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Health / COVID-19 Vaccine In 1 Month? CSIR Pins Hope On Sepsivac by Blindersoff: 9:19am On May 03, 2020 |
India's top research and development organization, the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), which is currently testing a "repurposed" vaccine against Covid-19 in a Phase 2 trial, is hoping to seek approval from the drug controller for its wider use against the pandemic in as early as 30 days from now, the scientist who is coordinating the effort said on Saturday India's top research and development organization, the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), which is currently testing a "repurposed" vaccine against Covid-19 in a Phase 2 trial, is hoping to seek approval from the drug controller for its wider use against the pandemic in as early as 30 days from now, the scientist who is coordinating the effort said on Saturday.CSIR is currently testing Cadila Pharmaceuticals' "Sepsivac" against COVID-19. This treatment was developed as a result of a partnership between CSIR and Cadila Pharmaceuticals many years ago. This immunotherapy treatment, which boosts "innate immunity", was initially approved by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for gram negative sepsis which is a disease caused by bacteria.But the scientists found that the pathological symptoms of this disease and Covid-19 were quite similar. And given the urgency of finding a solution to the rapidly rising Covid-19 cases across the world, the scientists thought of testing the treatment against the current pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. CSIR got the approval to test "Sepsivac" against Covid-19 in a Phase 2 clinical trial about 10 days ago. The trial is being conducted on 50 patients at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, AIIMS Bhopal, and Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh."We expect the results from this Phase 2 trial within 30-45 days from now. And if the results are encouraging, we will seek approval from the drug controller because of emergency and keep on continuing the Phase 3 trial. That's how it happens," Ram Vishwakarma, Director, Integrative Medicine (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research), Jammu, told IANS.Vishwakarma said that once it applies, the approval from the drug controller is expected to come fast as it is an emergency situation. So if the Phase 2 trial shows that "Sepsivac" is effective against Covid-19, the world may have a vaccine against the disease as early as one month from now, at least for emergency use.Meanwhile, Vishwakarma informed that CSIR has also got approval for conducting Phase 3 clinical trial of "Sepsivac" against Covid-19."The Phase 3 trials will be done on 1,100 people -- 600 will be those who have tested positive but non- symptomatic, and 500 will be those who are out of hospital," Vishwakarma said. How does Sepsivac work? It contains heat-killed mycobacterium w (Mw), an immunomodulator, which is a non-pathogenic mycobacterium."Normally when you develop a vaccine, you grow the organism and kill it. It is called heat killed. Here we heat killed the bacteria. It is a standard vaccine concept," Vishwakarma said, adding that the bacterium is produced by fermentation."The treatment we are testing against Covid-19 is designed to enhance innate immunity which is very critical. People who are weak in innate immunity will get the infection faster," he said. Vishwakarma explained that it is a non-specific vaccine which could be used to both cure and protect people. He explained that there are generally three types of vaccines."There are therapeutic vaccines, where you give them as a drug for curing. There are prophylactic vaccines, which you give to people to protect them. And there are some which have both the properties, which are called immunomodulators."Sepsivac will be an immunomodulator, which will have protective effect and therapeutic effect both," he said. Vishwakarma is hopeful that the Phase 2 clinical trials of the treatment will provide positive results. And because the drug is already in use for sepsis or septic shock treatment, "human safety is already assured," he said, adding that it will be applicable for all age groups."We are keeping our fingers crossed and hoping for the best," Vishwakarma said.As developing a vaccine against a new https://www.indiatvnews.com/science/covid-19-vaccine-in-1-month-csir-pins-hope-on-sepsivac-613529 Mynd44, Lalasticlala |
Health / Re: Ghana Records 1,032 COVID-19 Cases — 10 Days After Lifting Lockdown by Blindersoff: 5:33pm On May 01, 2020 |
