libera/##covid-19/ Tuesday, 2022-06-28

BrainstormUpdates for India: +13562 cases since 17 hours ago — Romania: +3974 cases, +13 deaths since 7 days ago00:03
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Immune boosting by B.1.1.529 (Omicron) depends on previous SARS-CoV-2 exposure → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/vm6ukr/immune_boosting_by_b11529_omicron_depends_on/00:21
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Trevor Bedford (@trvrb): There will be other data presented tomorrow, but I believe that the decision making process can be boiled down to: of vaccine compositions that can be manufactured in time for fall distribution, which do we expect to generate the highest titers against BA.4/BA.5? 10/10 → https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/154154870779076198400:31
BrainstormNew from The Lancet (Online): [Comment] Reducing the threat of epidemic-prone infections at mass gathering religious events: Mass gathering sporting, religious, festival, and celebratory events attract people from across the world and create optimal conditions for the transmission of a [... want %more?] → https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)01194-1/fulltext00:41
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD): Comprehensive review from @Tuliodna on BA.4, BA.5. The rise seems to stem from capacity to infect people who were immune to earlier forms of Omicron and other variants. BA.4 and BA.5 responsible for fifth wave in RSA, but that wave was much less [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/154155297071787213200:51
BrainstormUpdates for Bahrain: +1929 cases, +15308 tests since 23 hours ago — Rwanda: +40 cases, +2125 tests since 23 hours ago01:00
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Kristian G. Andersen (@K_G_Andersen): Right now we're trying to fit COVID-19 vaccine updates into a flu vaccine framework - but it ain't gonna work, because we're not able to outrun new variants (unless we massively lower incidence).We need to rethink our framework - this is a (very) [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/K_G_Andersen/status/154155311417552486501:01
BrainstormNew from StatNews: STAT+: Pharma largely failed to follow human rights principles with its Covid-19 vaccines and drugs: A new scorecard finds that 19 of 26 pharmaceutical companies that marketed vaccines or therapeutics to contain [... want %more?] → https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2022/06/27/pharma-largely-failed-to-follow-human-rights-principles-with-its-covid-19-vaccines-and-drugs/01:10
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: The humoral response and antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 infection → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/vm84iw/the_humoral_response_and_antibodies_against/01:49
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): Covid2019: The surprising link between SARS-CoV-2 infection and new-onset diabetes by Osaka University → https://old.reddit.com/r/Covid2019/comments/vm966r/the_surprising_link_between_sarscov2_infection/01:58
BrainstormUpdates for Bulgaria: +595 cases, +1 deaths, +5331 tests since 23 hours ago — Malawi: +62 cases, +728 tests since 3 days ago02:02
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Camila Coelho, PhD, MBA (@camilahcoelho): It's Fun Monday time, so maybe we should talk about this almost billionaire NIH funding on Pandemic Preparedness being awarded just to male scientists? @NIAIDFunding nih.gov/news-events/ne… → https://twitter.com/camilahcoelho/status/154157941884959539202:56
BrainstormUpdates for Norway: +841 cases since 23 hours ago — Canada: +705 cases since 4 hours ago02:59
BrainstormUpdates for Australia: +16329 cases, +50 deaths since 22 hours ago — Tonga: +222 cases since 9 days ago — Haiti: +109 cases since 2 days ago04:01
BrainstormNew from Politico: In Greece, holidaymakers are back but workers are in short supply: After the tough years of coronavirus, tourists are coming back but jobs in hotels and bars are not being filled. → https://www.politico.eu/article/greece-holidaymakers-back-worker-short-supply/04:04
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): When it comes to #SARSCoV2 and Covid, it's important to keep your eyes on the ball. The ball is BA.5 and here is what we know about iterictopol.substack.com/p/the-ba5-story pic.twitter.com/qaH1eTdqPO → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/154160519066238156904:14
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): This variant is center stage for the @US_FDA Advisory Committee hearing tomorrow about updating vaccines and the question of (EUA) approval of an Omicron (BA.1) booster (a variant that is no longer circulating)nytimes.com/2022/06/27/us/… by @SharonLNYT → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/154160732920385945604:24
BrainstormUpdates for South Korea: +9871 cases, +5 deaths since a day ago05:04
BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +142329 cases, +113 deaths since 23 hours ago — New Zealand: +8331 cases, +16 deaths since 22 hours ago — Monaco: +79 cases since 2 days ago06:01
BrainstormUpdates for Japan: +11988 cases, +1 deaths, +103820 tests since 11 hours ago — Bolivia: +1017 cases since a day ago07:03
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Trevor Bedford (@trvrb): @Dave99117584 @K_G_Andersen I wouldn’t delay distribution to include BA.4/BA.5. The starting point should be a fall vaccine distribution: twitter.com/trvrb/status/1… → https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/154163644510588518507:38
AsakoNZ really went to sh*t07:39
