[LINK] Covid 'Cures' cf. Spread-Dampening

[jwhit at internode.on.net]

The HIV cure attempt is real. They have been working on this for
awhile. One method that seems to work is a DNA change (through a bone
marrow transplant I think?) based on people who don't get HIV despite
exposure. It worked. They guy who was transplanted to died of
something completely different. His HIV had disappeared. 

So the science here is a parallel attempt of a different type. If they
can get this to work on a respiratory virus (SARS type), it's possible
they could also find a cure for the common cold, which is a holy grail
of pharmaceuticals Antivirals are developing. There's no reason they
can't be developed for this.  
 It may be a way off, but every develop goes through the steps. I hope
it works. It could revolutionise medicine.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Clarke" 
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Sent:Sat, 1 May 2021 09:29:52 +1000
Subject:Re: [LINK] Covid 'Cures' cf. Spread-Dampening

 On 30/4/21 4:29 pm, Stephen Loosley wrote:
 > Revealed: How a single pill home-cure for Covid could be available
this year ..

 Aside: I worry about any source that uses the word 'cure'.

 On a related matter, the US and UK appear to be working on the
 assumption that, once some level of the poulation has been
vaccinated,
 herd immunity is being approached and restrictions can be eased.

 But the vaccines were designed to be protective of the vaccinated
 individual against the virus.

 The extent to which the vaccines reduce the capacity of vaccinated
 people from spreading the virus appears to be unclear from the
science,
 and hence dependent on empirical evidence from social experiments.

 Has anyone seen any serious attempts to assess the effectiveness of
the
 vaccines in reducing infections?

 (As distinct from effectiveness in reducing the impact of the virus
on
 infected individuals - which I gather does seem to be the case with
most
 of the various vaccines).

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