libera/##covid-19/ Wednesday, 2022-09-28

BrainstormUpdates for Guatemala: +1032 cases, +3 deaths since 23 hours ago00:02
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): How long is Covid infectious and what's the best way to track it that correlates with culture positivity?"Most adults have replication-competent #SARSCoV2 for 10-14 after symptom onset, and N antigen testing is a strong predictor of viral [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/157488580137611673600:24
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): The BA.4.6 variant now accounts for >12% of US cases, steadily rising. Its Arg346 mutation, shared w/ many of the new variants, makes it more immune evasive than BA.5, resistant to Evusheld prophylaxis and potential of reinfections after BA.5 [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/157489500627960217701:01
BrainstormUpdates for Montenegro: +169 cases, +1224 tests since a day ago01:04
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: Flu and Covid could make this a hard winter for UK: People should prepare for a rampant flu season, say experts, based on what Australia has experienced. → https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-6304519001:20
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Post covid brain disorders | 42%increased chance of developing a neuro problem after covid, equating to 7% of those infected | 26SEP22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/xpy6fv/post_covid_brain_disorders_42increased_chance_of/03:04
BrainstormUpdates for Kenya: +14 cases since 2 days ago — Canada: +2948 cases since 7 hours ago03:08
LjL<CarlSagan> [Ars Technica - Science] Unusual Ebola strain kills 23 in Uganda; no vaccines, treatments available https://arstechnica.com/?p=1885102 2022-09-27T22:51:0103:10
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Long-term neurologic outcomes of COVID-19 | 22SEP22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/xpyayi/longterm_neurologic_outcomes_of_covid19_22sep22/03:13
BrainstormUpdates for Burkina Faso: +503 cases since 2 months ago — Norway: +114 cases, +33 deaths since a day ago — San Marino: +58 cases since a day ago04:10
BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +95811 cases, +138 deaths since 23 hours ago — Dominica: +895 cases, +6 deaths, +18604 tests since 2 months ago — Thailand: +811 cases, +9 deaths since 23 hours ago05:00
BrainstormUpdates for France: +1586 cases since 7 hours ago06:09
BrainstormNew from This Week In Virology: TWiV 940: Eddie Holmes in on viral origins: Eddie Holmes joins TWiV to discuss his role in the first release of the SARS-CoV-2 genome sequence, what really happened during the infamous Fauci teleconference, and evidence that the virus came from Nature and not from a lab. → https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-940/06:12
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: CDC No Longer Recommends Universal Masking In Health Facilities → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/xq2xsk/cdc_no_longer_recommends_universal_masking_in/06:59
BrainstormUpdates for Switzerland: +16872 cases since 15 hours ago07:11
BrainstormUpdates for Bavaria, Germany: +20746 cases, +20 deaths since 23 hours ago — Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany: +13594 cases, +15 deaths since 23 hours ago — Lower Saxony, Germany: +10454 cases, +15 deaths since 23 hours ago — Lombardy, Italy: +8978 cases, +20 deaths since 23 hours ago08:00
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Curing the pandemic of misinformation on COVID-19 mRNA vaccines through real evidence-based medicine - Part 1 | Malhotra → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xq4f5c/curing_the_pandemic_of_misinformation_on_covid19/08:04
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Gunhild Alvik Nyborg (@GANyborg): So how will the dystopia play out in real life?Well, our long covid expert advisory team meeting last night was cancelled as three have not recovered from their last recent bout of covid and one was evacuating from a hurricane.Welcome to the 2020’ies. → https://twitter.com/GANyborg/status/157501511522913075208:59
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Daily Discussion Thread | September 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/xq5hv7/daily_discussion_thread_september_28_2022/09:09
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): As a more playful comment; this vaccine mRNA could only be found in incredibly low amounts with a special technique. This technique is called RT-qPCR. Yep, the same one that detects SARS-CoV-2. It cannot be and very good, and .... also very bad. → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/157502605609625190409:38
BrainstormUpdates for Taiwan: +48543 cases, +38 deaths, +68123 tests since 23 hours ago10:05
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Florian Krammer (@florian_krammer): Fantastic talks this morning at the Options conference this morning by Ron Fouchier (mapping flu antigenic drift) and Hideki Hasegawa (mucosal antibody responses to influenza). Cheryl Cohen is up next to talk about influenza and COVID-19 in Africa. → https://twitter.com/florian_krammer/status/157504108720256204910:36
BrainstormUpdates for Tamil Nadu, India: +537 cases since a day ago11:07
