libera/##covid-19/ Wednesday, 2021-06-09

BrainstormUpdates for Rwanda: +127 cases (now 27434), +4 deaths (now 364) since 23 hours ago — Monaco: +3 cases (now 2511) since 6 days ago00:38
BrainstormUpdates for Cameroon: +975 cases (now 79904), +27 deaths (now 1302) since 6 days ago — Guatemala: +1581 cases (now 263836), +26 deaths (now 8331) since a day ago — Kuwait: +1581 cases (now 320257), +3 deaths (now 1801) since a day ago01:40
lavadonuttilikum, are we not all merely captive orcas? In this Seaworld pen called life?02:19
tilikumuh, i guess02:27
BrainstormUpdates for United Kingdom: +5786 cases (now 4.5 million), +7 deaths (now 127979) since 23 hours ago — China: +32 cases (now 97251) since 23 hours ago — France: +35 deaths (now 110147) since 21 hours ago — Netherlands: +693 cases (now 1.7 million) since 23 hours ago02:30
LjLlavadonut, err, what spawned that question?02:30
lavadonuttilikum's nick02:31
LjLoh okay02:41
LjLcan orcas get covid02:41
lavadonut A new study from scientists at Halifax’s Dalhousie University predicts that certain species of whales, dolphins, seals and other endangered marine mammals could be highly susceptible to infection from COVID-19.02:44
lavadonutThe scientists say there have been no documented cases of COVID-19 in marine mammals to date, but both dolphins and beluga whales have been infected with related coronaviruses in the past.02:44
tilikumI've heard that02:46
tilikumperish the thought02:46
LjL:(02:46
LjLi suspect in future years we'll be vaccinating a bunch of mammals02:47
tilikumdoge02:47
LjL(not for animal love, just because we don't want them to spill back)02:47
LjLeh dogs are not very susceptible apparently. cats on the other hand.02:47
LjLactually vaccines for pets are already being studied, a version of Sputnik in particular, because Sputnik is all about the PR02:48
BrainstormUpdates for Martinique: +50 cases (now 12110), +1 deaths (now 98) since a day ago03:07
LjL<CarlSagan> [NPR - Science] The Highly Contagious Delta Variant Is On The Rise In the U.S. https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/06/08/1004597294/the-highly-contagious-delta-variant-of-covid-is-on-the-rise-in-the-u-s 2021-06-08T21:07:2403:53
LjL<CoronaBot> /r/coronavirus: Fauci says us must vaccinate more people before Delta variant becomes dominant (1022 votes)03:54
LjL<CoronaBot> https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/08/fauci-says-us-must-vaccinate-more-people-before-delta-becomes-dominant-covid-variant-in-america.html | https://redd.it/nv8zh003:54
LjLbut *they* are vaccinating only with mRNA. what difference will that make?03:54
LjLi said it before, but i'll say it again, with particular respect to the Indian variant: i think AstraZeneca will prove to have been a terrible mistake04:00
LjLPfizer protects from it, but only after two doses, with low protection after just one. my expectation is that protection from AZ will be marginal.04:01
LjLand i don't know if this is true but if "The variant, also known as B.1.617.2, is spreading rapidly in the U.K., and has quickly become the dominant strain there, responsible for more than 60% of infections and causing surges in some parts of England." then we'll realize that soon i guess04:01
LjLwe quickly need a study from the UK on the effect of this variant on vaccinated people04:01
LjLhttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/991343/Variants_of_Concern_VOC_Technical_Briefing_14.pdf04:10
LjLhttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/991135/3_June_2021_Risk_assessment_for_SARS-CoV-2_variant_DELTA.pdf04:11
LjL"There is a high level of uncertainty around the magnitude of the  change in vaccine effectiveness after 2 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine."04:11
lavadonutwho here is not vaccinated?04:19
LjLdepends what you mean. i am not "fully vaccinated", and effectively at this time i am fully susceptible. but i've had a jab.04:23
BrainstormUpdates for United Kingdom: +4479 cases (now 4.5 million), +9 deaths (now 127982) since 20 hours ago — France: +38 deaths (now 110166) since 20 hours ago — Netherlands: +357 cases (now 1.7 million), +3 deaths (now 17821) since 20 hours ago04:34
BrainstormUpdates for Mexico: +3449 cases (now 2.4 million), +262 deaths (now 229100) since 23 hours ago05:11
BrainstormUpdates for Nicaragua: +181 cases (now 7662), +1 deaths (now 188) since 6 days ago — Brunei: +2 cases (now 246) since 6 days ago05:36
LjLbot isn't really sending news since the move to Libera and i don't really know why05:37
