libera/##covid-19/ Thursday, 2022-04-14

BrainstormUpdates for South Africa: +1659 cases, +16 deaths, +22079 tests since 23 hours ago — Eswatini: +34 cases, +321 tests since a day ago00:08
BrainstormNew from The Lancet (Online): [Department of Error] Department of Error: Han X, Li J, Chen Y, Li Y, Xu Y, Ying B, Shang H. SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid testing is China's key pillar of COVID-19 containment. Lancet 2022; published online April 7. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00577-3—In [... want %more?] → https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)00697-3/fulltext00:31
BrainstormNew from WebMD: Pandemic Didn’t Slow the Spread of Some STDs: The number of cases of some sexually transmitted diseases continued to increase during 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, while overall STD cases dropped the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [... want %more?] → https://www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/news/20220413/pandemic-didnt-slow-the-spread-of-some-stds00:41
BrainstormUpdates for Brazil: +26924 cases since 23 hours ago01:05
BrainstormUpdates for Canada: +16488 cases, +92 deaths, +35652 tests since 23 hours ago — France: +12865 cases since 5 hours ago03:04
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Nanoparticles Enable Rapid, Reliable, and Robust Point-of-Care Thermal Detection of SARS-CoV-2 → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/u34fwd/molecularly_imprinted_polymer_nanoparticles/03:32
BrainstormNew from Science Daily: New COVID-19 nasal spray outperforms current antibody treatments in mice: Current antibody treatments block SARS-CoV-2 by binding to one of three binding sites on the spike protein. A new protein-based antiviral binds to all three sites on the spike protein, making it more effective than [... want %more?] → https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220413203131.htm03:42
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): China_Flu: Exosomes Containing Spike Proteins Get in The Blood from mRNA Vaccine - (Study) Dr. Syed → https://old.reddit.com/r/China_Flu/comments/u366vw/exosomes_containing_spike_proteins_get_in_the/04:29
BrainstormUpdates for Thailand: +24134 cases, +115 deaths since 23 hours ago05:09
BrainstormNew from This Week In Virology: TWiV 888: Molnupiravir with Richard Plemper: Richard joins TWiV to discuss the SARS-CoV-2 antiviral drug Molnupiravir , including how it was discovered, its mechanism of action, whether it is a mutagen for cells, and the future of drugs for treatment of COVID-19. → https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-888/06:14
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Seven days in medicine: 6-12 April 2022: Covid-19NHS leaders “feel abandoned” by governmentHealth leaders urged the UK government to re-engage with tackling covid, as continued high infection rates and hospital admissions piled pressure on... → http://www.bmj.com/content/377/bmj.o955.short08:07
BrainstormUpdates for Ontario, Canada: +39625 cases since 12 days ago — Unknown, China: +21668 cases since a day ago — Quebec, Canada: +14357 cases, +80 deaths since 4 days ago — Tokyo, Japan: +8253 cases, +5 deaths since a day ago08:11
BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +165368 cases since 22 hours ago — United Kingdom: +201 cases since 12 hours ago09:01
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Daily Discussion Thread | April 14, 2022: 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/u3bb1r/daily_discussion_thread_april_14_2022/09:05
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: Valneva Covid vaccine approved for use in UK: The Valneva vaccine was manufactured using technology similar to how polio and flu jabs are made. → https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-6110459409:34
BrainstormUpdates for Taiwan: +981 cases since 23 hours ago — Canada: +11194 cases, +50 deaths since 10 hours ago10:03
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: Lifting of Scottish face mask laws confirmed: The legal requirement to wear face coverings in many indoor settings will end next Monday. → https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-6109917210:59
BrainstormUpdates for Chiapas, Mexico: +134 cases since a day ago11:00
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Unethical studies of ivermectin for covid-19: During disease outbreaks, it can be tempting to sacrifice the scientific rigour of research in favour of speed, given the urgency to develop new treatments. After the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in west... → http://www.bmj.com/content/377/bmj.o917.short11:27