BrainstormUpdates for England, United Kingdom: +47303 cases, +84 deaths since 2 days ago — North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: +37792 cases, +22 deaths since 2 days ago — Sao Paulo, Brazil: +22161 cases, +86 deaths since 2 days ago — Bavaria, Germany: +20424 cases, +25 deaths since 2 days ago08:00
BrainstormNew from MedicineNet: (news): Pandemic Lockdowns, Closures Tough on People With Disabilities → http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp08:46
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Daily Discussion Thread | June 28, 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/vmgvlk/daily_discussion_thread_june_28_2022/09:06
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Triage in general practice: more impersonal, industrialised medicine: In the Vietnam war the US military took to counting killed opponents as a way to measure success.1 In the words of one commentator, “They could not measure what was important so they made what they... → http://www.bmj.com/content/377/bmj.o1581.short09:25
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Gunhild Alvik Nyborg (@GANyborg): While in Norway, masks are not even used by people with symptoms. Here, we hear stories of workers who are not advised to stay home but pressured by employers to meet up at work knowing they have COVID.  usnews.com/news/health-ne… → https://twitter.com/GANyborg/status/154168797486119321909:45
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): How many lives have been saved by covid-19 vaccines?A new study estimates that the number is greater than the population of Chileeconomist.com/graphic-detail… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/154169033344406323209:54
BrainstormUpdates for Taiwan: +44417 cases, +103 deaths, +89321 tests since 23 hours ago09:59
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Risk Factors for Infection, Predictors of Severe Disease, and Antibody Response to COVID-19 in Patients With Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases in Portugal—A Multicenter, Nationwide StudyMost patients with RMDs develop an antibody response after [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/154169554469490688610:14
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tom Wenseleers (@TWenseleers): Antivaxxer claims Covid is just a cold, but now that he has it takes list of 23 medicines and/or miracle cures, none of whom work & several of which have significant side effects. Nutters! Just get your vaccine shot - that one already saved >20 million lives [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/TWenseleers/status/154170155120246784010:44
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Opinion: The next epidemic may be here. The U.S. isn’t ready for it: If HIV and Covid-19 were wake-up calls for the government to prioritize public health, monkeypox shows the consequences of hitting the snooze button too many times. → https://www.statnews.com/2022/06/28/next-epidemic-monkeypox-may-be-here-us-isnt-ready-for-it/10:53
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Jeffrey Barrett (@jcbarret): Anybody know good literature on effectiveness of handwashing/disinfectant on Covid spread? Difficult study to do well, but I can't find anything via casual google. (Closest I have found: case reports on the dangers of squirting it in kids' eyes: [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/jcbarret/status/154171495569883136111:32
BrainstormUpdates for New Caledonia: +822 cases since 6 days ago — Poland: +695 cases, +3 deaths since 23 hours ago12:04
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Health: Tracking an FDA advisory panel meeting on updating Covid vaccines → https://www.statnews.com/2022/06/28/tracking-an-fda-advisory-panel-meeting-on-updating-covid-vaccines/12:11
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronavirusUK: WHO official says the more times a person gets COVID-19, the more likely they are to be 'unlucky' and get long COVID → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronavirusUK/comments/vmjvar/who_official_says_the_more_times_a_person_gets/12:52
BrainstormUpdates for France: +165514 cases since 15 hours ago13:01
BrainstormNew from New Scientist: Covid-19: What are the risks of catching the virus multiple times?: A study suggests people who catch covid-19 at least twice have double the risk of dying from any cause and are three times as likely to be hospitalised in the next six [... want %more?] → https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326274-covid-19-what-are-the-risks-of-catching-the-virus-multiple-times/13:01
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Epstein-Barr may play a role in some long COVID; coronavirus can impair blood sugar processing by organs → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/vmkn27/epsteinbarr_may_play_a_role_in_some_long_covid/13:11
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: 'Next Covid wave inbound?': Coronavirus 'concern' and work from home warning as older people abandon spring boosters: "...f you have any symptoms stay away from work. Work from home if you can. We are starting to see [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/vmktud/next_covid_wave_inbound_coronavirus_concern_and/13:21
BrainstormNew from Novavax: (news): Novavax to Participate in Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee Review of COVID-19 Vaccines Strain Composition → https://ir.novavax.com/Novavax-to-Participate-in-Vaccines-and-Related-Biological-Products-Advisory-Committee-Review-of-COVID-19-Vaccines-Strain-Composition13:31
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Long COVID is a growing problem. More should be done to treat it. → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/vml4zu/long_covid_is_a_growing_problem_more_should_be/13:41