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Pandemic propels Auckland to top of EIU’s most liveable cities ranking → https://is.gd/I9UHHm05:39
LjLokay maybe it is now. restarts do wonder05:40
LjL<CoronaBot> /r/covid19: Molecular evidence of SARS-CoV-2 in New York before the first pandemic wave (85 votes) | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-23688-7 | https://redd.it/nvcgny05:47
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Pharmacist who 'intentionally' destroyed 500 Covid vaccine doses gets three years in prison → https://is.gd/DkTA2A06:00
BrainstormUpdates for Belgium: +904 cases (now 1.1 million), +10 deaths (now 25051) since a day ago06:01
lavadonutYet, who among us would not have done the same in his position?06:16
LjLme? lots?06:24
BrainstormNew from EurekAlert!: Speech droplets drive transmission of SARS-CoV-2: A new review published in the Journal of Internal Medicine indicates that unmasked speech in confined spaces poses the greatest risk of spreading SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to others. → https://is.gd/nD4euJ06:32
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express (Health): Health: Experiencing mood swings, anxiety post Covid? Expert suggests simple ways to feel better → https://is.gd/DVkaTN06:53
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Indian Bar Association Threatens to Sue WHO Chief Scientist for Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation → https://is.gd/TXjIYZ07:04
BrainstormNew from Il Sole 24 Ore: Vaccini: un italiano su quattro è contrario, solo il 50% è sicuro: La propensione più alta a vaccinarsi  è  tra i giovanissmi, ma  poi cala nella fascia  25-44 anni. Il 41% è disposto a immunizzarsi ogni anno. Pesano timori e dubbi, manca un piano di comunicazione → https://is.gd/3jTbov07:25
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: Pandemic propels Auckland to top of EIU’s most liveable cities ranking → https://is.gd/vTw5Od07:36
BrainstormUpdates for Parana, Brazil: +5587 cases (now 1.1 million), +181 deaths (now 27349) since a day ago — England, United Kingdom: +5168 cases (now 4.0 million), +13 deaths (now 112453) since a day ago — Moscow, Russia: +3817 cases (now 1.2 million), +62 deaths (now 20590) since a day ago — Para, Brazil: +2073 cases (now 525675), +40 deaths (now 14764) since a day ago07:40
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Study shows nearly 50,000 live animals on sale in China's Wuhan before COVID-19 began → https://is.gd/m4UjZk08:08
BrainstormUpdates for India: +121270 cases (now 29.1 million), +2185 deaths (now 352798) since 23 hours ago — El Salvador: +842 cases (now 74983) since 21 hours ago08:30
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: For Asian Americans wary of attacks, reopening is not an option → https://is.gd/KTcJDR09:00
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Daily Discussion Thread | June 09, 2021: Please refer to our Wiki for more information on COVID-19 and our sub. You can find answers to frequently asked questions in our FAQ , where there is valuable information such as our: → https://is.gd/XlRcRt09:12
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: G7 economies could shrink twice as much as they did during pandemic due to climate change: study → https://is.gd/tpwSde09:33
BrainstormUpdates for Taiwan: +274 cases (now 11968), +25 deaths (now 333) since 23 hours ago10:09
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: New Zealand’s successful fight against Covid-19 made Auckland the most liveable city of 2021 → https://is.gd/URpzI110:16
BrainstormUpdates for Kyrgyzstan: +459 cases (now 108173), +5 deaths (now 1864) since a day ago10:34
BrainstormUpdates for Russia: +10407 cases (now 5.2 million), +399 deaths (now 124895) since 23 hours ago10:59
BrainstormNew from Politico: Cities: Coronavirus pandemic made European cities less livable: Report → https://is.gd/p5OYqL11:21
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Anaesthetist training: UK “must double numbers” to combat NHS waiting lists: Anaesthetic training places must be doubled to enable the NHS to deal with the huge backlog of surgical procedures created by the covid pandemic, the Association of Anaesthetists has said.In open... → https://is.gd/vLzras11:54
BrainstormUpdates for Austria: +366 cases (now 647688), +3 deaths (now 10650) since 23 hours ago12:01
BrainstormNew from Scientific American: Covid, Quickly: A Pop-Up Podcast: Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com → https://is.gd/bVogVO12:05
