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Covid 19 Part XXVIII- 71,942 ROI(2,050 deaths) 51,824 NI (983 deaths) (28/11) Read OP

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    #122
    bodhrandude
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    Just noticed when I was job hunting online the other day that Regeneron are doing a massive recruitment campaign in Limerick, I think they are one of the companies involved with the treatment of covid and the roll out of this future vaccine, if and when it becomes available. So it looks like there'll be a few jobs created from this. https://investor.regeneron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/regenerons-regn-cov2-antibody-cocktail-reduced-viral-levels-and

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



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    #123
    Stheno
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    bodhrandude wrote: »
    Just noticed when I was job hunting online the other day that Regeneron are doing a massive recruitment campaign in Limerick, I think they are one of the companies involved with the treatment of covid and the roll out of this future vaccine, if and when it becomes available. So it looks like there'll be a few jobs created from this. https://investor.regeneron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/regenerons-regn-cov2-antibody-cocktail-reduced-viral-levels-and

    Don't they make the antibody cocktail Trump was given?


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    #124
    GazzaL
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    Stheno wrote: »
    Don't they make the antibody cocktail Trump was given?

    The antibody cocktails are savage. I lashed back a few of those along with 3 long island ice teas, 2 cuba libres and 4 mojitos.


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    #125
    bodhrandude
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    Stheno wrote: »
    Don't they make the antibody cocktail Trump was given?

    Don't know really, just an observation I made as all the Regeneron vacancies went on for about 5 or 6 pages, so big plans or something going on there.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



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    #126
    eagle eye
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    Does anybody have the county by county breakdown for today's numbers?


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    #127
    MelbourneMan
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    Arghus wrote: »
    The Monday ones are pretty forgettable, but I think Philip Nolan's stuff in the late week briefings is usually excellent.

    I would not fully concur with your comment about Monday briefings. I cannot however recommend Professor Nolan's highly enough. It strikes me as I read some of the posting here that they should almost be obligatory listening before contributors are allowed to make new posting of their own.


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    #128
    Stheno
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    eagle eye wrote: »
    Does anybody have the county by county breakdown for today's numbers?

    Here you go

    https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1323325785088892929?s=19


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    #129
    bodhrandude
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    eagle eye wrote: »
    Does anybody have the county by county breakdown for today's numbers?

    Spookwoman posted earlier https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=115147278&postcount=104

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



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    #130
    [Deleted User]
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    Stheno wrote: »
    Don't they make the antibody cocktail Trump was given?

    “Heading out tonight”

    “Yurt kid, I’ve a bag a yokes and one a them fancy regeneron cocktails so am sorted for da Covid”


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    #131
    speckle
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    JoChervil wrote: »
    Not sure, if this has been posted here:

    https://news.mit.edu/2020/covid-19-cough-cellphone-detection-1029

    I think it's very interesting...
    So do I ,the covid cough does sound different a bit like if you have heard the whooping cough you would recognise it again. So with working out the sound frequencys and breathing control you could programme technology to recognise it. Eventually HCWs will too if their tuned in enough


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    #132
    owlbethere
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    I was told of a covid positive family. Adult offspring picked up the virus at the afters of a GAA match win. He lived with his parents and his parents got it. The family for the most part is doing what is required of them except for the father. He didn't test and he's not isolating himself either. He's going around coughing and spluttering, more than likely with covid considering his son brought it home to him and his wife got. Going into local shops and butchers and betting offices and anywhere that's open that he likes to go into.


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    #133
    niallo27
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    owlbethere wrote: »
    I was told of a covid positive family. Adult offspring picked up the virus at the afters of a GAA match win. He lived with his parents and his parents got it. The family for the most part is doing what is required of them except for the father. He didn't test and he's not isolating himself either. He's going around coughing and spluttering, more than likely with covid considering his son brought it home to him and his wife got. Going into local shops and butchers and betting offices and anywhere that's open that he likes to go into.

    You can't beat a good afters of a gaa match, whatever the **** that is.