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Global COVID Cases For 28JUN22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/vmlg2p/global_covid_cases_for_28jun22/14:01
BrainstormUpdates for Indonesia: +2167 cases, +2 deaths, +88718 tests since a day ago — UAE: +1750 cases, +205823 tests since a day ago — Slovenia: +1233 cases, +2 deaths since a day ago — Malta: +570 cases, +1972 tests since a day ago14:10
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Frequency of Neurological Diseases After COVID-19, Influenza A/B and Bacterial Pneumonia → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/vmm0gx/frequency_of_neurological_diseases_after_covid19/14:30
BrainstormUpdates for Latvia: +824 cases, +3588 tests since a day ago15:06
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: SARS News Network (SNN)     (@COVIDnewsfast): Nobody got anywhere by not fighting for what they believe in and for what they know to be accurate. It is not a big ask from the public to the CDC for them to simply do their job. Enough is enough. The writing is on the wall → https://twitter.com/COVIDnewsfast/status/154176990668469043315:09
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Dr Emma Hodcroft (@firefoxx66): A conference that went one better: 5 free antigen tests for every attendee! A gentle encouragement to test regularly while at a longer conference. I'd love to see this taken up more widely! twitter.com/ausglobalhealt… → https://twitter.com/firefoxx66/status/154177194795202150415:19
BrainstormNew from WebMD: FDA Panel to Weigh Improved Booster Shots From Moderna, Pfizer: Because the virus mutates so quickly, the FDA may approve the new vaccine formulations as COVID cases are expected to surge again this winter. → https://www.webmd.com/vaccines/covid-19-vaccine/news/20220627/fda-panel-to-weigh-improved-booster-shots-from-moderna-pfizer15:29
BrainstormUpdates for Bangladesh: +2087 cases, +3 deaths, +13489 tests since a day ago — Qatar: +739 cases since a day ago16:02
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tom Wenseleers (@TWenseleers): Cases, hospitalisations and deaths by age & vax status in weeks 37-41 of 2021 in the UK, now using newly released NIMS 2021 population denominators. Yes, vaccines work & strongly reduce risk of hospitalisation or dying and - more subtly - also the risk of [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/TWenseleers/status/154178625444615372816:18
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): The BA.5 variant is now 37% of Covid cases in the US, and the BA.4/5 combo has now overtaken BA.2.12.1 to become dominantcovid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tra… twitter.com/EricTopol/stat… pic.twitter.com/K6FuxPaxP2 → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/154179151954324275216:38
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: What Omicron’s BA.4 and BA.5 variants mean for the pandemic → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/vmovqz/what_omicrons_ba4_and_ba5_variants_mean_for_the/16:48
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): The comprehensive list of the actions taken during the pandemic to get ahead of the virus pic.twitter.com/QxKHUKCz9v → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/154179739679066521716:58
BrainstormUpdates for Greece: +20333 cases, +16 deaths since 23 hours ago — Singapore: +11504 cases since 22 hours ago — Iraq: +2212 cases, +4 deaths since 23 hours ago17:05
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Maternal mortality in the United States, highest of all 38 @OECD countries, increased during the pandemic and now, with banning of abortion in many states, is positioned to go even higher, w/ disproportionate impact by race and [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/154180204196137779317:18
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: Elderberry for Immune Support: Conditions :    Upper Respiratory Tract Infection;   COVID-19;   Flu;   Flu Like Illness;   Cold → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0543514417:38
BrainstormNew from Il Sole 24 Ore: (translated) No compensation for the ineffective vaccine, the ministry pays only for the damages: Those who contract the disease against which they were vaccinated are not entitled to compensation. In the case examined, the vaccine that did [... want %more?] → https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/niente-indennizzo-il-vaccino-inefficace-ministero-paga-solo-i-danni-AELZwhiB18:07
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Monocyte anisocytosis increases during multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children with cardiovascular complications → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/vmr32c/monocyte_anisocytosis_increases_during/18:27
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): And in the biggest shocker of any VRBPAC I've seen, Novavax showed up. We're used to them not being invited to the party.And not only did they show up, they actually presented new data on Omicron including BA1 BA2 and BA5.And it was very [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/154182368109293568018:46
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): I had noticed that Novavax's drop in antibody titers (either receptor inhibition or pseudovirus neutralization) going from original strain to Omicron BA1 looked less severe than with RNA in the 12/2021 study. But for a long time that was the only [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/154182539975094681618:56