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: (news): Covid: Greater Manchester and Lancashire in testing and vaccine push → https://is.gd/KqivZ312:38
BrainstormUpdates for Indonesia: +7725 cases (now 1.9 million), +170 deaths (now 52162) since a day ago12:38
applegalhey12:46
applegalguys12:46
applegalthey found the origin of the deadly virus12:46
applegalhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-report-concluded-covid-19-may-have-leaked-from-wuhan-lab-1162310698212:46
dTalgood to know13:08
BrainstormNew from Scientific American: Why India's Second COVID Surge Is So Much Worse Than the First: Young man returns to his home after getting his COVID-19 shot following the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh’s government giving permission to vaccinate people older than 18. → https://is.gd/TDzool13:10
BrainstormNew from The Atlantic: Individualism Is Still Sabotaging the Pandemic Response: During a pandemic , no one’s health is fully in their own hands. No field should understand that more deeply than public health, a discipline distinct from medicine. Whereas doctors and nurses treat sick individuals in front of them, public-health practitioners work to [... want %more?] → https://is.gd/HwzBT713:21
BrainstormNew from Politico: Aid and development: UK acted unlawfully over COVID contract for firm linked to Dominic Cummings → https://is.gd/zkF9Lr13:33
BrainstormUpdates for Slovakia: +147 cases (now 390693), +7 deaths (now 12430) since a day ago13:41
darsieapp legal or apple gal?13:43
undefined_bobapple gal sounds more kind/fun13:43
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express (Health): Feelings: How to prep your relationship for post-pandemic life → https://is.gd/Vo4Kw814:05
BrainstormUpdates for Iran: +10598 cases (now 3.0 million), +157 deaths (now 81519) since 23 hours ago — Vietnam: +402 cases (now 9505) since 23 hours ago — India: +2666 deaths (now 353528) since 21 hours ago14:30
BrainstormUpdates for Denmark: +698 cases (now 288229) since 12 hours ago15:08
BrainstormNew from Scientific American: Health: A 'Universal' Coronavirus Vaccine To Prevent the Next Pandemic → https://is.gd/Hc4X6O15:12
BrainstormUpdates for Zambia: +1767 cases (now 103763), +3 deaths (now 1324) since 23 hours ago — Romania: +140 cases (now 1.1 million), +228 deaths (now 31383) since a day ago — Switzerland: +6 deaths (now 10850) since a day ago15:32
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express (Health): Feelings: How ‘doomscrolling’ has helped social media users in the pandemic → https://is.gd/gnqxoK15:33
yutade-facto, please show me site you showed again , that shows infections per each mutant.15:33
de-factoyou mean https://covariants.org/ from Emma Hodcroft?15:36
de-factoor https://outbreak.info/ from Scripps Research15:37
de-factomaybe https://cov-lineages.org/ ?15:37
de-factoor https://nextstrain.org/ncov/global ?15:38
yutacovariants that is it :) de-facto15:39
de-factobtw there are also country specific sites15:44
de-facto.title https://imgur.com/a/NXToULu https://i.imgur.com/549rOJG.png src: https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Neuartiges_Coronavirus/DESH/Bericht_VOC_2021-06-02.pdf?__blob=publicationFile15:44
Brainstormde-facto: From imgur.com: COVID Germany: SARS-CoV-2-VoCs evolution - Album on Imgur15:44
yutanice,I wanted to know percentage of each mutant in japan.15:44
de-facto.title https://covid19.sanger.ac.uk/lineages/raw?show=B.1.617.2%2CB.1.1.7&lineage=B.1.617.2&colorBy=p15:45
Brainstormde-facto: From covid19.sanger.ac.uk: COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance – Wellcome Sanger Institute15:45
de-facto.title https://www.covid19genomics.dk/statistics15:45
Brainstormde-facto: From www.covid19genomics.dk: Danish Covid-19 Genome Consortium15:45
de-factoso it seems B.1.617.2 is not exploding everywhere where it is15:46
de-factoyuta, yet be careful with such data, its always dependent on how and where samples were selected15:50
de-factoso its unknown how well researchers succeeded in avoiding bias (preference for clusters with unusual properties etc)15:50
de-factoi know UK, Germany and DK put extra effort into making their sequencing as close to representative as possible, but i dont know much about the sources for the data on the other countries15:52
yutade-facto, thanks. I know that japan doesn't count much.15:58
de-factoi think they got very good science in Japan16:00
de-factoyet i dont know anything about how many of their positive tests get sequenced or how randomly those sequencing samples are chosen among positive test results16:00
