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

BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Outcomes of Bebtelovimab Treatment is Comparable to Ritonavir-boosted Nirmatrelvir among High-Risk Patients with Coronavirus Disease-2019 during SARS-CoV-2 BA.2 Omicron Epoch → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xhu6us/outcomes_of_bebtelovimab_treatment_is_comparable/00:47
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Wish this was true. What's over is @POTUS's and our government's will to get ahead of it, with magical thinking on the new bivalent boosters. Ignores #LongCovid, inevitability of new variants, and our current incapability for blocking infections and transmission [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/157165994724675174402:42
BrainstormUpdates for Dominican Rep.: +2339 cases, +10669 tests since 7 days ago03:07
BrainstormUpdates for Qatar: +865 cases since a day ago04:09
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Do you keep getting colds after COVID? Here's what we know about how COVID changes your immune system → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/xhyoko/do_you_keep_getting_colds_after_covid_heres_what/04:26
BrainstormNew from Politico: Biden on ‘60 Minutes’: ‘The pandemic is over’: The president also called former President Donald Trump “totally irresponsible“ in his handling of classified documents, and hedged on whether he was fully committed to seeking reelection. → https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/18/joe-biden-pandemic-60-minutes-0005742304:45
JuerdOh, hey, it's over! \o/05:20
BrainstormUpdates for India: +4858 cases, +629439 tests since 23 hours ago07:04
BrainstormUpdates for Saint Petersburg, Russia: +3973 cases, +20 deaths since a day ago — Voronezh, Russia: +1967 cases, +5 deaths since a day ago — Perm, Russia: +1962 cases, +2 deaths since a day ago — Samara, Russia: +1839 cases, +2 deaths since a day ago08:06
BrainstormNew from Science-Based Medicine: Dr. Vinay Prasad echoes a common antivax trope that portrays concern about a deadly disease as irrational fear: Before the pandemic, antivaxxers likened concern about [... want %more?] → https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/dr-vinay-prasad-echoes-the-common-antivax-trope-of-portraying-a-desire-not-to-catch-a-deadly-disease-as-irrational-and-mental-illness/09:10
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Biden on ‘60 Minutes’: ‘The pandemic is over’ | 18SEP22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/xi4uxe/biden_on_60_minutes_the_pandemic_is_over_18sep22/09:19
BrainstormNew from StatNews: STAT+: Have researchers hit a wall in the hunt for severe Covid drugs?: Advances in treating the sickest Covid patients have stalled, even as more than 2,000 patients continue to die daily around the globe. → https://www.statnews.com/2022/09/19/have-researchers-hit-a-wall-in-the-hunt-for-severe-covid-drugs/10:55
BrainstormUpdates for Israel: +1276 cases since 23 hours ago11:00
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Health: ‘I’m deeply concerned’: Francis Collins on trust in science, how Covid communications failed, and his current obsession → https://www.statnews.com/2022/09/19/francis-collins-trust-science-covid-communication-failures/11:04
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: The World’s First Inhaled COVID-19 Vaccine Approved By China → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/xi77un/the_worlds_first_inhaled_covid19_vaccine_approved/11:43
BrainstormUpdates for Latvia: +2911 cases, +9468 tests since 2 days ago — Bhutan: +311 cases since 6 days ago12:02
BrainstormNew from Retraction Watch: Journal says ivermectin study met standard for ‘credible science’: A journal editor is defending his decision to publish a new paper showing that ivermectin can prevent Covid-19, despite more than a dozen retractions of such papers from the [... want %more?] → https://retractionwatch.com/2022/09/19/journal-says-ivermectin-study-met-standard-for-credible-science/12:11
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Dreaded Side Effect Rears Its Ugly Head in Latest COVID Variant - “I believe it is long past time to be focusing on long COVID in addition to preventing hospitalizations and deaths.” → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/xi8g66/dreaded_side_effect_rears_its_ugly_head_in_latest/12:50
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: Weekly Scientific Discussion Thread - September 19, 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/xi9zqa/weekly_scientific_discussion_thread_september_19/14:07
BrainstormUpdates for Saudi Arabia: +131 cases, +1 deaths since 23 hours ago14:07
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Global COVID Cases For 19SEP22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/xiaft9/global_covid_cases_for_19sep22/14:26
