Some links to journal articles about COVID19/SARS CoV-2

Please note, SARS CoV-2 is another name for COVID-19 so don't limit google searches to COVID. My ap9ologies for the spacing, I don't know what caused it.

Here are some of the sources I use which anyone should be able to open without a subscription. Others, such as the WHO daily online press briefing are only open to members of the press who can ask questions.

If it wasn't bad enough that COVID-19 is causing strokes in some otherwise healthy younger people, now there is a report of permanent brain damage in some patients.

Neurologic Features in Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2008597

New England Journal of Medicine COVID resource page https://www.nejm.org/coronavirus?query=RP

U of Minn infectious disease group https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/02/studies-show-covid-19-virus-likely-has-multiple-infection-routes

Open access to Science's COVID information.https://www.sciencemag.org/collections/coronavirus?intcmp=sci_cov&_ga=2.22818363.1607128025.1587121999-1933964661.1558107500

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/326/5958/1362

Structure of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase from COVID-19 virus 10-Apr-2020 DO

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/03/19/science.abb3405

Crystal structure of SARS-CoV-2 main protease provides a basis for design of improved α-ketoamide inhibitors

An orally bioavailable broad-spectrum antiviral inhibits SARS-CoV-2 in human airway epithelial cell cultures and multiple coronaviruses in mice

https://stm.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/04/03/scitranslmed.abb5883

Harvard course (free from last year, still online) Preparing for the next Pandemiconly through April 22 https://courses.edx.org/courses/course-v1:HarvardX+PH557x+3T2019/course/

Hong Kong Polytechnic Institute Epidemics II (just started and includes COVID19 https://courses.edx.org/courses/course-v1:HKUx+hku01x.2+1T2020/course/

WHO (Yes, I know trump NOW says they are fake news, but all of February and half of March he praised them as doing a great job.) https://covid19.who.int/

He is reportedly upset with the WHO because they keep telling people Trump refused their offer of 3 million COVID test kits in January.

HydroxyChloroquine - weakens immune system, that's how it works in a Cytokine Storm

Many of the people who are trying to get or are actually
taking HydroxyChloroquine are also taking supplements
which can increase their immune system's response.

Now consider this, HC works by WEAKENING the
immune system.

The C.I.A. just warned employees and former employees 
"DO NOT TAKE HydroxyChloroquine." FYI, HC suppresses 
the immune system. It has a use in patients who are in a 
Cytokine Storm, i.e. inflammation of their own immune 
system's over creation. 

That's why it works on RA which is an autoimmune disease
 SD Governor just began insisting State residents 
should take HC BEFORE they catch COVID - think that through, 
WEAKEN your immune system to prevent an infection?


Stop getting medical advice from people whose expertise is
suppressing the votes of those who might oppose them.

Probably doesn't work anyway

Turns out the drug was only tested on people who did 

not have a severe case of COVID-19 which would

explain why so many survived.

"No Evidence of Clinical Benefit"

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0399077X20300858?via%3Dihub&fbclid=IwAR3FjHivVirXZ7pmnuE6m-nyWsALhODf2ioqM6fCh_QK2Y_28t4d9iOFeF0

Cytokine Storm

People with some severe illnesses such as influenza or 

this new coronavirus don't actually get in serious trouble

on ventilators in the ICU because of the viral infection.

Instead, they are killed by a massive inflammation of their system

which is caused by an overreaction to the infection.

This surge of inflammation is called a Cytokine Storm and 

that is what is often terminal.

HC is one of the drugs which weakens the immune system 

in patients with autoimmune diseases or Cytokine Storms.

https://newsblaze.com/usnews/health/drug-targets-killer-cytokine-storm-from-flu_9341/amp/

FL Governor treates this like a hoax - declares Pro Wrestling an essential service.

The same state which spread COVID over the entire east coast
by keeping spring break open during a deadly pandemic
has latched onto President Trump's month-old position that
this is all a hoax and to hell with the dead and their relatives.

Meanwhile, pastor Gerald Glen of VA who defied the social
isolation orders of his governor decided to rely on God's love.

I'm also an ordained minister and think that God gave some
of us brains and perhaps even intended we should use them.

Rev. Glen just died of COVID-19. Now we get to see how
many of his flock are just as dumb and gather for a funeral.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/us/bishop-gerald-glenn-coronavirus.html

Warm Weather doesn't effect this virus - this is not the flu (from my critical medical news blog)

Monday, March 23, 2020

Warm Weather won't stop this virus

Warmer weather may be worse. Australia saw it spreading in warm weather
(77 high/64 low in Sydney) and it is warm in southern states right now but
everyone is getting it. Since people will have cabin fever they will
surge outside in warm weather.

The average high in Baton Rouge is 74 and the average low is 54 but there are
834 confirmed cases, so probably about 5000 just in LA because only New York
is testing a significant percentage of the population.

Experts agree that “almost” isolating is NOT isolating. Standing within 6 ft of
anyone you aren’t already living with is dangerous.

State by state map of coronavirus infection rates
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/mapping-spread-new-coronavirus/

New England Journal of Medicine COVID-19 page
https://www.nejm.org/coronavirus?query=RP

WHO videos related to COVID-19


https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 

Those with blood type A are at higher risk than type O.

Data from China shows men are at higher risk, but that may
just be the smoking culture - a lot more men in China smoke
than women, or than here.

This is going to be hard, VERY HARD. Keep in contact with friends
and relatives as much as possible, but do it on the phone or even
better use SKYPE which is a FREE videophone.

It works on my Kindle using WiFi and every computer which has
a camera and microphone, also iPhone and most smartphones.

The software is free and already on many computers, person to person
video is also free to any skype anywhere in the world, I video conference
with my editor in Australia.

https://www.skype.com/en/get-skype/

Reframing this old Ebola blog for COVID threat food shortages now

Amazon is a good measure of what is about to sell out everywhere.

SPAM is over $13 per can.

Flour is about 10X the price from a month ago.

Ramen, that old college and unemployment stand by is out of stock.

Walmart has some items but no SPAM and no old style oat meal
 which is selling for $15 and up
on Amazon - the same carton which was under $4 a month ago.

There will be meat shortages soon because of the infections in
meatpacking plants.

If you are in a rural area you may have a local slaughter house.

https://www.morningagclips.com/virus-closes-meat-plants-raising-fears-of-shortages/?fbclid=IwAR0Jnghwny-N_jLN_Ecc-RRWAQm4SLVkVPn_c-5rq0hpHHDHYTfnSJgImMw