libera/##covid-19/ Tuesday, 2022-07-26

BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Here's the agenda for tomorrow's WH meeting on future of Covid vaccines. You can register here: pitc.zoomgov.com/webinar/regist… I was asked to join the 2nd panel, but unable to make it. Great that @VirusesImmunity will be there. Let's gets nasal & [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/155169363091338444800:28
BrainstormUpdates for Bulgaria: +2987 cases, +12 deaths, +10649 tests since 23 hours ago — Algeria: +77 cases since a day ago — Rwanda: +64 cases since a day ago — Syria: +52 cases since 3 hours ago01:59
BrainstormUpdates for Saint Lucia: +101 cases since 2 days ago — Canada: +11 cases since 3 hours ago03:07
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Covid-19 Complication Among Children Fades in Latest Wave of Virus → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/w83gzp/covid19_complication_among_children_fades_in/03:10
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronavirusEU: The Covid Redpill Part 2(A Deep Dive): The life-saving truth(and lies) about repurposed drugs → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronavirusEU/comments/w869vv/the_covid_redpill_part_2a_deep_dive_the/03:29
peace-angelwould wearing the same mask for a week possibly be causing pneumonia?03:38
LjLif it gets moist and develops pathogens (like mold), yes, possibly03:40
LjLyou should always dry your mask after using it if planning to reuse it03:40
LjL(using methods that won't damage it)03:40
LjLjust hanging it out in the sun works, if there's some sun03:40
LjLand of course, throw it away if it starts discoloring in any way03:41
BrainstormUpdates for Seychelles: +160 cases since 4 days ago — Eritrea: +16 cases since 2 days ago04:04
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: COVID-19 risks may be heightened by history of Lyme disease | News-Medical → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/w87ave/covid19_risks_may_be_heightened_by_history_of/04:16
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Nigerians now at risk of COVID-19, Lassa fever co-infection, expert warns → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/w87ncz/nigerians_now_at_risk_of_covid19_lassa_fever/04:34
BrainstormUpdates for Ecuador: +9096 cases, +7 deaths since 4 days ago05:06
BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +145472 cases, +187 deaths since a day ago06:02
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: Rise in alcohol deaths from pandemic drinking habits predicted: Forecasters say heavy home drinking in England is to blame - but it's not too late to address the issue. → https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-6229176706:08
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: UMass Chan researchers study link between oral microbiome and long COVID: "Researchers who study aging and diseases such as Alzheimer’s have observed that there were spikes in new cases of dementia in the year [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/w89yhn/umass_chan_researchers_study_link_between_oral/06:27
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Pharmacists Can Now Prescribe Paxlovid, Pfizer's COVID-19 Treatment → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/w8aipk/pharmacists_can_now_prescribe_paxlovid_pfizers/06:55
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): A new BA.5 variant report from Portugal indicates higher rate of hospitalization (>3-fold) than BA.2, post-vaccination and booster, along with significantly increased risk of reinfection. VE vs hospitalization reduced from 93% (BA.2) to 77% [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/155179796814707507707:23
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Confirms recent Denmark nationwide study on BA.5 vs BA.2 increased risk of hospitalizationtwitter.com/EricTopol/stat… → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/155179797034909286407:33
BrainstormUpdates for Illinois, United States: +14517 cases, +10 deaths since 2 days ago — New York, United States: +13169 cases, +29 deaths since 23 hours ago — Virginia, United States: +7992 cases, +6 deaths since 2 days ago — Alabama, United States: +5727 cases, +16 deaths since 2 days ago08:00
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: Covid pandemic births: Mothers 'pitted against midwives': Elective Caesarean rates spiked due to women trying to get their partners by their side, experts say. → https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-6200178108:39
BrainstormNew from MedicineNet: (news): High Blood Pressure Doubles Odds That COVID Will Be Severe → http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp08:58
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Daily Discussion Thread | July 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/w8ctrn/daily_discussion_thread_july_26_2022/09:07
de-facto%title https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.07.25.22277996v109:16
