libera/##covid-19/ Thursday, 2022-05-26

BrainstormUpdates for Malaysia: +2430 cases, +6 deaths, +59537 tests since a day ago — Germany: +47176 cases, +147 deaths since 22 hours ago00:00
BrainstormNew from The Lancet (Online): [Comment] COVID-19 boosters and building trust among UK minority ethnic communities: Ethnic disparities in COVID-19 persist, with increased rates of infection, severe disease, and death among people from minority ethnic groups.1–5 COVID-19 vaccination rates [... want %more?] → https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)00945-X/fulltext00:39
BrainstormNew from Ars Technica: Science: More than 1 in 5 COVID survivors may develop long COVID, CDC study suggests → https://arstechnica.com/?p=185649800:57
BrainstormUpdates for China: +7924 cases since 20 hours ago — India: +3060 cases since 23 hours ago — Saint Lucia: +183 cases since 23 hours ago01:03
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): The J&J vaccine plus 1 mRNA shot had similar protection as 3 mRNA vaccine shots against symptomatic Omicron infectionsnejm.org/doi/full/10.10… @NEJM @CDCgov data pic.twitter.com/PNYtRcJ6qu → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/152960830949779865601:46
BrainstormUpdates for Canada: +4560 cases, +92 deaths since 23 hours ago — Guatemala: +818 cases, +33 deaths, +9764 tests since a day ago — Guyana: +93 cases since 22 hours ago02:00
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Sick With Covid, Americans Feel the Pressure to Power Through at Work → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/uxufej/sick_with_covid_americans_feel_the_pressure_to/03:40
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Josiah Grindrod is usually self limiting (@JT_Grindrod): Oh good the school shooting minimizers have adopted the SARS minimizers line. twitter.com/binarybits/sta… → https://twitter.com/JT_Grindrod/status/152964184610787328003:58
BrainstormUpdates for Australia: +47167 cases, +107 deaths since 23 hours ago04:05
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): "Only" >200,000 new *confirmed* cases today in the United States, despite lack of tests and reporting.635 deaths, a 15% increase this week compared with lastcharts.medriva.com/usIf this is a "hidden" wave, it's in plain sight. → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/152964610669443072004:18
BrainstormUpdates for Panama: +3825 cases, +4 deaths, +16879 tests since a day ago05:08
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD): Wall Street Journal: “Pfizer will sell nearly two dozen of its patent-protected drugs and vaccines at not-for-profit prices to some of the world’s poorest countries”  @WSJ   wsj.com/articles/pfize… → https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/152967013363915980905:53
BrainstormUpdates for New Zealand: +7674 cases, +16 deaths since 5 hours ago — Thailand: +4924 cases, +37 deaths since a day ago06:11
BrainstormNew from Science-Based Medicine: Naked Emperors and Laptop Class Doctors: The authors of this statement are anti-vaccine: "The idea that everyone must be vaccinated against COVID-19 is as misguided as the anti-vax idea that no one should. The former is more dangerous for public health." The post  first appeared on [... want %more?] → https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/laptop-class-anti-vaxxers/07:00
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): That's right. Becerra is a lawyer who didn't want to head HHS. SARSCoV2 was like an attack on America. We needed a war footing with new rules of engagement for FDA and CDC to get ahead of the virus. But Becerra, given HHS for 100% political reasons, [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/152968909519410380807:12
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): So while we can ask why there was no planning, no urgency, we won't get an answer. Certainly not from the NYTimes news pages, where the only qualification to write COVID stories seems to be a willingness not to ask real questions. → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/152969186623238963207:21
BrainstormUpdates for Pennsylvania, United States: +27299 cases, +249 deaths since 2 days ago — Victoria, Australia: +12287 cases, +66 deaths since 23 hours ago — New South Wales, Australia: +10899 cases, +30 deaths since 23 hours ago — Tennessee, United States: +9004 cases, +23 deaths since 23 hours ago08:04
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): Unfortunately I wasn't wrong. COVID19 deaths in Taiwan exceeded 100 today. When they dropped to 42 just 2 days ago, I was uneasy saying they would reach the 100s. But that's what logic dictated. One has to trust logic over the trendline [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/152970855276321177708:27
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Protection and Waning of Natural and Hybrid Immunity to SARS-CoV-2 → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/uy1e4n/protection_and_waning_of_natural_and_hybrid/08:46
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Daily Discussion Thread | May 26, 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/uy1pue/daily_discussion_thread_may_26_2022/09:05
BrainstormNew from Virological.org: Latest topics: First French draft genome sequence of Monkeypox virus, may 2022: Guillaume Croville 1 , Mathilda Walch 1 , Jean-Luc Guérin 1 , Jean-Michel Mansuy 2 , Christophe Pasquier 2 , Jacques Izopet 2 1 IHAP, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, ENVT, [... want %more?] → https://virological.org/t/first-french-draft-genome-sequence-of-monkeypox-virus-may-2022/81910:02