BrainstormUpdates for Philippines: +3034 cases, +38 deaths, +15493 tests since a day ago — Qatar: +944 cases since 10 hours ago15:09
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Pharma: STAT+: Pharmalittle: Advances in treating the sickest Covid patients have stalled; Moderna aids WHO effort to develop mRNA coronavirus shots → https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2022/09/19/covid19-vaccines-moderna-teva-sanofi-bristol-astrazeneca-bluebird/15:14
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Booster shots are necessary, but not sufficient, to get us out of the pandemic. Why?erictopol.substack.com/p/to-boost-or-… → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/157185260228722688015:33
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Trans-synaptic dwelling of SARS-CoV-2 particles perturbs neural synapse organization and function → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xiccfa/transsynaptic_dwelling_of_sarscov2_particles/15:42
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Excess mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic among Californians 18–65 years of age, by occupational sector and occupation → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xickid/excess_mortality_associated_with_the_covid19/15:52
BrainstormUpdates for Bangladesh: +601 cases, +1 deaths, +5179 tests since a day ago15:59
BrainstormNew from StatNews: STAT+: Pfizer accused of running a fellowship program that discriminates on racial grounds: “In short, I think these are desperate and likely futile attempts to press a social objection that has no legal basis,” said Stacy Hawkins, a Rutgers Law School professor. → https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2022/09/19/pfizer-discrimination-bias-fellowship/16:31
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Protection of vaccination versus hybrid immunity against infection with COVID-19 Omicron variants among Health-Care Workers → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xief0r/protection_of_vaccination_versus_hybrid_immunity/17:00
BrainstormUpdates for Denmark: +1798 cases, +11 deaths since 2 days ago17:01
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Half of Netherlands won't get repeat Covid vaccination |19SEP22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/xif4au/half_of_netherlands_wont_get_repeat_covid/17:29
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Africa: I've Had Covid and Am Constantly Getting Colds. Did Covid Harm My Immune System? Am I Now At Risk of Other Infectious Diseases? | 18SEP22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/xigajb/africa_ive_had_covid_and_am_constantly_getting/17:59
BrainstormUpdates for Italy: +8257 cases, +31 deaths, +67416 tests since 22 hours ago18:03
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Health Minister, US Ambassador Launch Pediatric COVID Vaccination Drive | 19SEP22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/xigm2u/health_minister_us_ambassador_launch_pediatric/18:09
BrainstormNew from COVID19 Vaccine Tracker: valerie: Anhui Zhifei Longcom: Zifivax → https://covid19.trackvaccines.org/vaccines/27/18:18
BrainstormNew from COVID19 Vaccine Tracker: valerie: Aivita Biomedical Inc: AV-COVID-19 → https://covid19.trackvaccines.org/vaccines/74/18:28
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Fatigue in Covid-19 survivors: The potential impact of a nutritional supplement on muscle strength and function → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xihk4a/fatigue_in_covid19_survivors_the_potential_impact/18:47
BrainstormNew from Politico: McDonald’s to begin phased reopening in Kyiv: ‘The reopening of the restaurants in Kyiv and western Ukraine will take place in stages over two months,’ fast food giant says. → https://www.politico.eu/article/mcdonalds-to-reopen-mcdeliverys-in-kyiv-this-week/18:57
BrainstormNew from WebMD: Sound Sick? New AI Technology Might Tell If It’s COVID: Researchers are developing AI speech analysis that could detect COVID infections better than a rapid test. It’s the latest innovation in a growing field exploring voice as a diagnostic tool. → https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20220919/sound-sick-new-ai-tech-tell-if-covid19:25
BrainstormUpdates for New Zealand: +6468 cases since 15 hours ago20:01
-Bridgestorm- ⭕ Sismo! Earthquake! 6.4 M tremor, registered by SismologicoMX, with 12 reports, 8 early, occurred 4 minutes ago (18:05:07 UTC), during daytime, Aguililla, Mexico (18.6, -102.79) ± 107 km, ↓7 km likely felt 470 km away (in Aguililla, Apatzingán, Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Lázaro Cárdenas, Arteaga, La Ruana…) by 218500 people → https://twitter.com/SismologicoMX/status/1571924352420937729 (Twitter)20:09
