libera/##covid-19/ Tuesday, 2021-10-26

BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Prof. Shane Crotty (@profshanecrotty): Both in the Atmar/Lyke et al. work, and multiple published studies of AZ vax + RNA 2nd, getting RNA vaccine as the 2nd dose after an adeno vector has resulted in better antibody and T cell responses, compared to 2 doses of adeno. twitter.com/profshanecrott… → https://twitter.com/profshanecrotty/status/145275552277234073600:05
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): The Good Part About ‘Waning’ ImmunityYou might have fewer antibodies now. But they’re better than the ones you started with."Antibodies are supposed to peter out; that’s why they always do."theatlantic.com/science/archiv… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/145275984684397773200:15
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Clearance of #SARSCoV2 for post-vaccination Covid in health care workers who were symptomatic was 11 days (mean) compared to those without symptoms of only 1 dayacpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M2… @AnnalsofIM pic.twitter.com/BmErb9Zn0r → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/145276033073652531500:26
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Infection after vaccination often asymptomatic with only 1 day duration of positive PCR test. Symptomatic more rare, with up to 11 days PCR+. acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M2… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/145276908668604826900:57
BrainstormUpdates for Bulgaria: +5863 cases (now 575306), +243 deaths (now 23316), +51685 tests (now 5.3 million) since a day ago — Norway: +893 cases (now 201410), +39640 tests (now 8.1 million) since 21 hours ago — Bahrain: +37 cases (now 276608), +14053 tests (now 6.8 million) since a day ago01:05
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): 'We find that community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 was likely in several areas of Europe and the United States by January 2020, and estimate that by early March, only 1 to 3% SARS-CoV-2 infections were detected by surveillance systems." nature.com/articles/s4158… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/145277148452762828901:08
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Prof. Shane Crotty (@profshanecrotty): Addendum for clarity: If I had already gotten 2-doses of J&J, Pfizer, or Moderna, I would be content with any of those. → https://twitter.com/profshanecrotty/status/145277523905042841601:18
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Brian Hjelle, virologist (@hjelle_brian): Taos County and NM at large aren't sitting COVID-pretty at ALL. Cases, deaths are really nasty.New social distance rule for Brian: 1 mile. → https://twitter.com/hjelle_brian/status/145277934597447680301:39
BrainstormUpdates for Uruguay: +171 cases (now 392319), +2 deaths (now 6073), +6575 tests (now 3.8 million) since a day ago — San Marino: +4 cases (now 5509), +1059 tests (now 82601) since 5 hours ago02:07
BrainstormUpdates for Rwanda: +57 cases (now 99431), +10887 tests (now 3.1 million) since a day ago — Zimbabwe: +37 cases (now 132688), +4 deaths (now 4673), +3299 tests (now 1.5 million) since 23 hours ago — Malawi: +8 cases (now 61765), +718 tests (now 422725) since 2 days ago02:32
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Independent Study Finds Aura Air Purifier Destroyed 99.99% of Covid-19 Particles Including Delta Variant | 25OCT21 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/qfu31a/independent_study_finds_aura_air_purifier/02:53
sdfgsdfganother day of pandemic03:10
sdfgsdfgalright lets check the charts.. lets check uk03:10
sdfgsdfghmmm, I got an illegal haircut here in melbourne - that seems alirght. He's not checking for vaccine passports yet03:12
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Prof Francois Balloux (@BallouxFrancois): I always quite liked the "You Are Already Dead" Anime trope. When applied to a virus, it may illustrate how an epidemic may be largely over - dead - at least in some place and time, well before most realised what happened. → https://twitter.com/BallouxFrancois/status/145280365294768947703:15
sdfgsdfgIn the study, following the first dose of vaccine, there were:03:33