BrainstormNew from StatNews: STAT+: There may be a backdoor way for hospitals to get paid for uninsured Covid-19 care: The federal government shut down a program that paid for Covid tests, treatments, and vaccines for the uninsured, but there may be a workaround. → https://www.statnews.com/2022/05/26/backdoor-option-for-uninsured-covid-care/10:50
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Blame game: apportioning responsibility for bad outcomes is difficult and fraught: Where does responsibility lie for the highest death rate from covid-19? The world watched in horror as deaths from the virus surged again in Hong Kong earlier this year. Scenes associated with the... → http://www.bmj.com/content/377/bmj.o1306.short11:18
BrainstormUpdates for Russia: +4700 cases, +91 deaths since 23 hours ago — Israel: +2129 cases, +6 deaths since 22 hours ago12:03
BrainstormNew from Pfizer: Anonymous: Pfizer Granted FDA Fast Track Designation for Ervogastat/Clesacostat Combination for the Treatment of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) → https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-granted-fda-fast-track-designation12:55
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Theo Sanderson (@theosanderson): our lab did this just to ensure that our parasites didn't starve when we all had to quarantine at once twitter.com/sturdyAlex/sta… → https://twitter.com/theosanderson/status/152978305826154496013:24
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) LBVSO (@lbvso): hurtful!Deluge with dredging, death wishes and conspiracies in our DM because we happen to have #autism and link this to #VaccinationDamage because this is trending for a while! We are students! We'll just say it again. Furthermore; one does not get autism from vaccination! → https://twitter.com/lbvso/status/152978541646698086513:43
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated)    Mrs. Dieren_Doc      (@Dieren_Doc): This is incomprehensible. No, vaccination does not cause autism. However, misinformation causes a lot of damage. Stop slandering, slandering and threats because you think you know everything better and think you have the right to do so in [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Dieren_Doc/status/152979389045841100914:02
BrainstormUpdates for UAE: +395 cases, +252836 tests since 23 hours ago — Qatar: +190 cases since 21 hours ago14:02
-Bridgestorm- ⭕ Temblor! Sismo! Earthquake! 6.6 M tremor, registered by Sismos_Peru_IGP, with 10 reports, 2 early, occurred 6 minutes ago (12:02:18 UTC), during daytime, Santa Lucía, Peru (-15.66, -70.54) ± 160 km, ↓172 km likely felt 510 km away (in Juliaca, Puno…) by 411200 people → https://twitter.com/Sismos_Peru_IGP/status/1529796246390579201 (Twitter)14:08
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Global COVID Cases For 26MAY22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/uy60zy/global_covid_cases_for_26may22/14:11
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): 26/05/22 - ZOE COVID-19 Study Update: 1,668,374 people are currently predicted to have symptomatic COVID-19 in the UK, down by 11,201. Yesterday was 1,679,575 (-1%) and last Thursday was 1,731,995 (-4%). → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronavirusUK/comments/uy665h/260522_zoe_covid19_study_update/14:21
-Bridgestorm- ⭕ Sismo! Earthquake! 7.2 M tremor, registered by CI,PT,quakenotices, occurred 58 minutes ago (12:02:20 UTC), during daytime, Tirapata, Peru (-14.95, -70.35) ± 5 km, ↓109 km likely felt 600 km away (in Azangaro, Juliaca…) by 298200 people → https://t.co/XAmbkE6nKj (service.scedc.caltech.edu)15:00
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Pharma: STAT+: Pharmalittle: Teva and Allergan reach $161 million opioid settlement with West Virginia; FDA lifts hold on Bharat Covid shot → https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2022/05/26/covid19-vaccines-bharat-opioids-fda-lilly-antitrust/15:29
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: COVID vaccine trial locations influenced in vaccine efficacy results | link to peer-reviewed study in comments | 24MAY22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/uy7uju/covid_vaccine_trial_locations_influenced_in/15:48
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Long COVID poses risks to vaccinated people, too | link to Nature Medicine article in comments | 25MAY22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/uy84wx/long_covid_poses_risks_to_vaccinated_people_too/15:58
BrainstormUpdates for Canada: +4147 cases, +93 deaths since 23 hours ago16:07
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): "Affinity Escape"Another potential mechanism for #SARSCoV2 immune escape: if a variant has stronger binding to ACE2, it could compete with neutralizing antibodiesnature.com/articles/s4154… → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/152982566379587584116:08
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Head-to-head comparison of immune response, both antibody and cellular, for 4 vaccines: Moderna, Pfizer, Novavax and J&Jcell.com/cell/fulltext/…@CellCellPress @profshanecrotty @ljiresearch @zhang_zeli @jmateust @camilahcoelho @SetteLab pic.twitter.com/bvqV7UshVV → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/152983433112794316816:46
