libera/##covid-19/ Tuesday, 2022-08-16

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BrainstormINV1S1BL3G04T: Arizona, United States has had 2.2 million confirmed cases (32.6% of all people) and 30901 deaths (1.4% of cases; 1 in 221 people) as of 4 days ago. See https://offloop.net/covid19/?default=Arizona&legacy=no00:29
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): N1-methylpseudouridine found within COVID-19 mRNA vaccines produces faithful protein productsWell, who would have thought: those RNA-vaccines produce high quality authentic protein! cell.com/cell-reports/f… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/155931218417745920200:59
BrainstormUpdates for Bahrain: +634 cases, +4212 tests since a day ago01:06
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Solve M.E. Spearheads the First Nationwide Long Covid PSA campaign - Solve ME/CFS Initiative → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/wpeypm/solve_me_spearheads_the_first_nationwide_long/02:04
BrainstormUpdates for Bulgaria: +1864 cases, +13 deaths, +8845 tests since a day ago02:09
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: The window to contain Josiah Grindrod has closed (@JT_Grindrod): Hey, @friendlycovid19, I found you a new bestie twitter.com/IrishCowboy13/… → https://twitter.com/JT_Grindrod/status/155933741913627853002:42
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): New report on BA.2.75 today confirms less immune evasiveness compared with BA.5, and less cell-cell fusion than BA.5 biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… pic.twitter.com/xgyPL5GRb7 → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/155934123451825766502:51
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Trevor Bedford (@trvrb): These analyses of BA.2.75 relied on open data sharing from scientists in India, Japan, Singapore and the US. We're still seeing remarkable evolution of SARS-CoV-2 with new variants emerging and spreading rapidly making continued global genomic surveillance essential. 10/10 → https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/155934204938349772803:00
BrainstormUpdates for Norway: +199 cases since a day ago03:05
BrainstormUpdates for Australia: +15537 cases, +50 deaths since 22 hours ago04:01
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Changes to science syllabus could help improve vaccine uptake: A recent study has uncovered new insights on the factors affecting immunization hesitancy in a British population sample. Results showed a direct relationship between vaccine confidence [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/wpi7fg/changes_to_science_syllabus_could_help_improve/05:30
BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +63742 cases, +140 deaths since 2 days ago05:59
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): Should clarify: by best possible booster, I meant the best one that's possible to get. The best one that's possible to make is probably BA.2 + BA.5 → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/155939215171212083406:17
BrainstormUpdates for Texas, United States: +22253 cases, +61 deaths since 3 days ago — North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: +20937 cases, +39 deaths since 3 days ago — Illinois, United States: +8399 cases, +11 deaths since 3 days ago — Virginia, United States: +6007 cases, +18 deaths since 3 days ago08:10
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: COVID-19 infection induces higher trust in strangers → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/wpm0mg/covid19_infection_induces_higher_trust_in/08:56
BrainstormUpdates for France: +3566 cases, +11 deaths since 12 hours ago — Cambodia: +36 cases since 23 hours ago09:00
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Daily Discussion Thread | August 16, 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/wpndqt/daily_discussion_thread_august_16_2022/09:05
BrainstormUpdates for Taiwan: +23132 cases, +16 deaths, +63488 tests since 23 hours ago — Laos: +128 cases since 23 hours ago10:02
BrainstormNew from EMA: Human medicine assessment reports: (news): Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): RotaTeq, rotavirus vaccine, live, Immunization;Rotavirus Infections, Date of authorisation: 26/06/2006, Revision: 34, Status: Authorised → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/rotateq10:29
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Pregnancy tests are routine before many surgical procedures. But Dobbs has raised the stakes of a positive result: Pre-procedure pregnancy tests are routine for patients of child-bearing age before [... want %more?] → https://www.statnews.com/2022/08/16/pregnancy-tests-are-routine-before-many-surgical-procedures-but-dobbs-has-raised-the-stakes-of-a-positive-result/10:39