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Adam Kucharski (@adamjkucharski): Great overview of influenza and COVID epidemiology in South Africa by Cheryl Cohen, including this breakdown of infection burden during Omicron wave with @SunKaiyuan and co – medrxiv.org/content/10.110… #OptionsXI pic.twitter.com/fCz6cjy7lv → https://twitter.com/adamjkucharski/status/157504681892029644811:42
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Parents are urged to vaccinate 2-3 year olds against flu as NHS warns of “twindemic”: The UK Health Security Agency has urged parents to take up the offer to vaccinate their 2 and 3 year old children against flu this year, because of fears over a lack of natural immunity.The UKHSA said that most young [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/378/bmj.o2335.short12:01
BrainstormNew from Il Sole 24 Ore: (translated) Last call for vaccines: fragile and over 60s still uncovered: The Omicron variant, although less pathogenic than the previous ones, has still claimed 30,000 victims since the end of January. More than 19 million doses of the new [... want %more?] → https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/ultima-chiamata-i-vaccini-fragili-e-over-60-ancora-scoperti-AEzKp32B12:21
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: Covid booster: Who can get another jab this autumn?: Over-50s can get another Covid booster, as can younger people who are at higher risk, and NHS staff. → https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-5504563912:32
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Florian Krammer (@florian_krammer): Great talk by @JordanDoesFlu today about the protective effect of non-neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 @OptionsXi . pic.twitter.com/QMMsQPuXV7 → https://twitter.com/florian_krammer/status/157507236730221773012:41
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Irene Hoxie     (@IreneHoxie): Great talk from @JordanDoesFlu on sars-cov2 non-neutralizing antibodies!The way you tricked the audience into thinking we were getting lactose-intolerant youth minister but then we got full Steve Rogers (pre-superpowers)—incredible work! Proud to know you  [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/IreneHoxie/status/157507296628235468812:51
BrainstormUpdates for Liechtenstein: +68 cases since 23 hours ago12:59
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Covid-19: PAHO calls for Americas to reverse vaccination setbacks caused by pandemic: Senior officials at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have called for renewed efforts to vaccinate the Americas, as setbacks caused by the covid pandemic have left the region vulnerable to preventable diseases.Members [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/378/bmj.o2344.short13:58
BrainstormUpdates for China: +4729 cases, +14 deaths since 23 hours ago — Indonesia: +1915 cases, +19 deaths, +73991 tests since a day ago14:01
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Global COVID Cases For 28SEP22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/xqbwy0/global_covid_cases_for_28sep22/14:56
BrainstormUpdates for UAE: +322 cases, +232734 tests since a day ago15:03
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: Orphan: Orphan designation: human anti-promyostatin monoclonal antibody (apitegromab), Treatment of spinal muscular atrophy, 14/12/2018, Positive → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/orphan-designations/eu-3-18-211515:06
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Nuclear translocation of spike mRNA and protein is a novel pathogenic feature of SARS-CoV-2. → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xqcbfh/nuclear_translocation_of_spike_mrna_and_protein/15:16
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Nanomedicine to deliver biological macromolecules for treating COVID-19 → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xqd2se/nanomedicine_to_deliver_biological_macromolecules/15:45
BrainstormUpdates for Austria: +14848 cases, +11 deaths, +154263 tests since 23 hours ago — Croatia: +1096 cases, +5 deaths, +4492 tests since a day ago16:05
BrainstormNew from New Scientist: Experimental Zika vaccine stops the virus from replicating in mice: Pregnant mice that were vaccinated before being exposed to Zika also showed signs of a healthier pregnancy than their unvaccinated counterparts → https://www.newscientist.com/article/2339982-experimental-zika-vaccine-stops-the-virus-from-replicating-in-mice/16:24
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): A small pilot study of plasma proteomics in health care workers with mild Covid or controls suggests potential for predicting #LongCovid thelancet.com/journals/ebiom… @eBioMedicine @uclnews @gabycaptur @DrWendy_Heywood pic.twitter.com/y7anc6T31W → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/157513052066029568016:33
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Population-wide cohort study detects increase in major arterial and venous thrombotic events immediately after COVID-19 diagnoses → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/xqef46/populationwide_cohort_study_detects_increase_in/16:43
BrainstormNew from Politico: Macron, Scholz plan Berlin dinner to talk energy crisis, Russia tensions: The meeting between the German and French leaders is contingent on Chancellor Olaf Scholz recovering from COVID. → https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-plan-berlin-trip-energy-crisis-russia-tension-olaf-scholz/17:12
BrainstormNew from COVID19 Vaccine Tracker: valerie: AIM Vaccine: LVRNA009 → https://covid19.trackvaccines.org/vaccines/189/17:31
