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June 12th, 2020 at 3:47:43 PM permalink
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Repeating your mistakes is not learning from them.



You must be talking about something else.

Or are you still insisting Leronlimab is a pump and dump
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June 12th, 2020 at 3:52:30 PM permalink
I'm not the one claiming it cures cancers, HIV, double zero roulette and makes one super attractive to the opposite sex.
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June 12th, 2020 at 4:04:53 PM permalink
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I'm not the one claiming it cures cancers, HIV, double zero roulette and makes one super attractive to the opposite sex.



Aside from snarky roulette and opposite sex quip, I would suggest you to read how Leronlimab works before making your snap judgement.

It actually cures nothing!.

It blocks the CCR5 receptor in antibody cells (LeronliMAB; MAB for Monoclonal AntiBody).

By blocking the receptor, the bodies immune system is better prepared to fight off, hmmm, let's see, Covid-19, HIV, certain cancers (ones that involve CCR5) etc.

That's the science behind it in my horrible laymen terms. It's more complicated than that of course but if you can't understand how helping your immune system to fight off any particular disease could be a "Penicillin" type cure-all, we will just have to wait and see
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June 16th, 2020 at 7:15:26 AM permalink
This damn Humanigen company went from 94 cents to $6 in 2 weeks based on anecdotal evidence they promoted from just 12 patients.

Analysis of my own on the parameters of those patients makes me believe they were handpicked based on their chances to get well anyway.

Well I am not the only one noticing

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/shares-of-martin-shkrelis-former-company-surge-on-limited-coronavirus-drug-study-11592247217

The company has a history with convicted bio pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli.

He seems to be out of it now as he is in prison for seven years but still something smells fishy and people are starting to talk.

Let's see where this goes.

Meanwhile sister drug Leronlimab is closing in on trial results. Should have strong answers within four weeks. Six weeks at outermost
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June 16th, 2020 at 12:22:12 PM permalink
Inexpensive steroid drug, dexamethasone, is now being reported to have shown significant benefit in Covid patients : ~12% improvement in survivability for patients on ventilators and 4% improvement in survivability for patients on oxygen.

So many better men, a few of them friends, are dead. And a thousand thousand slimy things live on, and so do I.
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June 16th, 2020 at 12:40:00 PM permalink
It's a start but it seems to only help the most severe cases. What is needed is a therapy to keep people from progressing to the point they need ventilators or oxygen.
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June 16th, 2020 at 2:17:26 PM permalink
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It's a start but it seems to only help the most severe cases. What is needed is a therapy to keep people from progressing to the point they need ventilators or oxygen.



Welcome back Bill and I agree.

Welcome to Leronlimab!!!

Tomorrow they wrap up 90 patients in a mild /moderate Covid-19 study double-blinded placebo.

Expect results divulged in 4 weeks

With today being the wrap up of the mild/moderate trials one of the physicians Dr. Richard A. Loftus directly involved with administering the clinical trials (out of California Test site) tweeted about it here

https://mobile.twitter.com/RichardALoftus1/status/1272688148611395584

Sounds pretty optimistic to me.
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June 16th, 2020 at 4:41:57 PM permalink
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It's a start but it seems to only help the most severe cases. What is needed is a therapy to keep people from progressing to the point they need ventilators or oxygen.



Anything reducing the death rate at any point is good enough for me.
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June 16th, 2020 at 5:13:23 PM permalink
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Anything reducing the death rate at any point is good enough for me.



The study results determined if 8 people normally died from Covid-19, then using that drug only seven would die.

Not good enough to restart the economy
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June 16th, 2020 at 7:50:32 PM permalink
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The study results determined if 8 people normally died from Covid-19, then using that drug only seven would die.

Not good enough to restart the economy




1/8th of 120,000 dead would be 15,000. That's a sold-out arena's worth of lives saved.
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June 16th, 2020 at 8:01:57 PM permalink
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1/8th of 120,000 dead would be 15,000. That's a sold-out arena's worth of lives saved.



