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Can you put a price on COVID-19 options? Experts weigh lives versus economics
Rough estimates by Economist Sergio Rebelo to cost shutdown vs deaths
Quote:His initial modeling efforts showed that even a yearlong lockdown makes economic sense, to allow time for a vaccine to be developed. The pause would shrink the economy by approximately 22%—a cost of $4.2 trillion. By comparison, the model shows that without containment measures, the economy would contract by about 7% over that year—but as many as 500,000 additional lives would be lost, which translates into a loss of roughly $6.1 trillion.
Containing COVID-19 Will Devastate the E........Case for Why It’s Still Our Best Option.
Economics vs. Epidemiology: Quantifying the Trade-Off
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![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile") Hopefully a feel good note based in reality
From a news note I could not copy
Pfizer has developed an RNA agent that appears to really stimulate antibodies against the Covid19 virus. Both East and West coast varieties.
Human trials are underway.
Hopefully a reader can trace this down to an actual link and post it.
This is the first news that has made my scalp tingle. Pfizer is a gigantic entity.
Fingers and toes crossed
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wilber1
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MEXICOWANDERER wrote: Hopefully a feel good note based in reality
From a news note I could not copy
Pfizer has developed an RNA agent that appears to really stimulate antibodies against the Covid19 virus. Both East and West coast varieties.
Human trials are underway.
Hopefully a reader can trace this down to an actual link and post it.
This is the first news that has made my scalp tingle. Pfizer is a gigantic entity.
Fingers and toes crossed
Oxford University seems to be in the lead at the moment.
Vaccine by September? Too much to hope for?
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pianotuna
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Hi Mex,
I found articles in three places. Wall street journal (pay wall), the Baltimore Sun (link below), and New York Times. The Times article has been taken down. That worries me a bit.
https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus........05-fqdnotkzbzbw7bzfozc2hnw4ym-story.html
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wilber1
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Link to NYT article
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MEXICOWANDERER
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YES!!!
The internet is clogged down here.
Yes it looks promising at Oxford.
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MEXICOWANDERER
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For some reason I feel a lot better mentally when I safely get an hour's sun daily. It was too easy for me to stay cooped up indoors. Now weather and safety permitting, I spend an hour in full sun.
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pianotuna
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Hi,
This is a mortality tracker:
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail........=2020-05-23&utm_content=cover_text_url_3
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Azuline
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Our state started reopening but I'm gonna wait a little further since it is still a bit too risky to go outside.Meanwhile, I will make sure my car is in good condition by checking it using reliable obd2 scan tool. I should prepare things first before going out.
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pianotuna
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Azuline wrote:Our state started reopening but I'm gonna wait a little further since it is still a bit too risky to go outside.
No one has died from being cautious.
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