-RSSBot[LjLmatrix- Feed: Riunione del Cipess del 9 giugno 2021 ( https://www.governo.it/it/articolo/riunione-del-cipess-del-9-giugno-2021/17064 )16:01
yutade-facto, don't rely japanese scientist lol16:07
yutaI don't :P16:07
finely[m]<applegal "they found the origin of the dea"> Peter: we still don't know where it came from. The genetic evidence is consistent with a natural origin. Its not possible to disprove a virus that evolved in bats escaped from the Wuhan lab where it was being studied.16:10
de-facto.title https://imgur.com/a/5ETO6K3 https://i.imgur.com/KKN3ECH.png "COVID Germany: Portion of sequences among detected SARS-CoV-2 infections" src: https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Neuartiges_Coronavirus/DESH/Bericht_VOC_2021-06-02.pdf?__blob=publicationFile16:11
Brainstormde-facto: From imgur.com: COVID Germany: Portion of sequences among detected SARS-CoV-2 infections - Album on Imgur16:11
de-factohence around 1 in 10 detected cases end up as a sequence in the dataset for Germany16:12
de-facto.title https://imgur.com/a/kpJf0MW https://i.imgur.com/xiHR0Hz.png "COVID Germany: Maps for B.1.1.7, B.1.351, P.1 and B.1.617.2" src: https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Neuartiges_Coronavirus/DESH/Bericht_VOC_2021-06-02.pdf?__blob=publicationFile16:18
Brainstormde-facto: From imgur.com: COVID Germany: Maps for B.1.1.7, B.1.351, P.1 and B.1.617.2 - Album on Imgur16:18
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Covid-19: Tests must be more rigorously regulated to protect public, say statisticians: Statistical experts have called for new standards for diagnostic tests in response to regulatory gaps identified during the covid-19 pandemic.Current legislation does not require tests to be... → https://is.gd/eChaB716:28
BrainstormUpdates for Bangladesh: +2537 cases (now 817819), +36 deaths (now 12949) since a day ago — Timor-Leste: +177 cases (now 7941), +1 deaths (now 18) since a day ago — Nepal: +3449 cases (now 598813), +81 deaths (now 8179) since a day ago16:35
de-facto.title https://www.who.int/data/stories/the-true-death-toll-of-covid-19-estimating-global-excess-mortality16:43
Brainstormde-facto: From www.who.int: The true death toll of COVID-19: estimating global excess mortality16:43
BrainstormUpdates for Mauritius: +38 cases (now 1496) since 2 days ago16:59
BrainstormNew from BMJ Open: Mental health disorders among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey from three major hospitals in Kenya: Background COVID-19 is an international global health emergency and has posed a great challenge to mental well-being and resilience. Little is known about the mental health impact of COVID-19 [... want %more?] → https://is.gd/00IMoB17:01
BrainstormUpdates for Iraq: +4616 cases (now 1.2 million), +25 deaths (now 16614) since 23 hours ago — Saudi Arabia: +1274 cases (now 461242), +15 deaths (now 7503) since 23 hours ago — Canada: +12 deaths (now 25778) since 20 hours ago17:37
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express (Health): Destination of the week: France is back: Borders reopen to American tourists, others → https://is.gd/7qa5y417:45
BrainstormUpdates for Kenya: +589 cases (now 173661), +9 deaths (now 3335) since 23 hours ago — Albania: +18 cases (now 132415) since a day ago18:39
BrainstormNew from Il Sole 24 Ore: Monoclonali dimenticati, curati solo in 6mila: «I medici di famiglia ci mandino i pazienti»: L’Italia ha speso 100 milioni finora per acquistare 150mila dosi di anticorpi monoclonali, forse l’unica cura contro il Covid efficace,a parte i vaccini, perché in grado di ridurre dal... → https://is.gd/cRhu7V18:40
st2nhi!18:56
st2nis covid racist?18:57
LjLmeaning whether it infects more people of some given ethnicities? i don't think there are strong indications of that18:58
st2nyou are racist18:59
LjLthat's a nice start18:59
BrainstormNew from WebMD: Why a COVID Diagnosis Could Cost You More in 2021: New research suggests COVID-19 could be a much more expensive experience for folks who fall ill this year, thanks to the return of deductibles and copays. → https://is.gd/tavt5R19:02
BrainstormNew from WebMD: Trust in CDC, FDA Took a Beating During Pandemic: Recent CDC guidance on COVID-19 has been widely misinterpreted and caused confusion, and the FDA decisions during the pandemic have been critiqued . → https://is.gd/YxS7qS19:12
BrainstormUpdates for Portugal: +890 cases (now 854522) since a day ago — Papua New Guinea: +182 cases (now 16580) since 23 hours ago19:41
