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SillyGoose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 03:28 PM Original message |
Bird flu vaccine may be too late for pandemic: expert |
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Earth_First (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. So does this article insinuate that the virus is on track to mutate |
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Timmy5835 (325 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 03:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. The answer is........ |
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SillyGoose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 03:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. I think he's trying to say that it is mutating but they are not sure |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 07:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. IF the virus recombines with another type A flu... |
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SillyGoose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 08:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Thanks for that explanation of recombination, Mike. I understand this |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 11:11 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. the short answer is yes.... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 11:26 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. One consideration: the pandemic could go on for a year or two, so |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 11:35 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. yes-- another problem is that once committed to a specific seed... |
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SaveElmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 08:59 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Isn't is equally as likely... |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 11:20 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. not really.... |
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SaveElmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 11:29 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. But doesn't that still work against the virus... |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 11:38 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Do you have the stats |
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SaveElmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 12:02 AM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Nor do I... |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 11:46 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. reduced virulence is only selected for when the virus and host... |
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SaveElmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 12:00 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Doesn't that make my point... |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 12:17 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. all correct except for that last sentence.... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 11:28 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. One would hope so, but you cannot necessarily count on it. Rabies, |
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SaveElmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 11:49 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. Still adapted to remain with host... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 11:23 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. Suggestion to get around the "lethal to chicken egg it's grown in" |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 11:26 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. yep-- that's the idea-- modify the virus so that it's lethality... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 11:37 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. I heard that they are working on a human vaccine of some sort |
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HeeBGBz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 07:57 AM Response to Reply #14 |
40. One thing I'm pretty sure of |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 04:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Read this article by DUer sparosnare for an understanding of the |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
2. 60 people in third world countries |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
4. The white house wishes I'm sure. |
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chat_noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
6. Roche stalls on bird flu drug |
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nodehopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 04:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. but they keep reporting that the bird flu is showing resistance to tamiflu |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 04:37 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Who keep reporting? |
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nodehopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 06:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
41. ok good to know! |
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Lori Price CLG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
10. Right, but not too late for the pharma-terrorists to make a *killing*... |
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TruthIsReal (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 06:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Rumsfeld and Tamiflu |
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NCPatriot (52 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 06:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Spot on! The plot thickens against Gilead |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 11:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
29. Is this the same Gilead as in Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale"?? |
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area51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 07:59 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Welcome. |
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Sgent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 08:15 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. That's a fairly |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
11. Is this something that |
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SaveElmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
17. The reporting on this has been very irresponsible... |
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SillyGoose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 09:11 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Thanks for clarifying this. The media is throwing all sorts of information |
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Bassic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 07:06 AM Response to Reply #20 |
39. Well it has nothing to do with oil, so don't count on |
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oblivious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 09:24 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Thanks for that excellent analysis. |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 07:06 PM Response to Reply #17 |
43. What you've written is actually what I had understood about it. |
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Carolab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
34. Cindy on the "flu pandemic" |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
42. Well.. lets all just give up now. Okay? |
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