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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Coronavirus roundup
2020-05-19
Courtesy of Lex:
James Woods: ''Well he would say that, wouldn't he?': Killer Cuomo proposes convenient amnesty for nursing home perps

BCG vaccine doesn't protect against COVID-19, Tel Aviv U researchers find
[Jpost] The BCG vaccination administered during childhood does not protect against COVID-19 in adulthood, a new study by researchers at Tel Aviv University, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has concluded, according to The Hindu.

The finding is significant as a previous study, yet to be peer reviewed, found that countries which had universal childhood BCG vaccination programs had fewer coronavirus cases and deaths than countries which did not have a vaccination program, suggesting that the BCG vaccination had conferred protection again COVID-19.

Israel's population served as an excellent natural sample for the study, as a national immunization program which ran from 1955 until 1982 ensured that children born in Israel were routinely given the BCG vaccination. However, since 1982 only immigrants from countries with high prevalence of tuberculosis have been given the vaccination. Researchers were therefore able to compare the rate of coronavirus infection in the two groups.


Coronavirus cases continue to rise in Latin America
[AA.TR] Two South American countries reported more cases and deaths Monday from the novel coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
 as the continent continues to grapple with the pandemic.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Peru rose to 94,933 with 2,660 recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the country’s Health Ministry.

A total of 2,789 people have died from the virus, including 141 over the same period.

At least 28,621 people have recovered.

Meanwhile,
...back at the the conspirators' cleverly concealed hideout Montefiore's foot was still stuck and the hound had completely soaked his uniform with slobber...
 the corpse count in Ecuador climbed by 63 to 2,799, according to the Health Ministry.

The number of confirmed cases in the country rose by 400 to 33,582.

After originating in Wuhan, China last December, COVID-19 has spread to at least 188 countries and regions, with Europa
...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
and the US currently the worst hit.

The pandemic has killed more than 317,000 people worldwide, with over 4.7 million confirmed cases, while recoveries have surpassed 1.7 million, according to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University of the US.
Posted by:trailing wife

#1  USA tests are now over 350,000 per day

Connecticut close to being the 3rd State, after NY and NJ, to have over 1000 wu deaths per million population.
Posted by: lord garth   2020-05-19 11:24  

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