BrainstormUpdates for Spain: +4427 cases (now 3.7 million), +23 deaths (now 80332) since 22 hours ago — Mozambique: +74 cases (now 71239), +1 deaths (now 840) since 23 hours ago — Italy: +2198 cases (now 4.2 million), +77 deaths (now 126767) since 23 hours ago20:06
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: Covid hospital cases rise above 1,000 in UK: Scientists say they are still uncertain about the size of a third wave, but vaccination will be key. → https://is.gd/uLV1Ub20:06
BrainstormNew from ScienceMag: [Research Articles] Redefining IL11 as a regeneration-limiting hepatotoxin and therapeutic target in acetaminophen-induced liver injury: Acetaminophen ( N -acetyl- p -aminophenol; APAP) toxicity is a common cause of liver damage. In the mouse model of APAP-induced liver injury (AILI), interleukin 11 (IL11) is highly up-regulated [... want %more?] → https://is.gd/nthI0O20:17
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: News Scan for Jun 09, 2021: COVID-19 group home risks Full Pfizer COVID vaccine protection New H5N6 avian flu case → https://is.gd/KHDvZx20:28
BrainstormUpdates for Algeria: +387 cases (now 132034), +7 deaths (now 3544) since 23 hours ago20:31
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: US buying 500 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to share with globe → https://is.gd/weSfPm20:38
LjLBrainstorm will be down for a little while, while i vacuum up my server that's been accumulating dirt for a year and overheating. toodles21:32
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: U.S. to buy 500 million Pfizer doses to share with the world → https://is.gd/a6s3pD21:33
BrainstormUpdates for France: +42 deaths (now 110189) since 19 hours ago21:33
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: Small risk of bleeding disorder after AstraZeneca COVID vaccine: Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News Jun 09, 2021 The risk of severe COVID-19 or death is far greater than any posed by the vaccine, a study author says. → https://is.gd/hz6pkj22:51
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: Covid: Everyone can see hospitalisations going up, says PM: Boris Johnson says vaccine protection is key to unlocking, as number in hospital with Covid hits 1,000. → https://is.gd/uLV1Ub23:01
BrainstormNew from Politico: Biden’s message as he lands in Europe: America’s back: Biden arrives in the United Kingdom for an eight-day trip to Europe to tackle Covid, taxes and trade → https://is.gd/EmrFWc23:12
LjLThey want to allow people to get the second vaccine dose while on holiday / out of region, I predict this will be a mess23:42
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: US has bought and will donate 500 million doses of Pfizer's vaccine worldwide → https://is.gd/JmyquD23:44
de-factoim going to take it at the exact same center23:44
de-factoim expecting me to send the electronic vaccination card once they established that system23:45
de-factothe written ones are... shall we just say sub optimal when there are PDF files circulating for printout and howto fillout even with faking batch number schemes23:46
de-factoso yeah i expect that to be a big mess aswell, the more heterogeneous such a system is the harder to ensure authenticity23:47
de-facto*im expecting them to send the electronic vaccination card23:48
de-factoi think they register the insurance card so they should have a record for that in their system and therefore base certs on that23:52
de-factoi guess a GP also would register the insurance card, for getting paid, so should be in the system with that aswell then23:54
de-factodid you have to register your card LjL ?23:54
LjLde-facto, i had my card scanned, yeah23:55
LjLbut it's not an "insurance card" in italy, not sure if that changes anything23:55
LjLwe don't use mandatory insurance, we have an NHS type system23:55
LjLwhich is, sadly, managed on a regional basis23:56
de-factohere we have to have a health insurance, and they provide those electronic cards (with chips), they have readers for that and can read out a dataset (insurance number, personal info and all that) to store that in the system and charge for service etc23:56
de-factowhat i dont get is why would they not just provide everyone with a token, a printout, a qr code that got a link on it that everyone just could HTTP GET and it would state: valid vaccination on $date with $vaccine and $batch for $name23:59

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