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    #134
    speckle
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    owlbethere wrote: »
    I was told of a covid positive family. Adult offspring picked up the virus at the afters of a GAA match win. He lived with his parents and his parents got it. The family for the most part is doing what is required of them except for the father. He didn't test and he's not isolating himself either. He's going around coughing and spluttering, more than likely with covid considering his son brought it home to him and his wife got. Going into local shops and butchers and betting offices and anywhere that's open that he likes to go into.
    If he is the only one not staying home, have locals offered help to deliever food, has anyone given the confidental council helpiline number. if he is addicted to betting would he trust one of his mates to do that... strange only one family member not staying in. Does the mother have acess to helplines if their are other internal domestic issues. Is it I must provide for my family male stereotyping issues?


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    #135
    owlbethere
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    speckle wrote: »
    If he is the only one not staying home, have locals offered help to deliever food, has anyone given the confidental council helpiline number. if he is addicted to betting would he trust one of his mates to do that... strange only one family member not staying in. Does the mother have acess to helplines if their are other internal domestic issues. Is it I must provide for my family male stereotyping issues?

    No its an alcoholic type of individual, hasn't used a tap in over 20 years type of person. He's not looking after anyone in his family except for himself. Real selfish ignorance.


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    #136
    c montgomery
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    Both my parents have it, both in their 80s.

    Dad is fine, no real symptoms

    Mum has been brought to hospital due to slight breathing difficulties and pre existing condition. In good spirits,hopefully they will release her tomorrow.
    Tough on them being separated.

    Can 2020 end already


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    #137
    What Username Guidelines
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    While there's confusion around swabs vs cases and therefore the positivity rate and its current accuracy with lower test numbers, another encouraging sign is the GPBuddy tracker on twitter, which shows the end of October had the lowest numbers of the month. Not to be read in isolation as it's one of many signals, but it's another positive sign.

    https://twitter.com/gpbuddy/status/1323376128342609921


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    #138
    Jim_Hodge
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    c montgomery wrote: »
    Both my parents have it, both in their 80s.

    Dad is fine, no real symptoms

    Mum has been brought to hospital due to slight breathing difficulties and pre existing condition. In good spirits,hopefully they will release her tomorrow.
    Tough on them being separated.

    Can 2020 end already

    I hope all goes well for them both.

    Take care,


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    #139
    What Username Guidelines
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    c montgomery wrote: »
    Both my parents have it, both in their 80s.

    Dad is fine, no real symptoms

    Mum has been brought to hospital due to slight breathing difficulties and pre existing condition. In good spirits,hopefully they will release her tomorrow.
    Tough on them being separated.

    Can 2020 end already

    Hopefully she gets discharged tomorrow, good to hear your dad is getting on ok. Do they have any idea how they picked it up?


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    #140
    Roger_007
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    owlbethere wrote: »
    I was told of a covid positive family. Adult offspring picked up the virus at the afters of a GAA match win. He lived with his parents and his parents got it. The family for the most part is doing what is required of them except for the father. He didn't test and he's not isolating himself either. He's going around coughing and spluttering, more than likely with covid considering his son brought it home to him and his wife got. Going into local shops and butchers and betting offices and anywhere that's open that he likes to go into.

    You can’t beat a bit of hearsay. I doubt if any of the story is true.
    You gave the game away when you used the, by now, tired cliche ‘coughing and spluttering’.


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    #141
    Stheno
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    c montgomery wrote: »
    Both my parents have it, both in their 80s.

    Dad is fine, no real symptoms

    Mum has been brought to hospital due to slight breathing difficulties and pre existing condition. In good spirits,hopefully they will release her tomorrow.
    Tough on them being separated.

    Can 2020 end already

    Best wishes for them both


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    #142
    speckle
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    c montgomery wrote: »
    Both my parents have it, both in their 80s.

    Dad is fine, no real symptoms

    Mum has been brought to hospital due to slight breathing difficulties and pre existing condition. In good spirits,hopefully they will release her tomorrow.
    Tough on them being separated.

