libera/##covid-19/ Saturday, 2022-09-17

BrainstormUpdates for India: +6069 cases since 21 hours ago — Togo: +25 cases, +169 tests since 2 days ago — Ethiopia: +20 cases since a day ago00:00
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tom Wenseleers (@TWenseleers): A little while ago I predicted that in fall we might see "an eclectic mix of variants", with no 1 variant being able to achieve dominance. Seems we're getting that: mix of Omicron BA.4.6, BA.2.75 descendants & BA.5.2 (BF.X) descendants all fighting it out [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/TWenseleers/status/157089297530318439000:01
BrainstormUpdates for North Dakota, United States: +1014 cases since 6 days ago01:08
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): The Truth About Those Viral Tweets Questioning the Omicron Boosters’ Safety motherjones.com/media/2022/09/… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/157091921026364211401:45
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Former CDC Director Robert Redfield On Inside Battles With Anthony Fauci, And Why Classified Information Will Point to a Lab Accident in Wuhan | 15SEP22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/xg7qn7/former_cdc_director_robert_redfield_on_inside/02:33
BrainstormUpdates for Bulgaria: +704 cases, +8 deaths, +5353 tests since a day ago — Canada: +4933 cases since 23 hours ago03:00
BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +36613 cases, +88 deaths since 23 hours ago05:05
Asakois Novavax possibly a booster option in the near future, think I read in Israel05:15
AsakoI'm not reading good things about the 5th mRNA shot05:15
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: A new algorithm that can accurately track ICU patients’ level of consciousness based on simple physiological markers may provide a low-cost solution for round-the-clock monitoring, easing strain on clinicians and enabling new treatments. → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/xgazox/a_new_algorithm_that_can_accurately_track_icu/05:43
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Refreezing the poles by reducing incoming sunlight would be both feasible and remarkably cheap, study finds, using high-flying jets to spray microscopic aerosol particles into the atmosphere → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/xgb2px/refreezing_the_poles_by_reducing_incoming/05:52
BrainstormNew from This Week In Virology: TWiV 936: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin: In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses detection of a highly divergent type 3 vaccine-derived poliovirus in a child with a severe primary immunodeficiency disorder, severe respiratory illnesses associated with rhinoviruses and/or [... want %more?] → https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-936/06:21
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Omicron sublineage BA.2.75.2 exhibits extensive escape from neutralising antibodies → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xgcuyz/omicron_sublineage_ba2752_exhibits_extensive/06:49
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Marc Lewitinn, Covid Patient, Dies at 76 After 850 Days on a Ventilator → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/xgdb8l/marc_lewitinn_covid_patient_dies_at_76_after_850/07:27
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: A Bivalent Omicron-Containing Booster Vaccine against Covid-19 → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xgdj4a/a_bivalent_omicroncontaining_booster_vaccine/07:36
BrainstormUpdates for Moscow, Russia: +8799 cases, +31 deaths since a day ago — New York, United States: +7763 cases, +40 deaths since a day ago — Kanagawa, Japan: +4783 cases, +1 deaths since a day ago — Saint Petersburg, Russia: +3879 cases, +21 deaths since a day ago08:05
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Daily Discussion Thread | September 17, 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/xgfgbi/daily_discussion_thread_september_17_2022/09:02
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Gunhild Alvik Nyborg (@GANyborg): Unbelievable. Dr @MonicaGandhi9 has finally been held to account on her many detrimental and dangerous statements throughout this pandemic, and promises in this interview to stop making such statements as she has continuously been wrong.   But… [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/GANyborg/status/157103457174303539309:21
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Gunhild Alvik Nyborg (@GANyborg): then there’s this from Sept 16"We have all been questioning, 'When does COVID look like influenza?' says Dr. Monica Gandhi“And, I would say,Yes, we are there."Seems she lied to @mehdirhasan when promising not to minimize Covid again in broad [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/GANyborg/status/157103796527055257709:30
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Martin Kimani (@AmbMKimani): To prepare for #UNGA discussions about the global #covid response, read this thread and the attached report twitter.com/tuliodna/statu… → https://twitter.com/AmbMKimani/status/157105185806366721010:46
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Cornelius Roemer (@CorneliusRoemer): If you are interested in SARS-CoV-2 variants: Today in #Basel we have the open day in the @biozentrum until 5:00 p.m.Only 1 hour around and already had many interesting conversations!Lecture by @richardneher at 3:45 p.m. in Hall 2. [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/CorneliusRoemer/status/157107199662844313811:52
BrainstormUpdates for Russia: +58305 cases, +107 deaths since 23 hours ago12:08
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Florian Krammer (@florian_krammer): I don't like BA.2.75.2 twitter.com/BenjMurrell/st… → https://twitter.com/florian_krammer/status/157107841788556083312:11
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Association of COVID-19 with New-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xgixbz/association_of_covid19_with_newonset_alzheimers/12:30
TimvdeMy invitation is valid until 26 October, I think I'm gonna wait until the last week12:36
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Florian Krammer (@florian_krammer): A very interesting thread by @EllingUlrich regarding subsubvariants of Omicron that escape the neutralizing antibody response efficiently and may be a problem in the future. twitter.com/EllingUlrich/s… → https://twitter.com/florian_krammer/status/157108446599225753612:39
