libera/##covid-19/ Tuesday, 2022-05-10

BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +22668 cases, +69 deaths since 6 hours ago00:11
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: The bar for reimposing mask mandates is getting higher and higher → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/um1959/the_bar_for_reimposing_mask_mandates_is_getting/00:20
BrainstormNew from WebMD: Nasal Sprays for COVID Vaccine Being Developed: Scientists worldwide are working on COVID vaccines delivered through nasal sprays that could stop the coronavirus from invading the body at its most common entry point, the mucous membrane of the nose [... want %more?] → https://www.webmd.com/vaccines/covid-19-vaccine/news/20220509/nasal-sprays-for-covid-vaccine-being-developed00:39
BrainstormUpdates for Bahrain: +947 cases, +4957 tests since 23 hours ago — Eswatini: +113 cases, +1 deaths, +590 tests since a day ago01:07
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Bias against the willfully unvaccinated robbing compassion, an important essay by @AmiraMohamedMD @AnnalsofIM acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M2… pic.twitter.com/Ukw2abkSwb → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/152381122859796480001:56
BrainstormUpdates for Canada: +1947 cases since 10 hours ago02:04
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Another Paxlovid relapse case, adding to our concerns about the 5-day blister pack length of treatment with a variant (BA.2/BA2.12.1) not assessed in the clinical trials (w/ very rare rebound). Given the importance of Paxlovid as a backstop Rx, this needs to be [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/152381433472755302502:06
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): The transmissibility of BA2.12.1 is extremely high (well beyond Omicron BA.1 and BA.2) and we are seeing so many vaccinated + boosted people whose risk-avoidance practices have not changed, but they are getting infected/sick.  Please gear up, not let [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/152382219869935206402:35
LjLThat seems concerning :(03:10
LjLAldon what about Paxlovid relapse?03:10
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): Novavax announced in their quarterly conference call that they are starting clinical trials of an Omicron-adapted and a bivalent booster this month with data available in Q3. That puts them about 3 months behind Pfizer and Moderna who are expected to [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/152383970104344985603:41
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): They reiterated again that their original vaccine produced nAbs against Omicron at about 1/3 the neutralization ability of original strain, which is better than the 8x of other vaccines, but didn't discuss why. As some may know, more S2 presentation [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/152384046443196006703:51
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): None of the analysts in the Q&A session thought to ask about the trial design and goals. Funny how questions by analysts, most without PhD or MD training, are essentially the only time vaccine makers are obliged to respond to public input in some [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/152384482845002547304:00
BrainstormUpdates for Australia: +41243 cases, +35 deaths since 22 hours ago04:09
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Bill Hanage (@BillHanage): One Million Lives Lost. It is appalling, and yet it could so easily be worse, were it not for vaccines and the sacrifices people made to slow transmission down and give folks the chance to be immunized safely. twitter.com/bhrenton/statu… → https://twitter.com/BillHanage/status/152385211843571302404:38
BrainstormUpdates for Zimbabwe: +184 cases, +3 deaths since a day ago — Bahamas: +53 cases since 2 days ago05:06
de-factoPaxlovid relapse? i REALLY hope they isolate that relapse virus, because if it starts new Paxlovid resistant infection chains it would render that therapy ineffective05:31
BrainstormUpdates for New Zealand: +9257 cases, +14 deaths since 4 hours ago — Germany: +43829 cases since 12 hours ago06:02
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Josiah 'So M̶i̶l̶d̶ Mysterious' Grindrod (@JT_Grindrod): Do you guys know anybody that is doubled vaxxed, double boosted, social distances, and wears N95s to the grocery store, that CAN believe it's not butter? → https://twitter.com/JT_Grindrod/status/152388050032606412906:23
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): Covid2019: Ventilation helps make public transit safer from spread of Covid-19, but masks are better → https://old.reddit.com/r/Covid2019/comments/umb91y/ventilation_helps_make_public_transit_safer_from/07:30
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Clearing the air is key to battling COVID; King County offers free filters, but more aid is needed → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/umbaom/clearing_the_air_is_key_to_battling_covid_king/07:40