wizzzmike: Keep on believing the lies being released by the Ghanaian govt. You must have a knot loose in your head if you feel I envy Ghana. There is absolutely no house to house testing going on and no plan against the covid19 pandemic in Ghana. Here it is business as usual with zero social distancing. |
Health / Re: Ghana Records 1,032 COVID-19 Cases — 10 Days After Lifting Lockdown by Blindersoff: 3:24pm On May 01, 2020 |
rastamouse: Ghana is not testing more. Those are lies. Their death rate is high ignore their lies. They have no plan here because I live in Ghana currently. 1 Like |
Health / Re: Ghana Records 1,032 COVID-19 Cases — 10 Days After Lifting Lockdown by Blindersoff: 3:21pm On May 01, 2020 |
chrisagyei: Shut up you this liar. The number of tests done in Ghana is not up to 20k. Your government lies like there is no tomorrow. I am here in Ghana and there is absolutely no house to house testing going on and those tested so far are very very low. Those over 100k acclaimed tested are false figures inflated by your government to keep them in good stead with USA their slave masters 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Benson Abounu Leads Night Surveillance At Entry Points Into Benue State by Blindersoff: 2:51pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
IlovePMB: You dragged Nigeria backward when you compared her to Ghana you fool |
Politics / Re: Benson Abounu Leads Night Surveillance At Entry Points Into Benue State by Blindersoff: 2:48pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
[quote author=jahguide2268 post=88875415][/quote] Italians, Chinese, Americans, Spaniards are not also survivalists right ? They enjoy dying for fun too right? Keep on saying Ghana did the right thing and we are Africans bullshiiit till you start hearing figures like USA. SA is currently almost hitting 5000 confirmed cases along with Egypt are they not also Africans? |
Politics / Re: Benson Abounu Leads Night Surveillance At Entry Points Into Benue State by Blindersoff: 2:40pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
IlovePMB: Yes Ghana TO TEST and you believe them but if it is Nigeria who said TO TEST u would call it audio. A country which has kept quiet about new cases for the past 5 days despite the cases in Accra alone being the number for the entire Nigeria at a point. You are not well and calling you mad does not do justice to your condition |
Politics / Re: Benson Abounu Leads Night Surveillance At Entry Points Into Benue State by Blindersoff: 2:37pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
IlovePMB: Ewu who is praising Ghana without realizing they are worse. Anuohia |
Politics / Re: Benson Abounu Leads Night Surveillance At Entry Points Into Benue State by Blindersoff: 2:30pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
IlovePMB: You and your generation are the bastards and that is well deserved. Same Ghana has unleashed the pandemic on her people by keeping quiet about the confirmed cases because they are hungry and do not want to to damage their tourism industry is who you want to compare to Nigeria who are still enforcing lockdowns? Last time Ghana mentioned new cases was 5 days ago. Testing has stopped and people are rather asked to protect themselves. You are surely mad and foolish and I am telling you for free |
Politics / Re: Benson Abounu Leads Night Surveillance At Entry Points Into Benue State by Blindersoff: 2:24pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
IlovePMB: Indolent oaf who thinks a country of over 200m people Is like his village clan of fools thus transfers their tomfoolery to a whole nation. Nwokem buru ozu onweghi daba n'ime ohia. Foolish dolt who is still talking about WHO method of testing as if the infrared thermometer is used for covid-19 testing. A high definition fool is what you are because you are surely not a "who". |
Politics / Re: Benson Abounu Leads Night Surveillance At Entry Points Into Benue State by Blindersoff: 2:00pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
IlovePMB: Yes it can. That infrared thermometer reads temperature and one of the symptoms of a Corona virus active patient is a fever. Although there are also asymptomatic carriers. Regardless, those actively infected would be detected Once your temperature indicates a fever, you will be separated from everyone else and tested. Stop being ignorant and proudly displaying it 6 Likes |
Nairaland / General / Re: The Snake I Killed At My Backyard, One Escaped by Blindersoff: 9:14pm On Apr 23, 2020 |
sigiyaya: Argue with yourself. I know a cross marked grass snake when i see one and this is it. This is not a ribbon snake
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Nairaland / General / Re: The Snake I Killed At My Backyard, One Escaped by Blindersoff: 9:07pm On Apr 23, 2020 |
ehirosplusbiz: It is a Cross-marked Grass Snake, mildly venomous but poses no harm to humans.
