libera/##covid-19/ Sunday, 2022-05-08

BrainstormUpdates for Trinidad and Tobago: +754 cases, +2 deaths since 23 hours ago00:10
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Severe COVID is equivalent to 20 years of ageing – new study → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/ukmj3r/severe_covid_is_equivalent_to_20_years_of_ageing/00:15
BrainstormUpdates for India: +3765 cases since 17 hours ago — Germany: +1128 cases, +1 deaths since 7 hours ago01:06
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD): An ~8-fold drop in neut ABs against BA.4/BA.5 from recovered BA.1 likely driving Omicron reinfections in RSAFor BA.2.12.1 drop is perhaps 4-fold; by itself not enough to drive reinfections with BA.1 immunity so recentMost BA.2.12.1 must be in [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/152308397826521907801:41
LjL<Brainstorm> New from r/Science: science: Severe COVID is equivalent to 20 years of ageing – new study → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/ukmj3r/severe_covid_is_equivalent_to_20_years_of_ageing/01:57
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD): Of note: Data from @sigallab showed that in RSA, those who were vaxxed and then had ‘breakthrough’ BA.1 infections had much more robust protection against BA.4 and BA.5. twitter.com/sigallab/statu… → https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/152308902137061786402:00
BrainstormUpdates for Panama: +2672 cases, +1 deaths, +12361 tests since a day ago — United Kingdom: +41 cases since 22 hours ago02:03
BrainstormUpdates for Montserrat: +41 cases, +580 tests since 2 days ago05:05
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (@IcahnMountSinai): We are looking for healthy, vaccinated adult volunteers to participate in a Phase 1, open-label study to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of an egg-based #COVID19 #vaccine. Call 212-824-7714 or email [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/IcahnMountSinai/status/152313132710900531205:10
BrainstormNew from This Week In Virology: TWiV 898: Immunity is skin deep: TWiV explains why the concept of herd immunity might not apply to COVID-19, and the observation that smallpox vaccination causes an increase in skin bacteria that promote pathology and influence the immune response. → https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-898/06:18
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): Important follow-up from the same authors published yesterday: Most of the waning efficacy of 3 Pfizer shots against hospitalization was due to immunocompromised patients.thelancet.com/journals/lanre… → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/152315643794958336006:27
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): So what does it mean? Looks like there's waning of 3x Pfizer after 3mo for preventing Omicron hospitalization in immunocompromised people in the US, no evidence yet of waning in the Israeli population after 3mo. → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/152316815176401715407:15
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): 2022.05.02: On how the waning of 3xPfizer VE against Omicron hospitalization suggests we should update our vaccines. Turns out the waning is mostly in the immunocompromised, and very severe there, but that's all the more reason to update the [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/152317350366238720007:33
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): 2022.05.05: On why Taiwan is in trouble with Omicron surging and only 72% of elderly double-vaxxed. And on how authorities in Taiwan and US are taking false assurance from low death # s, when everyone knows there's a 2-4week delay from cases to [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/152317496746190848107:43
BrainstormUpdates for Osaka, Japan: +4192 cases, +2 deaths since 23 hours ago — Tokyo, Japan: +3809 cases, +6 deaths since 23 hours ago — Aichi, Japan: +2659 cases, +1 deaths since 23 hours ago — Okinawa, Japan: +2375 cases since 23 hours ago08:00
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): Covid2019: Erectile Dysfunction (Impotence) and Long Covid: the risk of erectile dysfunction increased by 20 percent after a bout with Covid. Other investigators have reported substantially higher increases in that risk → https://old.reddit.com/r/Covid2019/comments/ukvrut/erectile_dysfunction_impotence_and_long_covid_the/08:39
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Daily Discussion Thread | May 08, 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/ukw7u3/daily_discussion_thread_may_08_2022/09:08
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): The genes used to present pieces of SARS-COV-2: HLA/MHC are polygenic (we have several genes, 6 for each) and polymorphic (within the population there are many variations of the genes). This makes immune escape at population level nearly impossible. → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/152320567658745446409:46
BrainstormUpdates for Taiwan: +42288 cases, +12 deaths since 23 hours ago10:06
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tulio de Oliveira (@Tuliodna): Very interesting editorial at The Lancet - more than ever we need quick and transparent data sharing and to learn from our mistakes so the COVID-19 next phase does not cause much disruption or unnecessary deaths.   thelancet.com/journals/lance… → https://twitter.com/Tuliodna/status/152321423693542195410:15
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Headache and cognitive disturbance correlate with ganglion cell layer thickness in patients who recovered from COVID-19 → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/ukx8k3/headache_and_cognitive_disturbance_correlate_with/11:12
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Manitoba rapid tests: Why experts say one rapid test may not be enough to detect COVID-19 | With Omicron – the average is about 40%. ...So certainly it should not be the only tool relied on and you should certainly [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/ukyglj/manitoba_rapid_tests_why_experts_say_one_rapid/11:59
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: A bivalent Epstein-Barr virus vaccine induces neutralizing antibodies that block infection and confer immunity in humanized mice → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/ukyp9c/a_bivalent_epsteinbarr_virus_vaccine_induces/12:27
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Global COVID Cases For 08MAY22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/ukzvb3/global_covid_cases_for_08may22/13:44