BrainstormUpdates for Taiwan: +40233 cases since 21 hours ago — New York, United States: +14361 cases, +21 deaths since a day ago — Victoria, Australia: +12667 cases, +18 deaths since a day ago — Western Australia, Australia: +12356 cases since a day ago08:07
BrainstormNew from MedicineNet: (news): Could a COVID Infection Help You Ward Off the Common Cold? → http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp08:40
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Daily Discussion Thread | May 10, 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/umcnp4/daily_discussion_thread_may_10_2022/09:10
BrainstormNew from WHO Euro: Opening remarks at the Special Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe: These are dark times for the European Region, as we are confronted with unthinkable levels of human suffering. In the long shadow [... want %more?] → https://www.euro.who.int/en/media-centre/sections/statements/2022/opening-remarks-at-the-special-session-of-the-who-regional-committee-for-europe10:12
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Watch: A STAT reporter’s race to keep up with Covid-19: As the U.S. crosses the devastating threshold of 1 million Covid-19 deaths, STAT's @HelenBranswell reflects on what we've experienced during the past two-plus years. → https://www.statnews.com/2022/05/10/covid-19-helen-branswell-interview/10:43
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Opinion: The faces of Covid: It's important to tell the stories of those who have died from Covid-19. Doing so shows our commitment to restoring a compassionate, empathetic society that lifts up everyone. It is… → https://www.statnews.com/2022/05/10/the-faces-of-covid/10:53
BrainstormUpdates for Taiwan: +50819 cases, +12 deaths, +91566 tests since 2 hours ago11:03
BrainstormNew from NPR Science: The number of Americans who say they won't get a COVID shot hasn't budged in a year: Politics, religion, distrust and disinformation all play a role. "I've realized that there's no convincing somebody once [... want %more?] → https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/05/10/1091053850/the-number-of-americans-who-say-they-wont-get-a-covid-shot-hasnt-budged-in-a-yea11:04
BrainstormNew from BMJ: US, COVID-19: Agreement of treatment effects from observational studies and randomized controlled trials evaluating hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir-ritonavir, or dexamethasone for covid-19: meta-epidemiological study → http://www.bmj.com/content/377/bmj-2021-069400.short11:34
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Covid-19: Fourth dose of mRNA vaccines is safe and boosts immunity, study finds: Fourth doses of covid-19 mRNA vaccines are safe and provide a substantial boost to antibody concentrations and cellular immunity when given more than six months after a third dose of Pfizer’s... → http://www.bmj.com/content/377/bmj.o1170.short11:54
BrainstormNew from Pfizer: Pfizer to Acquire Biohaven Pharmaceuticals:  Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 05/10/2022 - 06:45 Tuesday, May 10, 2022 - 06:45am Pfizer to commercialize NURTEC   ODT (rimegepant), an innovative compound for the prevention and acute treatment of migraine, a [... want %more?] → https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-acquire-biohaven-pharmaceuticals12:55
BrainstormUpdates for Estonia: +1488 cases, +8 deaths since 6 days ago — Brunei: +265 cases since a day ago13:02
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Global COVID Cases For 10MAY22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/umgij4/global_covid_cases_for_10may22/13:36
BrainstormNew from StatNews: STAT+: Pfizer to buy BioHaven for $11.6 billion, raising hopes for the broader biotech market: Pfizer said Tuesday that it will purchase BioHaven, a maker for migraine drugs, for $11.6 billion in cash in a deal that may help ease what [... want %more?] → https://www.statnews.com/2022/05/10/pfizer-to-buy-biohaven-for-11-6-billion-raising-hopes-for-the-broader-biotech-market/14:08
BrainstormNew from EMA: Human medicine assessment reports: (news): Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Spikevax (previously COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna), elasomeran,COVID-19 mRNA vaccine (nucleoside-modified), COVID-19 virus infection, Date of authorisation: 06/01/2021, Revision: 22, Status: Authorised → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/spikevax14:39
BrainstormNew from NIH Director's blog: Research to Address the Real-Life Challenges of Opioid Crisis: While great progress has been made in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, America’s opioid crisis continues to evolve in unexpected ways. The opioid crisis, [... want %more?] → https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2022/05/10/rx-and-illicit-drug-summit-a-conversation-on-helping-people-and-families-in-need/15:01
