The vaccine

[fishman65]

You know what though? If this really is ground zero again, square one, then we as a species are entirely responsible. If we didn't exploit our fellow creatures, crush entirely different animals into tiny cages on an industrial scale, then we might be able to co-exist with nature in harmony. I keep hearing that this virus is not man made, but it is completely. By human infringement on and simultaneous destruction of the planet's ecosystem, year after year, decade on decade.

[Pamplemousse]

This is worrying me intensely.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54851042

[ankietyjoe]

"The coronavirus, like all viruses, mutates over time, but there is no evidence that any of the mutations pose an increased danger to people".


Guys, worry about it when there's something to actually worry about. It's something for scientists to keep an eye on at this point, to for you to jump to conclusions over.

[MyNameIsTerry]

Perhaps it might encourage Denmark to ban their fur farms...

[Gary A]

Viruses mutate, that’s just what they do. Some viruses, like influenza, mutate with such regularity that the vaccines used to combat them change from year to year.

Coronaviruses don’t mutate with the same consistency, and they also don’t mutate enough to render vaccination useless.

The body defeats coronaviruses with the use of antibodies that bind to spike proteins on the viral spores. These proteins are on literally every coronavirus viral spore. Indeed, it is only named a “coronavirus” as it looks like the solar corona, the outer layer of the suns atmosphere.

Any mutation that changes the shape of that protein will obviously pose a problem, but scientists know that possibility and they know that if and when it happens, they’ll have to adapt along with it.

Chill out, in all likelihood this new strain has been contained and as mentioned above, there’s not a shred of evidence to suggest it’s either a more infectious or deadly strain.

[MyNameIsTerry]

https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/...onavirus-mink/

Let's hope this leads to something good. Other countries to finally ban fur farming.

It's long overdue the EU banned all fur farming. We banned it in 2000.

Are these the countries that have been taking the moral high ground over China recently?

[Lencoboy]

Whilst this current scare about mink in Denmark is most certainly a cause for concern, at least the authorities both there and here are responding to said scare swiftly by both culling all mink in Denmark, imposing strict lockdowns there and the UK has swiftly removed Denmark from its travel corridor plus also ordered everyone returning from there to self-isolate for at least 14 days.

At least the authorities are acting pronto and haven't been caught napping this time round, even though there will no doubt be some smart alec somewhere that will assume otherwise.

Also, the WHO urged us all not to jump to conclusions at this stage over this Danish Covid mink scare.

[MyNameIsTerry]

Sorry, Lencoboy but it's easy to cull. The farmers will perhaps get compensated. The trade goes on.

Lots of dead animals. Perhaps the only small mercy is they are no longer suffering.

[fishman65]

Sorry, Lencoboy but it's easy to cull. The farmers will perhaps get compensated. The trade goes on.

Lots of dead animals. Perhaps the only small mercy is they are no longer suffering.

This was my primary concern Terry, there are pictures of bulldozer buckets full of dead mink being buried in landfill. Like so much trash and just so people can say their hat or coat is made of real fur. Its the industrial scale exploitation of animals and the natural world that nobody IMO should 'chill out' over.

[Lencoboy]

Some good news on the Pfizer vaccine.

(See BBC News website for details).
www.bbc.co.uk/news