libera/##covid-19/ Sunday, 2022-10-02

LjL-MatrixI was actually allowed to choose my booster00:00
LjL-MatrixIt was a Moderna day00:00
TimvdeI'm not sure what I would choose if I could00:00
LjL-MatrixBut the doctor said, I see you've always had Pfizer, we're doing Moderna today, but we do have some Pfizer, so I'll leave it up to you00:00
TimvdeI guess Moderna has served me well, I was barely sick00:00
de-factoSpO2 98%, BP 147/81 Torr, P77bpm, T36.9°C00:01
LjL-MatrixI said Pfizer had given me no trouble at all so let's have another Pfizer/BNT00:01
TimvdeLjL-Matrix: so what did you get?00:01
TimvdeYea, and that too00:01
LjL-Matrixde-facto: why is your blood pressure breaking the glass00:01
TimvdeNever got sick from Moderna00:01
de-factoits always like that :D00:01
de-factothose are completely normal values for me00:02
LjL-MatrixTimvde: OTOH there are arguments that "mixing is better", so let's just have whatever we get, IMO, unless we know of some specific issue we are not comfortable with00:02
TimvdeIt would be a different vaccine anyway00:02
LjL-MatrixTimvde: a lot remains similar... Just the RNA sequence changes, and we're used to thinking these vaccines are just a bundle of mRNA, but really all the other stuff in them could make quite a difference00:03
de-factowell the lipids in the nanoparticles are also a tiny bit different00:04
LjL-MatrixBTW didn't Moderna sue Pfizer/BNT over vaccine technology in some news I saw... say a month ago? Anyone read anything more about that?00:04
TimvdeLjL-Matrix: the RNA sequence is the main part, no? :p00:04
de-factoso in case (i dont know if that happens) your immune system is primed against one kind of lipids, maybe the other (unknown) kind of lipid nano particles may have a better chance of intruding your cells to instruct them to build the spike protein with the mRNA?00:05
de-factonot sure if that is the case though00:05
de-factojust an idea00:05
LjL-MatrixTimvde: the tires are not the main part of my car, I even change them out every winter/summer. The engine is the main part, arguably the electronic controller these days. So a tire is just a humble piece of rubber. Bjt if my tire explodes...00:06
de-factoi guess in reality it does not matter too much at all, it would be more important to get the bivalent vaccine before the winter wave00:06
LjL-MatrixYes, I would like that. Maybe Lombardy will fix their site within next month or so...00:06
de-factoand here in Germany i can tell from own experience (and interestingly from a lot of friends experiences too, independent of my own case) that right now the wave seems to have started for the winter00:07
LjL-MatrixIt feels so ridiculously wasteful that each region has to do their own vaccine platform00:07
LjL-MatrixBut the IT companies are probably very happy00:07
LjL-MatrixYeah, here too, definitely started :(00:07
de-factoi suspect we currently got a lot more cases than reflected in the official stats (as for example I put a LOT of effort into forcing them to get me in the official stats, not sure how many of the other people would do the same)00:07
LjL-MatrixLast week's peak was like 22k, this week it's 44k00:08
de-factoyes00:08
de-factoi guess it will be a big wave00:08
de-factonot sure about its severity00:08
de-factohere in Germany it mostly consists of some derivative from BA:500:09
de-facto%title https://imgur.com/a/XbAT6ZS00:09
Brainstormde-facto: From imgur.com: COVID Germany: VoCs - Album on Imgur00:09
LjL-Matrixde-facto, look at least CoronaWarnApp works at all. Maybe you haven't been able to put in your result yet, but their numbers show it's "catching" a substantial amount of cases. But here? Sorry, but at this point I have recently uninstalled Immuni. It consumed battery and, *based on their very own numbers*, it was utterly useless00:09
LjL-MatrixI've gave it more than a fair try00:09
TimvdeI'm very curious as well00:10
TimvdeI expect a big wave of infections, but the other numbers may stay low-ish00:10
LjL-MatrixI've never had a risk notification00:10
de-factoi run CoronaWarnApp since one hour after it was published without break00:10
TimvdeAt least I hope so00:10
TimvdeLjL-Matrix: me neither, but people around me got one when I submitted it, so I guess it works00:10
Timvdede-facto: we are told to disable it for two weeks when we are positive (after uploading our test result)00:11
de-factoi had several risk notifications, especially when traveling00:11
LjL-MatrixTimvde: but from the start, people were complaining that the ones administering the tests didn't know or care how to give you a code to register yourself as positive, even if you insisted. Imagine not insisting...00:11
