libera/##covid-19/ Monday, 2021-10-25

specinghaha00:03
ublxnaive guess i guess but wouldn't the greater part of hurricane forecasting concern itself with temperatures away from land, where 5G infrastructure might yet be sparse00:04
specingI concur00:06
Arsaneritublx: good guess, even if naive, but the signal from the land still disturbs significantly, apparently00:11
Arsaneritthere are scientific papers detailing it00:11
ArsaneritI don't really know the details myself00:12
ArsaneritBut at least it's not complete unscientific bullshit00:12
Arsaneritgn00:14
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Prof Francois Balloux (@BallouxFrancois): Fair enough, "correlation is not causation" and we cannot formally rule out that the high rates of covid19 deaths in Bulgaria / Romania are not caused by low vaccine coverage, but, say, by high cabbage consumption. Thus, some data from the UK [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/BallouxFrancois/status/145253244548046439409:20
BrainstormUpdates for Hungary: +6688 cases (now 850513), +75 deaths (now 30567), +53290 tests (now 7.3 million) since 3 days ago — Armenia: +1184 cases (now 296552), +42 deaths (now 6055), +14037 tests (now 2.0 million) since 23 hours ago10:09
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Tom Wenseleers (@TWenseleers): Roemenië vs. België. 30% vs. 74% volledig gevaccineerd. 216 Covid doden per dag vs. 12 Covid doden per dag. De cijfers spreken voor zich: ga die spuit halen! pic.twitter.com/EEZoEV5qM8 → https://twitter.com/TWenseleers/status/145254714941415833610:12
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: The US and Israel were early world leaders on vaccinations, now they are trailing → https://indianexpress.com/article/world/the-us-and-israel-were-early-world-leaders-on-vaccinations-now-they-are-trailing-7589399/10:33
BrainstormUpdates for Latvia: +887 cases (now 203460), +21 deaths (now 3049), +7279 tests (now 4.8 million) since 21 hours ago10:34
BrainstormNew from WHO Euro: (news): “When I got more information, I was sure I needed the vaccine” – immunizing pregnant women against influenza in Kaunas, Lithuania → http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/who/euro/rss/en/~3/4gwKqX4hu44/when-i-got-more-information,-i-was-sure-i-needed-the-vaccine-immunizing-pregnant-women-against-influenza-in-kaunas,-lithuania210:44
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: Fauci says vaccines for kids between 5-11 likely available in November → https://indianexpress.com/article/world/fauci-says-vaccines-for-kids-between-5-11-likely-available-in-november-7589471/10:55
BrainstormUpdates for Austria: +2850 cases (now 801456), +10 deaths (now 11261), +245796 tests (now 95.2 million) since 23 hours ago — Afghanistan: +96 cases (now 156040), +5 deaths (now 7260), +1281 tests (now 770793) since a day ago10:59
BrainstormNew from Politico: Coronavirus: UK health secretary leans toward mandatory COVID vaccines for NHS workers → https://www.politico.eu/article/decision-on-nhs-vaccine-mandate-soon-health-minister-javid-says/11:17
BrainstormNew from BMJ: NIHR Alerts aim to help busy health and care professionals put research into practice: Unprecedented extra demands on healthcare staff during the covid-19 pandemic have made it more difficult than ever for professionals to keep up to date with research. This time of major upheaval has... → http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/recent/~3/6qp6oMs0OyQ/bmj.n2445.short11:28
BrainstormUpdates for Poland: +2953 cases (now 3.0 million), +25515 tests (now 21.9 million) since 23 hours ago11:36
BrainstormUpdates for Indonesia: +460 cases (now 4.2 million), +30 deaths (now 143235), +760840 vaccines (now 113.0 million) since 23 hours ago12:01
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Anthony J Leonardi, PhD, MS (@fitterhappierAJ): looks like delta prolonged the pandemic 😅did Trump ever admit to being wrong about anything? twitter.com/daltmann10/sta… pic.twitter.com/0y5DiScrMk → https://twitter.com/fitterhappierAJ/status/145258117990813696312:33
BrainstormUpdates for Finland: +1732 cases (now 154888), +11 deaths (now 1150), +18763 tests (now 7.4 million) since 3 days ago12:38
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Making vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 a requirement for work, school or travel in the USA may be more effective at promoting vaccine uptake than employer policies which express a preference for, or emphasize the benefits of, vaccination → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/qfdpow/making_vaccination_against_sarscov2_a_requirement/12:43
