Author: Anna

In December it is a year ago since severe symptoms of COVID-19 were discovered in Wuhan in China 🇨🇳. It is a unique, historical pandemic ( China´s successful control of COVID-19 ). I had a chat with a friend who knows about how people (like you and me) react in catastrophes. People are dying and there are no emotional reactions in society. This may be a mechanism of survival she said. It is too much to cope with, and the brain tells us to deal with this later when we are safe again. Then we can take care of our feelings.

The second wave is here, and we must be careful. It is very serious. We are waiting for a vaccine to be developed. Moreover, we are learning about this virus, and also about ourselves. How will we cope with next virus? I would suggest immediate lockdowns to isolate the virus. This might be impossible, but distancing is crucial. The WHO will play a very important role. To put together new knowledge, and not the least, make various countries cooperate to have an emergency kit set for next outbreak.

Different mechanisms of actions are currently being studied on how to develop a vaccine. I rapidly browsed the internet for a review on this topic. This is a mini review of what has happened. Also various mechanisms of actions are presented on potential vaccine candidates (figure 5).

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19

Please see the illustrations if it is too much to read. The timeline in figure 1 illustrates the key events of COVID-19 and puts this pandemic in a perspective.

However, it is Friday and weekend. Also Friday the13th for those of you who are superstitious. I cannot see Sweetie and Cutie since we stay in quarantine. No travelling, but by coincidence, I found a cartoon when I once upon a time was travelling. Some cheering up is needed while waiting for a vaccine. Usually I read “Laban”, but that is only when I am in the countryside with Sweetie and Cutie.

Stay safe, and don’t forget to stay tuned!

This Corona virus makes me gain weight. I do not weigh myself, instead I feel if my clothes fit. This summer was fine, but now my trousers are not what they used to be. I love good food. Therefore, I go for training so I can eat without thinking too much. But this Corona makes me gain weight. I must admit that I have been lazy. My online training is not what it used to be. I need to do some adjustments, return to these mini 30 minutes training programs I used to do.

Ok. I will do crunches. Not eat crunches. Ending this mini writing with one of my favourite tunes. Such a nice song. Spinning tomorrow, and I am intending to do real crunches. And perhaps some burbies. Wish me good luck!

https://youtu.be/j5zyQrDS7G8

A new president has been elected and Joe Biden will soon be president of the United States. Biden´s  inauguration will take place in the middle of January, and til then, Trump will have time to make a smooth transition. It is a little unusual that a sitting president isn’t re-elected. It should also be noted that when Trump was elected he got many votes. He was popular. But democracy rules. People change their minds. Perhaps the Corona virus has influenced the election result. Never mind.

The USA is so different from Sweden, and we cannot really understand that the Democrats may be similar to the right wing in Sweden. The American constitution is complicated but democratic. I suppose Trump is not so happy now, and, on the contrary, Biden is smiling. Tried to find appropriate music for both of them, and found a song with the Eagles. A nice song to just play and listen to. On a November Sunday afternoon.