Brainstormde-facto: From www.medrxiv.org: SARS-CoV-2 BA.5 vaccine breakthrough risk and severity compared with BA.2: a case-case and cohort study using Electronic Health Records in Portugal | medRxiv09:16
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Although we no longer vaccinate against smallpox in the Netherlands since 1974, the vaccine is still used by scientists (eg those who work with the smallpox virus and for further research) and also by military personnel such as in the US. So there is [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/155184730630307840210:34
BrainstormNew from StatNews: STAT+: Despite their anger over high drug prices, Americans are giving pharma credit for helping contain Covid-19: Nearly three quarters of Americans give the pharmaceutical industry credit for helping contain Covid-19 — and for a sector that’s been roundly criticized for [... want %more?] → https://www.statnews.com/2022/07/26/americans-give-pharma-credit-on-covid/10:43
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tom Wenseleers (@TWenseleers): But caveat: India has had very high Covid death toll during earlier episodes of the pandemic (cumulative excess mortality of ca. 6.5 million), so that might make situation in India not entirely comparable with that in the rest of the world... economist.com/graphic-detail… → https://twitter.com/TWenseleers/status/155185316476002304011:03
BrainstormUpdates for Islamabad, Pakistan: +57 cases since 23 hours ago11:07
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): This is the detection of infection via anti-N antibodies: from vaccination, you have anti-S alone. i.e. if you have good protection you do not need and/or make little anti-N .. meaning: the graph shows vaccines are working well! !Please be careful with these [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/155185658318490009611:12
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tom Wenseleers (@TWenseleers): Another possibility besides a new variant spreading in fall  is for older variants like Delta or BA.1 reappearing once immunity against those would have waned. Such an alternation between different clades is seen in human coronavirus OC43 & Influenza B. [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/TWenseleers/status/155186220317906125111:31
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tom Wenseleers (@TWenseleers): Haven't seen much evidence for that yet, though. Some Omicron BA.1 perhaps returning after the BA.5 wave in KwaZulu Natal in S Africa perhaps (plus some Delta in KwaZulu Natal & Limpopo), but not sure counts are high enough for this to be a solid trend... [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/TWenseleers/status/155186361698235187511:41
BrainstormUpdates for Poland: +5103 cases, +14 deaths since a day ago — New Caledonia: +1525 cases since 7 hours ago12:09
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): Covid2019: SARS-CoV-2 BA.5 vaccine breakthrough risk and severity compared with BA.2: a case-case and cohort study using Electronic Health Records in Portugal | medRxiv → https://old.reddit.com/r/Covid2019/comments/w8g3dl/sarscov2_ba5_vaccine_breakthrough_risk_and/12:28
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Tempol Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Replication and Development of Lung Disease in the Syrian Hamster Model → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/w8gsu3/tempol_inhibits_sarscov2_replication_and/13:06
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): 26/07/22 - ZOE COVID-19 Study Update: 4,221,818 people are currently predicted to have symptomatic COVID-19 in the UK, down by 95,595. Yesterday was 4,317,413 (-2%) and last Tuesday was 4,652,603 (-9%). → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronavirusUK/comments/w8h07g/260722_zoe_covid19_study_update/13:15
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Global COVID Cases For 26JUL22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/w8hn7m/global_covid_cases_for_26jul22/13:53
BrainstormUpdates for Slovenia: +3014 cases since 23 hours ago — France: +1525 cases since 15 hours ago14:01
BrainstormNew from Novavax: (news): Novavax Nuvaxovid  COVID-19 Vaccine Granted Provisional Registration in Australia for Use in Adolescents Aged 12 Through 17 → https://ir.novavax.com/2022-07-26-Novavax-Nuvaxovid-TM-COVID-19-Vaccine-Granted-Provisional-Registration-in-Australia-for-Use-in-Adolescents-Aged-12-Through-1714:02
BrainstormNew from Novavax: (news): Novavax Announces Expanded Approval of Nuvaxovid  COVID-19 Vaccine for Adolescents Aged 12 through 17 in Japan → https://ir.novavax.com/2022-07-26-Novavax-Announces-Expanded-Approval-of-Nuvaxovid-TM-COVID-19-Vaccine-for-Adolescents-Aged-12-through-17-in-Japan14:12
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Florian Krammer (@florian_krammer): We have intranasal COVID-19 vaccines in the clinic in the US but are not part of this conversation. Weird. @WHCOVIDResponse twitter.com/MeissaVaccines… → https://twitter.com/florian_krammer/status/155190734544949248114:31