de-factonot so this time though, it was all green and me unaware where i got it from, so the sore throat was the first sign of something wrong, hence my testing00:12
LjL-Matrixde-facto: yes I know, and again I'm unsurprising given the difference in numbers with Immuni00:12
TimvdeWe got the code immediately when registering for the test, even before taking it00:12
TimvdeWe also received the test result in the app (although it was late, so not very useful if you were also checking other places)00:12
de-factoi mean for example me, i am trying hard to get the CWA armed to mark its beacons as infectious for other people00:12
de-factoso far unable to activate it, because of "computer problems" in the pipeline of the PCR test company00:13
LjL-MatrixBut come on, nobody can say it doesn't work because people don't use it so I'm part of the problem... I've used it from the start until now, now I've just decided it's useless and ridiculous to continue given the complete lack of adoption. And the government never mentioned it anymore, it wasn't on TV ads, basically nobody cared.00:13
de-factoafter that long time they still have not squeezed out all the bugs00:13
de-factoand by no means am i a special case, just one that wont accept them failing like that00:13
LjL-MatrixTimvde: Remember the difference with here next time Belgium seems like it's inefficient ;)00:14
TimvdeLjL-Matrix: oh, nobody uses it here either00:14
TimvdeSo it doesn't really make a difference :P00:14
TimvdeAlso, I fear we may not have a Belgium anymore in a couple of years :)00:15
TimvdeThe right-wing, separatist parties are gaining in Flanders00:15
LjL-MatrixHmm00:16
LjL-MatrixThat's awful00:17
LjL-MatrixWe'll have to learn new country names00:17
LjL-MatrixWho even knows Walloonia? People will laugh00:17
LjL-MatrixFlanders, we know Ned00:17
TimvdeThe thing is, it's totally like with Brexit, people don't know what they vote for00:17
TimvdeOr they vote for the parties for other reasons00:18
TimvdeLike "I'm a racist piece of shit"00:18
LjL-MatrixAhem00:18
* LjL-Matrix reminds Timvde who his country just elected00:18
TimvdeWho?00:19
TimvdeI don't know what you are referring :P00:19
LjL-MatrixFascists00:19
TimvdeOh, your country00:19
TimvdeYea... :/00:19
LjL-MatrixWell I don't own it but yes00:19
Timvde"his" was ambiguous, sorry :P00:20
LjL-MatrixEnglish's fault00:20
LjL-MatrixWould have been fine in Swedish00:20
LjL-MatrixOr Flemish I suspect00:20
TimvdeNope, same problem here00:21
LjL-MatrixAlso known as "Racist Dutch"00:21
TimvdeWait, what?00:21
TimvdeI never heard anyone say that00:21
TimvdeAlso, Dutch is just Flemish with an awful accent00:21
* LjL-Matrix shuts up00:21
LjL-MatrixAnyway in Swedish it would be "LjL ... sin land" (his own country) vs "LjL ... Hans land" (Hans's country. No I'm kidding, just the other guy's country)00:23
LjL-MatrixExcept, sitt land, cause it's neuter -.-00:23
* LjL-Matrix failzor00:23
TimvdeYou know way too many languages00:24
LjL-MatrixI only know Italian, written English and awful Swedish00:25
TimvdeYou have a notion of more languages, you once said something about Dutch00:26
LjL-MatrixNotions, yes00:26
LjL-MatrixMaar ik praat niet nederlands00:26
TimvdeSee, that's very close to being correct00:27
LjL-MatrixGeen nederlands?00:27
TimvdeYes00:27
TimvdeDon't ask me for the rule00:27
LjL-MatrixI knew it, it's just German in disguise00:27
LjL-Matrixde-facto: ATTACK!00:27
* LjL-Matrix sprichts kein Deutch, oder Diets00:28
LjL-MatrixSpritz00:28
TimvdeI *think* it's "geen" when it's either "niet een" or an indefinite noun (in this case)00:28
LjL-MatrixYou can say "I speak no Dutch" in English after all00:29
LjL-MatrixThey just make it compulsory to00:29
LjL-MatrixAlthough I think you lose a nuance...00:29
LjL-MatrixSaying you speak no Dutch is saying you don't even know a single word00:30
LjL-Matrix"I don't speak Dutch" doesn't necessarily imply that00:30
de-factowhen are you going to get your shot LjL-Matrix ?00:30
Timvdede-facto: when he can book it :P00:30
de-factothat always was the problem for me too00:31
LjL-MatrixRight now the site is positively kafkian00:31
de-factoi even heard that people would employ python bots for ... uhm00:31
LjL-MatrixI'll check tomorrow but I suspect they won't be fixing it on a Sunday00:31
LjL-MatrixShush00:31
de-factothat lead to them using a two stage website with sms verification in the last vaccine campagin here00:32
LjL-Matrix"To continue, prove you are a human with your brain capacity unaffected by COVID. Solve this integral:"00:33
de-factoi actually was lucky to get my vaccine before Christmas in 2021, by checking the website manually at night and directly booking a free slot, even when it was not in my city00:33