sdfgsdfg38 extra cases (compared to the baseline risk of getting the condition) of GBS for every 10 million adults having the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine03:33
sdfgsdfg60 extra cases of haemorrhagic stroke (a bleed in the brain) for every 10 million adults having the Pfizer vaccine03:33
sdfgsdfghttps://www.bbc.com/news/health-5901151103:33
sdfgsdfgsome new neurological disease side effects ?03:33
sdfgsdfgas well03:33
BrainstormUpdates for Belize: +436 cases (now 25881), +3 deaths (now 476), +3990 tests (now 301394) since 3 days ago — Gabon: +297 cases (now 34898), +6 deaths (now 230), +5976 tests (now 1.3 million) since 3 days ago — Channel Islands: +183 cases (now 12777), +7598 tests (now 1.0 million) since 2 days ago — Canada: +2788 cases (now 1.7 million) since 12 hours ago03:34
sdfgsdfgresearch doesn't even count the second dose and boosters yet, but rest of the article (80%) goes on to argue how vaccines efficacy against serious illness still far outweighs the growing list of side effects03:37
sdfgsdfghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Moskowitz     by the way - about unscientific bullshit on 5G03:53
sdfgsdfg@ Arsanerit. (hmm he's already left...)03:56
BrainstormUpdates for Bermuda: +13 cases (now 5625), +2 deaths (now 98), +5022 tests (now 586598) since 3 days ago03:59
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Community spreading of COVID-19 may have started as early as January 2020 in Europe and the United States with transmission events as early as December 2019, as suggested by data-driven modeling done by a team headed by scientists at Northeastern. → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/qfw8ql/community_spreading_of_covid19_may_have_started/04:38
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: US issues new rules for vaccinated air travellers; lifts severe restrictions on India → https://indianexpress.com/article/world/united-states-international-travellers-covid-vaccine-rules-7590833/04:48
BrainstormUpdates for South Korea: +1266 cases (now 354355), +15 deaths (now 2788), +48952 tests (now 15.6 million) since a day ago05:01
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Federal advisors on boosters who think there isn't adequate evidence and "the decision would be viewed by anxious Americans who might conclude mistakenly that the vaccines are ineffective"nytimes.com/2021/10/25/hea…The evidence is clearcut. And the vaccines are [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/145284417325875200405:50
BrainstormUpdates for Belgium: +15842 cases (now 1.3 million), +43 deaths (now 25889), +186810 tests (now 21.3 million) since 3 days ago — Peru: +400 cases (now 2.2 million), +31 deaths (now 200083), +21413 tests (now 18.8 million) since a day ago — United Kingdom: +36356 cases (now 8.9 million), +40 deaths (now 139990) since 12 hours ago — Netherlands: +13 cases (now 2.1 million) since 12 hours ago06:03
BrainstormUpdates for India: +3521 cases (now 34.2 million), +1131826 tests (now 601.9 million) since 14 hours ago07:06
BrainstormUpdates for West Flanders, Belgium: +1611 cases (now 116449) since 2 days ago — Unknown, Netherlands: +33 cases (now 6932) since 23 hours ago — Lombardy, Italy: +119 cases (now 891444), +1 deaths (now 34142) since 23 hours ago — Kyrgyzstan: +112 cases (now 180741), +3 deaths (now 2658), +4166 tests (now 1.8 million) since 23 hours ago07:30
BrainstormNew from Politico: Coronavirus ‘Plan B’ would cost UK up to £18B, documents warn: Government assessments seen by POLITICO show internal thinking on mandatory mask wearing, COVID certification and work-from-home guidance. → https://www.politico.eu/article/coronavirus-plan-b-cost-uk-billions-document/07:44
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: China giving Covid-19 shots to three-year-olds as Delta outbreak persists → https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/qfzzez/china_giving_covid19_shots_to_threeyearolds_as/08:25
frenly-anon%cases Serbia08:53
Brainstormfrenly-anon: Serbia has had 1.1 million confirmed cases (15.9% of all people) and 9571 deaths (0.9% of cases) as of 16 hours ago. 6.2 million tests were done (17.9% positive). 3.1 million were vaccinated (44.8%). +5908 cases, +62 deaths, +19718 tests since a day ago. See https://offloop.net/covid19/?default=Serbia08:53
