The number of coronavirus cases around the world has now surpassed the 1,000,000 mark. There is some good news, though. The rate of infections being reported is starting to level off. So we could finally be turning a corner and seeing this supervirus subside. But one big caveat remains. South Korean scientists are now speculating about whether we might see a viral reactivation. When this happens, someone can recover from the disease, only to have it flare up again at a later date. Obviously, it bears watching, but we won’t know if it’s an issue until later. More from Styxhexenhammer666.
Back in February, we saw some early reports that some coronavirus patients in China may have become infected again after their initial recovery. The data was scarce and we haven’t had much to go on since then…until now.
More recent studies now indicate that a certain percentage (possibly a third?) of “recovered” patients have so few antibodies to covid-19 that they’re able to get re-infected at a later date. If indeed the case globally, this would dampen hopes by substantially retarding progress to herd immunity. And increasing the public health risk, especially since the severity of the infection seems notably worse the second time around.
Don’t despair yet, as there are material open questions regarding this new data that require further study. But it does reinforce the nefarious complexity of this honey badger of a virus. In the meanwhile, keep up your self-protection efforts — social distance, good hygiene, PPE, and get that garden going! More from Chris Martenson.
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All around the world, doctors are beginning to call out the coronavirus death certificates. Yes, there are definitely cases of death caused by the virus. But most of the victims are elderly with one, two, even three existing conditions. Now, it’s appearing some of these existing conditions have resulted in deaths that have been blamed on the coronavirus. More from Computing Forever.
Want proof they are inflating the coronavirus death count? You’re about to get it. A state senator who is a medical doctor in Minnesota explains the scam. More from Lisa Haven.