de-factoi had to travel for a bit to reach the location, it was a small village outside of the city, they improvised a vaccination center in their sport club there00:34
LjL-MatrixWell right now my problem isn't that I can't spot a free slot, the site is just patently broken00:34
de-factoi was quite happy, despite having to travel there for an hour (and later back for another hour), because all the slots for vaccinations in my city were full00:34
TimvdeThat sucks00:34
TimvdeI delayed mine with two weeks so I didn't have to drive 10 minutes00:35
LjL-MatrixIt says my number is invalid and I can "request activation" but I know that page is for special categories, and if everyone floods them with that form it'll be even worse00:35
de-factowell i was vaccinated when i visited my parents at Christmas, so i guess mission accomplished in that regard00:35
TimvdeThe vaccination centre moved, it's a 5 minute walk now00:35
LjL-MatrixTimvde: maybe you can move it back if a slot frees up?00:35
LjL-MatrixWait you mean past one00:36
TimvdeWhy would I have to move it?00:36
LjL-MatrixSee I can't even speak English00:36
TimvdeIt's much closer at the new location00:36
TimvdeI got my invitation three weeks ago already, but I waited00:36
LjL-MatrixMine is... a 3 minute walk :p00:36
Timvde(also because I had COVID in the beginning of July and I wanted to wait 3 full months)00:36
de-factoin Austria it seems they are already giving out BioNTech/Pfizer bivalent shots with BA.5 signatures00:36
TimvdeDamn it, it's a 5 minute walk for me, you win :(00:36
TimvdeOh no, I can actually make an appointment, I win00:37
LjL-MatrixThat's probably not a bad idea00:37
LjL-Matrixzing00:37
de-factoI am not sure about Germany, for sure they give bivalent BA.1 shots, not sure if we also got bivalent BA.5 shots00:37
Timvdede-facto: nice, I don't see that happening soon enough00:37
de-factoid guess both are good for preparing for the winter wave though00:37
LjL-MatrixWell I don't have to count how long ago I had COVID because I never had COVID, how about that?!00:38
* de-facto coughts in the direction of LjL-Matrix 00:38
* LjL-Matrix puts on the emergency Aura00:39
* de-facto gives up00:39
LjL-MatrixIt's an FFP4 special edition00:39
de-factono chance of getthing through that00:40
LjL-MatrixOh, the government, before leaving, managed to extend the mask mandate in hospital for another month00:41
LjL-MatrixIt's not much but maybe I'll get some visits done00:41
LjL-Matrixde-facto: to say it all, when I uninstalled Immuni, I did install the F-Droid version of CWA. In theory they're interoperable, although I won't be able to put in a positive through CWA if I get one in Italy00:53
LjL-MatrixBut then, people aren't able to do that with Immuni either, so screw that, I'll use the F-Droid one00:53
de-factoyeah i am working on that one too still00:54
de-factoin theory its as simple as scanning one QR code00:54
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LjL-MatrixI guess it would be "verification during ticketing"?00:56
LjL-MatrixAlthough that sounds like a strange translation of something German00:56
de-facto"verification for booking tickets"00:57
de-factomaybe they mean airplane or such00:57
LjL-MatrixUhm. Then I don't know what's the thing to upload a positive test00:58
LjL-MatrixAh, yes I do, I'm dumb00:58
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LjL-MatrixYou use this term TAN so widely and yet we've never heard it here00:59
de-factoyou just scan a test, like i did, but then later on its supposed to show either positive (and mark beacons as contagious) or negative (and allow for a certificate for a limited amount of time, i guess traveling etc)00:59
de-factofor me it says result not available yet (which is a lie since i was able to talk them into emailing it to me)01:01
LjL-MatrixCWA is cool too because it even comes with its mini-tracker, with R value and stuff. Unfortunately though understandably it's only for Germany01:01
de-factoit rather should say "result still stuck in our computer pipeline, we are working on solving the problem"01:01
de-factoyes it shows that, but only in numbers01:02
de-factoid like to see graphs for that :D01:02
LjL-Matrixde-facto: are you sure after it shows positive you don't need to obtain and input a TAN?01:02
de-factoi never had a positive test, and this one... well its stuck01:02
de-factoi dont think its a CWA problem, its the lab01:03
de-factoi will call them next week and tell them how to do their work01:03
LjL-MatrixPoor them01:04
de-factoi hope i will be extra annoying to them until they fix their lab computer pipeline01:04
