go away any time soon, even when vaccines become available. A more realistic scenario is that it will be added to the (large and growing) family of infectious diseases that are what is known as “endemic” in the human population.

With the worldwide spread of the disease increasing again, it seems unlikely that the currently available measures can do more than bring that spread under control—except in countries that can effectively isolate themselves from the outside world. The fact that the vast majority of people are still susceptible to some degree means that there is sufficient fuel for the fire to keep burning for quite some time. @COVID19Up SOURCE

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Trump Tests Negative for SARS-CoV-2 on Consecutive Days, Doctor Says

🇺🇸 U.S. President Donald Trump tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 on an antigen test, his doctor said Monday as the president jetted off to Florida for his first campaign rally since being diagnosed with the virus.

White House physician Sean Conley wrote in a memo that Trump tested negative on consecutive days using the Abbott antigen test. @COVID19Up SOURCE

Johnson & Johnson Latest to Halt COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Due to Unexplained Illness in Participant

💉 The clinical trial of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine has been paused due to an unexplained illness in a study participant.

A document sent to outside researchers running the 60,000-patient clinical trial states that a “pausing rule” has been met, that the online system used to enroll patients in the study has been closed, and that the data and safety monitoring board — an independent committee that watches over the safety of patients in the clinical trial—would be convened. The document was obtained by STAT.

Contacted by STAT, J&J confirmed the study pause, saying it was due to “an unexplained illness in a study participant.” The company declined to provide further details.

“We must respect this participant’s privacy. We’re also learning more about this participant’s illness, and it’s important to have all the facts before we share additional information,” the company said in a statement. @COVID19Up SOURCE

"Nobody can believe what we found. People are shocked." President Trump

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Hundreds of Australian Doctors Call for Immediate End to "Harmful" Lockdown in Victoria

🇦🇺 A group of concerned doctors is calling for Victoria’s coronavirus lockdown to end immediately.

In an open letter to Premier Daniel Andrews, 500 medical experts argue that the state government’s response to COVID-19 is causing severe harm, a spike in mental health issues and a worrying decline in tests for medical conditions like cancer and chest pain.

“The current restrictions are unnecessary, disproportionate and must be lifted,” the letter says.

“The response to the virus will cause more deaths and result in far more negative health effects than the virus itself.” @COVID19Up SOURCE

Here is the video. Took me 10 minutes to figure out what they were talking about but it all came clear in the end. Biden gave the go ahead to kill US Seal Team 6 (23 min 21 seconds) https://puresocial.tv/benghazi-bombshell-exclusive/

And they are still talking about "Climate Change". How about the PTFE you are breathing in!! #Idiocracy

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National Guard Called in to Help Contain COVID-19 Outbreaks at Two Minnesota Nursing Homes

In a troubling sign of COVID-19’s resurgence, the Minnesota National Guard has been called in to provide emergency staffing support at two nursing homes struggling to contain large and deadly outbreaks of the respiratory disease.

Over the past 10 days, the National Guard has dispatched small teams of medical professionals to facilities at opposite ends of the state where dozens of residents and staff have been sickened, and where staffing levels became so depleted that they turned to the state for help. Both facilities — one in the southern Minnesota city of Austin and the other on the Iron Range in Hibbing — have active outbreaks and are isolating infected residents in separate COVID-19 units.

The rare deployments come amid an alarming resurgence of COVID-19 across the region and amid mounting evidence that the virus is infiltrating Minnesota’s 2,100 long-term care facilities after declining over the summer. They also reflect how the virus is shifting toward smaller facilities in rural areas where staffing shortages are more severe.

With cases rising statewide, public health experts fear a repeat of the chaotic scenes this spring.

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https://startribune.com/guard-called-in-to-contain-covid-outbreak-at-two-minnesota-nursing-homes/572728431/

Doctors Share Excitement About Regeneron Antibody Cocktail Treatment Study

🇺🇸💊 U.S. President Donald Trump received Regeneron's experimental COVID-19 treatment and now a hospital in Ohio is enrolling sick patients in a study using the same antibody cocktail.

A new study opened just last week and doctors involved have said in some cases, the antibody cocktail appears to cut recovery time in nearly half.

"This is really state of the art as far as management for COVID," said Dr. Roberto Colon, Associate Chief Medical Officer at Miami Valley Hospital.

"We anticipate that over the next few weeks, we're going to have even more people that are showing a lot of interest," Colon said.

"That could not only speed up recovery but hopefully reduce the onset of severe symptoms and in doing so, probably reduce mortality." @COVID19Up SOURCE