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: COVID-19 levels double in two weeks in Palm Beach County sewage → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/u3dqjn/covid19_levels_double_in_two_weeks_in_palm_beach/11:55
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): Covid2019: Prepare for Omicron XE, recombinant variants — experts: The Philippines, like other countries, is preparing for this possibility by promoting booster vaccination, whether it’s a third or even fourth booster shot → https://old.reddit.com/r/Covid2019/comments/u3dsdq/prepare_for_omicron_xe_recombinant_variants/12:05
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): Covid2019: The next leap in coronavirus vaccine development could be a nasal spray: "We could Operation Warp Speed the next-generation mucosal vaccines, but we don’t have funding to do it,” → https://old.reddit.com/r/Covid2019/comments/u3e4pg/the_next_leap_in_coronavirus_vaccine_development/12:24
BrainstormNew from BioNTech: Pfizer and BioNTech Announce Data Demonstrating High Immune Response Following a Booster Dose of Their COVID-19 Vaccine in Children 5 Through 11 Years of Age: Data from a subanalysis of 30 sera from a Phase 2/3 clinical trial of [... want %more?] → https://investors.biontech.de/news-releases/news-release-details/pfizer-and-biontech-announce-data-demonstrating-high-immune-012:52
BrainstormUpdates for Finland: +28891 cases, +183 deaths, +78486 tests since 6 days ago12:59
BrainstormNew from ECDC: ECDC: Data for the maps in support of the Council Recommendation on a coordinated approach to the restriction of free movement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the EU/EEA → https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/indicators-maps-support-council-recommendation13:21
BrainstormNew from ECDC: ECDC: Archive of data for the maps in support of the Council Recommendation on a coordinated approach to travel measures in the EU → https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/archive-data-maps-support-council-recommendation-coordinated-approach-travel13:40
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Pfizer and BioNTech Announce Data Demonstrating High Immune Response Following a Booster Dose of their COVID-19 Vaccine in Children 5 Through 11 Years of Age → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/u3fy6n/pfizer_and_biontech_announce_data_demonstrating/14:19
pwr22Meanwhile in UK....14:56
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BrainstormNew from StatNews: Pharma: STAT+: Pharmalittle: Justice Department probes Bausch over marketing; Pfizer to seek Covid booster for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds → https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2022/04/14/covid19-vaccines-bausch-pfizer-astrazeneca-opioids-naloxone-alzheimers-medicare/15:17
undefined_bobpwr22: almost 2000 covid realted death in the last 7 days???15:20
pwr22That's what it looks like 🤷15:20
undefined_boblooks bad but the people dont give a fuck?15:21
undefined_bobis there more data available like how age average?15:21
BrainstormNew from The Atlantic: What’s Going on with Variant Names Again?: When coronavirus variants emerged in full force in late 2020, the news suddenly turned into alphanumeric soup. Remember? The U.K. variant, B.1.351, GR/501Y.V3. After this initial period of chaos, the World Health [... want %more?] → https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/04/covid-variant-naming-omicron-ba2/629558/15:36
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): Chest and Abdominal Compression Versus PROne Position → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0532720517:03
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): ABNCoV2 Vaccine in Adult Subjects Previously Vaccinated for SARS-CoV-2 → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0532922017:13
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: Kidney Disease After COVID-19: Conditions :    COVID-19;   Acute Kidney Injury;   Chronic Kidney Injury → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0532898617:32
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): A Single Arm Phase-IV Study to Determine Reactogenicity and Immunogenicity of Delayed COVID-19 Vaccine Schedule in Children → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0532906417:41
BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +166786 cases, +317 deaths since 23 hours ago18:00
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): Plasma Immunity of Mild SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta Pandemic in Thailand → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0532847918:01