de-factothey had a week time now01:05
LjL-MatrixAt some point during your rant they'll say01:06
LjL-MatrixOh01:06
LjL-MatrixOH01:06
LjL-MatrixWe actually just got the full results of your test in01:06
LjL-MatrixTurns out you have an aggressivized Delta variant01:06
LjL-MatrixSo we must send medics now to take you to a secure facility01:07
LjL-MatrixDo not attempt to resist01:07
* de-facto hates stuff being broken with the white-hot passion of a thousand burning suns01:07
de-factohaha yeah as if :D01:08
de-factoits kinda sad that two years into the pandemic testing still is such a pain in terms of organizing the data flow01:09
de-factoas well as why arent there any free tests anymore?01:09
de-factothis should be a fundamental right for citizens, forever01:09
de-factosure, they have to avoid billing for tests that never happened fraud, but the solution can not be to force citizens to pay with their bank card then01:10
de-factoif i have had no credit or bank card, i could not have paid for the quicktest and therefore could not have gotten tested officially01:11
de-factothats unacceptable imho01:11
LjL-MatrixGermany and the EU hate cash with a passion...01:13
de-factowell cash also would not allow to prevent fraud01:13
de-factotesting centers were charging the government for many more tests than what they actually have done01:14
LjL-Matrixde-facto: assuming requiring a card is acceptable, why couldn't they just charge a nominal amount?01:14
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Benefit of a 4th Covid vaccine (2nd booster) for protection against BA.5 variant hospitalization across all ages 18+medrxiv.org/content/10.110… @aboutKP @KPSCalResearch @KPSCALnews pic.twitter.com/n9RQcenhxc → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/157634933040698163301:15
de-factotherefore they changed it, but imho the result should not be to repel people from getting tested01:15
LjL-Matrix1 euro is one thing, the 15 euro a "rapid" test from a pharmacy costs here is a while nother thing01:15
de-factotesting should be low barrier and free for everyone, easily accessible01:15
de-factoits 10 euro normally, or 3 euro for special reasons (everyone can claim that though)01:16
LjL-MatrixIs Topol still showing "benefits of vaccination" with the vaccine against wild variant?01:16
LjL-Matrixde-facto: but that's PCR for you?01:16
LjL-MatrixOur 15 euro is for rapid01:16
de-factorapid01:17
de-factothe 1€ ones01:17
LjL-MatrixHm01:17
de-factojust verified and with offical email result from that company01:17
de-factothey literally got the same tests that i have at home too01:17
LjL-MatrixWell, if it's any comfort, they were never free here. And they were never €1 in supermarkets either, much more than that. The only free thing was PCR, when it was still a thing.01:18
LjL-MatrixEven the great Guru Draghi didn't somehow give us free tests :p01:19
LjL-MatrixLet's see what the new guys (and gals) will do hahaha01:19
de-factoi just think everyone should have low barrier (as in availability, costs, efforts) access to good testing possibilities01:20
LjL-Matrixxx would like our PM-to-be, she said that obesity is a deviance01:20
de-factomany people otherwise are just ignoring a sore throat and never care about isolating or such01:20
de-factoif people at least know about their contagious potential, they probably stick to the law and isolate01:21
LjL-MatrixWell not in Italy unless they think they'll get caught, but okay I see the point01:21
de-factosurely they would not visit their grandma then or such01:22
de-factoi am just not happy about taking the testing possibilities back01:23
de-factoi understand that fraud is a problem and needs to be addressed, but the result should not be raising the barrier for people to get tested01:23
de-factothats counterproductive01:23
LjL-Matrixde-facto: when I voted last week, masks were not mandatory anymore. I was the only one wearing it. But worse, my parents said when they went, they saw an old lady (presumably all sorts of vulnerable) with her caretaker. When the lady saw my parents had a mask, a doubt came to her mind, so she asked the caretaker "wait, should we be wearing masks?" and they replied "No, absolutely. The government have said it's not mandatory anymore".01:25
LjL-MatrixTo them, "not mandatory anymore" = no reason in the world to wear it01:25
LjL-MatrixThat may well have been their grandmother or somesuch relative01:26
LjL-MatrixClearly they didn't care. Not mandatory? Then no grandma, don't wear it, what, are you crazy? Wearing a mask in a crowded place when you're old and sick, but it's not mandatory? Only Japanese people do that. You wouldn't want people to think you're Japanese, would you?01:27