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Pharma: STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer to pay $11.6 billion for Biohaven; pharmacy chains face a novel trial to determine opioid liability → https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2022/05/10/covid19-vaccines-opioids-pfizer-cvs-walmart/15:22
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): Covid2019: Why Covid-19 vaccine boosters may be more important than ever: People who get three doses of an mRNA vaccine have a relatively low rate of Covid-related urgent care visits and hospitalizations compared with those who got only two doses, studies [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/Covid2019/comments/umiv6c/why_covid19_vaccine_boosters_may_be_more/15:41
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD): One lesson of these woes is how we do preparedness in futureBuilding plants and keeping them partially operational is no hedge they’ll be functional in crisisWe must keep a hot base of preparedness with quality firms ready to ante capacity [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/152402373024624230716:02
BrainstormUpdates for Canada: +1333 cases, +5 deaths since 20 hours ago16:04
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: The $800 billion Paycheck Protection Program during the pandemic was highly regressive and inefficient, as most recipients were not in need (three-quarters of PPP funds accrued to the top quintile of households). The US lacked the administrative [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/umjpq3/the_800_billion_paycheck_protection_program/16:22
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): The hyper-transmissible BA.2.12.1 is now 43% of new cases in the US, only dominant in region 2 (includes New York). Most of the country has yet to see its full impactcovid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tra… pic.twitter.com/H05aCoSNQM → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/152403760495759769616:51
BrainstormUpdates for Greece: +6453 cases, +27 deaths since 23 hours ago — Denmark: +1003 cases, +8 deaths since 23 hours ago17:00
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Our conversation about BA.2.12.1, boosters, and the potential unknown variants that lie ahead twitter.com/rosemaryCNN/st… → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/152404218293966848317:11
BrainstormNew from LitCovid: Counting the global COVID-19 dead.: {'title': '', 'date': '2022-05-10T12:00:00Z', '_id': '35533709'} → https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/research/coronavirus/publication/3553370917:30
BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +85102 cases, +179 deaths since 20 hours ago18:09
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Many people with Omicron infections will get reinfections by BA.2.12.1, especially if they remain unvaccinated, as I reviewed hereerictopol.substack.com/p/climbing-the… pic.twitter.com/Mp7KKbt5h1 → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/152406315794932940918:29
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tulio de Oliveira (@Tuliodna): Congratulations! Oliver Pybus and Andrew Rambaut both became Fellows of the Royal Society today      We have esteemed co-authors in our Omicron and BA4/5 papers   @EvolveDotZoo → https://twitter.com/Tuliodna/status/152407033090140569618:59
BrainstormUpdates for Italy: +56199 cases, +158 deaths, +371221 tests since a day ago — Canada: +2048 cases, +18 deaths since 22 hours ago19:06
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Gestational Age at COVID-19 Vaccination Affects Baby’s Antibodies: The higher the gestational age when pregnant women received a COVID-19 vaccine, the higher the serological titers at birth. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/gestational-age-at-covid-19-vaccination-affects-baby-s-antibodies19:09
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Derek Lowe (@Dereklowe): Well, my two years of Covid-free status just ended - an RT-PCR test yesterday came back positive. Symptoms since Saturday, but it's been like a bad spring cold, fortunately. Glad to have been vaccinated to keep things down to that level. . . → https://twitter.com/Dereklowe/status/152407536716583321619:19
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated)    Animals_Doc      (@Animals_Doc): If this isn't sad news, I don't know what is. So many extra deaths, not only from corona, also due to delayed care and overload of care. Covid-19 is and was not 'just the flu'! If you're still claiming that now, shame on you! who.int/news/item/05-0… → https://twitter.com/Dieren_Doc/status/152408051147545805219:38
