libera/##covid-19/ Monday, 2022-09-12

BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: The window to contain Josiah Grindrod has closed (@JT_Grindrod): There is no phrase I've grown to hate more over the last two years than "false sense of security"Just wear a goddamn mask you guys. Smoke is hell for your airways. Sars-cov-2 is hell for your everything. Wear a mask. For [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/JT_Grindrod/status/156908215064923340900:01
BrainstormUpdates for Bahrain: +303 cases, +3697 tests since 22 hours ago00:07
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Jan talks about "pricks" like a toddler. Yes, 2 was enough with Wuhan and Alpha: now 3 is enough, forced by a much faster Delta variant.A 4th is better to inhibit circulation, protection against disease is there. John doesn't even know the difference! → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/156908729582710374400:20
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: What Long Flu Sufferers of the 1918-1919 Pandemic Can Tell Us About Long COVID Today → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/xbvqva/what_long_flu_sufferers_of_the_19181919_pandemic/00:48
BrainstormUpdates for Togo: +25 cases, +298 tests since a day ago01:09
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Morten Rand-Hendriksen (@mor10): "COVID is over" they say as the pandemic burns through the population making people sick, giving people chronic illness, killing hundreds every day. We can't wish away a pandemic; we have to do the work to get through this together. #GetVaccinated #WearAMask [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/mor10/status/156911350741692825902:13
BrainstormUpdates for New Zealand: +774 deaths since 20 hours ago03:01
BrainstormUpdates for Syria: +22 cases since a day ago04:03
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Desperation grows in hard-hit Chengdu’s indefinite Covid lockdown → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/xc02nn/desperation_grows_in_hardhit_chengdus_indefinite/04:25
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: The impact of Long COVID on the UK workforce → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/xc0xma/the_impact_of_long_covid_on_the_uk_workforce/05:12
BrainstormUpdates for Moscow, Russia: +6856 cases, +29 deaths since 23 hours ago — Saint Petersburg, Russia: +3484 cases, +11 deaths since 23 hours ago — Puerto Rico, United States: +3416 cases, +1 deaths since 23 hours ago — Moscow Oblast, Russia: +1920 cases, +6 deaths since 23 hours ago08:00
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Xinjiang lockdown: Chinese censors drown out posts about food and medicine shortages → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/xc3z4y/xinjiang_lockdown_chinese_censors_drown_out_posts/08:18
BrainstormNew from Science-Based Medicine: Jay Bhattacharya errs on excess mortality in New Zealand: Jay Bhattacharya claims that New Zealand COVID policy was “a grand failure” based on flawed logic and a misinterpretation of the data.  He should retract. The post  first appeared on Science-Based [... want %more?] → https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/new-zealand-jay-bhattacharya-and-excess-mortality/09:05
BrainstormNew from WebMD: Grandma and Grandpa on Drugs: The Senior Citizen Opioid Epidemic: The number of opioid-related deaths of Americans ages 55 and up soared 1,886% between 1999 and 2019 → https://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/features/grandma-grandpa-drugs-senior-citizen-opioid-epidemic09:15
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Don’t let shrill debates keep you from getting a Covid booster: The social media-driven cacophony over Covid boosters risks drowning out the most important message about them: quite simply, that most people should get one right now. → https://www.statnews.com/2022/09/12/dont-let-shrill-debates-keep-you-from-getting-a-covid-vaccine/10:39
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD): The widely held narrative on sharing of first SARS-CoV-2 sequence form China is it was posted by Eddie Holmes who obtained it from a Chinese researcher acting unilaterally. But it appears Chinese CDC also shared 3 strains about 24 hours earlier, [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/156924484895521177810:49
BrainstormNew from ProPublica: How We Analyzed Literacy and Voter Turnout: by Annie Waldman and Aliyya Swaby Sign up for ProPublica’s User’s Guide to Democracy , a series of personalized emails that help you understand the upcoming election, from who’s on your ballot to how to cast your vote. [... want %more?] → https://www.propublica.org/article/voter-participation-literacy-accessibility#142881011:26
