libera/##covid-19/ Friday, 2022-03-18

BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +112655 cases, +242 deaths since 17 hours ago00:01
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: 'It's a nightmare': Hong Kong runs low on coffins as Omicron exacts deadly toll → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/tgnlow/its_a_nightmare_hong_kong_runs_low_on_coffins_as/00:50
BrainstormUpdates for Cook Is.: +128 cases, +1315 tests since a day ago — Bhutan: +2 deaths since 10 hours ago01:03
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Malawi, neighbors to begin mass vaccination campaigns against polio: The East African nation of Malawi on Monday will launch a mass vaccination campaign against polio, organizers say, the first of four planned rounds of vaccination in the region meant… → https://www.statnews.com/2022/03/17/malawi-to-begin-mass-vaccination-campaign-against-polio-in-east-africa/01:10
LjLItaly will probably make masks no longer required indoors after the end of April :(01:37
LjLmeanwhile we get the news from Hong Kong but we don't care01:38
LjLand what's going on in the UK?01:38
LjL%print https://twitter.com/Gab_H_R/status/150453157011126272401:38
BrainstormLjL, It says: Gabriel Hébert-Mild™ ⓥ (@Gab_H_R): "What the hell is going on in England? 474 people 85+ hospitalized in 24 hours. The worst figure of the last 12 months. Can someone intelligent explain this to me? _ Chart by @Antonio_Caramia ✨" | Hungary-based nitter instance by Hackerspace Szeged01:38
LjLand nevermind the number of cases in Korea...01:40
BrainstormUpdates for Slovakia: +13202 cases since 12 hours ago02:00
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): On the 4th dose front@moderna_tx just submitted an EUA for age 18+investors.modernatx.com/news/news-deta…@Pfizer submitted an EUA earlier this week for age 65+ → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/150463445648051405102:55
BrainstormUpdates for United Kingdom: +90923 cases, +139 deaths since 21 hours ago03:59
LjL%print https://twitter.com/curiousdatacat/status/150464530659145729404:05
BrainstormLjL, It says: mary orantejo 🦆 (@curiousdatacat): "I’m concerned that a horrible variant will be invisible. The U.S. is stopping gene sequencing in April, we’re not tracking infections, hospitals don’t report data and the definition “COVID death” has been changed. Every data point—gone. Our government has cut the power switch." | Hungary-based nitter instance by [... want %more?]04:05
LjLstopping sequencing, of all things, is absolutely reckless04:05
LjL(although some countries basically never started, which is also reckless)04:06
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Moderna asks the F.D.A. for authorization for a second booster for all adults. → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/tgqi0t/moderna_asks_the_fda_for_authorization_for_a/04:11
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tulio de Oliveira (@Tuliodna): Happy to see this published @TheLancetInfDis. Data was generated days after the discovery of Omicron by a star South African team in Sweeden. Important results allow us to understand the effects of neutralization and vaccines. @BenjMurrell [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Tuliodna/status/150466927244186829105:09
user__distracts from the war effort , having a pandemic05:45
LjLthe "it's over" thing started before the war did05:53
LjLalthough i do sometimes wonder05:53
BrainstormUpdates for Tonga: +258 cases since 18 hours ago06:04
BrainstormUpdates for Western Australia, Australia: +6136 cases since a day ago — Germany: +293285 cases since 15 hours ago — Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France: +139 cases since a day ago — Cook Islands, New Zealand: +68 cases since a day ago07:00
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Linda-Gail Bekker (@LindaGailBekker): Relieved and chuffed this paper is out! Sisonke was a labour of love and I pay tribute to (superwoman) Glenda, the whole Sisonke team as well as the sites, and our HCW colleagues. Effectiveness of the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine in health-care workers in [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/LindaGailBekker/status/150469676815550464007:12
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tulio de Oliveira (@Tuliodna): Running a 500,000 people clinical trial is a massive endeavor! I was so fortunate to participate with the generation of genomes to identify the different variants but also be to a participant and take both the single-dose (main trial outcome) as well the [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Tuliodna/status/150470741513616588807:40
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): Covid2019: Antibody-Activated Endothelial Cells Increase the Risk of Blood Clots with Covid-19 → https://old.reddit.com/r/Covid2019/comments/tgvby0/antibodyactivated_endothelial_cells_increase_the/07:59