Agreed but it's just not going to reopen America by saying if we had this drug from the beginning of March only 105,000 people would be dead now instead of 120,000.

We were at 105,000 people dead a week and a half ago.

So with numbers exploding at that level?

Take what we can get but that's just not gonna reopen us up in a way that Covid-19 isn't a pandemic anymore
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June 16th, 2020 at 8:16:14 PM permalink
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The study results determined if 8 people normally died from Covid-19, then using that drug only seven would die.

Not good enough to restart the economy



That's not my claim. ANYTHING that reduces the death rate is good.

I believe Remdesivir statistically reduced the stay in the hospital, but didn't statistically reduce the deaths in a significant way.

I'm happy with anything that reduces the death rate.
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June 16th, 2020 at 8:28:05 PM permalink
Quote: rxwine

That's not my claim. ANYTHING that reduces the death rate is good.

I believe Remdesivir statistically reduced the stay in the hospital, but didn't statistically reduce the deaths in a significant way.

I'm happy with anything that reduces the death rate.



Fair enough.

I am just gung ho to end this whole thing. Turning Covid-19 into something you just get treated and go home with very little death Nationwide/worldwide
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June 17th, 2020 at 5:22:12 PM permalink
Quote: darkoz

Fair enough.

I am just gung ho to end this whole thing. Turning Covid-19 into something you just get treated and go home with very little death Nationwide/worldwide



It ALREADY is something that the vast majority of people "just get treated" (with nothing!) and go home. VAST MAJORITY. Whoever said Remdesivir does not help a post or two back does not understand the math involved in such a study. Since only around 1 out of a hundred infected people will die, if you give Remdesivir to 1000 test patients, and 9 die instead of 10, that would be considered statistically NOT significant. It is only one less death than expected. So if Remdesivir cuts the death rate by 10-15%, you would need 10's of thousands of infected patients to take it to see the difference. I believe Remdesivir DOES help a little, as apparently so does dexamethasone. In a disease with such a LOW death rate, cutting it by 10 or 20% makes it very difficult to "prove". Each treatment drug that cuts mortality, even if by only 10 or 20%, is huge. If I can't convince you of this obvious fact I'm not sure if it is on my presentation or your ability to assimilate the information.
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June 17th, 2020 at 7:00:20 PM permalink
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It ALREADY is something that the vast majority of people "just get treated" (with nothing!) and go home. VAST MAJORITY. Whoever said Remdesivir does not help a post or two back does not understand the math involved in such a study. Since only around 1 out of a hundred infected people will die, if you give Remdesivir to 1000 test patients, and 9 die instead of 10, that would be considered statistically NOT significant. It is only one less death than expected. So if Remdesivir cuts the death rate by 10-15%, you would need 10's of thousands of infected patients to take it to see the difference. I believe Remdesivir DOES help a little, as apparently so does dexamethasone. In a disease with such a LOW death rate, cutting it by 10 or 20% makes it very difficult to "prove". Each treatment drug that cuts mortality, even if by only 10 or 20%, is huge. If I can't convince you of this obvious fact I'm not sure if it is on my presentation or your ability to assimilate the information.



First off nobody gets treated and then goes home.

We don't have an effective treatment yet.

Those people going home are because they are not sick enough to be hospitalized.

Many who go home sick have actually gotten worse and had to return to the hospital. Those that get well take weeks and then have a slow recovery.

And yes there are those that don't suffer too bad.

I am surprised you don't understand this.

Florida bars and restaurants that opened too early are closing NOW AGAIN because of the virus spread.

We don't need a medication that lowers us by fifty thousand dead but still results in two hundred thousand dead which is where we are heading.

We need a treatment that works at least 90% of the time with everyone not just one group in order for us to be past this.

These very small percentage forward movements with cures are fine for now but they don't solve the problem.

And if it did, fantastic, all pandemic issues are over as of today.

