libera/##covid-19/ Monday, 2022-09-05

BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: The window to contain Josiah Grindrod has closed (@JT_Grindrod): If you think you don't know anyone with long COVID, it just means people don't think they can share their struggles with you. twitter.com/maosbot/status… → https://twitter.com/JT_Grindrod/status/156655572213708390400:43
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Biologist Next Door (@ninjagirlphd): @JT_Grindrod EXACTLY. There are people publicly posting how skeptical they are of long COVID & are insensitive and ableist about it. When they say they don't know anyone with long COVID, I'm thinking, "why would anyone with long COVID want to discuss [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/ninjagirlphd/status/156656540169324544401:30
BrainstormUpdates for Dominican Rep.: +1564 cases since 5 days ago — Qatar: +574 cases since a day ago03:07
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): Funny there's an article about this today for NYC. Indeed there it seems pandemic exceptions to rules prohibiting tables on public sidewalks are ending.Too bad our civil leaders have to treat return to normalcy as undoing all changes including [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/156659401848973312103:15
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: High folic acid associated with higher rates of COVID-19 infections and mortality → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/x63b2h/high_folic_acid_associated_with_higher_rates_of/03:34
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: First inhaled COVID-19 vaccine approved as a booster in China → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/x64hf9/first_inhaled_covid19_vaccine_approved_as_a/04:31
-Bridgestorm- 🏠 地震! Earthquake! 5.9 Mb tremor, registered by GEOFON,alomax, occurred 7 minutes ago (04:52:22 UTC), during daytime, Luqiao, China (29.61, 102.05) ± 7 km, ↓12 km likely felt 270 km away (in 康定市…) by 126800 people (Twitter)07:00
-Bridgestorm- ⭕ 地震! Earthquake! 6.3 Mb tremor, registered by 6 agencies, occurred 19 minutes ago (04:52:21 UTC), during daytime, Luqiao, China (29.68, 102.18) ± 2 km likely felt 330 km away (in 雅安市, 康定市…) by 1.6 million people (www.seismicportal.eu)07:11
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Ed Rybicki        (@edrybicki): @bachyns @Laurie_Garrett Rumours from Univ Zim people that the vaccine’s ineffective right now…  → https://twitter.com/edrybicki/status/156665063515554611407:30
BrainstormUpdates for Saint Petersburg, Russia: +3018 cases, +17 deaths since a day ago — Samara, Russia: +1572 cases, +2 deaths since a day ago — Sverdlovsk, Russia: +1549 cases since a day ago — Nizhny Novgorod, Russia: +1459 cases, +1 deaths since a day ago08:06
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Daily Discussion Thread | September 05, 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/x69jyq/daily_discussion_thread_september_05_2022/09:04
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Correlation between body mass index and COVID-19 transmission risk | International Journal of Obesity → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/x6ae3d/correlation_between_body_mass_index_and_covid19/10:01
BrainstormNew from NPR Science: Omicron boosters: Do I need one, and if so, when?: Updated COVID boosters are now available for anyone age 12 or older. The CDC is urging anyone who is eligible to sign up but some vaccine experts say some people might want to wait. → https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/09/05/1120834024/omicron-boosters-do-i-need-one-and-if-so-when11:07
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Regular Use of Ivermectin as Prophylaxis for COVID-19 Led Up to a 92% Reduction in COVID-19 Mortality Rate in a Dose-Response Manner: Results of a Prospective Observational Study of a Strictly Controlled Population of 88,012 Subjects → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/x6bshi/regular_use_of_ivermectin_as_prophylaxis_for/11:26
BrainstormUpdates for Latvia: +1441 cases, +6200 tests since 2 days ago — Qatar: +683 cases since 9 hours ago — Liechtenstein: +48 cases since 2 days ago13:05
BrainstormNew from The Atlantic: Lowering the Cost of Insulin Could Be Deadly: When I heard that my patient was back in the ICU, my heart sank. But I wasn’t surprised. Her paycheck usually runs short at the end of the month, so her insulin does too. As she stretches her supply, her blood [... want %more?] → https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/09/diabetes-medication-insulin-cost/671333/13:09
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: China approves inhaled Covid vaccine: Inhaled as a fine mist, Convidecia Air can provide good protection after just one breath, its maker says. → https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-6279307813:28
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: Weekly Scientific Discussion Thread - September 05, 2022: This weekly thread is for scientific discussion pertaining to COVID-19. Please post questions about the science of this virus and disease here to collect them for others and clear up post space for [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/x6efx7/weekly_scientific_discussion_thread_september_05/14:07
BrainstormUpdates for UAE: +398 cases, +157857 tests since a day ago — Saudi Arabia: +114 cases, +3 deaths since 23 hours ago14:07
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Elevated Myl9 reflects the Myl9-containing microthrombi in SARS-CoV-2–induced lung exudative vasculitis and predicts COVID-19 severity → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/x6gg2f/elevated_myl9_reflects_the_myl9containing/15:46
BrainstormUpdates for Bangladesh: +333 cases, +4987 tests since 22 hours ago16:00
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Oral Antivirals Can Benefit Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: "Real-world" population study finds the oral antivirals authorized for non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients can benefit when started in the hospital. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/oral-antivirals-can-benefit-hospitalized-covid-19-patients16:27