Brainstormfrenly-anon: If you know of an official or otherwise good site for data about Serbia, with a reasonably short URL, please %tell LjL about it.08:53
frenly-anon%cases Russia08:53
Brainstormfrenly-anon: Russia has had 8.3 million confirmed cases (5.6% of all people) and 231669 deaths (2.8% of cases) as of 21 hours ago. 202.1 million tests were done (4.1% positive). 52.9 million were vaccinated (36.0%). +37930 cases, +1069 deaths since 23 hours ago. See https://offloop.net/covid19/?default=Russia08:53
Brainstormfrenly-anon: If you know of an official or otherwise good site for data about Russia, with a reasonably short URL, please %tell LjL about it.08:53
frenly-anon%cases India08:54
Brainstormfrenly-anon: India has had 34.2 million confirmed cases (2.5% of all people) and 455100 deaths (1.3% of cases) as of an hour ago. 601.9 million tests were done (5.7% positive). 717.7 million were vaccinated (52.8%). +3521 cases, +1131826 tests since 14 hours ago. See https://www.mygov.in/covid-19 or https://www.covid19india.org/08:54
frenly-anon%cases France08:54
Brainstormfrenly-anon: France has had 7.2 million confirmed cases (10.8% of all people) and 118452 deaths (1.6% of cases) as of 5 hours ago. 151.2 million tests were done (4.8% positive). 51.0 million were vaccinated (76.0%). See https://dashboard.covid19.data.gouv.fr/ or https://thibautfabacher.shinyapps.io/covid-france/08:54
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Daily Discussion Thread | October 26, 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://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/qg0r4t/daily_discussion_thread_october_26_2021/09:06
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: Facebook, YouTube take down Bolsonaro video over false vaccine claim → https://indianexpress.com/article/world/facebook-youtube-take-down-bolsonaro-video-over-false-vaccine-claim-7591232/09:16
BrainstormUpdates for Georgia: +4762 cases (now 698944), +43 deaths (now 9831), +48090 tests (now 10.0 million) since a day ago — Czechia: +4265 cases (now 1.7 million), +23 deaths (now 30648), +98250 tests (now 40.0 million) since a day ago09:35
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Tom Wenseleers (@TWenseleers): Het profiel van de niet-gevaccineerden: wie zijn ze, en waar wonen ze? demorgen.be/ts-b89076aa via @demorgen → https://twitter.com/TWenseleers/status/145290136022831514009:37
BrainstormUpdates for Lithuania: +2394 cases (now 392425), +32 deaths (now 5693), +24089 tests (now 5.5 million) since 23 hours ago — Hungary: +1701 cases (now 852214), +44 deaths (now 30611), +11229 tests (now 7.3 million) since 23 hours ago — Armenia: +1517 cases (now 298069), +57 deaths (now 6112), +11982 tests (now 2.0 million) since 23 hours ago10:00
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Protection  against SARS-CoV-2 beta variant in mRNA-1273 vaccine–boosted nonhuman primates science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/145291179501916160210:19
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Memory loss and 'brain fog' may be side effects of COVID-19, new study shows - USAtoday on msn → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/qg2000/memory_loss_and_brain_fog_may_be_side_effects_of/10:41
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Opinion: How Moderna nearly lost the race to develop a Covid-19 vaccine: Though developing a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine in a timeline that many called impossible was a monumental effort, the Moderna story is a stark reminder of how thin the… → https://www.statnews.com/2021/10/26/how-moderna-nearly-lost-the-race-to-develop-a-covid-19-vaccine/10:51
BrainstormUpdates for Slovakia: +2850 cases (now 460281), +18 deaths (now 12935), +15341 tests (now 3.9 million) since a day ago — Laos: +770 cases (now 37018), +3 deaths (now 56), +6109 tests (now 611160) since 18 hours ago — Papua New Guinea: +314 cases (now 28209), +50115 vaccines (now 183856) since 21 hours ago11:02
BrainstormNew from ProPublica: Scammers Are Using Fake Job Ads to Steal People’s Identities: by Cezary Podkul ] ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. It has become a ubiquitous [... want %more?] → https://www.propublica.org/article/scammers-are-using-fake-job-ads-to-steal-peoples-identities#113887211:35