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Derek Lowe (@Dereklowe): My physician offered a prescription for Paxlovid, but that's not a straightforward call, given the lack of data in vaccinated patients. I will gladly entertain opinions, but I don't think I'll go as far as to set this up as a Twitter poll. . .! → https://twitter.com/Dereklowe/status/152408281631680512019:48
BrainstormNew from NPR Science: Firearm-related homicide rate skyrockets amid stresses of the pandemic, the CDC says: The rate of U.S. gun homicides jumped nearly 35% in 2020 to the highest level in more than 25 years. And gaps widened for groups already at the highest risk, especially Black men [... want %more?] → https://www.npr.org/2022/05/10/1097916487/firearm-homicide-rates-soar-pandemic-cdc-says19:58
BrainstormUpdates for Japan: +41990 cases, +51 deaths since 23 hours ago — United Kingdom: +10413 cases, +12179 deaths since 23 hours ago20:02
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Josiah 'So M̶i̶l̶d̶ Mysterious' Grindrod (@JT_Grindrod): China'$ Zero-Covid Policy Is un$u$tainable twitter.com/medriva/status… → https://twitter.com/JT_Grindrod/status/152409054993791795220:17
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): @Dereklowe I think you made the right decision. Not clear how much Pax helps vaxxed pts.But if you're getting worse on day 3 or 4 of symptoms then one can revisit this question. → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/152409247379394969820:27
BrainstormUpdates for Singapore: +4831 cases since a day ago21:05
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD): New from Nature Medicine: Model of Omicron transmission in China‘Immunity induced by the March 2022 vaccination campaign would be insufficient to prevent an Omicron wave that would exceed critical care capacity… and cause about 1.55 million [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/152410225829157683421:05
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): The @NIH has over $1 billion to fund #LongCovid research, but its main project RECOVER is moving far too slowlygrid.news/story/science/… by @betsyladyzhets @gridnews → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/152410371995181465621:15
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: COVID-19 Scan for May 10, 2022: Maternal COVID deaths COVID-19 and loneliness → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/05/covid-19-scan-may-10-202221:25
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): The growing impact of BA.2 and it subvariant BA.2.12.1wsj.com/articles/covid… by @jon_kamp @acampoflores In Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands > 130/100K new cases, New England states rising, along with hospitalizations, approaching Delta wave levels pic.twitter.com/Gu7knuAj7t → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/152411123725615104021:45
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Omicron primary infections only elicit B cells of narrow specificity; B.2.12.1 and BA.4/BA.5 have more escape from monoclonal antibody Rx than BA.1 and 2; and discovery of a potent pan-variant antibodybiorxiv.org/content/10.110… @veeslerlab pic.twitter.com/K05SNTBTBO → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/152411462470189056021:56
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Novavax Reports 2022 First Quarter Earnings, COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout: Despite a significantly slower than expected COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Novavax reports early 2022 as its first profitable quarter. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/novavax-reports-2022-first-quarter-earnings-covid-19-vaccine-rollout22:35
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD): New analysis shows that the long term, neutralizing antibodies produced after recovery from a primary Omicron infection (in absence of vaccination) have a narrow specificity, suggesting they’re unlikely to provide robust protection against [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/152412745111006413122:45
BrainstormUpdates for France: +56449 cases, +123 deaths since a day ago — Spain: +49829 cases, +254 deaths since 3 days ago — Guatemala: +703 cases, +16 deaths since 22 hours ago — Germany: +104449 cases, +202 deaths since 22 hours ago23:04
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Florian Krammer (@florian_krammer): A story about work we are doing at the Micro Department at Mount Sinai with intranasal COVID-19 vaccines. With Peter Palese, Adolfo García-Sastre, @WeinaSun4 and @kre8iv9  usatoday.com/story/news/hea… → https://twitter.com/florian_krammer/status/152413075171274752023:04
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Dr Ed (@notdred): @ScottGottliebMD Just in case anyone reading this gets confused… this is unvaccinated people who have only had Omicron infection, vaccinated people and those who had infection with a prior variant should have broader immunity → https://twitter.com/notdred/status/152413288813187481623:33

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