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: mex1pepsi (@james1chas3): @ZiikZiiii @fitterhappierAJ We can finally end this pandemic if we just produce a variant so contagious that anyone within 5000meters of an infected human or deer can't not get infected → https://twitter.com/james1chas3/status/145258595059329024012:54
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Tom Wenseleers (@TWenseleers): En het % van de bevolking dat ten minste 1 vaccindosis ontving vs. het (officieel) aantal Covid doden per miljoen op dit ogenblik in Europa. pic.twitter.com/J14p9ayBrQ → https://twitter.com/TWenseleers/status/145259227484886220913:15
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Study Will Determine Rate of COVID Heart Inflammation Among Elite Athletes → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/qfee16/study_will_determine_rate_of_covid_heart/13:25
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Brian Hjelle, virologist (@hjelle_brian): Suspected 21c vaccinologists weren't just winging it as they concentrated on mixed-format vaxes (heterologous #PrimeBoost) in vax candidates for the toughest targets. So it's with some pleasure I read of their "surprising" COVID successes.😀 → https://twitter.com/hjelle_brian/status/145259704971566285613:36
BrainstormUpdates for Senegal: +3 cases (now 73896), +1153 tests (now 832473) since 22 hours ago13:41
BrainstormNew from New Scientist: Covid-19 news: Javid hints at mandatory vaccines for NHS staff: The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic → https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237475-covid-19-news-javid-hints-at-mandatory-vaccines-for-nhs-staff/13:57
BrainstormUpdates for Nepal: +673 cases (now 809729), +13 deaths (now 11361), +8284 tests (now 4.4 million) since a day ago14:05
BrainstormUpdates for Switzerland: +3296 cases (now 865707), +9 deaths (now 11203), +64893 tests (now 11.5 million) since a day ago — Bangladesh: +289 cases (now 1.6 million), +5 deaths (now 27828), +20773 tests (now 10.2 million) since 22 hours ago — Qatar: +122 cases (now 238640), +5685 tests (now 2.8 million) since 23 hours ago14:30
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: S-acylation enhances COVID-19 infection. Breakthrough study opens up the way for new anti-viral targets. → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/qfflhv/sacylation_enhances_covid19_infection/14:51
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: How much less likely are you to spread covid-19 if you're vaccinated → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/qffv1s/how_much_less_likely_are_you_to_spread_covid19_if/15:01
BrainstormUpdates for Zambia: +5 cases (now 209639), +3166 tests (now 2.6 million) since 23 hours ago15:08
BrainstormUpdates for Canada: +999 cases (now 1.7 million) since 23 hours ago — UAE: +97 cases (now 739381), +1 deaths (now 2131), +281817 tests (now 91.6 million) since 23 hours ago — Germany: +44 cases (now 4.5 million) since 23 hours ago15:33
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Covid-19: UK stockpiles two unapproved antiviral drugs for treatment at home: The UK has started stockpiling two antiviral drugs as part of a plan to give people who are staying at home with covid-19 a treatment to reduce symptoms and the spread of the virus.The government has... → http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/recent/~3/wiJ165Ydtpw/bmj.n2602.short16:05
DreddI wonder if they're actually already receiving shipments of the drugs or this is just an agreement16:10
BrainstormUpdates for Saudi Arabia: +51 cases (now 548303), +2 deaths (now 8780), +77632 tests (now 30.1 million) since 23 hours ago — Gibraltar: +13 cases (now 5887), +328 tests (now 380909) since a day ago16:10
Dredd> PF-0732133216:10
DreddSounds legit16:10
BrainstormUpdates for Laos: +615 cases (now 36248), +1 deaths (now 53), +5741 tests (now 605051) since a day ago — Brunei: +271 cases (now 12384), +1 deaths (now 81), +6398 tests (now 479929) since a day ago — Fiji: +51 cases (now 52028), +2471 tests (now 436822) since 3 days ago — Uganda: +48 cases (now 125758), +4338 tests (now 1.8 million) since 14 hours ago16:35
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Antibodies designed to destroy old cells could help slow down aging process according to researchers → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/qfho9a/antibodies_designed_to_destroy_old_cells_could/16:37
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: Moderna says its low-dose Covid shot works for kids 6 to 11 → https://indianexpress.com/article/world/moderna-says-low-dose-covid-kids-6-to-11-7590146/16:49