BrainstormUpdates for Switzerland: +993 deaths (now 12196) since 21 hours ago — Poland: +6263 cases (now 3.0 million), +93 deaths (now 76540), +56611 tests (now 21.9 million) since a day ago — Germany: +8954 cases (now 4.5 million) since 20 hours ago — Estonia: +1189 cases (now 184509), +8 deaths (now 1477), +7821 tests (now 2.1 million) since a day ago11:39
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: U.S. to Require Contact Tracing, Covid Tests When International Visitor Curbs Lift Next Month → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/qg2s4w/us_to_require_contact_tracing_covid_tests_when/11:46
Dreddde-facto: anecdotally I'm starting to see more masking up here again now11:50
DreddPerhaps recent news coverage has reminded some people that we are still in a global pandemic?11:51
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Mechanism underlying the emergence of virus variants unravelled → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/qg30b0/mechanism_underlying_the_emergence_of_virus/12:08
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Long COVID Can Negatively Impact Physical and Cognitive Function, Employment, and Quality of Life for at Least One Year | Mount Sinai → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/qg36mw/long_covid_can_negatively_impact_physical_and/12:20
MerlinMp[m]<Dredd> "Perhaps recent news coverage has..." <- Id say regulation enforcement by police is back to show some effort, so some people are more careful.12:33
MerlinMp[m]Yesterday Ive visited crowded supermarket with average distance 60cm between shoppers. Even if 85% people were masked does not mean there is some big fear or respect to virus12:33
DreddThe UK has never had enforcement of the pandemic rules by law enforcement 😀12:42
DreddA tattoo parlour stayed open the the police just turned up everyday throughout the lockdown, told them to close and then did nothing12:42
de-facto[m]Cases are rising in Germany despite people have to pay for teste themselves, afaik some testing centers had 80% less demand and closed down12:51
de-facto[m]We have a reproduction of Rt ~ 1.25 or such, hence double new cases each t2 = 4d Ln(2) / Ln(1.25) ~ 13d12:59
BrainstormUpdates for Austria: +3369 cases (now 804825), +18 deaths (now 11279), +354029 tests (now 95.5 million) since a day ago — Latvia: +2117 cases (now 205577), +27 deaths (now 3076), +23089 tests (now 4.8 million) since a day ago — Indonesia: +611 cases (now 4.2 million), +35 deaths (now 143270), +259064 tests (now 45.5 million) since a day ago13:06
de-facto[m]They try now to work with hospitalization incidence, despite it being public knowledge that hospitalized cases for a given date are going to be corrected by reporting delay to more than double of its initial value in its following 30 days13:06
de-facto[m]Unclear to me how they are going to sail the ship with a metric that has a delay of 1-2 months13:12
de-facto[m]10d delay for hospitalization plus 30d delay for reporting is almost 6 weeks in my book, not even remotely comparable to testing13:15
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Brian Hjelle, virologist (@hjelle_brian): Experiments proposed by Daszak in Wuhan were absolutely 💯 anticipatable by virologists BTW. That kinda grant practically writes itself. But requires containment. → https://twitter.com/hjelle_brian/status/145295806131270041713:24
BrainstormUpdates for Romania: +16765 cases (now 1.6 million), +523 deaths (now 45503), +78706 tests (now 14.4 million) since 23 hours ago — Nepal: +569 cases (now 810298), +11 deaths (now 11372), +9771 tests (now 4.4 million) since 23 hours ago — Senegal: +1 cases (now 73897), +850 tests (now 833323) since 23 hours ago — United Kingdom: +36357 cases (now 8.9 million) since 19 hours ago13:31
BrainstormNew from ECDC: Options for the use of rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK - first update: This document is the first update of the technical report ‘Options for the use of rapid antigen detection tests (RADTs) for COVID-19 in the [... want %more?] → https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/options-use-rapid-antigen-tests-covid-19-eueea-and-uk-first-update13:46
sdfgsdfgnothing exciting going on...14:03