Do you believe that all pandemic issues are over as of today because of this new drug?

If no, then this drug isn't as good as it needs to be
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June 17th, 2020 at 8:50:51 PM permalink
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...Many who go home sick have actually gotten worse and had to return to the hospital. Those that get well take weeks and then have a slow recovery...


May I ask where you come by this information?

Quote: darkoz

...We need a treatment that works at least 90% of the time with everyone not just one group in order for us to be past this...


Respectfully, if this is your threshhold, you may be duct taped in your basement for a looong time.
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June 17th, 2020 at 9:03:00 PM permalink
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May I ask where you come by this information?


Respectfully, if this is your threshhold, you may be duct taped in your basement for a looong time.



We should have a high threshold to avoid contagion.

But we are almost at a treatment that works.

I am hoping by end of July or August.
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June 18th, 2020 at 6:37:51 AM permalink
Quote: darkoz

First off nobody gets treated and then goes home.

We don't have an effective treatment yet.

Those people going home are because they are not sick enough to be hospitalized.

Many who go home sick have actually gotten worse and had to return to the hospital. Those that get well take weeks and then have a slow recovery.

And yes there are those that don't suffer too bad.

I am surprised you don't understand this.

Florida bars and restaurants that opened too early are closing NOW AGAIN because of the virus spread.

We don't need a medication that lowers us by fifty thousand dead but still results in two hundred thousand dead which is where we are heading.

We need a treatment that works at least 90% of the time with everyone not just one group in order for us to be past this.

These very small percentage forward movements with cures are fine for now but they don't solve the problem.

And if it did, fantastic, all pandemic issues are over as of today.

Do you believe that all pandemic issues are over as of today because of this new drug?

If no, then this drug isn't as good as it needs to be



Maybe a suspension coming for me...... For you to say "I don't understand this", coming from you, who has shown NO UNDERSTANDING of the statistics and repercussions of, well, everything, is laughable.

People DO get treated.... IV fluids IS a treatment. Supplemental oxygen IS a treatment. In medicine there are multitudes of treatments that are supportive, of course not cures. These treatments do not cure anyone of the virus. They just help people whose own natural defense systems are starting to work survive until they do.

MOST people infected need NO treatment, and MOST are either totally asymptomatic or slightly sick. MOST.

You can't be more wrong in saying that 'we don't need a medicine that lowers deaths by 50,000'. OF COURSE WE DO! Now, if you gave me a choice between lowering deaths by 50,000 or 200,000, well, duh, I know which one we would take. BUT THAT IS NOT HOW IT WORKS! Do you think Penicillin cured all infectious diseases after it was found? Do you think insulin cures all diabetics? Do you think Viagra cures all limpness? MOST drugs are helpful but not fully curative. Now, I will agree with you, if there can be a vaccine like smallpox, or measles, that is extremely effective, that will be great. But until then, any drug that lowers mortality by 10 or 20% is a HUGE advance. Your leronlimab, if effective, will likely be that kind of drug. If you now have 3 drugs (remdesivir, dexamethasone, leronlimab) that work differently, but all are slightly effective, that may be enough to turn COVID-19 into the flu, meaning tens of thousands may die every year, predominantly the aged and infirm. That IS enough to let us go to Bills games, have sex from closer than 6 feet away, fly to Naples for a winter break.

You say 'this drug isn't as good as it needs to be'. It's not as good as I would want it to be, of course. And that is a political discussion on if it is 'good enough' to end pandemic lockdowns. Some (Florida) felt that we didn't need ANY drug to end the lockdowns. Others (New York) will be much more strict, and might not allow Bills game attendance until a vaccine is out there.
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June 18th, 2020 at 7:27:09 AM permalink
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Maybe a suspension coming for me...... For you to say "I don't understand this", coming from you, who has shown NO UNDERSTANDING of the statistics and repercussions of, well, everything, is laughable.