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Moderna Vaccine Reports Robust COVID-19 Antibody Response in Children: Unpublished data from the company's ongoing pediatric trial show children aged 6 to <12 years old have an antibody response similar to young adults. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/moderna-vaccine-robust-covid-19-antibody-response-children16:59
BrainstormUpdates for India: +22128 cases (now 34.2 million), +736 deaths (now 455060) since 23 hours ago17:00
BrainstormNew from LitCovid: (news): Coronavirus disease 2019 in kidney transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. → https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/research/coronavirus/publication/3468823117:10
BrainstormUpdates for Netherlands: +5301 cases (now 2.1 million), +6 deaths (now 18758) since 14 hours ago — Greece: +3937 cases (now 720295), +54 deaths (now 15682), +76793 tests (now 24.7 million) since 23 hours ago — Italy: +2535 cases (now 4.7 million), +30 deaths (now 131856), +222385 tests (now 101.3 million) since 23 hours ago [... want %more?]17:37
BrainstormNew from COVID19 Vaccine Tracker: Jesse Snyder: Altimmune Inc: AdCOVID → https://covid19.trackvaccines.org/vaccines/75/18:03
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: (news): Covid: Vaccine study links virus to rare neurological illness → https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-5901151118:14
leerbi%cases Switzerland18:26
Brainstormleerbi: Switzerland has had 865708 confirmed cases (10.1% of all people) and 11203 deaths (1.3% of cases) as of 2 hours ago. 11.5 million tests were done (7.5% positive). 5.7 million were vaccinated (66.2%). +3296 cases, +9 deaths, +64893 tests since a day ago. See https://offloop.net/covid19/?default=Switzerland18:26
Brainstormleerbi: If you know of an official or otherwise good site for data about Switzerland, with a reasonably short URL, please %tell LjL about it.18:26
BrainstormNew from WebMD: CDC Director Encourages Halloween Trick-or-Treating: Families can celebrate Halloween this year amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Rochelle Walensky, MD, director of the CDC, said Sunday. → https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20211025/cdc-director-halloween-trick-or-treating18:46
BrainstormUpdates for Canada: +959 cases (now 1.7 million), +8 deaths (now 28806) since 22 hours ago19:29
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Prof. Shane Crotty (@profshanecrotty): There is a long history of "heterologous prime-boost" vaccine studies showing value to mixing vaccines of certain kinds in certain order. That history hasn't led to specific recommendations for RNA vaccines, because they new. So, mix-and-match COVID [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/profshanecrotty/status/145268822038737305619:39
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Brian Hjelle, virologist (@hjelle_brian): Just is a great "vaccine" on that basis. I wish I knew, but it could be that a vax based on delta would rock. → https://twitter.com/hjelle_brian/status/145269248004281548819:49
BrainstormUpdates for Spain: +4485 cases (now 5.0 million), +35 deaths (now 87186) since 2 days ago20:06
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Study finds lower non-COVID-19 death rates in COVID-19 vaccine recipients. This study provides reassurance that the vaccines are very safe, and, in fact, people who received COVID-19 vaccines in the United States had a lower death rate than those who didn't → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/qfm6ix/study_finds_lower_noncovid19_death_rates_in/20:10
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Facebook takes down Brazilian president Bolsonaro video over false claim linking COVID-19 vaccines to AIDS → https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/qfmjc3/facebook_takes_down_brazilian_president_bolsonaro/20:21
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): mRNA vaccines do have a track record: a lot of animal research speakingofresearch.com/2021/08/27/hum… speakingofresearch.com/2021/08/27/hum… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/145270339069851648220:31
BrainstormUpdates for Congo: +460 cases (now 16868), +10 deaths (now 249) since 3 days ago — Kuwait: +30 cases (now 412557), +20748 tests (now 4.7 million) since 21 hours ago20:31
BrainstormNew from Politico: US details looser international travel rules for vaccinated flyers: The US first outlined the impending international travel rules for fully vaccinated individuals in mid September. → https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/25/biden-international-travel-vaccianted-flyers-51707320:42