BrainstormNew from BioNTech: BioNTech Plans to Initiate the Construction of an  mRNA Vaccine Manufacturing Facility in Africa in mid-2022: BioNTech signs Memorandum of Understanding with Rwandan Government and the Institut Pasteur de Dakar. Construction of [... want %more?] → https://investors.biontech.de/news-releases/news-release-details/biontech-plans-initiate-construction-mrna-vaccine-manufacturing14:07
BrainstormUpdates for Faroe Is.: +99 cases (now 1714), +4000 tests (now 464000) since a day ago14:08
sdfgsdfgI cant believe we have to live with this forever? it seems every year is going to be the same14:09
sdfgsdfgmaybe a bit better, or more painful with occasional variant shitshow14:09
BrainstormUpdates for Switzerland: +1489 cases (now 867197), +22287 tests (now 11.6 million) since 23 hours ago — Qatar: +102 cases (now 238742), +5604 tests (now 2.8 million) since a day ago14:33
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: Medicine: Veterinary medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Prevexxion RN+HVT+IBD, Infectious bursal disease and Marek's disease vaccine (live recombinant), Date of authorisation: 20/07/2020, Revision: 1, Status: Authorised → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/veterinary/EPAR/prevexxion-rnhvtibd15:00
BrainstormUpdates for Sweden: +2275 cases (now 1.2 million), +139651 tests (now 13.2 million) since 3 days ago — Iceland: +94 cases (now 13236), +10451 tests (now 1.1 million) since 23 hours ago15:11
BrainstormNew from NIH Director's blog: Breakthrough Infections Occur in Those with Lower Antibody Levels, Israeli Study Shows: To see how COVID-19 vaccines are working in the real world, Israel has provided particularly compelling data. The fact that [... want %more?] → https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2021/10/26/breakthrough-infections-occur-in-those-with-lower-antibody-levels-israeli-study-shows/15:11
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: Document: Agenda - Public stakeholder meeting on COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics in the EU → https://www.ema.europa.eu/documents/agenda/agenda-public-stakeholder-meeting-covid-19-vaccines-therapeutics-eu_en.pdf15:33
BrainstormUpdates for Canada: +2949 cases (now 1.7 million), +36 deaths (now 28842) since 20 hours ago — Denmark: +114 cases (now 380285), +2 deaths (now 2703), +88457 tests (now 85.4 million) since 23 hours ago — UAE: +90 cases (now 739471), +3 deaths (now 2134), +352721 tests (now 91.9 million) since a day ago [... want %more?]15:35
ecksguess that depends on where you live15:39
eckssome places are more or less back to normal15:39
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Brian Hjelle, virologist (@hjelle_brian): We MUST get Africa on board with vaccines! BBC graphic. pic.twitter.com/LomAZaCVGS → https://twitter.com/hjelle_brian/status/145299323776594329715:44
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Brian Hjelle, virologist (@hjelle_brian): WHO estimates <15% of African COVID cases are reported. This problem is a world problem and must be addressed.qz.com/africa/2079064… → https://twitter.com/hjelle_brian/status/145299567070563944015:55
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: China locks down city of four million over Covid cases - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP → https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/qg6v0z/china_locks_down_city_of_four_million_over_covid/16:06
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): The evidence from a 10,000 person randomized trial across all age groupstwitter.com/erictopol/stat…As if people who are vaccinated can't handle 2 messages and "anxious Americans" wouldn't get even more anxious if they had a serious breakthrough infection pic.twitter.com/1ZequI1KSH → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/145300238998907700916:27
BrainstormUpdates for Bangladesh: +276 cases (now 1.6 million), +6 deaths (now 27834), +19184 tests (now 10.3 million) since a day ago — Gibraltar: +17 cases (now 5904), +1105 tests (now 382014) since a day ago16:38