People DO get treated.... IV fluids IS a treatment. Supplemental oxygen IS a treatment. In medicine there are multitudes of treatments that are supportive, of course not cures. These treatments do not cure anyone of the virus. They just help people whose own natural defense systems are starting to work survive until they do.

MOST people infected need NO treatment, and MOST are either totally asymptomatic or slightly sick. MOST.

You can't be more wrong in saying that 'we don't need a medicine that lowers deaths by 50,000'. OF COURSE WE DO! Now, if you gave me a choice between lowering deaths by 50,000 or 200,000, well, duh, I know which one we would take. BUT THAT IS NOT HOW IT WORKS! Do you think Penicillin cured all infectious diseases after it was found? Do you think insulin cures all diabetics? Do you think Viagra cures all limpness? MOST drugs are helpful but not fully curative. Now, I will agree with you, if there can be a vaccine like smallpox, or measles, that is extremely effective, that will be great. But until then, any drug that lowers mortality by 10 or 20% is a HUGE advance. Your leronlimab, if effective, will likely be that kind of drug. If you now have 3 drugs (remdesivir, dexamethasone, leronlimab) that work differently, but all are slightly effective, that may be enough to turn COVID-19 into the flu, meaning tens of thousands may die every year, predominantly the aged and infirm. That IS enough to let us go to Bills games, have sex from closer than 6 feet away, fly to Naples for a winter break.

You say 'this drug isn't as good as it needs to be'. It's not as good as I would want it to be, of course. And that is a political discussion on if it is 'good enough' to end pandemic lockdowns. Some (Florida) felt that we didn't need ANY drug to end the lockdowns. Others (New York) will be much more strict, and might not allow Bills game attendance until a vaccine is out there.



I am not offended so no need of a suspension imo.

I don't think we see eye to eye on what we are discussing and agree more than you think.

We both want this to be over.

And we both agree that if dexamethasone is all we got then it's all we got for now

I am arguing that with or without dexamethasone we are NOT ending this pandemic or shutdowns as serious flare-ups occur.

And that's what is needed now.

Dexamethasone is just not good enough to end the pandemic NOW!

That's it. My whole argument. And I don't think you disagree with that.

Dexamethasone will save lives, just not enough to make a difference in us opening up and feeling safe from this pandemic
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June 18th, 2020 at 10:55:34 AM permalink
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I am not offended so no need of a suspension imo.

I don't think we see eye to eye on what we are discussing and agree more than you think.

We both want this to be over.

And we both agree that if dexamethasone is all we got then it's all we got for now

I am arguing that with or without dexamethasone we are NOT ending this pandemic or shutdowns as serious flare-ups occur.

And that's what is needed now.

Dexamethasone is just not good enough to end the pandemic NOW!

That's it. My whole argument. And I don't think you disagree with that.

Dexamethasone will save lives, just not enough to make a difference in us opening up and feeling safe from this pandemic



