Age 61 of complications with Coronavirus.

RIP so sad

Great writer and performer. I guess his ship came in and I hope they propped him up beside the jukebox as he requested. I'm not being mean or disrespectful, just appreciating some of his many contributions to country music. I do many, if not most, of his songs.
RIP Joe.
I'm afraid John Prine may be next as he is in critical condition on respirator. Also Jan Howard died from the virus and of course The Gambler. We may be just seeing the tip of the iceberg.
I'm praying for a cure and a vaccine soon. Doctors and researchers around the world are working on it.

Don I read that they (Medics), are trying to get donated blood from folks that recovered from corona virus.. apparently if your body fights off the virus your immune system will prevent you from ever getting it again. Techs say they can create a vaccine from this donated blood.

Many projects attacking it from many different ways. I have faith there will be a breakthrough very soon.

Oh no not John Prine..he has been through so much recently. One of a kind.

As I wrote in the Bar, this is a passive vaccination, actually it was already used during the Spanish flu in 1918 in a basic form.
The side effect of this method can be that the immune system overreacts, which would worsen the condition, but there is quite a chance it will help some of the worst cases...

I'm not seeing any conformation that Jan Howard or Kenny Rogers died of coronavirus. Perhaps someone has some information on that.

If I recall correctly, Kenny Rogers died of congestive heart failure brought on by dehydration.

Gary

True. Kenny died of heart failure. Jan was 91 and had problems; cause of death not announced. Sorry, didn't mean to panic.