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India reports its first case of coronavirus

25 points by reddotX 7y ago

aaron695 7y ago
Advisory for Corona virus Homoeopathy for Prevention of Corona virus Infections https://twitter.com/PIB_India/status/1222385553892528128 https://twitter.com/PIB_India/status/1222385553892528128 https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1600895 https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1600895 The Press Information Bureau, commonly abbreviated as PIB,[1] is a nodal agency of the Government of India. Based in National Media Centre, New Delhi,[2] Press Information Bureau disseminates information to the print, electronic and new media on government plans, policies, programme initiatives and achievements. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_Information_Bureau https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_Information_Bureau
- tim333 7y ago
  It's a little worrying to see that. A slightly less cranky theory on reducing the effects is that MMR vaccinations may give partial protection hence the relatively low child casualties https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/26/2019-ncov-china-epidemic-pandemic-the-wuhan-coronavirus-a-tentative-clinical-profile/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/26/2019-ncov-china-epidemi... and search 'child'. I think I might be tempted as an over 50 to get a booster if it was coming my way. Another interesting thing is Inovio of San Diego already have a computer designed but untested DNA vaccine. In the past DNA vaccines have not been approved for use in humans but they are partnered with a Chinese company and I'm not sure the Chinese will be as conservative as the FDA in terms of trying things.
- 0xdead 7y ago
  Please stop spreading misinformation outside Twitter, where Indian media is basically rampant, to communities like HN.
- rraghur 7y ago
  That's someone in the govt machinery/ruling party trying to curry favour with the current leadership... Shitty and sad. Since the current govt has come in, pseudo science has flourished and been tacitly encouraged and scientific temper in general has been thrown out of the window. All this to prop up ultra-nationalistic narratives.. A sampling: 1. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-46778879 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-46778879 2. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/on-economy-piyush-goyal-says-math-didnt-help-einstein-discover-gravity-2099857 https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/on-economy-piyush-goyal-says... There's many more... it's depressing.

25 points by reddotX 7y ago

Advisory for Corona virus Homoeopathy for Prevention of Corona virus Infections https://twitter.com/PIB_India/status/1222385553892528128 https://twitter.com/PIB_India/status/1222385553892528128 https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1600895 https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1600895 The Press Information Bureau, commonly abbreviated as PIB,[1] is a nodal agency of the Government of India. Based in National Media Centre, New Delhi,[2] Press Information Bureau disseminates information to the print, electronic and new media on government plans, policies, programme initiatives and achievements. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_Information_Bureau https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_Information_Bureau

tim333 7y ago
It's a little worrying to see that. A slightly less cranky theory on reducing the effects is that MMR vaccinations may give partial protection hence the relatively low child casualties https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/26/2019-ncov-china-epidemic-pandemic-the-wuhan-coronavirus-a-tentative-clinical-profile/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/26/2019-ncov-china-epidemi... and search 'child'. I think I might be tempted as an over 50 to get a booster if it was coming my way. Another interesting thing is Inovio of San Diego already have a computer designed but untested DNA vaccine. In the past DNA vaccines have not been approved for use in humans but they are partnered with a Chinese company and I'm not sure the Chinese will be as conservative as the FDA in terms of trying things.
0xdead 7y ago
Please stop spreading misinformation outside Twitter, where Indian media is basically rampant, to communities like HN.
rraghur 7y ago
That's someone in the govt machinery/ruling party trying to curry favour with the current leadership... Shitty and sad. Since the current govt has come in, pseudo science has flourished and been tacitly encouraged and scientific temper in general has been thrown out of the window. All this to prop up ultra-nationalistic narratives.. A sampling: 1. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-46778879 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-46778879 2. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/on-economy-piyush-goyal-says-math-didnt-help-einstein-discover-gravity-2099857 https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/on-economy-piyush-goyal-says... There's many more... it's depressing.