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): Immunogenicity,Safety and Cross - Immune Response With the Strains of the Booster Immunization Using an Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccine → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0532903818:29
BrainstormNew from ProPublica: Detroit City Council Calls on Michigan’s Largest Utility to Pause Shut-offs, Explain Its High Electricity Rates: by Sarah Alvarez , Outlier Media This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local [... want %more?] → https://www.propublica.org/article/detroit-city-council-calls-on-michigans-largest-utility-to-pause-shut-offs-explain-its-high-electricity-rates#131280118:48
BrainstormUpdates for Italy: +65617 cases, +149 deaths, +438375 tests since 23 hours ago19:03
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: News Scan for Apr 14, 2022: Health worker COVID exposures COVID-19 and those at risk for heart disease More avian flu in 5 states → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/04/news-scan-apr-14-202219:18
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: ABO Blood Group Incompatibility Protects Against SARS-CoV-2 Transmission → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/u3movq/abo_blood_group_incompatibility_protects_against/19:50
BrainstormUpdates for China: +26091 cases, +54 deaths since 11 hours ago — United Kingdom: +33962 cases, +357 deaths, +441749 tests since 21 hours ago — Canada: +16896 cases, +111 deaths since 21 hours ago20:12
BrainstormNew from StatNews: STAT+: Omicron’s speedy retreat helped bolster UnitedHealth Group’s bottom line: The Omicron surge didn’t lead to an explosion of medical claims at UnitedHealth Group, which contributed to higher-than-expect profits. → https://www.statnews.com/2022/04/14/omicrons-speedy-retreat-helped-bolster-unitedhealth-groups-bottom-line/20:19
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: Fourth COVID vaccine dose gives 76% added protection against death: Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News Apr 14, 2022 Compared with a third dose, fourth-dose protection was 64% against severe disease and 76% against death. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/04/fourth-covid-vaccine-dose-gives-76-added-protection-against-death20:47
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Examining COVID-19 Breakthrough Infections by Type of Vaccine Received: A study presented at the SHEA 2022 conference determined how common and severe breakthrough infections were for Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Janssen COVID-19 vaccine recipients. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/examining-covid-19-breakthrough-infections-by-type-of-vaccine-received21:07
BrainstormUpdates for Japan: +54306 cases, +52 deaths since 14 hours ago21:08
bolovanosHow long does it take for a person to stop being infectious? Political decisions aside - what is the current scientific view? Is it possible that person might be infectious 19 days after first positive PCR. How low is this probability?21:21
BrainstormNew from NPR Science: Two new omicron variants are spreading in N.Y. and elsewhere. Here's what we know: The variants — BA.2.12.1 and BA2.12.2 — have been detected in New York and other states as well as 5 other countries. One [... want %more?] → https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/04/14/1092812456/two-new-omicron-variants-are-spreading-in-n-y-and-elsewhere-heres-what-we-know21:26
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: China clings to zero-COVID policy; Pfizer touts booster for kids: Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News Apr 14, 2022 In Shanghai, officials maintain no one has died from Omicron—an assertion being challenged. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/04/china-clings-zero-covid-policy-pfizer-touts-booster-kids22:06
BrainstormUpdates for France: +124582 cases, +122 deaths since 23 hours ago22:11
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Future Directions for Managing COVID-19 and Influenza: George Loukatos, MD, shares clinical pearls for the management of the SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/future-directions-for-managing-covid-19-and-influenza22:16
BrainstormNew from WebMD: U.S. COVID-19 Cases Rise Again with BA.2: COVID-19 case numbers are trending up in the U.S. once more, with nearly all new infections driven by the growth of the Omicron subvariant BA.2. → https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20220414/u-s-covid-cases-rise-again-with-ba-two22:55
BrainstormUpdates for South Africa: +1768 cases, +6 deaths since 22 hours ago — Germany: +160912 cases, +309 deaths since 22 hours ago — Canada: +21091 cases, +106 deaths since 22 hours ago23:07

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