de-factoLjL-Matrix, it seems in Europe the first winter peak always starts in October, also this year01:28
de-factohttps://i.imgur.com/OhgxvlM.jpeg01:28
de-factoLjL-Matrix, yeah its sad that this mindset still exists, masks are for protecting the own body, not for complying with a law01:30
de-factoGreece goes up steeply01:30
de-factowow01:30
LjL-MatrixNo respite :(01:32
LjL-MatrixItaly goes up the slowest? Am I seeing the color rights?01:32
LjL-MatrixI felt like I had a heart attack when I saw 40k vs previous week 20k, felt fast to me01:32
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Vaccines | Free Full-Text | A Case Report: Multifocal Necrotizing Encephalitis and Myocarditis after BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccination against COVID-19 → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xt9fak/vaccines_free_fulltext_a_case_report_multifocal/01:33
LjLAgain?01:35
LjLI have a feeling we'll see this paper posted OFTEN01:36
de-factohttps://ourworldindata.org/grapher/weekly-growth-covid-cases01:36
LjLAh okay so we're the worst as usual, whew01:37
LjLWas starting to worry there01:37
de-factohttps://ourworldindata.org/explorers/coronavirus-data-explorer?tab=map&Metric=Reproduction+rate01:42
de-factoall of EU does look bad :(01:43
Asakoso would it better to travel in february not january to asia ?02:08
de-factolook at their previous years i guess02:19
de-factolike the time evolution of their waves02:19
Klindaor get it02:23
Klindawhat's the problem02:23
KlindaI have like 50 years to live02:24
Klindaimagine don't do anything because of it02:24
de-factospreading variants is how it continues to form new waves02:30
de-factohospital admissions due to covid are already rising again02:31
de-factoright now in Germany pretty low (in absolute terms) but increasing still (in relative terms) https://www.intensivregister.de/#/aktuelle-lage/zeitreihen02:33
de-factothe problem with traveling is not so much getting it, its more about transporting it between continents, importing new variants of concern into a target population02:36
Asakoi tend to do long stays, which is safer than sightseeing, but still , guess this winter is no different than previous 202:47
LjLde-facto, Timvde: I forgot to tell you this, should outline the situation here... people whose healthcare card was expiring received a new one *without the chip it normally contains*, because they couldn't buy enough chips (or they cost too much). These are the same type of chip you find in a SIM card or a credit card.02:59
LjL%tr <it >en Hai ricevuto una Tessera Sanitaria senza chip?  Da alcune settimane le Tessere Sanitarie/Carte Nazionali dei Servizi (TS/CNS) fornite dal Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze sono emesse e distribuite in una nuova versione senza microchip, a causa della scarsità internazionale dei materiali necessari per la loro produzione.02:59
BrainstormLjL, Italian to English: Have you received a health card without a chip? For several weeks, the Health Cards / National Service Cards (TS / CNS) provided by the Ministry of Economy and Finance have been issued and distributed in a new version without microchips, due to the international scarcity of the materials necessary for their production. (Google: 18%) [... want %more?]02:59
LjLYet, I doubt I would be denied a SIM or a credit card...02:59
LjLso there is a whole page on how to do all the various things when you have a card without the chip03:00
LjLincredible03:00
LjLSpec_, what do you think of the above, are corporation finally taking over from what governments clearly can no longer do (if they cannot issue a card with a standard chip in it)?03:03
de-factothats crazy because of sanctions?03:11
de-factowe really need to rectify supply chain dependencies for things to be considered essential03:12
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Fasting as key tone for COVID immunity - In a study published in Nature, Karagiannis et al. show that the ketone body β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) improves COVID-19 disease outcomes. → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/xtb2hd/fasting_as_key_tone_for_covid_immunity_in_a_study/03:17
de-facto%title https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.09.30.22280573v103:46
Brainstormde-facto: From www.medrxiv.org: Effectiveness of mRNA-1273 against infection and COVID-19 hospitalization with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants: BA.1, BA.2, BA.2.12.1, BA.4, and BA.5 | medRxiv03:46
BrainstormUpdates for Jamaica: +102 cases, +3 deaths since a day ago04:05