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Just published @ScienceTM Why do certain young, healthy people get severe Covid?An exhaustive, deep search identifies potential genes/pathways to explain, including ADAM9science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… #AI @RaphaelCarapito and colleagues pic.twitter.com/LQfzcl4zfH → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/145300674397433449016:39
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): The doctors, such as the World Doctors Alliance, who belong in the Hall of Shame, spreading false Covid conspiratorial information, propelled via @Facebook washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/… @viaCristiano pic.twitter.com/cF8GKI592f → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/145301228998921420917:00
BrainstormUpdates for Chile: +1157 cases (now 1.7 million), +36118 tests (now 23.2 million) since 23 hours ago — India: +2050 cases (now 34.2 million), +33 deaths (now 455126) since 22 hours ago17:03
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): China_Flu: Myocarditis after BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccine against Covid-19 in Israel → https://old.reddit.com/r/China_Flu/comments/qg8hxk/myocarditis_after_bnt162b2_mrna_vaccine_against/17:21
BrainstormNew from EMA: Human medicine assessment reports: (news): Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Prevenar 13, pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine (13-valent, adsorbed), Pneumococcal Infections;Immunization, Date of authorisation: 09/12/2009, Revision: 42, Status: Authorised → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/prevenar-1317:32
Dredd<sdfgsdfg> "I cant believe we have to live..." <- Historically it takes a number of years for things to become more normal again17:41
BrainstormNew from LitCovid: (news): The Impact of COVID-19 Infection on Oxygen Homeostasis: A Molecular Perspective. → https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/research/coronavirus/publication/3469079317:43
BrainstormUpdates for Italy: +4053 cases (now 4.7 million), +48 deaths (now 131904), +639745 tests (now 101.9 million) since a day ago — Dominican Rep.: +649 cases (now 377385), +4 deaths (now 4114), +4512 tests (now 2.2 million) since 23 hours ago18:05
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: Facebook froze as anti-vaccine comments swarmed users → https://indianexpress.com/article/world/facebook-froze-as-anti-vaccine-comments-swarmed-users-7592226/18:14
BrainstormUpdates for Netherlands: +5759 cases (now 2.1 million), +20 deaths (now 18778) since 18 hours ago — United Kingdom: +274 cases (now 8.9 million) since 23 hours ago18:30
BrainstormNew from BMJ Open: Longitudinal humoral antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare workers in a New York City hospital: Objective Dynamics of humoral immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 antigens following infection suggest an initial decay of antibody followed by subsequent stabilisation. We aim to [... want %more?] → http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/11/10/e05104518:56
leerbi%cases Switzerland19:03
Brainstormleerbi: Switzerland has had 867197 confirmed cases (10.1% of all people) and 12198 deaths (1.4% of cases) as of 4 hours ago. 11.6 million tests were done (7.5% positive). 5.7 million were vaccinated (66.3%). +1489 cases, +22287 tests since 23 hours ago. See https://offloop.net/covid19/?default=Switzerland19:03
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.19:03
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Another issue:We have learned that vaccine dose spacing 8-12 weeks induces a better immune response than short (3-4 week spacing). Why hasn't this been incorporated in the new trials and roll out? → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/145304370894578074119:07
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Pharma: ‘A drop in the ocean’: Moderna to donate more Covid-19 shots, BioNTech to produce vaccines in Africa → https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2021/10/26/covid19-vaccine-africa-moderna-pfizer-biontech/19:27
BrainstormUpdates for Luxembourg: +509 cases (now 81124), +8603 tests (now 3.6 million) since 17 hours ago — Canada: +39 deaths (now 28846) since 23 hours ago19:32
BrainstormNew from FDA Press Releases: FDA: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: October 26, 2021 → http://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-october-26-202119:48