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Foreign Affairs / Re: Thousands Rally In US Against Coronavirus Lockdown Restrictions (Photos) by Blindersoff: 9:31am On Apr 21, 2020 |
dominusgai: You keep saying do your research when you have not done any kind of positive research but only to twist facts. The speed of the spread and high death toll plus the fact that this is a totally new terrain medically necessitated the need for government to take responsibility of disposing of corpses this way. This may not be the first time cold trucks at being used, but this is the first time they are being used on such a large scale especially when it all was preventable if Trump had done his job as he should but rather chose to politicize it and thus endangered the lives of thousands of not millions of Americans . Ever wonder why Newyork is the hotbed of this virus? 2 Likes |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Thousands Rally In US Against Coronavirus Lockdown Restrictions (Photos) by Blindersoff: 9:27am On Apr 21, 2020 |
dominusgai: You are not making any sense whatsoever. Democrats were shouting from high heavens that Trump should act fast while he was the one downplaying the whole thing himself. He even went as far as cutting medical funds of the country and disbanding the quick response team in the White house who oversea medical emergencies of this nature. That had nothing to do with Democrats. This is not like flu..this is a new virus with zero immunity against it and the only thing we can do is trying to lessen the associated symptoms it comes with which can kill you when you have a compromised immune system which is why the high death toll is mostly among the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions. What you are saying about the Democrats is completely false because Republicans were the ones who claimed the virus was not all that and a huge hoax and this reflected in the republican run cable news Network called FOX |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Thousands Rally In US Against Coronavirus Lockdown Restrictions (Photos) by Blindersoff: 9:10am On Apr 21, 2020 |
dominusgai: At the bolded. Yet mortuaries are over filled with dead bodies to the extent they had to start using cold trucks to store dead bodies and for speed of doing away with the large numbers of dead bodies had to bury hundreds on an island? There is no data that can pinpoint exactly who would die or live from being infected by the virus. Human life is not a game of Bingo 1 Like |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Thousands Rally In US Against Coronavirus Lockdown Restrictions (Photos) by Blindersoff: 9:06am On Apr 21, 2020 |
dominusgai: So Democrats blew it out of proportion in Italy, Spain, China, and a host of other countries with high infection counts and high death counts? How dumb people reason never hides 1 Like |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Thousands Rally In US Against Coronavirus Lockdown Restrictions (Photos) by Blindersoff: 8:53am On Apr 21, 2020 |
Nairalandmonika: Tell that to him who spoke about a matured protest. It is better they get police brutality and live and go back home to observe lockdown than for them to endanger the lives and health of many and also probably die in the process from covid19 exposure |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Thousands Rally In US Against Coronavirus Lockdown Restrictions (Photos) by Blindersoff: 8:44am On Apr 21, 2020 |
awhybliss: Go and watch the video of the protest and you will know it was extremely immature. US asslickers 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Soldiers Repel Boko Haram Attacks On Geidam, Yobe by Blindersoff: 2:54pm On Apr 20, 2020 |
DanseMacabre: There are various factions now. They one negotiating for surrender may not be the ones who did this |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Lockdown Lifted In Accra And Kumasi, Ghana. Ghanaians Rejoice by Blindersoff: 2:51pm On Apr 20, 2020 |
Investnow2017: Such ignorance and you think many in Ghana are not self medicating too? You need to stay here for a little while to understand what i meant by deep levels of ignorance. You think Nigeria needs to be insulted while you hype Ghana without knowing the basics. Ghana is worse and if you feel like dragging this issue then enjoy your ignorance. I am in Ghana and telling you first hand and you who are not wish to argue with me. Accra alone makes up the covid19 positive cases of the entire Nigeria. The President gave a 4 to 5 day grace period even after announcing there would be a lockdown in Major cities. This prompted many who were already positive unknowingly to travel to their villages and begin a fresh pandemic there. Now it is everywhere with almost 1200 cases and counting. Despite the high confirmed numbers they only have 99 recoveries while Nigeria with half their number of confirmed cases have 170 recoveries yet to you Ghana is doing better. Guy take several seats. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Lockdown Lifted In Accra And Kumasi, Ghana. Ghanaians Rejoice by Blindersoff: 1:07pm On Apr 20, 2020 |