BrainstormNew from This Week In Virology: TWiV 942: Omicron boosters with Paul Offit: Paul Offit returns to TWiV for a discussion of SARS-CoV-2 bivalent boosters containing ancestral and Omicron spike mRNAs, including their composition, why they are being recommended by CDC, and who would benefit the most from them. → https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-942/06:18
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Viral secrets | 01OCT22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/xtfbeo/viral_secrets_01oct22/06:27
BrainstormUpdates for India: +3375 cases, +18 deaths since 23 hours ago06:59
Timvdede-facto: is that the original vaccine or the modified one?07:22
TimvdeAh, I think the original?07:22
BrainstormUpdates for Emilia-Romagna, Italy: +2876 cases, +4 deaths since 23 hours ago — New Jersey, United States: +2435 cases, +6 deaths since 23 hours ago — Selangor, Malaysia: +1455 cases since 23 hours ago — Nizhny Novgorod, Russia: +1361 cases, +3 deaths since 23 hours ago08:01
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Daily Discussion Thread | October 02, 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/xti0ik/daily_discussion_thread_october_02_2022/09:07
BrainstormUpdates for Taiwan: +43286 cases, +62 deaths, +56466 tests since 23 hours ago10:06
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Moderna refused China request to reveal vaccine technology, Financial Times reports | 01OCT22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/xtjhi3/moderna_refused_china_request_to_reveal_vaccine/10:33
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Look, pay attention. Roger is now going to explain, in detail, what is fraudulent about the probe-based qRT-PCR test and what is inappropriate about it. He will substantiate this with quality literature and his extensive knowledge of PCR [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/157649442444374835210:52
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tom Wenseleers (@TWenseleers): In the US 300K more people died than necessary because some had doubts about the safety of the vaccines & didn't get their shot. Vaccine hesitancy is what kills. And if Prasad thinks he is saving lives by feeding into anti-vax sentiment then he is mistaken. → https://twitter.com/TWenseleers/status/157650411050484940811:31
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Important is that possible NLS: that is in fact the same as the FCS (furin cleavage site) that there was some fuss about. This site has been mutated in the vaccines used to make a more stable Spike protein in an "open" position.nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/157650615965754982411:40
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Attempt 2: next to aftertalker, pictures wap, or movies wap.... it doesn't get any better. Would he know that Mullis died for SARS-CoV-2?Never read the patent either. But an opinion! pic.twitter.com/yuhRJiCyKD → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/157650796747805081611:50
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Microbes are everywhere. Infectious diseases are still common, especially now that vaccination has become a political game.Infections are natural, but that doesn't mean they are good for you!!twitter.com/Marc_Veld/stat… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/157651130436113612812:00
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tom Wenseleers (@TWenseleers): THAT might entitle you to feel a bit like a lab rat, not having received a well tested vaccine that went through extensive procedures to test their safety & efficacy... → https://twitter.com/TWenseleers/status/157652577968018227212:56
de-factoTimvde yes mRNA-1273 is Modernas original vaccine containing S-protein signature of Wuhan-Hu-113:38
BrainstormUpdates for China: +4370 cases, +6 deaths since 23 hours ago14:02
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Two inhaled covid vaccines have been approved—but we don’t know yet how good they are → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/xtn4io/two_inhaled_covid_vaccines_have_been_approvedbut/14:11
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: University of Illinois, IDPH team up to test school wastewater for COVID-19, flu → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/xtn96u/university_of_illinois_idph_team_up_to_test/15:18
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): Global COVID Cases For 02OCT22: Summary As Of: 02OCT @ 12:46 GMT Countries 228 + 2 Cases 623,354,699 Deaths 6,550,424 Recovered 603,204,369 Active Cases 13,599,906 Countries reporting new cases: 51 Countries reporting new deaths: 27 Countries reporting increased Active [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/xtoq42/global_covid_cases_for_02oct22/15:28