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Brian Hjelle, virologist (@hjelle_brian): EcoHealth and Wuhan work on changing human receptor affinities of MERS is concerning but we know SARS-CoV-2 isn't MERS-based. It's their similar playing with anonymous bat viruses that catches my attention. → https://twitter.com/hjelle_brian/status/145305559576278220819:59
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Brian Hjelle, virologist (@hjelle_brian): Thanks for this. My tweets just now on Wuhan, Ecohealth, SARS2 and MERS are in part based on this report. twitter.com/Americanist4u/… → https://twitter.com/hjelle_brian/status/145305918784433766520:09
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): As the world turns...Only 1 continent is currently on the rise with Covid: Europe @OurWorldInData England's cases are in decline 👍ft.com/content/40b158…But Central and Eastern Europe are soaringft.com/content/06b30d… pic.twitter.com/DjiMLZ9wJe → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/145307111478816768120:51
BrainstormUpdates for Spain: +1926 cases (now 5.0 million), +47 deaths (now 87238) since a day ago20:59
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Tom Wenseleers (@TWenseleers): From Baltic to Balkans, Covid crisis engulfs central and eastern Europe ft.com/content/06b30d… → https://twitter.com/TWenseleers/status/145307322067289293021:02
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Brian Hjelle, virologist (@hjelle_brian): Only when wearing my most obtuse "well ya never know" hat can I come up with a justification for Wuhan making a version of ultra-lethal MERS virus that easily spreads thru domains you imported from a ubiquitous cold germ. Glad that one didn't get [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/hjelle_brian/status/145307763640245043221:23
BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +16839 cases (now 4.5 million) since 23 hours ago — India: +13508 cases (now 34.2 million), +584 deaths (now 455684) since 23 hours ago — United Kingdom: +43682 cases (now 8.9 million) since 21 hours ago21:36
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: An 11-member Senate committee in Brazil will be voting on an extensive report recommending the country's president be criminally charged. The 1,200-page document is the result of 11 months of investigation into the government's handling of the [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/qgeder/an_11member_senate_committee_in_brazil_will_be/21:54
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: COVID-19 Scan for Oct 26, 2021: Cash COVID vaccine incentives Pandemic's effect on research → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/10/covid-19-scan-oct-26-202122:15
BrainstormNew from StatNews: FDA advisory panel recommends Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine be authorized for children: An advisory panel to the FDA voted in favor of authorizing the Covid-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech for children between the ages of 5 and 11. → https://www.statnews.com/2021/10/26/fda-vrbpac-pfizer-vaccine-covid-kids/22:36
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Brian Hjelle, virologist (@hjelle_brian): BREAKING. FDA advisory panel backs 5-11 yo Pfizer vax, and pediapods around US are geared up. Wait for FDA and CDC OK tho. → https://twitter.com/hjelle_brian/status/145309815876702208922:47
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: FDA recommend vaccine for 5 to 11 years old. → https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/qgfqqp/fda_recommend_vaccine_for_5_to_11_years_old/22:57
BrainstormNew from COVID tweets: Brian Hjelle, virologist (@hjelle_brian): To a virus, a host isn't just blood to suck.It's its immune system. An amazing amount of a virus is genes and other determinants devoted to defeating immunity, and we don't know the half of it. SARS2 will teach us much. → https://twitter.com/hjelle_brian/status/145310975891580109523:30
BrainstormUpdates for Maldives: +115 cases (now 87186), +2 deaths (now 242), +3541 tests (now 1.6 million) since a day ago — Kuwait: +21 cases (now 412578), +16155 tests (now 4.7 million) since a day ago23:41

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