OK... I DO agree that we do agree on most of the stuff..... Ending the shutdowns is a POLITICAL decision, NOT a medical one. You keep saying things like "dexamethasone will not end the shutdowns". I AGREE. The only thing that ends the shutdowns is a POLITICIAN deciding the shutdowns are ended. There may be one that ends them when deaths are 1 in 10,000 in their community. A different politician might not until its 1 in 100,000.
I got news for you... probably 1/2 of the country feels safe already, and would resume normal life if allowed to. I'm not saying they are smart, or correct, or whatever, but that seems to be public sentiment at present.
Since this is a math based forum, I'm positing that with the ventilator/non-ventilator/proning knowledge, the additions of Remdesivir and dexamethasone, and general just better understanding of the disease someone infected today may be HALF as likely to die than someone who was infected May 1. Nothing to be ignored, but getting better.
I had a routine doctor visit today. Giant office with 6 secretaries just for check in. They wheeled a guy in next to me who looked 90+, and I would guess WHATEVER his next infection he was dead. In a weird sad way it made me somewhat less worried about catching COVID-19, if people like him are 1/3 of the COVID-19 deaths.
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June 18th, 2020 at 11:13:11 AM permalink
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OK... I DO agree that we do agree on most of the stuff..... Ending the shutdowns is a POLITICAL decision, NOT a medical one. You keep saying things like "dexamethasone will not end the shutdowns". I AGREE. The only thing that ends the shutdowns is a POLITICIAN deciding the shutdowns are ended. There may be one that ends them when deaths are 1 in 10,000 in their community. A different politician might not until its 1 in 100,000.
I got news for you... probably 1/2 of the country feels safe already, and would resume normal life if allowed to. I'm not saying they are smart, or correct, or whatever, but that seems to be public sentiment at present.
Since this is a math based forum, I'm positing that with the ventilator/non-ventilator/proning knowledge, the additions of Remdesivir and dexamethasone, and general just better understanding of the disease someone infected today may be HALF as likely to die than someone who was infected May 1. Nothing to be ignored, but getting better.
I had a routine doctor visit today. Giant office with 6 secretaries just for check in. They wheeled a guy in next to me who looked 90+, and I would guess WHATEVER his next infection he was dead. In a weird sad way it made me somewhat less worried about catching COVID-19, if people like him are 1/3 of the COVID-19 deaths.
You may not be aware of this, but we were probably going to have a beer together tonight, if it wasn't for COVID-19. My Board of Directors meeting for NYSSA (Anesthesiologists) is tomorrow, and usually held midtown. Sadly, its a Zoom meeting now..... so I'll be on my couch in Buffalo instead...



I partially agree it's political.

For example in Florida bars have been allowed to reopen by the governor (politics driven)

Otoh, three bars just announced they were closing again after they reopened, had large gatherings as allowed and found out 15 patrons and seven employees came down with Coronavirus.

That's not a political decision but a health driven one.

Since 99% (my rough estimate) of shutdowns to date were forced by government it's easy to believe it is just a political decision.

However here in NY, before the official shutdowns many places shutdown on their own.

The Yonkers racetrack for example shut down on their own when one of it's employees contracted the virus and died.

The port authority NEVER shut down yet before the official shutdown in NY it was empty.

And Disney shut down way before Florida ever did.

So as the virus impacts the community, this will become less political and more health consciousness decision making

EDIT:. perfect example of what I mean:. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.azcentral.com/amp/3214335001
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June 18th, 2020 at 2:23:41 PM permalink
Quote: darkoz

I partially agree it's political.

For example in Florida bars have been allowed to reopen by the governor (politics driven)

Otoh, three bars just announced they were closing again after they reopened, had large gatherings as allowed and found out 15 patrons and seven employees came down with Coronavirus.

If you are referring to the three bars in the Jax area, their closures are/were temporary for deep cleaning and to test the staff. One has already re-opened, and another is scheduled to re-open today.

BTW, they were supposed to (per FL executive order) be at 50% capacity, and maintain social distancing. Not sure if the former guideline was followed, but the latter, by all accounts, wasn't.
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June 18th, 2020 at 10:59:45 PM permalink
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The Yonkers racetrack for example shut down on their own when one of it's employees contracted the virus and died.



The casino owners couldn't lock the door and send the harness horsemen out the door fast enough. No horse racing means more profits simple as that
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June 19th, 2020 at 12:05:07 AM permalink
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The casino owners couldn't lock the door and send the harness horsemen out the door fast enough. No horse racing means more profits simple as that



It's a racino, not a casino. Without racing, Yonkers can't have gaming. That's why they have night racing in the middle of the winter. They race 50 weeks a year.
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June 19th, 2020 at 12:05:58 AM permalink
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The casino owners couldn't lock the door and send the harness horsemen out the door fast enough. No horse racing means more profits simple as that



It's a racino, not a casino. Without racing, Yonkers can't have gaming. That's why they have night racing in the middle of the winter. They race 50 weeks a year.
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June 19th, 2020 at 1:31:18 AM permalink
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The casino owners couldn't lock the door and send the harness horsemen out the door fast enough. No horse racing means more profits simple as that