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): What may be the sequelae of the new variants science.org/content/articl… by @GretchenVogel1 @ScienceMagazine (hint: the pandemic isn't over)And my simplified version of @dfocosi'soutstanding convergence map highlighting the 2 variants discussed in this piece [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/157515040055387750417:51
BrainstormNew from Retraction Watch: Can you explain what these 1,500 papers are doing in this journal?: The Internet of Things. Computer science. Botany. COVID-19. All worthwhile subjects, to be sure. But what do they have to do with materials science? That’s what James [... want %more?] → https://retractionwatch.com/2022/09/28/can-you-explain-what-these-1500-papers-are-doing-in-this-journal/18:00
BrainstormUpdates for Chile: +4016 cases, +5 deaths, +42575 tests since a day ago18:10
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Safety of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in a cohort of healthcare providers: Differences between naïve and previously infected by SARS-CoV-2 → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xqh66u/safety_of_pfizerbiontech_vaccine_in_a_cohort_of/18:58
BrainstormUpdates for Serbia: +2709 cases, +9 deaths since a day ago19:00
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Experts fear 'more contagious' Covid variant will hit UK amid upcoming World Cup → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/xqhvo6/experts_fear_more_contagious_covid_variant_will/19:07
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Evangelical Christians who sought information from their religious leaders about getting the COVID-19 vaccine were significantly less likely to be vaccinated, while evangelicals who spoke with a health care provider about the vaccine were more likely [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/xqidrf/evangelical_christians_who_sought_information/19:27
peetaurno surprise there...religion is about other people doing judgement for you19:34
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tom Wenseleers (@TWenseleers): SARS-CoV2 incidence hardly affected by measured CO2 concentrations, no SARS-CoV-2 RNA detected in any of the air samples from schools & a consistent effect of ventilation not detected in schools in this preprint. Ventilation not a silver bullet? [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/TWenseleers/status/157517847853387366419:46
BrainstormUpdates for Italy: +36795 cases, +48 deaths, +198918 tests since a day ago20:02
BrainstormNew from ScienceNews: The pandemic may be stunting young adults’ personality development: People typically become less neurotic and more agreeable with age. The COVID-19 pandemic may have reversed those trends in adults younger than 30. → https://www.sciencenews.org/article/pandemic-young-adults-personality-development20:05
BrainstormUpdates for Malaysia: +2445 cases, +2 deaths since 16 hours ago21:04
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: us: Bivalent SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Might Offer Better Omicron Protection → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/bivalent-sars-cov-2-vaccine-might-offer-better-omicron-protection21:31
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: The window to contain Josiah Grindrod has closed (@JT_Grindrod): "We're using a vaccine exactly how vaccines have always been used but we're gonna call it PrEP so y'all don't stop associating it with being an STD" twitter.com/CDCDirector/st… → https://twitter.com/JT_Grindrod/status/157520756061689856021:41
BrainstormUpdates for France: +53493 cases, +45 deaths since 23 hours ago — Micronesia: +731 cases since a day ago — Montenegro: +184 cases, +1054 tests since 21 hours ago — United Kingdom: +2 deaths since 6 days ago22:06
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Early analysis suggests monkeypox vaccine is reducing risk of infection in U.S.: A very preliminary analysis of data from 32 states appears to suggest that the monkeypox vaccine being used in the United States is reducing the risk of [... want %more?] → https://www.statnews.com/2022/09/28/early-analysis-suggests-monkeypox-vaccine-is-reducing-risk-of-infection-in-u-s/22:29
LjLi dare hope it does22:40
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: People who got COVID-19 testing were at significantly lower risk than those with unconfirmed COVID-19 for severe depression, severe anxiety, eating disorders, and suicidal ideation, new research shows. | BJPsych Open → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xqnehc/people_who_got_covid19_testing_were_at/22:40
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: Study finds slightly longer menstrual cycle after COVID vaccine: Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News Sep 28, 2022 The change was temporary and "within the normal range of variation." → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/09/study-finds-slightly-longer-menstrual-cycle-after-covid-vaccine22:49
BrainstormUpdates for Canada: +1134 cases, +8 deaths since 23 hours ago23:08
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Safe and Effective: A Second Opinion (2022) | Oracle Films | News Uncut | Content Warning: The video contains material that may be disturbing to some viewers. → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/xqovyx/safe_and_effective_a_second_opinion_2022_oracle/23:28

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