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): Covid2019: Antigenic evolution will lead to new SARS-CoV-2 variants with unpredictable severity → https://old.reddit.com/r/Covid2019/comments/tgvh3g/antigenic_evolution_will_lead_to_new_sarscov2/08:08
BrainstormNew from Politico: Europe’s COVID spike has Biden officials worried US could be next: Over the past two years, the US has experienced Covid waves similar to those in Europe — only several weeks later. → https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/17/europes-covid-spike-has-biden-officials-concerned-could-lead-to-return-of-masks-0001815908:56
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Politics: The new White House Covid coordinator is great on TV. Is that what America’s pandemic response needs now? → https://www.statnews.com/2022/03/18/ashish-jha-covid-response/09:46
BrainstormUpdates for France: +18 cases since 12 hours ago10:08
BrainstormNew from EMA: Human medicine assessment reports: (news): Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Ronapreve, casirivimab,imdevimab, COVID-19 virus infection, Date of authorisation: 12/11/2021, Revision: 1, Status: Authorised → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/ronapreve11:04
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Dr Emma Hodcroft (@firefoxx66): Why I am 'still' wearing a mask:1. I have zero interest in getting COVID (or any other virus). Being sick sucks! And I'm still happy to play my part in trying to keep cases down.2. To support anyone else who prefers to continue wearing a mask.2/3 → https://twitter.com/firefoxx66/status/150476583321353420911:32
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Dr Emma Hodcroft (@firefoxx66): This is not a post to "tell" anyone else whether to mask or not. I recognise they're not ideal in some situations.This is mostly a post to remind people that many people are still vulnerable. Or just don't want COVID. If you want to #keepMasking, you're not [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/firefoxx66/status/150476583467320115411:42
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Association between covid-19 vaccination, SARS-CoV-2 infection, and risk of immune mediated neurological events: population based cohort and self-controlled case series analysis → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/tgykjx/association_between_covid19_vaccination_sarscov2/12:01
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Africa CDC - Africa PGI (@AfricaPGI): Lookout for the next webinar on the Africa PGI Webinar Series.•When: Tuesday 29th March 2022.•Speaker: Dr Emma Hodcraft•Topic: From Promise to Practice: Phylogenetics In and Beyond the Pandemic. Register for this webinar here: [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/AfricaPGI/status/150477748943186741412:21
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: us: Moderna Submits Amendment for EUA for Booster Dose of its COVID-19 Vaccine → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/moderna-submits-amendment-for-eua-for-booster-dose-of-its-covid-19-vaccine12:40
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Long COVID: post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 with a cardiovascular focus → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/tgzguo/long_covid_postacute_sequelae_of_covid19_with_a/12:50
BrainstormUpdates for Laos: +1508 cases, +2 deaths, +4063 tests since a day ago — Samoa: +11 cases since 22 hours ago13:04
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Covid-19: Parliament was denied power to scrutinise pandemic laws, say MPs: The UK parliament was denied the power to properly scrutinise laws related to covid-19 for two years, a situation that must not be repeated in any future emergencies, the House of Commons Public... → http://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o730.short13:10
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Theo Sanderson (@theosanderson): The BA.2 wave continues in England pic.twitter.com/zKa4ZkFwJP → https://twitter.com/theosanderson/status/150479376907758387613:20
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Theo Sanderson (@theosanderson): BA.1 vs. BA.2 prevalence in England, log-scale pic.twitter.com/1yHLSFquIb → https://twitter.com/theosanderson/status/150479418227524403413:30
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Theo Sanderson (@theosanderson): BA.2 vs BA.1 prevalence in England(This one stitches together ONS data from two releases to give a bit more context) pic.twitter.com/7c9dlvy5NX → https://twitter.com/theosanderson/status/150479775958034842113:39
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: Covid: Rise in UK infections driven by BA.2 Omicron variant: One in 20 people is infected, latest figures suggest, with the BA.2 Omicron variant considered the cause. → https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-6079208713:59