Patently ridiculous statement when they closed the casino as well. Took a few extra days but decision was made prior to official shutdown
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June 21st, 2020 at 5:22:07 PM permalink
Leronlimab in the news

https://www.thisisthebronx.info/weekday-magazine-a-treement-grows-in-the-bronx/
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June 21st, 2020 at 11:27:59 PM permalink
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Patently ridiculous statement when they closed the casino as well. Took a few extra days but decision was made prior to official shutdown



To re-open the track they wanted all people that wanted to race there have proof of a positive test for covid antibody .... so those that never had the virus could not race there ...sounds like a place trying to open back up and give away the slot percentage to horsemen .... the horse people went nuts when they tried to pull that off

The Standardbred Owners Association of New York is pleased to announce that the MGM Yonkers, Inc. Racing Operations Rider to the MGM Resorts International Seven-Point Safety Plan” (the “Rider”) has been amended to eliminate the requirement that participants shipping in to Yonkers present a valid positive COVID-19 antibody test in order to gain access to the Yonkers paddock.

https://standardbredcanada.ca/notices/6-20-20/yonkers-raceway-open-all.html
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June 22nd, 2020 at 3:58:27 AM permalink
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To re-open the track they wanted all people that wanted to race there have proof of a positive test for covid antibody .... so those that never had the virus could not race there ...sounds like a place trying to open back up and give away the slot percentage to horsemen .... the horse people went nuts when they tried to pull that off

The Standardbred Owners Association of New York is pleased to announce that the MGM Yonkers, Inc. Racing Operations Rider to the MGM Resorts International Seven-Point Safety Plan” (the “Rider”) has been amended to eliminate the requirement that participants shipping in to Yonkers present a valid positive COVID-19 antibody test in order to gain access to the Yonkers paddock.

https://standardbredcanada.ca/notices/6-20-20/yonkers-raceway-open-all.html



This has nothing to do with the casino portion since that remains closed.

Also this is a thread about Leronlimab. Let's keep it focused on that.

Just a few more weeks away from clinical trial results. Let's keep fingers crossed we may end the Covid threat very soon
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June 22nd, 2020 at 4:35:44 AM permalink
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Leronlimab in the news

https://www.thisisthebronx.info/weekday-magazine-a-treement-grows-in-the-bronx/

Another sad case of grabbing at straws.

This is a Weekend Magazine story from some obscure website called "This is the Bronx". It deserves as much credence as a posting on this forum. At least it comes with a warning "Disclaimer: Each WEEKDAY MAGAZINE article is submitted by our readers. GAX Productions, LLC does not verify nor confirm facts and the articles represent the views of the Writer and not GAX Productions, LLC."
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June 30th, 2020 at 7:26:58 AM permalink
Go darkoz! March 21 or so CYDY was trading at less than a dollar. It temporarily broke $10 today! A tenfold increase in around 3 months is a grand slam! I have to believe it will be approved for widespread use. Unlike you, I do NOT believe it will be effective enough to 'end' the pandemic, but I do believe that if it lowers deaths, length of hospitalization, and need for hospitalization even 20%, it is another big win for big Pharma and the American (and world) people. It most assuredly can be used concurrently with dexamethasone, and likely also with Remdesivir. Maybe the triple cocktail can cut the death rate by over 50%, and that gets us closer to "it's just the flu".

darkoz... what is your "in" price on CYDY? It seems like it was around $3 for a while.
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June 30th, 2020 at 11:36:41 AM permalink
Quote: SOOPOO

Go darkoz! March 21 or so CYDY was trading at less than a dollar. It temporarily broke $10 today! A tenfold increase in around 3 months is a grand slam! I have to believe it will be approved for widespread use. Unlike you, I do NOT believe it will be effective enough to 'end' the pandemic, but I do believe that if it lowers deaths, length of hospitalization, and need for hospitalization even 20%, it is another big win for big Pharma and the American (and world) people. It most assuredly can be used concurrently with dexamethasone, and likely also with Remdesivir. Maybe the triple cocktail can cut the death rate by over 50%, and that gets us closer to "it's just the flu".

darkoz... what is your "in" price on CYDY? It seems like it was around $3 for a while.