BrainstormNew from StatNews: A complicated fall vaccine campaign: Updated Covid boosters, flu shots, and how to time the jabs: The roll-out of updated Covid boosters will coincide with the logistical tangle of the regular flu shot drive, and there will [... want %more?] → https://www.statnews.com/2022/08/16/a-complicated-fall-vaccine-campaign-updated-covid-boosters-flu-shots-and-how-to-time-the-jabs/10:48
BrainstormNew from NPR Science: The U.K. approved omicron-specific booster shots. They're coming to the U.S. soon: In the U.S., officials have asked vaccine makers to target BA.5, rather than the original omicron strain. That has delayed the boosters' development — but officials hope they will be [... want %more?] → https://www.npr.org/2022/08/16/1117616159/uk-us-approved-omicron-booster-variant-ba511:07
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Paris Peace Forum (@ParisPeaceForum): The Paris Peace Forum is visiting Southern Africa to meet with top pandemic preparedness experts. They are sharing their lessons learned from the pandemic to shore up multilateralism and effective future #pandemicresponse. twitter.com/Tuliodna/statu… → https://twitter.com/ParisPeaceForum/status/155946693739411046511:26
BrainstormNew from EMA: Human medicine assessment reports: (news): Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): HBVaxPro, hepatitis B vaccine (recombinant DNA), Hepatitis B;Immunization, Date of authorisation: 27/04/2001, Revision: 32, Status: Authorised → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/hbvaxpro11:45
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): 16/08/22 - ZOE COVID-19 Study Update: 1,968,325 people are currently predicted to have symptomatic COVID-19 in the UK, down by 58,210. Yesterday was 2,026,535 (-3%) and last Tuesday was 2,515,560 (-22%). → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronavirusUK/comments/wpq9l6/160822_zoe_covid19_study_update/12:04
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Particularly malicious; a pandemic and millions of deaths deny measures and the main solution; vaccines, don't take them seriously. Evil and soulless. This is exactly an account the conscious chaos wants, consciously undermine a society: but claim [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/155948221703377715512:13
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Waiting for @zeno_zeno to vet the much better fully substantiated and all facts appropriate explanation of where SARS-CoV-2 comes from. Something that, of course, all scientists have missed. I am very curious! twitter.com/Zeno_Zeno/stat… pic.twitter.com/JbmFL6gCLP → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/155948502505328230612:22
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): BA.2.75 variant shows enhanced cell-cell fusion, driven largely by the N460K mutation, which enhances S-protein processing.Mutations are selected, based on what is best at that moment in time. R493Q mutation is a reversion to the prototype sequence. This is [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/155948762459481702612:42
BrainstormNew from StatNews: STAT+: Merck, a loser in the Covid vaccine race, reinvests in mRNA through a Cambridge startup: Merck, which lost out in the Covid vaccine race, announced a deal to develop mRNA-based vaccines and therapies with Orna Therapeutics, a [... want %more?] → https://www.statnews.com/2022/08/16/merck-a-loser-in-the-covid-vaccine-race-reinvests-in-mrna-through-a-cambridge-startup/13:01
BrainstormUpdates for Qatar: +752 cases since 23 hours ago13:03
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Global COVID Cases For 16AUG22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/wprra7/global_covid_cases_for_16aug22/13:29
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: PH logs over 1,000 more cases of omicron subvariants | 16AUG22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/wpsbxf/ph_logs_over_1000_more_cases_of_omicron/13:57
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases below 100,000 for 2nd day; critical cases at 4-month high | 15AUG22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/wpsfgp/s_koreas_new_covid19_cases_below_100000_for_2nd/14:07
BrainstormUpdates for Indonesia: +5869 cases, +25 deaths, +112409 tests since 23 hours ago14:11
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Taiwan reports 23,172 new COVID-19 cases, 16 deaths - Focus Taiwan | 16AUG22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/wpt7c6/taiwan_reports_23172_new_covid19_cases_16_deaths/14:45
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: After approving bivalent vaccine, UK says people must take any Covid-19 shot offered | 16AUG22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/wptk1v/after_approving_bivalent_vaccine_uk_says_people/14:54
BrainstormUpdates for Hong Kong: +5162 cases, +11 deaths since 23 hours ago — UAE: +775 cases, +197168 tests since a day ago — Senegal: +83 cases, +553 tests since 3 days ago15:07