TimvdeWell that's not good news :/12:48
BrainstormUpdates for Malta: +24 cases, +426 tests since 23 hours ago13:04
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): About vaccine side effects:twitter.com/Marc_Veld/stat… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/157110237215552307213:46
BrainstormUpdates for Romania: +3255 cases, +24 deaths since 2 days ago — UAE: +472 cases, +233268 tests since 23 hours ago14:00
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Alpha Kabinet KEITA (@Alfa_kabi): It is an honor and a privilege to participate in the production of new knowledge. This significant scientific contribution on the genomics of SARS-CoV2 reinforces our conviction on the need to pool our forces to advance science in Africa. [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Alfa_kabi/status/157110748473945702414:14
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Global COVID Cases For 17SEP22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/xglr41/global_covid_cases_for_17sep22/15:04
-Bridgestorm- ⭕ 地震! Earthquake! 6.6 Mww tremor, registered by AT,US, occurred 22 minutes ago (13:41:17 UTC), during a crescent moon night, Taitung, Taiwan (23.03, 121.35), ↓10 km likely felt 400 km away (in 臺東市, 東河鄉, 成功鎮, 關山鎮, 玉里鎮, 池上鄉…) by 532200 people (service.iris.edu)16:04
BrainstormUpdates for China: +8418 cases since 20 hours ago16:04
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tulio de Oliveira (@Tuliodna): Thanks @GatimuMuchai We work really hard and with great passion to increase intra-African and Global South collaboration on epidemics and pandemics. We believe that our long term experience can protect our countries, regions and the globe   twitter.com/gatimumuchai/s… → https://twitter.com/Tuliodna/status/157114097030096486716:24
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Conspiracy Theories About COVID-19 Help NobodyThe continued pushing of a “lab-leak” theory is unsupported and dangerous.By Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at the Vaccine and Infectious foreignpolicy.com/2022/09/15/con… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/157114337126318489716:35
peetaursaying the best supported theory is unsupported makes you sound like a Chinese shill16:41
peetaurhigh uncertainty, but still the best; awful support, but the alternative has worse support; but of course if they just opened the documents instead of hid them, then if it wasn't from the lab, that would gain support...but they don't do that of course16:41
peetauror shill for others involved https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWzG9sFlFHE16:48
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Oh god. No "SARS-CoV-2 is unlike any other virus we’ve seen before" no no no and no! SARS-COV-2 is a virus, like many we have seen before. Why doubting all the knowledge we have gained? twitter.com/wanderer_jasna… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/157115004031559270516:55
p0indexter"like many we have seen before" precisely why we are being vaccinated now16:59
BrainstormUpdates for Myanmar: +361 cases, +24258 tests since 21 hours ago17:06
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Here's the preprint by @BenjMurrell and colleagues now posted, summarized in his threadbiorxiv.org/content/10.110…"BA.2.75.2 was neutralised...five-fold less potently than BA.5... These data raise concerns that BA.2.75.2 may effectively evade humoral immunity in [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/157115530629364531617:25
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: COVID-19 vaccine-induced antibody and T-cell responses in immunosuppressed patients with inflammatory bowel disease after the third vaccine dose (VIP): a multicentre, prospective, case-control study → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xgqpm8/covid19_vaccineinduced_antibody_and_tcell/18:44
BrainstormUpdates for Italy: +17150 cases, +38 deaths, +140511 tests since a day ago19:11
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): This thread is rich with new insights about imprinting in response to BA.5 breakthrough infections (relative lack of nAb response), and for the BA.2.75.2 variant pinpointing the mutations that help explain its immune escape twitter.com/yunlong_cao/st… pic.twitter.com/0oUIdbJIlZ → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/157118381117369139219:14
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): If not used, or the oral one is given too much time, it can invade and cause paralysis in the unvaccinated. If injected Polio vaccine is not used after the oral one, you give the virus all it needs; opportunity.A new oral formulation vaccine may come to the rescue. → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/157119185919976243319:45
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): COVID deaths in kids in Japan: 7 of 40 had myocarditis, another 7 had encephalitis. I presume not vaxxed. SARSCOV2 in kids definitely not flulike in tissue tropism and thereby severity distribution, if lacking immunity.  mainichi.jp/english/articl… → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/157119490158440039319:55
BrainstormUpdates for Togo: +38 cases, +297 tests since 21 hours ago21:03
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Yes Els: the difference is that other vaccines either contain a lot of adjuvant or an active virus. mRNA vaccines are virus-free vaccines that work just like an active virus vaccine, without an adjuvant and without the risk of an active virus harming [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/157123469682617548922:39
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): This IS good news and aligns well with many prior report vaccination-mediated reduction (≥40%) of #LongCovid But to *prevent* this we need to block infections and transmission. As the virus evolved, that's unlikely to come from shotsfortune.com/2022/09/17/nas… [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/157123993055438028822:58
BrainstormUpdates for Mozambique: +27 cases since a day ago — Canada: +614 cases, +7 deaths since 20 hours ago23:07

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