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It turns out that simply keeping a window open can be one of the cheapest, most effective ways to curb COVID. That's why Germany has a law about it. 
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A 106-year-old woman in India beat COVID-19 after a long battle. She was recently discharged from the hospital with a big smile on her face.
Al Cannistras insight:
a good news story - 106 and beats the virus! . .
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The Chinese government intentionally manufactured and released the COVID-19 virus that led to mass shutdowns and deaths across the world, a top virologist and whistleblower told Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
Al Cannistras insight:
could it be? . .
ThePlanetaryArchives/BlackHorseMedia - San Francisco's comment,
September 22, 9:36 AM
More likely the lab at Ft. Detrick in Maryland. Besides, the Wuhan lab was funded by the USA.
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A single infusion of an experimental drug has markedly reduced blood levels of the coronavirus in newly infected patients and lowered the chances that they would need hospitalization, the drug’s maker announced on Wednesday. The drug is a monoclonal antibody, a manufactured copy of an antibody produced by a patient who recovered from Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. Many scientists hope that monoclonal antibodies will prove t
Al Cannistras insight:
perhaps that light at the end of the tunnel shines a little brighter.... . .
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An announcement from Google and Apple reveals that your smartphone can help determine if you've been exposed to COVID, if you live in these states.
Al Cannistras insight:
which side are you one - apps that track and report - or leave me alone? . .
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Believe it or not, 100 years ago, people were debating about whether or not we should wear masks during a deadly pandemic.
Al Cannistras insight:
History really does repeat..... a broader lesson to be learned, don't try to change or erase history - for sure the same mistakes are likely to happen all over again.... . .
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Using just a pipette and a magnetic stirring device, a ragtag group of scientists is attempting to fast track the development of a COVID vaccine.
Al Cannistras insight:
“deviant approach compared to the staid world of conventional pharmaceutical research” – “PASSING IT AROUND LIKE A PARTY DRUG” . BUT . Similar approaches have been used to make other vaccines, as MIT Tech points out, including for hepatitis B and HPV. . SO – if they choose to self-administer and test – should the FDA have any say in the matter? What if it IS the cure? . .
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So long, Microsoft Stores. Microsoft is shutting down its entire physical retail operation and instead will focus on its digital storefronts via Microsoft.com, as well as stores in Xbox and Windows.
Al Cannistras insight:
another step into a new world.... . .
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Nobody wants to touch the stuff.
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The genesis of a conspiracy theory – the virus was used by the united organization of world governments to remove cash from the face of the earth so that all transactions can be monitored! There you have it. . .
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You should absolutely wear a mask in public. But experts agree—be careful it doesn’t make you feel invincible.
Al Cannistras insight:
unintended consequences.... . .
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These are trying times, but columnist Barry Evans encourages us to keep it in perspective.
Al Cannistras insight:
life is rough right now - BUT, if you were born in 1900.... . .
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In order to enforce its lockdown measures, China has been installing surveillance cameras aimed directly at people's front doors or inside their homes.
Al Cannistras insight:
dangerous path ahead.... . .
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Misinformation about the Microsoft founder and billionaire philanthropist is swirling around online as part of an effort to push an anti-vaccination agenda.
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the "target" may change, but conspiracy theories never end..... . .
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The overall survival rate for those exposed to the coronavirus is likely somewhere north of 99.6 percent. COVID-19 mortality has largely run its course in a great many places (as viruses tend to do). And no vaccine has ever been successfully developed for any virus in the corona family.
Al Cannistras insight:
imagine a world with a virus that has more than a 99% survival rate - and yet the rats are ready to kill one another or jump off a cliff..... . sounds like a movie - being broadcast LIVE . .
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Large cities saw the most closures: 7,500 businesses were reported permanently closed in Los Angeles since March 1, and 7,100 businesses have permanently closed in New York City, according to Yelp. Indoor dining in New York City is returning Sept. 30 at 25 percent occupancy, but plenty of restaurants are not confident that this will be enough to keep them afloat. Meanwhile, Los Angeles County has not announced any plans to allow for indoor dining to return.
Al Cannistras insight:
staggering prediction.... . .
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Billionaire Bill Gates swipes President Trump's coronavirus travel bans in exclusive interview with "Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace.
Al Cannistras insight:
someone needs to reboot - brain must be fried! . .
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It's not impossible that the next pandemic will involve a deadly virus bioengineered by an adversary, according to Harvard Law fellow Vivek Wadhwa.
Al Cannistras insight:
so this was a rehearsal? . .
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A closer look at the Bradykinin hypothesis and what it suggests.
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I share many articles on the virus - this one is worthy of extra attention.... . .
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Social media giants pulled the video of doctors in lab coats talking about coronavirus research and they hid it from the public.
Al Cannistras insight:
it is about POWER.... . .
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While the latest research suggests that antibodies against Covid-19 could be lost in just three months, a new hope has appeared on the horizon: the enigmatic T cell.
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could it be... "It looks increasingly like T cells might be a secret source of immunity to Covid-19." . .
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“We know a business opportunity when we see one, but we also know when it isn’t one. We sometimes need to just accept that these are health needs.”
Al Cannistras insight:
oh lordy - a COVID test for a dollar - how un-American is that! . .
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We're eating leftovers, shopping less, and saving more because of the pandemic.
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will we change? . .
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COVID-19 is indelibly changing the way we live—like the elimination of these former staples in public spaces even after the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
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things expected to look very different in the near future - a new world..... . .
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A strip club in Oregon has created a drive-thru strip club experience to keep their business going during a worldwide pandemic.
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strip club in 2020.... "Customers slowly drive through a tent that contains four dancers and a DJ. The first 50 cars get a free roll of toilet paper." (i don't make this stuff up) . .
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A number of UK computer security and privacy experts have signed an open letter raising transparency and mission creep concerns about the national approach to develop a coronavirus contacts tracing app. The letter, signed by 177 academics, follows a similar letter earlier this month signed by around 300 academics from across the world, who urged […]
Al Cannistras insight:
mission creep indeed! (check out the next post).... . .
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Not too often I post something COVID here, but IMO – this one may be worth looking at. Also, from a real estate point of view – again, perhaps something to think about for the other reasons the Germans do it
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What do y’all think – open the windows????
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We do have a magazine for everything COVID https://flipboard.com/@alcannistra/corona-virus-2020-4s9ggkqiy