libera/##covid-19/ Sunday, 2022-08-28

BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): What's a variant-proof, universal vaccine?Our @scrippsresearch team put together a 2 minute video explainer magazine.scripps.edu/video-gallerie… pic.twitter.com/FNwI992VyP → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/156365921407286477000:55
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: The Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant is more transmissible and less fatal than seasonal influenza → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/wzht1d/the_omicron_sarscov2_variant_is_more/02:57
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: The window to contain Josiah Grindrod has closed (@JT_Grindrod): Pandemics are just  vibes  after all twitter.com/bobepidemiolog… → https://twitter.com/JT_Grindrod/status/156369953749088665603:36
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): In fact success (stat sig difference in long COVID rates between treated vs placebo) would kill *3* birds with one stone:1) prove that LongCOVID is real (because groups are blinded)2) show long COVID is related to virus levels3) identify a way [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/156370572822076620803:55
BrainstormUpdates for Trinidad and Tobago: +421 cases, +5 deaths since a day ago — Haiti: +162 cases since 2 days ago04:09
BrainstormUpdates for Thailand: +1769 cases, +27 deaths since 23 hours ago04:59
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Bob Wachter (@Bob_Wachter): I’m not doing indoor dining, and I still wear a mask in crowded indoor spaces. While most in US have chosen to be less careful, in this   I’ll review the logic & math behind my decisions, hoping that some of you will find them useful in navigating today’s [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Bob_Wachter/status/156373149738270720005:42
BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +1 cases since a day ago06:01
BrainstormNew from This Week In Virology: TWiV 931: Driven to immunodistraction: TWiV reviews the genetic characterization of a new strain of type 2 oral polio vaccine and its implications for eradication, and how a polymorphism in humans comprising a single amino acid change in an antibody molecule regulates vaccine elicitation of broadly [... want %more?] → https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-931/06:11
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: You asked, we’re answering: Your top questions about Covid-19 and vaccines - Updated August 17, 2022 → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/wzmtfe/you_asked_were_answering_your_top_questions_about/06:50
BrainstormUpdates for Kanagawa, Japan: +8802 cases, +13 deaths since a day ago — Saint Petersburg, Russia: +4214 cases, +20 deaths since a day ago — Maryland, United States: +3730 cases, +25 deaths since 3 days ago — Moscow Oblast, Russia: +2995 cases since a day ago08:06
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Daily Discussion Thread | August 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/wzp19i/daily_discussion_thread_august_28_2022/09:02
BrainstormNew from Science-Based Medicine: Lockdowns “Postponed the Inevitable”.  Is That a Bad Thing?: Lockdowns postponed COVID for millions of people until after they were vaccinated. Some doctors feel that's a bad thing. The post  first appeared on Science-Based Medicine . → https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/isthatbad/10:00
BrainstormUpdates for Taiwan: +26735 cases, +31 deaths, +49952 tests since 23 hours ago10:04
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: COVID vaccines slash risk of spreading Omicron — and so does prior infection → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/wzqcxk/covid_vaccines_slash_risk_of_spreading_omicron/10:28
BrainstormUpdates for Kerala, India: +1420 cases, +28 deaths since a day ago — Israel: +962 cases, +1 deaths since a day ago11:00
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): 28/08/22 - ZOE COVID-19 Study Update: 1,562,233 people are currently predicted to have symptomatic COVID-19 in the UK, down by 22,748. Yesterday was 1,584,981 (-1%) and last Sunday was 1,744,933 (-10%). → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronavirusUK/comments/wzrshv/280822_zoe_covid19_study_update/12:01
BrainstormUpdates for Russia: +46857 cases, +83 deaths since 23 hours ago — Afghanistan: +496 cases, +6 deaths, +2719 tests since 3 days ago12:09
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Viruses are therefore important: they affect all life on Earth. They themselves are also changing, as we now notice with #SARSCoV2 that has made the leap to humans. Viruses can sometimes even determine what will survive. Don't underestimate these [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/156383191013207244812:20
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Polio Case in US Region With Low Vaccination Despite Affluence: The young adult contracting paralytic polio in Rockland County, New York in June is the first since the WHO declared the Americas polio-free in 1994. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/polio-case-in-us-region-with-low-vaccination-despite-affluence13:16
