LOL the marina tenants, the marina staff and the security staff all pretty much said screw it this morning. We locked down until the threat of infected people overwhelming the local medical system has passed and now we are done. Mission Accomplished!
My mom is going to participate in a study of double deltas (she has 2 copies of CCR5-delta32) to determine if they possess partial, full or no Covid immunity. There are quite a few of them (1% of world population). They have, to varying degrees, immunity to Smallpox, Bubonic Plague and partial or full immunity to HIV (she has full immunity). I forgot to ask where but I'm assuming its at Loma Linda, the biggest research facility in her area. My uncle is going to take her down there. He also helps me pay for her residential care, the big chunk that Medicare does not pay.
Its interesting and may affect me indirectly. I'm a single delta (one copy of CCR5-delta32). If the doubles are immune it is possible that I may have partial immunity. To be honest, I've never been completely clear on what partial immunity means but most of the time it just means resistance. This virus is supposed to have some structural similarity to HIV so maybe she will luck out.
Her family is Pictish (Aboriginal Scots) and come from a village in the far North. A few people survived one the plague waves with this mutation. Since they were the only ones left they ended up populating a small corner of the UK. They also have notable longevity.
Double delta is not all good news. The strength against viruses is accompanied in some people with a documented vulnerability to bacterial diseases. Strong against viruses, weak against bacteria. I've gotten MRSA a couple of times. The two most common causes of death in my family over the last 200 years have been sepsis and falling off ladders lol.