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Taiwan reports 25,071 new COVID-19 cases, 37 deaths | 26JUL22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/w8ixa7/taiwan_reports_25071_new_covid19_cases_37_deaths/14:50
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Africa: Over 10 Million Covid-19 Recoveries Confirmed Across Continent | 26JUL22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/w8j1qd/africa_over_10_million_covid19_recoveries/15:00
BrainstormUpdates for Romania: +12353 cases, +32 deaths since a day ago — Afghanistan: +267 cases, +4 deaths, +1459 tests since a day ago15:04
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): Covid2019: COVID outbreaks hit TSA, American and Southwest airlines at LAX → https://old.reddit.com/r/Covid2019/comments/w8k1q4/covid_outbreaks_hit_tsa_american_and_southwest/15:49
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): The absolute rates of hospitalization are low, due to the immunity walls built in Portugal and Denmark (from vaccines, boosters, infections), but the increase with BA.5 reflects its higher virulence/pathogenicity → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/155192749453368115215:58
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Schools Make Few Changes to Minimize COVID's Impact, Despite New Variants → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/w8kpnq/schools_make_few_changes_to_minimize_covids/16:08
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: New COVID variants like BA.5 are dominating us — we can do more to prevent this: can be mitigated to a significant extent by use of high-quality masks, physical distancing, ventilation, air filtration and booster vaccin → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/w8ks9y/new_covid_variants_like_ba5_are_dominating_us_we/16:17
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Prof. Akiko Iwasaki (@VirusesImmunity): I’m in the White House to participate in this summit on the future of COVID vaccines   So excited to discuss #primeandspike nasal booster vaccine!! twitter.com/whcovidrespons… pic.twitter.com/n48s2FPELD → https://twitter.com/VirusesImmunity/status/155193693319816806416:37
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Benjy Renton (@bhrenton): As today's White House summit starts in the next hour, a pertinent commentary by @EricTopol and @VirusesImmunity, who propose an Operation Warp Speed initiative for nasal vaccines."We urgently need to achieve population-wide respiratory mucosal [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/bhrenton/status/155193700488304230416:47
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): But despite this and demonstrated efficacy & safety, only 30% of children age 5-11 and 3% for age 6 months to 5 years have been vaccinated kff.org/coronavirus-co… @KFF @jenkatesdc @stephoum pic.twitter.com/GZXT1cjNL9 → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/155194334149903974416:56
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): Compliance With Gluten-Free Diet and Affecting Factors in Adolescents With Celiac Disease → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0547497617:06
BrainstormUpdates for Denmark: +6490 cases, +27 deaths since 4 days ago — Micronesia: +811 cases since 22 hours ago17:08
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: Fever Tracking Study: Conditions :    Core Body Temperature in Healthy Subjects;   Immune Response to mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0547506717:15
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): Sarcopenia and Related Factors in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Following Intensive Care → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0547415717:25
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): A CHW Intervention to Identify and Decrease Barriers to COVID 19 Testing & Vaccination → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0547393617:34
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): Effect of Tslope Time in PCV Mode on Mechanical Power Calculation and Oxygenation in Covid-19 ARDS Patients. → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0547430017:45
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): Monitoring the Efficacy of a Probiotic Dietary Supplement SmartProbio C in Patients With Severe COVID-19 Infection → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0547414417:54
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): The BA.5 variant now accounts for 82% of new cases in the United Statescovid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tra… pic.twitter.com/8M1MtXtXyu → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/155196337080222924818:14
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Prof Sheena Cruickshank (she/her) (@sheencr): We urgently need to step up vaccine trials and development for a LONG term solution to COVID. Nasal vaccines could be a game-changer providing tissue immunity stopping virus entry and perhaps longer lasting. Great article from @EricTopol [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/sheencr/status/155196402330183680318:33