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): 08/05/22 - ZOE COVID-19 Study Update: 2,064,088 people are currently predicted to have symptomatic COVID-19 in the UK, down by 66,986. Yesterday was 2,131,074 (-3%) and last Sunday was 2,675,296 (-23%). → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronavirusUK/comments/ul0oe3/080522_zoe_covid19_study_update/14:32
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Why India's real Covid toll may never be known | 06MAY22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/ul0wuq/why_indias_real_covid_toll_may_never_be_known/14:51
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Omicron subvariants BA.4, BA.5 evade protection from earlier omicron infection → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/ul12vt/omicron_subvariants_ba4_ba5_evade_protection_from/15:00
BrainstormUpdates for Brunei: +231 cases since a day ago15:06
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tulio de Oliveira (@Tuliodna): It is like playing with fire. One may have a lot of fun and enjoy a night next to a warm fire or may get burned. The main thing that SA and other countries should be doing is to increase vaccination so the fire   gets controlled. → https://twitter.com/Tuliodna/status/152329651042262221115:48
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tulio de Oliveira (@Tuliodna): There were two interesting pieces this week on the serious scientific literature on what the future may look like for the COVID-19 pandemic and the new Omicron lineages (thelancet.com/journals/lance…) and (nature.com/articles/d4158…) → https://twitter.com/Tuliodna/status/152329651312383590615:57
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Neutralizing Activity and SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine mRNA Persistence in Serum and Breastmilk After BNT162b2 Vaccination in Lactating Women → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/ul2aal/neutralizing_activity_and_sarscov2_vaccine_mrna/16:16
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tulio de Oliveira (@Tuliodna): Lots of scientists and labs to thanks. Variant plots produced by @houzhou, neutralization by @sigallab  genomics data by NGS-SA, @krisp_news @ceri_news @nicd_sa @UCTIDM @WitsUniversity @StellenboschUni up-to-date epi-graphs thanks to unsupervised.online/static/covid-1… → https://twitter.com/Tuliodna/status/152331161578480026116:45
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Jonathan Mesiano-Crookston    #COVIDisAirborne (@jmcrookston): Cleaner copy because frankly, the site deserved it for the fun I've had. pic.twitter.com/DFORu0Ww8T → https://twitter.com/jmcrookston/status/152331530418064179317:24
BrainstormNew from Il Sole 24 Ore: (translated) Loss of protection, Omicron and reinfections: because in the autumn the new vaccine will be for everyone: The American immunologist Fauci advisor to the White House has already said that a new booster dose for everyone [... want %more?] → https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/calo-protezione-omicron-e-reinfezioni-perche-autunno-nuovo-vaccino-sara-tutti-AEqoCFXB17:52
BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +7099 cases, +11 deaths since 17 hours ago18:08
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Should you take a booster vaccine in the same arm or the other? It does not matter with respect to antibody levels, but does for the quality; the same arm is better!Recall of B cell memory depends on relative locations of prime and boost [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/152334016899621273618:41
BrainstormUpdates for Italy: +31225 cases, +72 deaths, +203454 tests since 23 hours ago — Canada: +2394 cases, +39 deaths since 23 hours ago19:04
BrainstormUpdates for Japan: +39528 cases, +26 deaths since 13 hours ago — Chile: +3210 cases, +8 deaths, +50545 tests since a day ago20:07
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): US Covid hospitalizations in the current wave are still relatively low (~18,000) but their rate of rise is similar to our Delta wave pic.twitter.com/HbbqpokvIL → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/152336287694514585620:07
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: New research (N1=419; N2=211) shows the narcissistic dimension of Isolation (withdrawal from relationships to protect the ego) is related to fear of being laughed at, whereas the narcissistic dimension of Enmity (hostility, also to protect the ego) [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/ul7ijn/new_research_n1419_n2211_shows_the_narcissistic/20:17
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BrainstormLjL, German to English: Hello folks, I and my wife have built up a second mainstay alongside our jobs and would like to give other people the chance to do the same to successfully earn money online from home. If interested, just let me know ;) (Google: 18%) [... want %more?]21:44
BrainstormUpdates for France: +29324 cases, +54 deaths since 23 hours ago22:00
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Agonistic antibodies targeting co-stimulatory receptors may be useful for augmenting anticancer effector functions. → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/ul9nqb/agonistic_antibodies_targeting_costimulatory/22:02
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Researchers have identified both risk and protective factors for depression in middle-aged to older adults. Social isolation, the study found, was the biggest risk factor for depression, followed by mobility difficulties and health issues. → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/ulacki/researchers_have_identified_both_risk_and/22:30
BrainstormUpdates for Canada: +822 cases, +2 deaths since 4 hours ago23:09
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Modeling robust COVID-19 intensive care unit occupancy thresholds for imposing mitigation to prevent exceeding capacities → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/ulblg7/modeling_robust_covid19_intensive_care_unit/23:37
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Try to tell the people in Puerto Rico the pandemic is over with >130 new cases per 100,000 residents, a 15% test positivity rate on the rise, increasing hospitalizations, ICU admits and deathscharts.medriva.com/us @medriva pic.twitter.com/EV5wqEySJ6 → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/152341807780674355223:47
BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +7361 cases since 22 hours ago23:59

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