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damont(Originally posted to my GoFundMe, and backdated to the date of that original post. This is basically copied verbatim (modulo formatting), including the fundraising stuff at the end; I *was* posting to GoFundMe after all. Feel free to ignore those bits if you want. Link to the fundraiser will be provided in the comments and upon request.)
Today in "SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 related PSA combines with the traditional begging post" let's take a look at the past week in Derek Lowe's blog for Science Translational Medicine. The intrepid pharmaceutical chemist has no vaccine updates in the past week, which is no surprise as news on that front is likely to be sporadic for some time, but has a few posts looking at various proposed treatments for the disease.
What’s Up With Ivermectin?
Mutations in the Coronavirus Spike Protein
Details of a New Anti-Coronovirus Neutralizing Antibody
Hydroxychloroquine Update, May 4
Now it's time for the typical begging stuff. If you've been reading any of the last several weeks of these non-photo posts, you can predict what comes next: in addition to the usual plea for help for ourselves, I'll start by asking those of you who can to SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES that are still open. Help keep your local economy a little bit more afloat, as and if you can. And remember that once the worst of this has passed, locally owned businesses will be struggling to get back on their feet, so please be ready to patronize them as much as you can when it's time for them to reopen.
And now, because we STILL can't afford shame, here's my shameless and desperate plea for help. Please PLEASE spread the word as much as you feel able; share this fundraiser on lots of social media, by email, even by writing the link on pieces of paper and passing them around. Encourage folks you know to donate and to spread the word themselves. I've long since estimated that I'll need about 1,000 different contributors to make the goal, so getting the word out is important. And IF YOU ARE ABLE TO, please donate! We know that some of you have done so in the past six wdeks (for which A GREAT BIG THANK YOU) and lots of you just can't. But even a spare fin or sawbuck, if that's all you can afford, is appreciated. Every little bit helps. (Remember, NO FEELING GUILTY if you don't have the means to contribute, or enough spoons to spread the word as far as you'd like.) And as I also keep saying: unlikely as it may be in these times of pandemic-fueled recession, if you have any job leads for either of us, PLEASE contact us! Relocation is TOTALLY an option.
Again, if anyone here actually is in a position to help out, right now would be a truly awesome time to do so. If you can't, you can't; I understand that better than most... thanks in advance for whatever you can do, and best greetings of the season to you and yours. May whatever weather weirdness spring has foisted upon you moderate out to something that feels a bit more like spring to you. If you live in a place where restrictions are being relaxed, please practice the UTMOST caution as you do what you must, and keep tabs on the infection rate for your vicinity, not just your state. (More on that later this week.) If you're still under a stay-home order or have any sort of risk factor, please CONTINUE staying at home and only going out as needed. Yes, that will make it take longer for the wave of infection to peak in your area, but this way the medical systens in your area won't be overwhelmed and fewer people will die. STAY SAFE. Wash your hands, keep hydrated, boost your immune system by whatever means works for you. Practice social distancing as much you realistically can. Keep in touch with your friends and loved ones from a safe distance. Tell them you care and that you're thinking of them. And as always, thank you for your continued support.
Today in "SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 related PSA combines with the traditional begging post" let's take a look at the past week in Derek Lowe's blog for Science Translational Medicine. The intrepid pharmaceutical chemist has no vaccine updates in the past week, which is no surprise as news on that front is likely to be sporadic for some time, but has a few posts looking at various proposed treatments for the disease.
What’s Up With Ivermectin?
Mutations in the Coronavirus Spike Protein
Details of a New Anti-Coronovirus Neutralizing Antibody
Hydroxychloroquine Update, May 4
Now it's time for the typical begging stuff. If you've been reading any of the last several weeks of these non-photo posts, you can predict what comes next: in addition to the usual plea for help for ourselves, I'll start by asking those of you who can to SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES that are still open. Help keep your local economy a little bit more afloat, as and if you can. And remember that once the worst of this has passed, locally owned businesses will be struggling to get back on their feet, so please be ready to patronize them as much as you can when it's time for them to reopen.
And now, because we STILL can't afford shame, here's my shameless and desperate plea for help. Please PLEASE spread the word as much as you feel able; share this fundraiser on lots of social media, by email, even by writing the link on pieces of paper and passing them around. Encourage folks you know to donate and to spread the word themselves. I've long since estimated that I'll need about 1,000 different contributors to make the goal, so getting the word out is important. And IF YOU ARE ABLE TO, please donate! We know that some of you have done so in the past six wdeks (for which A GREAT BIG THANK YOU) and lots of you just can't. But even a spare fin or sawbuck, if that's all you can afford, is appreciated. Every little bit helps. (Remember, NO FEELING GUILTY if you don't have the means to contribute, or enough spoons to spread the word as far as you'd like.) And as I also keep saying: unlikely as it may be in these times of pandemic-fueled recession, if you have any job leads for either of us, PLEASE contact us! Relocation is TOTALLY an option.
Again, if anyone here actually is in a position to help out, right now would be a truly awesome time to do so. If you can't, you can't; I understand that better than most... thanks in advance for whatever you can do, and best greetings of the season to you and yours. May whatever weather weirdness spring has foisted upon you moderate out to something that feels a bit more like spring to you. If you live in a place where restrictions are being relaxed, please practice the UTMOST caution as you do what you must, and keep tabs on the infection rate for your vicinity, not just your state. (More on that later this week.) If you're still under a stay-home order or have any sort of risk factor, please CONTINUE staying at home and only going out as needed. Yes, that will make it take longer for the wave of infection to peak in your area, but this way the medical systens in your area won't be overwhelmed and fewer people will die. STAY SAFE. Wash your hands, keep hydrated, boost your immune system by whatever means works for you. Practice social distancing as much you realistically can. Keep in touch with your friends and loved ones from a safe distance. Tell them you care and that you're thinking of them. And as always, thank you for your continued support.
