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How the virus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt may help coronavirus researchers

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    skybrian
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    When the coronavirus roared through the claustrophobic bowels of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, it crippled the aircraft carrier, sickened hundreds of the 4,800 sailors and ultimately ended the tenure of the Navy secretary.

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    At least 777 Roosevelt sailors have been infected, and the rate of asymptomatic infection is about 50 percent, the Navy said Wednesday.

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    The Navy has called for 1,000 volunteers from the crew to submit to swabs and blood tests to better “connect the dots” of the transmission, the Navy surgeon general, Rear Adm. Bruce Gillingham, told reporters last week.

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    One big mystery of the virus is whether people develop an immunity and, if so, for how long, Ko said.

    The serology tests would pinpoint antibodies created by the immune system after infection, and closely following their presence will help researchers determine whether immunities have or can be developed.

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    The tests will take about a week to conduct and be paired with questionnaires that provide data on living conditions and symptoms, Navy health officials said.

    The tests will be sent to the CDC for analysis and shared with the White House coronavirus task force to aid the broader scientific community, Gillingham said.

    1. vektor
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      What I find very interesting is that between the diamond princess and the USS Teddy, the rate of asymptomatic cases is very close, even though one population is young and the other is old. I...

      What I find very interesting is that between the diamond princess and the USS Teddy, the rate of asymptomatic cases is very close, even though one population is young and the other is old. I could've sworn young people would be asymptomatic more often since they also get milder cases.

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