BrainstormNew from ScienceNews: What do we mean by ‘COVID-19 changes your brain’?: The events of our lives are reflected in the size, shape and behavior of our constantly changing brains. The effects of COVID-19 changes aren’t clear. → https://www.sciencenews.org/article/coronavirus-covid-brain-change-size-shape14:08
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Pharma: STAT+: Pharmalittle: Lawmakers face off over FDA’s accelerated approval; ivermectin failed to reduce Covid-19 hospital admissions → https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2022/03/18/covid19-vaccine-ivermectin-fda-patents-pfizer-pbm/14:28
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Health expert warns BA.2 variant is 'concerning' for the unvaccinated → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/th202z/health_expert_warns_ba2_variant_is_concerning_for/15:07
BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +285370 cases since 22 hours ago — Canada: +4472 cases since 23 hours ago15:09
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol):  @CellCellPress Omicron breakthrough infections induce a weak neutralizing antibody response, ~1/10 that of Delta, 1/3 of a booster shot, "suggesting reduced protection vs infection or a future variant"cell.com/cell/fulltext/… @cychiu98 @TheOttLab @UCSFMedicine [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/150482539160464998515:27
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: CNBC (@CNBC): “I don’t think this going to be another major wave of infection but we’re probably going to go up from here before we continue to decline,” says @ScottGottliebMD what Europe’s latest Covid surge means for the U.S. cnb.cx/369LVw6 pic.twitter.com/ERLpHqFK1v → https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/150482645659297792515:46
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): The lack of respect, empathy and support for patients suffering #LongCovid is vexing and, frankly, sickeningnytimes.com/2022/03/17/opi… by @AbigailADumes washingtonpost.com/business/2022/… by @PostRowland pic.twitter.com/WmAoTR7i0Y → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/150483139701325414615:56
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: Document: Composition of the Emergency Task Force (ETF) for the therapeutic response to the COVID-19 pandemic → https://www.ema.europa.eu/documents/other/composition-emergency-task-force-etf-therapeutic-response-covid-19-pandemic_en.pdf16:44
BrainstormUpdates for Spain: +61763 cases, +291 deaths since 2 days ago17:02
BrainstormNew from COVID19 Vaccine Tracker: (translated) valerie: AnGes: AG0301-COVID19 → https://covid19.trackvaccines.org/vaccines/3/17:14
BrainstormNew from COVID19 Vaccine Tracker: valerie: AIM Vaccine: LVRNA009 → https://covid19.trackvaccines.org/vaccines/189/17:24
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD  (@michaelzlin): BTW Jha's best guess of 36.5% infection rate in June 2021 was off; it was 20% in May 2021 (jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/……) and 43% post-Omicron (plus odd precision in that 36.5%, suggesting precise inputs and a precisely predictive algorithm that [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/150485879017210265817:43
BrainstormNew from COVID19 Vaccine Tracker: valerie: Arcturus Therapeutics Inc: LUNAR-COV19/ARCT-021 → https://covid19.trackvaccines.org/vaccines/20/18:02
BrainstormUpdates for Netherlands: +54244 cases, +19 deaths since 23 hours ago — Canada: +4487 cases since 22 hours ago18:05
BrainstormNew from COVID19 Vaccine Tracker: valerie: Airlangga University: UNAIR Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccine → https://covid19.trackvaccines.org/vaccines/181/18:13
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Protection of 3 mRNA vaccine doses during the period of Omicron predominance was 94% vs death or the need for ICU with mechanical ventilation cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/7… @CDCMMWR The booster substantially boosts protection but only 29% of US population has been boosted → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/150487009408146228118:22
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Vaccine effectiveness vs death or need of mechanical ventilation:2-shots 79%3-shots 94%That's a BFD.D=difference. pic.twitter.com/KnhxY380T0 → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/150487150710046310418:32
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Even a bigger difference, from the latest @UKHSA report, age 50+, vs death from Omicron:assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl… pic.twitter.com/TcomDqHtZJ → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/150487758564939366418:52
BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +230918 cases since 23 hours ago19:07
