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Let’s hope a secondary effect of all this will be an increased readiness to get the flu shot too.

Let’s hope a secondary effect of all this will be an increased readiness to get the flu shot too.

To get back to life, in some semblance of “normalcy,” according to the notorious, omnipresent “soon” employed by every “expert” and politican, we don’t need to know if we have 5 years of immunity – unless of course that “soon” they keep using is indeed longer than we all conventionally understand it to be… (Cynicism about how people are reading what they want into this, panic and anger alike…)
 
Some good news: Scientists Create Antibody That Defeats Coronavirus in Lab

I heard a news item this morning that testing in South Korea is showing that very possibly one cannot get infected a 2nd time. This based on tests that were showing "false positives" in recovered patients - seems the test was responding to dead virus the same as it would to live virus.
 
So maybe there's hope...

Regarding the WHO on antibodies – While, yes, there’s no conclusive evidence that antibodies confer immunity, there’s no conclusive evidence to suggest you can get reinfected either. Watching South Korean doctors speak on this, they believe more strongly in the idea that relapse, not reinfection (two different but distinct categories in virology), is the likelier cause for the instances of folks turning up with resurgence of symptoms after testing negative. The tests can only detect the viral load at a certain level. Under that, the virus can still be present, but not register on the test. Thus producing a negative result.
 
In the case of antibodies, we are assuming, as we do for almost every other disease out there, that some level of immunity is conferred from exposure. That’s the whole premise of a vaccine – confer immunity of some degree by artificially introducing the antibody-producing components of the virus to the host. If antibody immunity is off the table, the silver bullet vaccine won’t work either. Fauci has said that it’s not highly unlikely, given this is a coronavirus, that some sort of durable – perhaps not life-long, but durable – immunity is conferred. It’s really a matter of when it kicks in and for how long.
 
So, the headlines that have been swirling about this “news” are likely misleading, create unnecessary panic, and drive up clicks.
 
Regarding the OP in general – I have long said, I want all these measures to be data driven. I expect that when we relax some, at first, we’ll see upticks. The question is how our behavioral changes will affect future data and likewise future behavioral changes. But again, I say, all changes should be data driven – not fear or anger driven. There’s a lot of reactivity around anger and fear right now...

I think the WHO is cautioning that we don't know enough about COVID-19 to say whether reinfection is possible. They also are a bit skeptical of the antibody tests that are currently out because many have pretty high error rates. But actually I think a lot of scientists are saying reinfection is probably unlikely at least for most who have recovered and for a certain amount of time. This Vox explainer I thought did a good job of laying it out.
 
I think as we start to understand more about COVID-19, we will have better antibody tests and a better understanding about how they protect against the virus. I feel like we're kinda in the early ages of when HIV first broke out, but maybe in a better position because COVID-19 effects everyone, not just those at the margins of society that can easily be ignored like gay men and drug users.

One piece of advice for both escorts and clients: You may or may not be the best kisser, but do this beforehand--antiseptic mouthwash, so that your breath is fresh. A lot of guys don't follow this basic prep.

Fresh breath and being freshly showered is always greatly appreciated...

When providers start pulling out a chart of additionals fee for different things .. I walk away..

Pass

I generally avoid upsells and see them as a bad sign. If kissing is extra, it makes me cautious as to what else might be. For that reason I would stay away. In my mind donations are for the experience and the length of such, measured in time spent (hours, days, weeks) and not for activities.
[uSER=10715]@AnthonyDriller[/uSER] please don't take this as a personal jab, I'm just trying to offer you one client's perspective, and hopefully you can see how this practice might be hurting your brand.

I agree. Kissing is an important part of foreplay IMO. Charging extra is a definite passion-killer.

Well if you decide to go for it, definitely don't prepay him.
 
Gman

Whether he's got great reviews or not, when someone- or several people- say he's stealing money, that's a problem.

So no? No one with real-life info?

I think he's saying he could have taken advantage of you and didn't. He's showing concern about your openness in the future knowing an unscrupulous escort could take advantage.

He still hasn't unlocked his private pics 5 days later … not too eager to develop new business is all I can say.

He still hasn't unlocked his private pics 5 days later … not too eager to develop new business is all I can say.