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Deep mutational scanning identifies SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid escape mutations of currently available rapid antigen testsData predict no vulnerabilities for detection of mutations found in variants of concern.cell.com/cell/fulltext/… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/156385074381103923313:35
BrainstormNew from Politico: NATO must boost presence in Arctic: Stoltenberg: Russia is in the process of reopening Soviet-era bases in the region; China also is eyeing the Arctic. → https://www.politico.eu/article/nato-must-boost-presence-in-arctic-stoltenberg/13:54
BrainstormUpdates for UAE: +534 cases, +217582 tests since a day ago14:01
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Hong Kong Renews Limited Curbs as Covid Outbreak Gains Pace → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/wzu3lo/hong_kong_renews_limited_curbs_as_covid_outbreak/14:22
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Toxicity of spike fragments SARS-CoV-2 S protein for zebrafish: A tool to study its hazardous for human health? → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/wzuhf1/toxicity_of_spike_fragments_sarscov2_s_protein/14:41
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Interim analysis of serological study IMMUNBRIDGE, Germany Aug 2022 → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/wzup75/interim_analysis_of_serological_study_immunbridge/14:51
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Philippines Logs 2,565 New COVID-19 Cases, 54 More Deaths | 28AUG22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/wzuved/philippines_logs_2565_new_covid19_cases_54_more/15:00
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Metabolomic and transcriptomic signatures of influenza vaccine response in healthy young and older adults (Aug 2022) → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/wzvf8h/metabolomic_and_transcriptomic_signatures_of/15:57
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): On my own COVID-19 case, where rapid antigen testing with a throat swab gave 1-2 days earlier warning than a nasal swab, and where fever and aches lasted for a few hours without Paxlovid. YMWVtwitter.com/michaelzlin/st… → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/156389215939641753716:15
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Neurological and psychiatric risk after Covid infection? See what Lancet study shows → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/wzx1h9/neurological_and_psychiatric_risk_after_covid/16:44
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Despite Its Fan Base, Newly Authorized “Traditional” Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Is Having Trouble Gaining a Foothold in the US → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/wzx7mm/despite_its_fan_base_newly_authorized_traditional/16:54
BrainstormUpdates for China: +13429 cases since 23 hours ago — Hong Kong: +9708 cases, +10 deaths since a day ago17:08
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): This headline will not induce public confidence in the BA.5 boosters, with 175 million doses purchased wsj.com/articles/lates…It may well turn out to be the right call, but there are many uncertainties, superimposed on poor US booster uptake, discussed  [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/156391418191652045417:50
BrainstormUpdates for Azerbaijan: +557 cases since 21 hours ago — Myanmar: +389 cases since 8 days ago — Italy: +17647 cases, +41 deaths since 23 hours ago — Cuba: +70 cases since 23 hours ago18:10
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Is Glasses Wear Protective Against COVID-19? → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/wzz6zw/is_glasses_wear_protective_against_covid19/18:19
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Gunhild Alvik Nyborg (@GANyborg): COVID-19 is a complex systemic, vascular disease.Apart from airborne transmission & starting in airways it’s not really a respiratory diseaseIn light of this, much of what we see in long COVID is only logical.It’s a natural consequence of this [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/GANyborg/status/156394151534022246519:34
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): It is a pure antivax and anti-science position, spreading propaganda with false reporting as has been the case for a long time, from the very first vaccine, with the same outdated arguments.twitter.com/Marc_Veld/stat… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/156395051845989581020:12
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Hesitation and refusal of vaccines, due to misinformation (and religious and medical exceptions), reduce high percentages of routine vaccination: also in the Netherlands. This will cause the recurrence of diseases such as we already see with polio [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/156396045982434918720:50
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Vaccination rates crumbled even further when the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted children's visits to vaccination sites. The consequences are for all in society; particularly painful.These are not to be underestimated diseases:twitter.com/Marc_Veld/stat… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/156396046179994828921:00
BrainstormUpdates for Canada: +550 cases, +1 deaths since 23 hours ago23:09

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