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Retention of Neutralizing Response against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Sputnik V-Vaccinated Individuals → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/uy9csw/retention_of_neutralizing_response_against/17:06
BrainstormNew from This Week In Virology: TWiV Special: Monkeypox clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin: In this special episode, Dr. Griffin answers questions about the recent cases of monkeypox including their origin, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and overall risk. → https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-special-monkeypox/17:26
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): Global BurdEn of MechanIcal VeNtilatIon (GEMINI). VeNtilatIon (GEMINI Study) 2022 for VENTILAGROUP. → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0539201017:45
BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +34346 cases, +86 deaths since 18 hours ago18:07
BrainstormNew from Virological.org: Latest topics: First Monkeypox genome sequence from the Netherlands: First Dutch genome sequence of Monkeypox virus Bas Oude Munnink, Marjan Boter, Babette Weller, Richard Molenkamp, Reina Sikkema, Marion Koopmans ErasmusMC, department of viroscience Here we [... want %more?] → https://virological.org/t/first-monkeypox-genome-sequence-from-the-netherlands/82118:24
BrainstormUpdates for Chile: +8674 cases, +16 deaths, +73322 tests since 23 hours ago — Italy: +20867 cases, +94 deaths, +203607 tests since 23 hours ago — Canada: +4362 cases, +72 deaths since 23 hours ago19:03
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Effectiveness of Homologous and Heterologous Covid-19 Boosters against Omicron1x J&J + 1x mRNA = 3x mRNA nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/152987137088000000219:12
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Monoclonal Antibody ADG20 Neutralizes COVID-19 Variants: The investigational, fully human IgG1 monoclonal antibody ADG20 prevented and treated infection with COVID-19 variants of concern. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/monoclonal-antibody-adg20-neutralizes-covid-19-variants20:11
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD): Testing for monkeypox isn’t readily accessible. One critical lesson from Covid, Zika and other infections is need for widely accessible testing in early stages of outbreak; and efforts to rapidly develop, scale commercial tests that can be [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/152989028079473050420:30
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Kristian G. Andersen (@K_G_Andersen): ? Virus - Let's wait and seenCoV - Let's wait and seeSARS-CoV-2 - Let's wait and seeAlpha - Let's wait and seeDelta - Let's wait and seeOmicron - Let's wait and seeBA.2 - Let's wait and seeBA.4/5 - Let's wait and seeMonkeypox - Let's wait and [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/K_G_Andersen/status/152989255749206016020:49
BrainstormNew from StatNews: STAT+: As monkeypox spreads, Bavarian Nordic’s CEO is fielding calls for his vaccine, but doesn’t see panic: STAT spoke with the CEO of Bavarian Nordic about its monkeypox vaccine, the potential for increasing production, and how the company might cope [... want %more?] → https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2022/05/26/monkeypox-smallpox-bavarian-nordic-vaccine-chaplin/20:59
BrainstormUpdates for Ethiopia: +201 cases since 22 hours ago21:02
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: News Scan for May 26, 2022: Mix-and-match boosters for Omicron Infection-, vaccine-related COVID immunity New H3N8 avian flu case → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/05/news-scan-may-26-202221:18
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: White House expands access to COVID-19 antivirals: Jim Wappes | Editorial Director | CIDRAP News May 26, 2022 Weekly prescriptions for oral COVID-19 antivirals rose from about 27,000 to more than 182,000 in 7 weeks. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/05/white-house-expands-access-covid-19-antivirals21:38
BrainstormUpdates for France: +21234 cases, +28 deaths since 23 hours ago22:05
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Listen: Covid vaccines for the youngest kids, ASCO preview, & a biotech CEO’s arrest on murder charges: Covid vaccines for the youngest kids are up for review, but which jab will parents choose? And what's on tap for ASCO? We cover that on this [... want %more?] → https://www.statnews.com/2022/05/26/podcast-covid-vaccines-youngest-kids-asco-preview-biotech-ceo-arrest/22:16
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: SARS-CoV-2 variants BA.4 and BA.5 show substantial immune escape compared with BA.1 and BA.2 → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/uyh74w/sarscov2_variants_ba4_and_ba5_show_substantial/22:54
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): These mast cells then produce histamine, leukotrienes, cytokines and other substances. This causes a range of physical complaints such as itching, sneezing, watery eyes, dilation of blood vessels, faster heartbeat. pic.twitter.com/FNTGzLdkNY → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/152993077070133659823:04

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