Investnow2017: I am in Ghana currently and I can tell you for a fact that Nigeria is better than Ghana when it comes to handling the Covid -19 pandemic. It is not about the number of tests alone but the deep levels of ignorance here. Besides they are 5 times smaller than Nigeria so easier to handle yet they are already heading to 1200 cases and statistically, comparing their data to Nigeria, they are doing worse. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Lockdown Lifted In Accra And Kumasi, Ghana. Ghanaians Rejoice by Blindersoff: 11:58am On Apr 20, 2020 |
Nbote: Pls no spread was curbed. The government simply left self discipline with the people and their minister today said on radio that if people like they should go out with protective gear if they like they should not and that it is their life that would be at risk. They just messed everything up with this nonsense |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Lockdown Lifted In Accra And Kumasi, Ghana. Ghanaians Rejoice by Blindersoff: 11:56am On Apr 20, 2020 |
DexterousOne: Wrong |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Lockdown Lifted In Accra And Kumasi, Ghana. Ghanaians Rejoice by Blindersoff: 11:55am On Apr 20, 2020 |
FINESHIRT: Their figures are still rising and despite being 5 times smaller in population size than Nigeria they are already at almost 1100 confirmed cases 2 Likes |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Lockdown Lifted In Accra And Kumasi, Ghana. Ghanaians Rejoice by Blindersoff: 11:54am On Apr 20, 2020 |
stagger: They are not testing house to house. Who fed you with these lies 1 Like |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Lockdown Lifted In Accra And Kumasi, Ghana. Ghanaians Rejoice by Blindersoff: 11:52am On Apr 20, 2020 |
Tomtomy98: It is also increasing in Ghana. Almost 1100 confirmed cases |
Health / Coronavirus: 381 Die In UK In 24 Hours by Blindersoff: 10:57pm On Mar 31, 2020 |
DEADLY RISE UK coronavirus death rate DOUBLES as 381 including teen, 19, with no health problems die in 24hrs https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11293555/uk-coronavirus-death-toll-doubles/?utm_medium=browser_notifications 3 Likes
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Health / Coronavirus In NYC: Over 300 NYPD Policemen Test Positive by Blindersoff: 8:00am On Mar 27, 2020 |
More than 300 cops have tested positive for the coronavirus — with many more awaiting test results for COVID-19 as the illness continues to spread through the NYPD, officials said Thursday. Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said on FOX5 Thursday morning that 322 members of the department have tested positive for COVID-19 — a 36 percent increase in confirmed coronavirus cases from the day prior — with many tests still outstanding. The breakdown of uniformed officers and civilians who have the bug was not provided. “These jumps are very significant,” he said. “What we’re seeing here is that, if you look at […] community spread, the assumption is that large portions of New York City residents and members of the workforce have been exposed.” “We prepare for events,” Shea continued. “Every event is different, and this is certainly a unique one, but we have a good track record and we have a lot of experience in terms of working through crises.” The commissioner also noted the number of cops taking sick time was three times the normal rate, with over 3,237 officers out sick as of Wednesday night. He did not provide an updated number Thursday morning. Sometime over the weekend, the department will set up an operational task force of about 600 officers whose main function will be replacing cops out sick, Shea said in a video to members of the NYPD posted to Twitter. “It’s gonna change day-to-day, but the immediacy is backfilling patrol, backfilling numbered squads where that’s appropriate,” he said. “We’ll also be backfilling numbered squads with detective bureau personnel to keep the day-to-day job running,” he added, confirming a Post report from Monday. They’ll also be sending cops on new assignments unique to the coronavirus. “We’re also going to be taking up tasks that we didn’t before this pandemic struck. We’re gonna be covering hospitals, we’re gonna be covering streets that are closed, we’re gonna be covering parks,” Shea said. “Be ready, have your uniform ready, be ready to pick up the slack for the men and women next to you that’s out sick, because we’re gonna need you to step in until they come back.” https://nypost.com/2020/03/26/coronavirus-in-nyc-over-300-nypd-cops-test-positive/ Mynd44, Lalasticlala |
Health / Re: Covid19: Some Infection Data From Around The World by Blindersoff: 1:10pm On Mar 25, 2020 |
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