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Tulane Primate Center
Posted on 3/12/20 at 10:27 pm
Posted on 3/12/20 at 10:27 pm
Would this be the type of facility that they would test the Corona Virus on chimps?
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Posted on 3/12/20 at 10:28 pm to JabarkusRussell
It is. They are.
Posted on 3/12/20 at 10:28 pm to JabarkusRussell
don't think they really need to test the coronavirus on anything at this point, we know a lot about it. They may need to use animals for early vaccine trials, but they usually start with mice or something like that
Shite nvm just looked it up. Testing to see if and how it affects other animals and where the virus congregates in the body.
Shite nvm just looked it up. Testing to see if and how it affects other animals and where the virus congregates in the body.
This post was edited on 3/12/20 at 10:32 pm
Posted on 3/12/20 at 10:29 pm to JabarkusRussell
The facility in Covington?
They’ve been testing for the last couple of weeks
They’ve been testing for the last couple of weeks
Posted on 3/12/20 at 10:30 pm to JabarkusRussell
They've already sent an e-mail saying the chimps can work from home.
Posted on 3/12/20 at 10:30 pm to ezride25
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It is. They are.
Correct.
Posted on 3/12/20 at 10:35 pm to ezride25
Please explain in detail, otherwise I take that you are full of shite. Chimps arent humans, and there are plenty of infected humans to collect data on in a safe environment.
Posted on 3/12/20 at 10:36 pm to ezride25
I remember reading that they had started testing the virus over there a few weeks back. I know there were very few cases in the US at the time. So what's the protocol for a facility like that to even get their hands on the specific virus?
Posted on 3/12/20 at 10:38 pm to phunkatron
I think the main reason to gain data on chimps, or other animals, is so they have baseline knowledge on how the virus affects the animal for when they start testing the vaccines on the animals
Posted on 3/12/20 at 10:38 pm to LilWezyAna
Posted on 3/12/20 at 10:39 pm to JabarkusRussell
I wonder what a slightly used/tested on chimp appraises for these days.
Posted on 3/12/20 at 10:39 pm to LilWezyAna
There are almost no other primates in north america. That makes no sense from a resource management standpoint, 99% of humans are perfectly suitable to test vaccinations against. It's a cold for most people. Try again.
This post was edited on 3/12/20 at 10:43 pm
Posted on 3/12/20 at 10:39 pm to JabarkusRussell
My best friends dad lived in north park and had woods behind his house that backed up to this. (Woods gone now) lots of weird shite was back there. We used to hear the monkeys all the time.
Posted on 3/12/20 at 10:40 pm to JabarkusRussell
My brother works at the primate lab out in Oregon. If they close down the research center, there is a very (un)lucky group of individuals who will get to stay behind, locked on campus with the primates.
According to him, the monkeys can carry COVID19.
According to him, the monkeys can carry COVID19.
Posted on 3/12/20 at 10:40 pm to Captain Crackysack
I think the facility was selected to carry out the research as opposed to the facility petitioning for access.
Posted on 3/12/20 at 10:41 pm to phunkatron
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There are almost no other primates in north america. That makes no sense from a resource management standpoint. Try again.
I'm not an expert, just speculating, but are you claiming that they aren't testing on the chimps at all in Covington?
Posted on 3/12/20 at 10:41 pm to JabarkusRussell
Not sure, let me dial my friend Dr. Mary and see what she has to say about it.
Posted on 3/12/20 at 10:42 pm to Walt OReilly
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They’ve been testing for the last couple of weeks
That is truly retarded.
Posted on 3/12/20 at 10:44 pm to ezride25
Ok but like I dont understand anything about viruses. So they say this shite is called COVID-19. Is there just like a bank vault of viruses that the researchers go into and grab a bottle of the covid-19 to give to the monkeys? Is the covid-19 stored between the covid-18 and covid-20? Or was some poor soul chosen to go to china and grab a sample from Wuhan to bring back?
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