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): Why Novavax can gives broader responses is unclear but I proposed better presentation of the more conserved S2 domain of the spike protein, because Novavax abolished the S1-S2 cleavage site. twitter.com/michaelzlin/st… → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/154182762859568332819:06
BrainstormUpdates for Italy: +84161 cases, +69 deaths, +717400 tests since a day ago — Spain: +51743 cases, +89 deaths since 3 days ago19:10
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Effect of a 2-week interruption in methotrexate treatment versus continued treatment on COVID-19 booster vaccine immunity in adults with inflammatory conditions (VROOM study): a randomised, open label, superiority trial → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/vmseuw/effect_of_a_2week_interruption_in_methotrexate/19:26
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): Meanwhile this is a good point about the top tweet: VEs measured now are relative to a population of mixed immunity, so are lower than would be versus past comparisons to immunonaive  twitter.com/CovidisBananas… → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/154183524895820595219:35
de-facto%title https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/7/141519:45
Brainstormde-facto: From www.mdpi.com: Viruses | Free Full-Text | Potential Autoimmunity Resulting from Molecular Mimicry between SARS-CoV-2 Spike and Human Proteins19:45
BrainstormUpdates for Morocco: +4009 cases, +3 deaths, +15142 tests since a day ago — Iceland: +996 cases since 4 days ago — Serbia: +810 cases, +1 deaths, +8341 tests since a day ago20:00
BrainstormNew from University of Washington: Lifting the fog: Applying the COVID-19 toolbox to future pandemics: Screen Shot 2022-06-28 at 10.58.19 AM.png Close ST Content Studio View image caption It had been 100 years since the 1918 influenza pandemic, and researchers knew it [... want %more?] → https://globalhealth.washington.edu/news/2022/06/28/lifting-fog-applying-covid-19-toolbox-future-pandemics20:05
de-factoLjL, that does not sound too good in the light of long COVID being a widespread health issue20:25
BrainstormUpdates for Israel: +12527 cases, +4 deaths since 22 hours ago — Canada: +930 cases, +1 deaths since 22 hours ago21:03
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Influenza Vaccine Update: What Can We Expect This Immunization Season?: With the impending start to the 2022-2023 influenza season just a few months away, here is some information on what is being studied for vaccines as well as recommendations [... want %more?] → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/influenza-vaccine-update-what-can-we-expect-this-immunization-season-21:12
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: Covid: Terms of inquiry into UK pandemic response finalised: It comes days after bereaved families warned of legal action against the government over delays. → https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-6197005321:22
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): The dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 infectivity with changes in aerosol microenvironmentChanges in the infectivity, to 10%, of the airborne virus over timescales from 5 s to 20 min.pnas.org/doi/full/10.10… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/154186868249370624021:41
BrainstormUpdates for France: +148037 cases since 23 hours ago — Luxembourg: +2696 cases, +4 deaths since 4 days ago — Angola: +1559 cases since 28 days ago — Lebanon: +1210 cases, +2 deaths since a day ago21:59
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): Predictably, Dr. Offit doubts the need for any update at all. Of course just talks about severe disease. No consideration for long COVID, morbidity, people becoming variant incubators, or lost productivity.You can replace him with a tape recorder [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/154187664298064691322:20
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Has the @CDCgov warned you about BA.5, now accounting for ~37% of Covid cases, a liability for reinfections, less protection from vaccines and monoclonals, risk of #LongCovid?No. But it should have.Why?erictopol.substack.com/p/the-ba5-story → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/154188308072969011722:40
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: FDA Vaccine Advisory Committee Recommends Booster Vaccines Optimized for Omicron: After an all-day meeting, the FDA’s Vaccine and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted 90% YES to recommend this fall’s [... want %more?] → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/fda-vaccine-advisory-committee-recommends-booster-vaccines-optimized-for-omicron23:00
BrainstormUpdates for Barbados: +155 cases, +695 tests since 22 hours ago23:02
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tom Wenseleers (@TWenseleers): At least it doesn't conform to my notion of "speedy"... telegraphindia.com/india/omicron-… → https://twitter.com/TWenseleers/status/154188953835163239223:10
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): And the vote is yes we should update our vaccines.Completely unnecessary. WHO already said so and VRBPAC itself said so >2mo ago in early April!FDA seems to use VRBPAC for political cover and journalist education, not for any [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/154189249764262297623:19
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): So it seems for another year we will have ad-hoc applications by companies followed by FDA saying yes if you're Pfizer, wait for Pfizer if you're Moderna, and wait indefinitely if you're Novavax. → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/154189427819597824023:29

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