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tulio de Oliveira (@Tuliodna): How should the world respond to the next pandemic? A thought-provoking article that we argue for more transparency but also support legislation on sharing of samples and data. theguardian.com/world/2022/mar… → https://twitter.com/Tuliodna/status/150488517608156774419:30
LjL%tell Tuvix: Did you mention a few days (maybe weeks at this point) ago that some US state(s) had like 2% BA.2 prevalence and somehow it didn't seem to be going up?19:46
BrainstormLjL, I'll pass Tuvix aka Tuvix_ your message when they are around.19:46
BrainstormUpdates for United Kingdom: +92509 cases, +126 deaths since 22 hours ago — Italy: +78577 cases, +165 deaths, +490883 tests since a day ago — Spain: +2834 cases since 3 hours ago20:04
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): This is BA.2 signing on. UK has twice the per cent of people boosted than the US.UK has boosted age 65+ 90%; the US 65%UK 2-shot 73%; US 64% twitter.com/BNODesk/status… pic.twitter.com/uCOIfTHE83 → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/150489603114986700920:09
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: CNBC (@CNBC): TODAY ON SQUAWK POD: Covid cases are spiking in certain countries. @ScottGottliebMD breaks down what it means for the U.S. Listen and follow the @SquawkCNBC podcast here or on your favorite podcast platform: cnb.cx/3ozP5Oj pic.twitter.com/ZTa6Q0F1nn → https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/150489817920393216420:18
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BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: COVID-19 Scan for Mar 18, 2022: Post-hospital COVID-19 costs COVID-19 antibody durability in kids → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/03/covid-19-scan-mar-18-202220:28
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD  (@michaelzlin): I believe this is the only drug known to benefit vaccinated COVID19 patients so far. PANORAMIC trial will be next to tell us to what degree nirmatrelvir or monupiravir are helpful. → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/150490354866378342520:38
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Opinion: Biden administration (finally) elevates healthy buildings as part of national Covid strategy: Acknowledging that there are no downsides to pursuing healthy buildings has implications for Covid-19, but also for other [... want %more?] → https://www.statnews.com/2022/03/18/biden-administration-finally-elevates-healthy-buildings-as-part-of-national-covid-strategy/20:56
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: Harassment of public health officials all too common in pandemic: Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News Mar 18, 2022 Many local and state public health officials report workplace violence such as threats. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/03/harassment-public-health-officials-all-too-common-pandemic21:06
BrainstormNew from WebMD: Omicron COVID Causing Severe Croup in Young Children: A new study shows the Omicron variant can cause croup in young children, including severe cases that require hospitalization and intensive care. → https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20220318/omicron-covid-causing-severe-croup-in-young-children21:16
BrainstormUpdates for France: +97579 cases, +111 deaths since 11 hours ago22:03
BrainstormNew from WebMD: More COVID Deaths in Counties With Lower Internet Access: U.S. communities with limited internet access reported higher COVID-19 death rates during the first year of the pandemic, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open. → https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20220318/more-covid-deaths-in-counties-with-lower-internet-access22:04
dTalmakes sense, if you have internet you don't go outside22:09
Arsaneritcorrelation / causation22:56
user__statistics...22:56
BrainstormUpdates for United Kingdom: +92436 cases since 19 hours ago23:05
de-factofree widespread access to information23:08
xxfree widespread access to disinformation23:22
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD): Utah had one of the best responses to Covid, without leaning heavily on some of the mandates that became points of division in other conservative states. It’s worth looking at what they did, and how they prepared for public health emergencies, [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/150494617552231219523:24
user__says the Pfizer board of directors member23:25
user__elevates healthy bldg's , so clever, the writer23:26
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Scientists have found people who weren't vaccinated were 12 times more likely to be hospitalized than were vaccinated people who were boosted, and those who had only received their primary series were 3 times more likely to be hospitalized. → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/thgtj7/scientists_have_found_people_who_werent/23:43

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