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Dr. Angela Rasmussen (@angie_rasmussen): Another outstanding award recipient and Vaccine editorial board colleague, Dr. @Dani6020 Weiskopf, giving a magnificent talk characterizing immune responses to SARS2 vaccines in amazing detail. #16vaccinecongress pic.twitter.com/QMpgqtOSMc → https://twitter.com/angie_rasmussen/status/156925285725756211811:34
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Global COVID Cases For 12SEP22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/xc8mxt/global_covid_cases_for_12sep22/12:02
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Scientists say Omicron's new 'BA.2.75.2' is growing quickly | 12SEP22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/xc8vvw/scientists_say_omicrons_new_ba2752_is_growing/12:12
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: PIP: Opinion/decision on a Paediatric investigation plan (PIP): Human, recombinant, non-fucosylated IgG1k monoclonal antibody targeting OX-40 receptor on activated T cells (KHK4083), decision type: , therapeutic area: , PIP number: P/0320/2021 → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/paediatric-investigation-plans/emea-002886-pip01-2012:31
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: UK Covid infections lowest since last October: One in 70 people now has the virus, but not all parts of the UK are still seeing falling infections. → https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-6287642012:49
BrainstormUpdates for Latvia: +1927 cases, +7292 tests since 2 days ago — UAE: +387 cases since 22 hours ago — Bhutan: +186 cases since 6 days ago13:05
BrainstormNew from The Atlantic: Long COVID Really Can Alter Your Brain: On March 25, 2020, Hannah Davis was texting with two friends when she realized that she couldn’t understand one of their messages. In hindsight, that was the first sign that she had COVID-19. It was also [... want %more?] → https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/09/long-covid-brain-fog-symptom-executive-function/671393/13:27
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: Weekly Scientific Discussion Thread - September 12, 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/xcawu0/weekly_scientific_discussion_thread_september_12/14:06
BrainstormUpdates for Qatar: +930 cases since 23 hours ago — Saudi Arabia: +132 cases, +1 deaths since 22 hours ago14:07
BrainstormNew from ScienceNews: How living in a pandemic distorts our sense of time: The pandemic has distorted people’s perception of time. That could have implications for collective well-being. → https://www.sciencenews.org/article/pandemic-living-distorts-time-sense15:03
BrainstormUpdates for Bangladesh: +421 cases, +4560 tests since 23 hours ago15:10
BrainstormNew from Novavax: (news): Novavax Nuvaxovid  COVID-19 Vaccine Granted Expanded Conditional Marketing Authorization in the European Union for Use as a Booster for Adults Aged 18 [... want %more?] → https://ir.novavax.com/2022-09-12-Novavax-Nuvaxovid-TM-COVID-19-Vaccine-Granted-Expanded-Conditional-Marketing-Authorization-in-the-European-Union-for-Use-as-a-Booster-for-Adults-Aged-18-and-Older15:31
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Risk Factors for Postbooster Omicron COVID-19 Deaths in England → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xce4jl/risk_factors_for_postbooster_omicron_covid19/16:30
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): Vax + prior infection by BA1 or BA2 in aggregate is 75% more protective for BA5 disease than vax alone. Expected for BA2, less for BA1, based on antibody studies. Sadly the two were not calculated separately. Expect this to be misread as proof of high [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/156933353661596877316:40
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): This kind of combining groups to make a low-resolution conclusion rather than a high-resolution one for the same effort, ignoring interesting and important differences (e.g. saying all vax we're great by treating J&J and RNA together), has all been [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/156933544368211148816:49
BrainstormNew from NPR Science: So you haven't caught COVID yet. Does that mean you're a superdodger?: A new study suggests that. yes, there are superdodgers. But explaining why they've been able to avoid the virus is a bit complicated. → https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/09/12/1121599445/so-you-havent-caught-covid-yet-does-that-mean-youre-a-superdodger16:59
BrainstormUpdates for Denmark: +1795 cases, +14 deaths since 2 days ago — Liechtenstein: +48 cases since 5 days ago17:02
BrainstormNew from Politico: EU stonewalls over von der Leyen’s role in multibillion-euro Pfizer jab deal: European Court of Auditors accuses  Commission of refusing to release details of how the bloc’s biggest vaccine contract was negotiated. → https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-stonewalls-over-von-der-leyens-role-in-multi-billion-euro-pfizer-jab-deal/17:18