    Can 2020 end already

    Hope they do fine... just hold in your head the ststs from German authorities that 89% of ovet 80s survive. And just recent ones posted in nature research paper that those over 80 in NHs are over 3 times more likely to die than those who live at home like your parents so their potential recovery rate is higher than 89%.
    More likely you just need a big hug than the above so sending you a virtual one.


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    #143
    s1ippy
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    c montgomery wrote: »
    Both my parents have it, both in their 80s.

    Dad is fine, no real symptoms

    Mum has been brought to hospital due to slight breathing difficulties and pre existing condition. In good spirits,hopefully they will release her tomorrow.
    Tough on them being separated.

    Can 2020 end already
    I hope they get well soon. Fingers crossed she'll be out tomorrow and back home. Look after yourself as well, it can't be easy.


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    #144
    c montgomery
    Registered Users Posts: 2,122 ✭✭✭c montgomery


    Thanks for all the well wishes.

    No idea of the exact source.
    All contacts tested negative

    Will update in a few days, trying to stay off boards and social media.


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    #145
    OscarMIlde
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    Rob A. Bank wrote: »
    Interesting stuff indeed... the ability to discern asymptomatic Covid coughs from healthy coughs, caused by subtle changes in the vocal cords and other organs. It prompted some random thoughts...

    A few infected people (the superspreaders) are responsible for the large majority of coronavirus contagion. It is estimated that 80% of transmissions are caused by between 10% and 20% of positive cases.

    For example, if five people had the coronavirus, two of them would not infect anyone, the other two might spread it to one person each and the fifth person would infect eight others.

    There is a wealth of information available about super-spreading events but very little on trying to identify who the superspreaders are.

    Have the superspreaders a higher viral load or a just a very active social life ?

    Do they have some anatomical difference, like gaps between their teeth or peculiar vocal cords, which aerosolize or dispense the corona droplets more easily ?

    Do they speak louder than others or are there some other distinguishing features ?

    I don’t know the answers to these questions, but if superspreaders could be identified before they cause havoc, it could help enormously in reducing the transmission and pain caused by Covid-19.

    I'd say the most likely explanation is that they are careless and not reducing their close contacts and/or are socialising in crowded less ventilated areas. I mean, even if you had some quirk that made you likely to expel more virus and infect people nearby ('a spray it not say it' type) if you have made an effort to reduce your close contacts you would have a limited pool of people you could possibly spread it to, hence you could never be a superspreader.


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    #146
    speckle
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    OscarMIlde wrote: »
    I'd say the most likely explanation is that they are careless and not reducing their close contacts and/or are socialising in crowded less ventilated areas. I mean, even if you had some quirk that made you likely to expel more virus and infect people nearby ('a spray it not say it' type) if you have made an effort to reduce your close contacts you would have a limited pool of people you could possibly spread it to, hence you could never be a superspreader.
    I would agree with that as thete is talk in the scientific community that we should think more of superspreading places/events/situations more than people.


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    #147
    Kermit.de.frog
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    Strict lock downs return across the continent as hospitalisations surge

    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/wave-of-lockdowns-across-europe-as-covid-surge-threatens-hospitals-1.4398238?mode=amp


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    #148
    Always_Running
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    HSE update as of 8pm tonight

    In hospital 303 (decrease of 29)
    In ICU 44 (no change)


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    #149
    ACitizenErased
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    Always_Running wrote: »
    HSE update as of 8pm tonight

    In hospital 303 (decrease of 29)
    In ICU 44 (no change)

    Thats a significant decrease


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    #150
    giveitholly
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    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    Thats a significant decrease

    Hopefully hospital figures have peaked last week in this "wave" and they continue to fall


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    #151
    blowitupref
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    Always_Running wrote: »
    HSE update as of 8pm tonight

    In hospital 303 (decrease of 29)
    In ICU 44 (no change)


    This time last week there was 349 in hospital.


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