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Scientists shred new research for mask mandates as 'junk science,' 'irredeemably flawed' | 15AUG22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/wpu5j7/scientists_shred_new_research_for_mask_mandates/15:22
BrainstormNew from The Atlantic: The Pandemic’s Soft Closing: A quick skim of the CDC’s latest COVID guidelines might give the impression that this fall could feel a lot like the ones we had in the Before Times. Millions of Americans will be working in person at [... want %more?] → https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/08/cdc-weakened-covid-guidelines-pandemic-preparedness/671147/16:01
BrainstormUpdates for Singapore: +5202 cases since 15 hours ago — Montenegro: +630 cases, +1963 tests since 22 hours ago17:05
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): The risk of blood clots in hospitalized patients with Covid vs influenza was increased 60-90% within 90 days, for venous but not arterial thrombosisjamanetwork.com/journals/jama/… @JAMA_currentRetrospective, much smaller influenza cohort from 2018-2019 pic.twitter.com/sClYHF0J6U → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/155955689506456780817:07
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Preferential uptake of SARS-CoV-2 by pericytes potentiates vascular damage and permeability in an organoid model of the microvasculature → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/wpyaxh/preferential_uptake_of_sarscov2_by_pericytes/18:33
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): "The First Lady began to develop cold-like symptoms late in the evening. She tested negative again on a rapid antigen test, but a PCR test came back positive"Did the symptoms include an itchy throat? Maybe a throat swab would have been faster and [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/155958049052427059218:43
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): But while there's plenty of evidence that throat swabs are useful, FDA's evidential requirements mean they usually only bother to broaden a label in response to formal company requests (wherein the company pays a fee) or overwhelming public pressure. → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/155958254793534259218:52
LjL<LjL> %print https://twitter.com/danaparish/status/155938053019745894518:57
LjL<Brainstorm> LjL, It says: Dana Parish on Twitter: "My psychologist friend: Have you noticed how many people seem to have brain damage lately? Like, literal cognitive decline and behavioral or personality changes? Am noticing it everywhere, even in my longtime patients." / Twitter18:57
LjL<LjL> how much should i believe these reports18:57
LjL<LjL> from people who are "Bestselling Author: “CHRONIC" / Sony writer/ NY’er/ health reporter/ BALF board/ biotech founder/ C19=airborne/ N95s/ TREAT EARLY/ END GoF/ think 4 yourself"18:57
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): If FDA requires empirical data rather than straighforward logic, then it can be onerous for a company to prove swabbing both nose and throat catches more cases than nose only, because they would need a new trial in people with throat symptoms and have [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/155958377737805414419:02
BrainstormUpdates for Italy: +8941 cases, +70 deaths, +63549 tests since a day ago19:04
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): "Even a single case of paralytic polio represents a public health emergency in the United States."cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/7… new @CDCMMWR "95% vaccination coverage is required to provide herd immunity"ft.com/content/c0c4c9… @FT @JamieSmythF @caitlinsgilbert [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/155958589154211430419:11
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): After what seemed like forever, SARSCoV2 wastewater levels are finally going down in the Bay AreaThey're now a little bit below the devastating winter 2020-2021 peak pic.twitter.com/BD6xXfZVhA → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/155958982722532966419:21
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): You can see that deaths in the two Omicron waves of Jan and May-July 2022 (especially the 2nd wave) were very low relative to the 2020-2021 original strain wave, which occurred before most people could get vaccinated.Black is SCC, gray is all CA, so [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/155959265951300812819:30
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): As most Bay Area residents hadn't been infected before 12/2021, and probably only ~half after 2/2022, these reduced fatality rates were mostly due to vaccination.So despite the mockery he received yesterday for thanking his 4 shots, Bourla wasn't [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/155959314811586560119:40