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): So, no, there is no conspiracy, no "vaccine addiction", no endless cycle of vaccinations. There is a good protection of 3 vaccines against HK/ICU admission and death (never 100%), to protect everyone a 4th this fall is a good trade-off. → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/156934599146722099417:28
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: GPs allowed to close on day of Queen's funeral: But NHS bosses must make sure out-of-hours service is available and care home Covid boosters to continue. → https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-6288225217:38
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Analysis of Gestational Weight Gain During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xcg86b/analysis_of_gestational_weight_gain_during_the/17:48
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Florian Krammer (@florian_krammer): YES! That's even better than BA.1! twitter.com/EMA_News/statu… → https://twitter.com/florian_krammer/status/156935442920756428918:07
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): A new and outstanding review of Covid/#SARSCoV2 in immunocompromised individuals cell.com/immunity/fullt… @ImmunityCP @dewolf_susan @SantoshVardhana @MSKCancerCenter pic.twitter.com/1UBQ9BzLiH → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/156935797649821696018:16
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Can Zoonotic Exposure Predict COVID-19 Prevalence?: Investigators surmise a natural bat exposure within certain areas of the world may correspond with lower COVID-19 incidence rates. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/can-zoonotic-exposure-predict-covid-19-prevalence-18:35
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): We expect BA2 to be more protective than BA1 for BA5 due to antibody studies. So worst case for BA1 is BA2 is ~100% protective. Then a 3:1 ratio of BA1 to BA2 cases would suggest BA1 is ~66% protective to get the 75% average protection level. → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/156936658332329164918:54
BrainstormUpdates for Italy: +6411 cases, +32 deaths, +57519 tests since 23 hours ago19:00
BrainstormNew from WebMD: Fitness Consumers Want Choices, Just Not Pelotons: Fitness consumers are flipping demands they made 2 years ago in the darkest days of the COVID pandemic. → https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/news/20220912/fitness-consumers-choices-not-pelotons19:41
BrainstormNew from WebMD: FAQ: New COVID Omicron Boosters: New COVID boosters that target the fast-spreading Omicron strains of the virus are rolling out this week, with the CDC  recommending these so-called bivalent mRNA shots for Americans 12 and older. Here's what to know. → https://www.webmd.com/vaccines/covid-19-vaccine/news/20220912/faq-new-covid-omicron-boosters20:20
BrainstormUpdates for Serbia: +3141 cases, +7 deaths since 21 hours ago21:04
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Florian Krammer (@florian_krammer): I finally got a chance to meet the famous Viki Male! #16vaccinecongress twitter.com/VikiLovesFACS/… → https://twitter.com/florian_krammer/status/156940541989368627421:27
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: COVID vaccine may cut long-term symptoms up to 80%: Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News Sep 12, 2022 Vaccinated people had 8 of the 10 most common long-COVID symptoms 50% to 80% less often than their unvaccinated counterparts. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/09/covid-vaccine-may-cut-long-term-symptoms-8022:05
BrainstormUpdates for France: +40540 cases, +61 deaths since 3 days ago — Georgia: +26524 cases since 18 days ago — Austria: +22084 cases, +33 deaths since 4 days ago — Armenia: +2575 cases, +7 deaths since 6 days ago22:06
BrainstormNew from COVID19 Vaccine Tracker: (translated) valerie: AnGes: AG0301-COVID19 → https://covid19.trackvaccines.org/vaccines/3/22:24
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: COVID markers decline as US faces uncertain fall: Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News Sep 12, 2022 US COVID cases are down 19%, hospitalizations have declined 10%, and deaths are down 28% → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/09/covid-markers-decline-us-faces-uncertain-fall22:34
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Gunhild Alvik Nyborg (@GANyborg): Thursday Sept 15. 1-4 pm ET/7-10 pm CEST: big online symposium on #LongCovid with some of the top experts in their fields. Follow link    for program & to register for free. Spread the word! twitter.com/thewhn/status/… → https://twitter.com/GANyborg/status/156942548239906406622:44
BrainstormUpdates for Canada: +1114 cases, +3 deaths since 2 days ago23:09

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