Bobby. wrote on Apr 8
th, 2020 at 7:31am:
SadKangaroo wrote on Apr 8
th, 2020 at 7:25am:
Bobby. wrote on Apr 7
th, 2020 at 10:39pm:
cods wrote on Apr 7
th, 2020 at 10:25pm:
bobby they will find a vaccine but they need time they have to work out the puzzle and these guys are all over the globe working day and night....
stop worrying this could be some kind of test for mankind one thats sending a few messages maybe...
like we are not as smart as we think we are... this virus is very very humbling.. it is testing us......so be resilient dont look on the down side...I am sure when its found Australia will at the head of the queue.....dont let aqua make you feel guilty and for gods sakes the world wont sit back and watch 3rd world countries go under........we are in this together bobs....and that means all of us.
What if the 20 drug trials all prove that hydroxychloroquine is the answer?
The world could go all back to normal life.
Firstly, no, life would not go back to normal. There may be a new normal and some lowered measures we're experiencing now, but even with a vaccine, "back to normal" may not even be like what we knew before.
BUT, let's say it doesn't work, what about all the people who need these drugs for other issues? You're creating a shortage that will impact them on the chance that anecdotal evidence shows some benefits, as touted by the drug manufacturers.
It's good that they're prescription-only medicine in most places, that will stop the panic buying and allow those who actually need it to get it.
Another dangerous thread by Bobby. What will the excuse be this time?
Let's wait for the results of the over 20 drug trials before making responses without facts.
If only you'd take your own advice.
The balance of "prevention is better than the cure" vs "get it and we'll treat it" will still be there. Don't forget those side effects you listed means that not everyone can take the drug so they still have to be careful. Then there will still be all the people in the risk categories with things like compromised immune systems or lungs who will still need the benefits of a vaccine before life can return to normal.
It's not a miracle drug, test results or not. It won't return life back to normal.
The notion of letting it spread through the community only to treat those who have it also greatly increases the risk of mutation to a form that cannot be treated.
We have a chance to avoid the Flu situation with different strains each year.
I get that you want things to go back to normal, we all do.
I'd love to hit up the "Boys" chat and get a pub feed going, get everyone, wives and kids and just have a lazy Sunday sesh with some outdoor tables near the play area etc... And it's only been a few weeks...
But we have enough false hope that adding to that will actually have the opposite effect.