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JPortici:
First day back to the office.. the so called "phase two" has started today. Working from home was nice for a change, i'd like to be able to continue that in the future..
but i was starting to lose it: basically i would never come out of the bedroom where i had set up the temporary lab.

On another note, tonight i will be able to see my girlfriend of many years and not commit a felony while doing it

MosherIV:
Hi

Sorry to change the subject, back to the OP subject really,

Some of you may know that I am a volunteer at The National Museum of Computing.

The lock down is having servere financial impacts to charites and museums.
The National Museum of Computing is a Not for profit organisation and set up as a charity.
The income from ticket sales has dried up but the bills for rent still have to be paid.

So please can I ask EEVBlog forum member to dig deep and help support the National Museum of Computing :
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/fuelling-the-future-powering-the-past?tk=b26125afe72adc6ed9d367aa05e86964ed1b9641

I know that some of you have already visited, For those that have not, I look foward to seeing you after the lock down is lifted.

Thanks you to you all and stay stafe.

GlennSprigg:

--- Quote from: nctnico on May 04, 2020, 11:16:39 am ---
--- Quote from: GlennSprigg on May 04, 2020, 11:13:37 am ---Then there is the OTHER side of 'isolation' of kids. (Covid-19). They SAY that such young
people are not affected dramatically, in the same way. HOWEVER, that does NOT mean,
(though they can't tell us expertly yet), that they may be CARRIERS that can/may spread
it to those more vulnerable!!??  At this date/time, it's better to be safe than sorry!......

--- End quote ---
The data from China and many other countries suggest that children are not (significantly) spreading Covid-19. Usually they get it from the parents and not the other way around.

--- End quote ---

My 'problem' would be the "Data from China" part, sorry... I just wouldn't believe them.    :(

coppice:

--- Quote from: GlennSprigg on May 04, 2020, 11:49:20 am ---
--- Quote from: nctnico on May 04, 2020, 11:16:39 am ---
--- Quote from: GlennSprigg on May 04, 2020, 11:13:37 am ---Then there is the OTHER side of 'isolation' of kids. (Covid-19). They SAY that such young
people are not affected dramatically, in the same way. HOWEVER, that does NOT mean,
(though they can't tell us expertly yet), that they may be CARRIERS that can/may spread
it to those more vulnerable!!??  At this date/time, it's better to be safe than sorry!......

--- End quote ---
The data from China and many other countries suggest that children are not (significantly) spreading Covid-19. Usually they get it from the parents and not the other way around.

--- End quote ---

My 'problem' would be the "Data from China" part, sorry... I just wouldn't believe them.    :(

--- End quote ---
Who would you believe? Most governments and media have continuously lied through this event. e.g. are masks good or bad?

0db:

--- Quote from: nctnico on May 03, 2020, 02:27:28 pm ---
--- Quote from: EEVblog on May 03, 2020, 01:29:45 pm ---
--- Quote from: nctnico on May 03, 2020, 01:04:03 pm ---
--- Quote from: EEVblog on May 03, 2020, 11:33:24 am ---The good thing about this whole affair is the awareness level of hygiene has reached hyper levels in practically all the population. This should help reduce the transmission of all sorts of stuff in the coming years.
--- End quote ---
No. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger; IOW: if you stay in a sterile environment your immune system doesn't get any training. Most vaccines work by training your immune system to a weaker variant of a virus so it is ready for when the real deal hits.

--- End quote ---

Unless you are one of the hundreds of thousands of people who die every year from the flu alone. 1M+ in a bad year. I guess is just sucks to be one of them.
Or the countless others that die or get seriously ill from a myriad of difference viruses and diseases caused by poor community and personal hygiene.

Arguing against improvements in societal and personal hygiene is one of the most asinine arguments I've ever heard.

--- End quote ---
You are not getting the point. Getting infected by a Corona virus (any type) during your life is inevitable so your body better be prepared (hence vaccinations). Sure a lot of people die from the flu but these aren't healthy people and it is highly questionable whether these people would have lived much longer if they didn't got the flu. So in the end better hygiene doesn't help you against Corona virusses. Not saying personal hygiene is bad but overdoing it is also not good either. There are a lot of useful bacteria on and in your body and a healthy portion of virusses keeps your immune system alert.

--- End quote ---

Basically, there are two kinds of virus responses:

* -A- those for which your body is able to maintain proteins produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. This "antibodies" combine chemically with substances that the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood.
* -B- those for which your body is not able to maintain these proteins
There is a common infectious viral disease causing fever and a red rash on the skin, typically occurring in childhood, and your body is able to maintain the protein produced in response to it, hence you won't counteract measles again.

There is also a common infection called "common cold", and it doesn't matter how many times you counteract it, your body is not able to maintain a "biological memory" of the protein produced in response to it.


* -A- measles
* -B- common cold
COVID19 looks more similar to a common cold from this point of view, hence increasing conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease, especially through cleanliness looks like a great logical idea to me.

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