I got in 3300 shares at $2.94.

When it hit $10 this morning I had profit of over twenty grand.

Then the stock got hit with a 7 minute coordinated short attack.

Just learning about these things now. Some millionaire bragging how he did it and made millions. Crazy. And apparently legal!

Dropped from $10 to $4.65 in 7 minutes.

But quickly climbing back up. I'm still in it and still in profit. A lot of people had their stock "stolen" this morning unfortunately

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July 21st, 2020 at 7:33:10 PM permalink
Today was a big day for Cytodyn.

Results from the safety side released.

Efficacy within a few weeks

https://insiderfinancial.com/cytodyns-otcmkts-cydy-strong-safety-data-in-mild-to-moderate-smokes-gilead-nasdaq-gild-crushes-endpoint-leading-to-the-first-potential-covid-19-approval/180185/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

And yes this article points to what I have been saying. This drug is the game changer for Covid-19
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July 21st, 2020 at 7:40:48 PM permalink
Quote: darkoz

Today was a big day for Cytodyn.

Results from the safety side released.

Efficacy within a few weeks

https://insiderfinancial.com/cytodyns-otcmkts-cydy-strong-safety-data-in-mild-to-moderate-smokes-gilead-nasdaq-gild-crushes-endpoint-leading-to-the-first-potential-covid-19-approval/180185/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

And yes this article points to what I have been saying. This drug is the game changer for Covid-19



That sounds like good news but I don't like the way they are presenting it. The first public company that I worked for the founder told me that any company that promotes itself to investors after going public is probably artificially inflating its worth. He always put out the most subdued press releases and let the 10-Q's and 10-K's do the talking.
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July 21st, 2020 at 7:47:00 PM permalink
Quote: darkoz

Today was a big day for Cytodyn.

Results from the safety side released.

Efficacy within a few weeks

https://insiderfinancial.com/cytodyns-otcmkts-cydy-strong-safety-data-in-mild-to-moderate-smokes-gilead-nasdaq-gild-crushes-endpoint-leading-to-the-first-potential-covid-19-approval/180185/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

And yes this article points to what I have been saying. This drug is the game changer for Covid-19




That isn't an article. It's a press release.
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July 21st, 2020 at 8:34:22 PM permalink
That is one of the weirdest press releases I have ever read. It’s so defensive.
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July 21st, 2020 at 8:35:36 PM permalink
Baylor medical in Texas joining the 390 severe trial undergoing currently.

mild/moderate trial awaiting efficacy.

A special for Bill Ryan - not a press release

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/coronavirus/north-texans-to-be-part-of-more-covid-19-clinical-trials/2410734/
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July 21st, 2020 at 8:41:52 PM permalink
I noted on their website that they applied to be on the NASDAQ last week.
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July 28th, 2020 at 1:54:25 PM permalink
I have taken a further plunge into Cytodyn and my belief in Leronlimab.

Purchased another 1700 shares this morning.

Brings my total up to 5000 shares @$3.81

I have $19,000 invested in this stock so far.
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July 28th, 2020 at 2:10:53 PM permalink
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I have taken a further plunge into Cytodyn and my belief in Leronlimab.

Purchased another 1700 shares this morning.

Brings my total up to 5000 shares @$3.81

I have $19,000 invested in this stock so far.



I only have $1,000 invested in it and I am concerned. I rarely sell stocks and since it is only $1000 I can't imagine that I will sell it anytime in the next year or two.
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July 28th, 2020 at 2:12:40 PM permalink
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I only have $1,000 invested in it and I am concerned. I rarely sell stocks and since it is only $1000 I can't imagine that I will sell it anytime in the next year or two.