BrainstormNew from WebMD: VA Foster Program Helps Older Vets Manage COVID Challenges: Medical foster homes are privately owned homes in which a licensed caregiver lives with and supervises residents around the clock. Caregivers help aging veterans with activities of daily living like [... want %more?] → https://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/news/20220726/va-foster-program-older-vets-covid-challenges18:43
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Development of COVID-19 severity assessment score in adults presenting with COVID-19 to the emergency department → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/w8pfjn/development_of_covid19_severity_assessment_score/19:21
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): The length of time of infectiousness of #SARSCoV2 nature.com/articles/d4158…"There is no data to support 5 days or anything shorter than ten days [of isolation]."Paxlovid rebound may extend that further → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/155198381504360448019:40
BrainstormUpdates for Japan: +196362 cases, +115 deaths since 23 hours ago — Serbia: +6100 cases, +6 deaths, +16655 tests since a day ago — Malaysia: +4759 cases, +9 deaths, +30939 tests since 23 hours ago — Italy: +88651 cases, +253 deaths, +446718 tests since a day ago20:03
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Lisa Jarvis (@lisamjarvis): During WH Covid-19 vaccines summit, fascinating tidbit from @VirusesImmunity: if CDC would allow researchers to use discarded mRNA vaccines (like what's leftover in the vial), would help push development of other types of vaccines forward. → https://twitter.com/lisamjarvis/status/155199140367212544120:17
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): It is really wonderful when another professional comes to inform you about the latest developments. Someone who has really studied for it, has read the article in full, compared to existing literature, the background, SARS-CoV-2, and clearly knows [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/155199468363891097620:27
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Oh, and let's see the numbers and then the ratios: how many people were vaccinated, how many unvaccinated, how many in both groups were previously infected. Who have had how many dosages, are there any underlying conditions. I'll wait. [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/155199926713647104220:37
BrainstormUpdates for Canada: +1064 cases since 21 hours ago21:05
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter:   Holy Grail   (@HolyLawler): Prof. Akiko Iwasaki talks about vaccine pill in the summit on the future of COVID vaccines - YouTube  @Vaxart  $VXRT Stimulate immunity in all the right places.  @VirusesImmunity  Thanks for the support.   @tammybaldwin  @FoxNews   m.youtube.com/watch?v=cyZmav… → https://twitter.com/HolyLawler/status/155200391329284915321:06
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): BA.5 in AustraliaNew record of hospitalizations @covidbaseau Sharp rise in deaths @OurWorldInData pic.twitter.com/PQYcZtmSOl → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/155201786361916211221:54
BrainstormUpdates for France: +89087 cases, +119 deaths since 23 hours ago22:01
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Yale School of Public Health (@YaleSPH):   WATCH: Around 2:40:00 Prof. @VirusesImmunity of @YaleMed & @YaleSPH discusses nasal vaccines at the White House Summit on the Future of COVID-19 Vaccines. twitter.com/WHCOVIDRespons… → https://twitter.com/YaleSPH/status/155202276051540787222:25
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Update Alert 8: Masks for Prevention of Respiratory Virus Infections, Including SARS-CoV-2, in Health Care and Community Settings → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/w8u2j0/update_alert_8_masks_for_prevention_of/22:35
BrainstormUpdates for Palestine: +10057 cases, +14 deaths since 5 days ago — Moldova: +5793 cases, +16 deaths since 5 days ago — Kyrgyzstan: +853 cases since a day ago23:03
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): "both the 50 μg and 100 μg doses of mRNA vaccination in children elicits robust cross-VOC antibody responses and that 100 μg doses in children results in highly preserved omicron-specific functional humoral immunity." → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/155203880448737690723:13
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Politics: White House summit sets lofty goals for new Covid vaccines — but largely sidesteps questions of funding → https://www.statnews.com/2022/07/26/white-house-summit-sets-lofty-goals-for-new-covid-vaccines-but-largely-sidesteps-questions-of-funding/23:52

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