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: US COVID-19, Flu Vaccine Prioritization Is Simpler Than Thought: Booster dose eligibility is broadening as the flu season approaches. An expert emphasizes the need to protect for both COVID-19 and the flu in the coming months. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/us-covid-19-flu-vaccine-prioritization-simpler-than-thought21:13
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): "Mask-wearing at the heart of the great British Covid divide"Sounds familiar.ft.com/content/b25d1a… @FT pic.twitter.com/KXvnCchZ5L → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/145271549365198848021:23
BrainstormUpdates for Moldova: +1294 cases (now 329294), +38 deaths (now 7535), +12683 tests (now 2.0 million) since 22 hours ago — Maldives: +149 cases (now 87071), +3357 tests (now 1.6 million) since 19 hours ago — Germany: +3037 cases (now 4.5 million) since 6 hours ago — Curacao: +1 cases (now 17012), +1384 tests (now 303914) since 19 hours ago21:33
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Brian Hjelle, virologist (@hjelle_brian): Since unveiling something new in vaccines is a Big Thing, manufacturers are apparently concentrating on rolling one out only if a variant displays really sizable immune escape ability, and they think delta, beta don't qualify. I think that is letting [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/hjelle_brian/status/145271881471869337621:34
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Brian Hjelle, virologist (@hjelle_brian): It's not that you absolutely can't protect possible future delta patients with a vaccine based on wild type Wuhan, but it's less efficient- and won't last as long. pic.twitter.com/dP8ioIUC3I → https://twitter.com/hjelle_brian/status/145272409962561126521:55
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Prof Francois Balloux (@BallouxFrancois): Covid cases in the UK have been down for two days in a row. This could be largely anticipated based on leading indicators and epidemiological modelling. The trend is most unlikely to be related to lower testing rates or half-term holidays. [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/BallouxFrancois/status/145272625875275777622:06
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Rechalances with SARS-COV-2, prior or after vaccination will enhance immunity and adapt to new mutations: thus SARS-COV-2 maintaining our immunity against it.sciencedirect.com/science/articl… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/145272757449337651622:17
BrainstormUpdates for India: +11873 cases (now 34.2 million), +357 deaths (now 455100) since 20 hours ago — Greenland: +15 cases (now 746), +1185 tests (now 85448) since 3 days ago22:35
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Prof. Shane Crotty (@profshanecrotty): Clinical trial shortcomings:* Quite short term follow up after J&J 2-doses so far (36 day average).* not many COVID-19 cases, so the efficacy calculations are not particularly tight. → https://twitter.com/profshanecrotty/status/145273567086307737722:39
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Prof. Shane Crotty (@profshanecrotty): Overall, it is REALLY good to see these data! It clearly took a lot of work to get this far for the 2-dose J&J COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial! → https://twitter.com/profshanecrotty/status/145273567223463526522:50
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: FDA primed to consider Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for younger kids: Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News Oct 25, 2021 Also, Moderna announces promising immune response and safety data for its vaccine in kids ages 6 to 11. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/10/fda-primed-consider-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-younger-kids23:22
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): mRNA vaccines beyond Covid: potential path for protection from Zika, Rabies, Malaria, Ebola, HIV and morechemistryworld.com/features/mrna-… by @Clare_Sansom → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/145274937900193382423:33
BrainstormUpdates for United Kingdom: +36174 cases (now 8.9 million) since 20 hours ago — Netherlands: +5302 cases (now 2.1 million) since 20 hours ago23:38
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Brian Hjelle, virologist (@hjelle_brian): Present antivirals. Regeneron MAbs: entry inhibitorRemdesivir: replicase inhibitorMolnupiravir: error crisis mutagen None by itself is killer but this is how we eventually controlled most HIV: hitting it with multiple disparate drugs. We need a [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/hjelle_brian/status/145275122693258854523:44

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