LjLtsunami threat issued for this quake20:17
LjL(which is actually more like 7.5)20:17
-Bridgestorm- ⭕ Sismo! Earthquake! 7.6 Mww tremor, registered by 4 agencies, occurred 20 minutes ago (18:05:06 UTC), during daytime, Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Mexico (18.29, -103.32) ± 9 km, ↓12 km likely felt 780 km away (in Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Coahuayana de Hidalgo, Ciudad de Armería…) by 34000 people (service.iris.edu)20:25
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: News Scan for Sep 19, 2022: Post-COVID fatigue, brain fog Excess weight and COVID-19, long COVID → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/09/news-scan-sep-19-202220:42
BrainstormUpdates for Serbia: +2399 cases, +9 deaths, +13132 tests since a day ago — Togo: +39 cases since 2 days ago21:04
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Dr Scot Youngblood presents to San Diego City Council Meeting, Agenda Item #115 | 11AUG22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/xiliaq/dr_scot_youngblood_presents_to_san_diego_city/21:11
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: Updated COVID-19 booster tied to strong Omicron immune response: Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News Sep 19, 2022 Moderna's 2-strain booster triggered stronger antibody responses that its original booster did. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/09/updated-covid-19-booster-tied-strong-omicron-immune-response21:30
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): "We discovered a simple peptide that inhibitsinfection by all major variants of #SARSCoV2 with nanomolar efficacies." pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…@PNASNews @emkailu @StanfordMed @HHMINEWS pic.twitter.com/UvWTdDoOo2 → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/157194621192572518421:40
BrainstormNew from ProPublica: What’s a Pig Butchering Scam? Here’s How to Avoid Falling Victim to One.: by Cezary Podkul ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. If [... want %more?] → https://www.propublica.org/article/whats-a-pig-butchering-scam-heres-how-to-avoid-falling-victim-to-one#143920221:59
BrainstormUpdates for France: +61518 cases, +71 deaths since 3 days ago22:06
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tom Wenseleers (@TWenseleers): "It is estimated that over 300,000 Americans are in graveyards today because of misinformation, the doubt, the suspicion that caused them to say: that vaccine is not safe for me. How did we all fail? We were outgunned by lies & conspiracies in the SM." [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/TWenseleers/status/157195344203758387222:09
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: Experts lay out antibitic stewardship lessons from COVID-19: Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News Sep 19, 2022 "We think these principles can be applied to the next respiratory viral epidemic," a committee chair said of the SHEA statement. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/09/experts-lay-out-antibitic-stewardship-lessons-covid-1922:47
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: Biden's 'pandemic is over' comments muddle COVID messaging: Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News Sep 19, 2022 The comments prompt swift, sharp criticism from some public health experts. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/09/bidens-pandemic-over-comments-muddle-covid-messaging22:56
BrainstormUpdates for Ethiopia: +26 cases since a day ago — Canada: +584 cases, +1 deaths since 23 hours ago23:09
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Chance and contingency in B cell evolution limit the similarity of antibody responses to infection across individualsAlthough starting off similarly between individuals, antibodies with high affinity are very different later in the response.biorxiv.org/content/10.110… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/157197236083558809823:25
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): T cells are very individual due to the HLA 1 and HLA2 systems. Diverse evolutionary routes to high-affinity antibodies limit the similarities between individuals.Collectively, this protects the population against escape mutants. → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/157197236274003968023:35
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Complete vaccination backbone is also lagging behind in many countries. This doesn't even show boosters. This remains dangerous!pandem-ic.com/primary-vaccine… pic.twitter.com/q5POssHPRX → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/157197641476460544623:44

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