What is your concern?
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July 28th, 2020 at 3:05:41 PM permalink
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What is your concern?



My concern is that they seem to do a lot of self promotion. I would rather that they say nothing and just post financial results. Quite often companies that do a lot of self promotion are more concerned about making money selling stock as opposed to selling product.
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July 28th, 2020 at 3:10:21 PM permalink
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My concern is that they seem to do a lot of self promotion. I would rather that they say nothing and just post financial results. Quite often companies that do a lot of self promotion are more concerned about making money selling stock as opposed to selling product.



I don't look at it as self-promotion. I see it as being open with shareholders.

They don't have products to sell yet. Waiting on FDA approval so no financials of profit to show yet.

Good news is coming very soon
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July 28th, 2020 at 3:13:39 PM permalink
Quote: darkoz

I have taken a further plunge into Cytodyn and my belief in Leronlimab.

Purchased another 1700 shares this morning.

Brings my total up to 5000 shares @$3.81

I have $19,000 invested in this stock so far.



That's it? Isn't that a day's wages for you? 🤙
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July 28th, 2020 at 3:32:34 PM permalink
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That's it? Isn't that a day's wages for you? 🤙



A week's wages.

Still it is my first ever stock purchase.

For me it's a big plunge

Approximately what I would invest in a casino play so I'm going by that. I don't want to risk any more than I would on a play
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July 29th, 2020 at 5:24:27 AM permalink
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A week's wages.

Still it is my first ever stock purchase.

For me it's a big plunge

Approximately what I would invest in a casino play so I'm going by that. I don't want to risk any more than I would on a play



A week's wages? $19k? So you make Around a million a year and have NO stocks? All your multi millions in a money market account?
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July 29th, 2020 at 7:56:45 AM permalink
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A week's wages? $19k? So you make Around a million a year and have NO stocks? All your multi millions in a money market account?



I have had this conversation over at Vegas casino forum.

There are always setbacks so while I make about $20,000 a week I don't make it every week.

Latest setback for example. Four months of casinos closed.

Often the money I pull out goes into another operation and that operation goes south.

And of course there is the infamous robbery last year.

The Monticello Casino closed on me (a major operation I sorely miss)

But when things go smoothly I am pulling in about twenty a week. But not necessarily a million a year
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August 11th, 2020 at 10:04:36 AM permalink
Just purchased another 5000 shares @$4.50.

I'm about$45,000 into Cytodyn.

Hopefully this gets FDA approval soon
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August 11th, 2020 at 10:14:42 AM permalink
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I purchased 1300 shares on Friday.


May 8th? At around $3. it would seem. You didn't sell when it more than doubled? Looks like the ATH was 8.77

I haven't followed this stock. Are you buying on the way up, or down? What is your current average.

You must understand that these types of releases
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/08/11/2076498/0/en/CytoDyn-Announces-Clinically-Significant-Top-line-Results-from-its-Phase-2-Trial-in-Mild-to-Moderate-COVID-19-Patients.html
are put out by the company itself, word for word. In any case, that was released today and the stock went down instead of up.
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August 11th, 2020 at 10:34:42 AM permalink
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May 8th? At around $3. it would seem. You didn't sell when it more than doubled? Looks like the ATH was 8.77

I haven't followed this stock. Are you buying on the way up, or down? What is your current average.

You must understand that these types of releases
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/08/11/2076498/0/en/CytoDyn-Announces-Clinically-Significant-Top-line-Results-from-its-Phase-2-Trial-in-Mild-to-Moderate-COVID-19-Patients.html
are put out by the company itself, word for word. In any case, that was released today and the stock went down instead of up.



My purchase of Cytodyn is because I believe in the drug success.

It will stop this COVID-19 fiasco.

It will help AIDS and Cancer, NASH, Alzheimer's.

I have no intention of selling a single share until all the indications are finished
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