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tom Wenseleers (@TWenseleers): When I looked at the data: of course very good agreement between per capita confirmed Covid deaths & excess deaths when analysed by age band. Tiring, the misinformation peddled by these sorts of people. dropbox.com/s/1tmrny2umidb… pic.twitter.com/WTIYYgf8Er → https://twitter.com/TWenseleers/status/157658311133248717416:44
LjLhttps://twitter.com/mildanalyst/status/1576236981809713153  apparently this is a flawed idea. imagine good ones, they must be stellar!17:04
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Long COVID symptoms in exposed and infected children, adolescents and their parents one year after SARS-CoV-2 infection: A prospective observational cohort study → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xtqzd5/long_covid_symptoms_in_exposed_and_infected/17:12
de-factowhuahahaha this made me roll on the floor https://twitter.com/mildanalyst/status/154463461461822669117:42
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant of concern subvariants BA.1 and BA.2 in Denmark → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xtrxuu/household_transmission_of_sarscov2_omicron/17:50
BrainstormUpdates for Italy: +28906 cases, +20 deaths, +156359 tests since 22 hours ago18:11
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tom Peacock (@PeacockFlu): And then an interesting BA.2.75* x BJ.1 (which is itself a BA.2 sublineage - BA.2.10.1.1) recombinant - XBB. Fairly standard looking simple breakpoint recombinant (in spike) but growing faster than any other recombinant currently... pic.twitter.com/XUm7ZI7lag → https://twitter.com/PeacockFlu/status/157661130582951526618:38
BrainstormNew from Il Sole 24 Ore: (translated) Healthcare, Covid awards arrive for nurses: 175 gross per month more: When fully operational, the contract is worth almost € 1.3 billion, which translates into an average increase of € 175 gross per month → https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/sanita-arrivano-premi-covid-infermieri-175-lordi-mese-piu-AEEBgw4B18:57
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): What does the article show? Yes, mRNA and Spike can still be found. The first with a probe: a very specific way to detect the unique sequence of the mRNA, a probe that is also used in probe-based RT-qPCR. So mRNA is present. Good or bad, and how? → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/157661983722032742419:16
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): It's an independent replication of the advantage of the 2nd booster across all ages 18+ for reduction of hospitalizations during the BA.5 wave. Significant enhanced protection over 1st booster (following immunity waning period)twitter.com/EricTopol/stat… → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/157663163240817049620:04
de-facto%title https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.09.21.508818v120:56
Brainstormde-facto: From www.biorxiv.org: Exposure to BA.4/BA.5 Spike glycoprotein drives pan-Omicron neutralization in vaccine-experienced humans and mice | bioRxiv20:56
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tom Wenseleers (@TWenseleers): A statement along the lines of "this vaccine has just been tested on 8 mice" might also cause many elderly people not to get their shot, despite significant benefits for that group & the vaccine being extremely safe... → https://twitter.com/TWenseleers/status/157664646789206016021:01
de-facto%title http://sonorouschocolate.com/covid19/index.php/UK_variant_comparison21:02
Brainstormde-facto: From sonorouschocolate.com: UK variant comparison - Covid-1921:02
BrainstormUpdates for Mali: +42 cases, +598 tests since 19 hours ago21:05
Timvdede-facto: just double-checking: if I recently (3 months ago) got COVID (likely BA.5 given prevalerence, but not tested), it still makes sense to get the BA.1 booster, right?22:19
BrainstormUpdates for Canada: +598 cases, +4 deaths since a day ago23:10
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): The 3-dose VE against hospitalization for BA.1, BA.2, and BA.4/BA.5 was 97.5%, 82.0%, and 72.4%, respectively; 4-dose VE against hospitalization for BA.4/BA.5 was 88.5%. Evaluation of the updated bivalent booster is warranted.Yep, that is the Wuhan vaccine. [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/157668277701325619223:24

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