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): Global COVID Cases For 05SEP22: Summary As Of: 05SEP @ 12:32 GMT Countries 228 + 2 Cases 610,481,089 Deaths 6,504,254 Recovered 587,400,187 Active Cases 16,576,648 Countries reporting new cases: 49 Countries reporting new deaths: 29 Countries reporting increased Active [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/x6hqk8/global_covid_cases_for_05sep22/16:47
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Risk of severe COVID-19 infection among adults with prior exposure to children → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/x6i1no/risk_of_severe_covid19_infection_among_adults/16:58
BrainstormUpdates for China: +13104 cases since 22 hours ago17:03
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): "The imaging findings suggest that inflammatory cardiac involvement after COVID may be a pathophysiological commonality shared among all individuals, regardless of the expression of cardiac symptoms" pic.twitter.com/NuA9h9CXIL → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/156680682460658073717:18
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): First inhaled SARSCoV2 vaccine has been approved in China. This is an adenovirus vaccine similar to AZ and J&J.The hope is better mucosal immunity due to stimulation of mucosal dendritic cells.precisionvaccinations.com/vaccines/convi… → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/156681083855550874217:38
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: China locks down 65 million, discourages holiday travel | 05SEP22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/x6jcei/china_locks_down_65_million_discourages_holiday/17:48
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Prof. Akiko Iwasaki (@VirusesImmunity): Very happy to see that China approved the world’s first inhaled vaccine against COVID-19. Convidecia Air is an aerosolized vaccine based on Ad5-nCoV made by Cansino.fortune.com/2022/09/05/can… → https://twitter.com/VirusesImmunity/status/156681811011973939518:09
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): Out of order (2022.01.23): How the poorer Delta protection of initial 2x RNA-vaxxed vs first-wave convalescents suggests RNA vax produce poor or brief mucosal immunity. Also how plasma Abs wane faster after RNA vax vs mucosal Abs after COVID19 [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/156682016334047641618:18
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Long-term cardiac pathology in individuals with mild initial COVID-19 illness → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/x6kd46/longterm_cardiac_pathology_in_individuals_with/18:29
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): First inhaled Covid vaccine approved, with improved Omicron antibody response as booster to 2 shots (Coronavac) compared to 3 shots fortune.com/2022/09/05/can… by @GradyMcGregor → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/156682941912082432018:48
BrainstormUpdates for Italy: +6608 cases, +40 deaths, +63822 tests since a day ago19:07
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: When COVID-19 or flu viruses kill, they often have an accomplice – bacterial infections → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/x6lcgv/when_covid19_or_flu_viruses_kill_they_often_have/19:18
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): In cases where #2 and #3 are the main reasons, that's tragic. Seems COVID19 wasn't enough incentive to change our laws to promote healthier living. Instead governments are punishing businesses from doing the right thing. → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/156684219019360256019:37
BrainstormUpdates for Israel: +1132 cases since 22 hours ago20:10
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): Much attention (>1000 primary tweets) has been going to a paper titled "Recent SARS-CoV-2 infection abrogates antibody and B-cell responses to booster vaccination"The study is complex and hard to summarize. Indeed the title is not an accurate [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/156685410306131968020:25
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): Anyway all that is just to introduce the setup. What would be a more accurate title for this study? Maybe "Recent SARSCoV2 Delta infection allows a Wuhan booster to induce new plasmablasts and increase overall antibody levels but memory B cells [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/156685839683736780820:44
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): They attributed the increased antibodies to new plasmablast. So a more accurate title might be "Booster after recent infection induces new plasmablast formation with limited memory B cell restimulation" → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/156686147920201728020:53
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): You might wonder why the authors would choose a title that says "Recent SARS-CoV-2 infection abrogates *antibody* and B-cell responses to booster vaccination" when the booster did induce more antibodies (transiently), but you'd have to ask the authors that → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/156686328864995328021:03
BrainstormUpdates for France: +31934 cases, +84 deaths since 2 days ago — Serbia: +3221 cases, +13 deaths, +12595 tests since 22 hours ago — Ethiopia: +35 cases since 22 hours ago22:08
BrainstormUpdates for Armenia: +2329 cases, +7 deaths since 6 days ago — Micronesia: +693 cases since 3 days ago — Timor-Leste: +10 cases since 3 days ago — Canada: +446 cases, +1 deaths since a day ago23:11
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Plaque-neutralizing antibody to BA.2.12.1, BA.4 and BA.5 in individuals with three doses of BioNTech or CoronaVac vaccines, natural infection and breakthrough infectionsciencedirect.com/science/articl… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/156689675362602598523:14
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): BA.2 breakthrough infections in vaccinated individuals elicited higher levels of BA.4 or BA.5 neutralizing antibody compared to BA.2 infections in vaccine-naïve individuals. → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/156689675610905395423:24
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): This new report adds to what we knew about #LongCovid a couple of weeks ago twitter.com/EricTopol/stat… → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/156690331514468352123:43

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