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): And this more than anything is what suggests it is a good idea to let little kids get vaccinatedBecause the trials were too small to show a benefit in reducing deaths (deaths not being seen at all in the trial population) but we do know kids can get [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/155959639152499917019:49
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: High levels of von Willebrand factor with reduced specific activities in hospitalized patients with or without COVID-19 → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/wq0x3y/high_levels_of_von_willebrand_factor_with_reduced/19:59
BrainstormUpdates for Marshall Is.: +939 cases, +3 deaths since 22 hours ago — Myanmar: +49 cases since 11 hours ago — Canada: +237 cases since 3 days ago19:59
LjL%print https://twitter.com/BrainstormBot/status/155960159350228582720:03
BrainstormLjL, It says: Brainstorm on Twitter: "Sure, change the name, that will cure it. And seriously, now you're asking the public what to call "monkeypox" itself? Out of ideas? Is this your job? Do you realize that a majority of people worldwide has long begun to consider organizations like yours just useless bureaucrats?" / Twitter20:03
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Thai vaccine study | 16AUG22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/wq15o5/thai_vaccine_study_16aug22/20:08
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): More perspective on the important new #LongCovid work by @sneakyvirus1 @VirusesImmunity @PutrinoLab and their colleagues @ScienceMagazine by @jcouzin science.org/content/articl…“We should be trying these [potential treatments] right now”   [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/155961103763610419220:47
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: Higher risk of vein blood clots in COVID vs flu patients: Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News Aug 16, 2022 The risk of venous thromboembolism was 60% to 89% higher in COVID-19 patients. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/08/higher-risk-vein-blood-clots-covid-vs-flu-patients21:16
Asakojill biden has covid?21:43
Asakowait long enough, and everyone will have long covid21:45
Asako guy at work, is still saying just like the H1N1 each new variant will get weaker, till it disappears21:46
BrainstormUpdates for Serbia: +6589 cases, +18 deaths, +18316 tests since 23 hours ago — Panama: +6479 cases, +10 deaths since 7 days ago — France: +45583 cases, +167 deaths since 13 hours ago — Spain: +12162 cases, +202 deaths since 3 days ago22:03
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): Indeed we saw it with flu too, although I suspect it's more common with SARSCoV2 which has evolved multiple ways to suppress innate antiviral responsestwitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/s… → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/155963016232857190522:04
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Lessons Learned from CDC’s Global COVID-19 Early Warning and Response Surveillance System → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/wq4ddf/lessons_learned_from_cdcs_global_covid19_early/22:33
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Danny Gaytant (@DannyGaytant): @Marc_Veld @mauricedehond @Ronaldu32573550 Come on, they have lung covid, but don't see a hospital? must be able to...lol → https://twitter.com/DannyGaytant/status/155964196078422425622:52
BrainstormUpdates for Mali: +4 cases, +812 tests since a day ago — Eswatini: +4 cases, +120 tests since 21 hours ago22:59
Justin[m]12<Asako> " guy at work, is still saying..." <- I suspect this myth will never disappear.23:16
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Unvaccinated people who develop COVID-19 are at a significantly elevated risk of cardiovascular complications even up to 1 year after the infection when compared with unvaccinated men and women who don’t contract the virus → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/wq5bqt/unvaccinated_people_who_develop_covid19_are_at_a/23:39
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Why elderly require more boosters?BNT162b2 induced neutralizing and non-neutralizing antibody functions against SARS-CoV-2 diminish with ageAntibody production and quality reduce with age. medrxiv.org/content/10.110… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/155965760994645197423:49
LjLre r/science: the study never talks about vaccination status at all.23:50
LjLcorrection23:50
LjLit does, but they never compare it with vaccinated23:50
LjLseems like an agenda23:53
LjLwhat if vaccinated people turn out to have more or less the same risk ratio?23:53
LjLthat would make the "unvaccinated people are doooomed!" title much less scary23:54

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