libera/##covid-19/ Thursday, 2022-10-06

BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Structural insights for neutralization of Omicron variants BA.1, BA.2, BA.4, and BA.5 by a broadly neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 antibodyMore progress in therapeutic monoclonal antibodies against omicron variantsscience.org/doi/10.1126/sc… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/157778353241131417600:19
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): ORF8 affects gene expression and viral replication during SARS-CoV-2 infection. ORF8 affects endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress pathways, likely contributing to more virus production. Which genes are affected by ORF8 is less clear. pic.twitter.com/sOj3HtBOYf → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/157778693767453491200:28
LjL%title https://twitter.com/MoritzGerstung/status/157766711038547148800:44
BrainstormLjL: From twitter.com: Moritz Gerstung on Twitter: "What’s behind the recent rise of covid cases are in Germany? It’s not the new variants — yet. https://t.co/toARm0lLsp" / Twitter00:44
LjLthoughts on this thread? this is a new person, i didn't have him in any of my lists00:44
LjLde-facto, (it's about Germany)00:45
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tom Wenseleers (@TWenseleers): Most of us have been infected with one or the other Covid strain by now. But hybrid immunity - i.e. combination with vaccination - provides much more durable protection against reinfection than infection alone. Plus better protection against hospitalisation [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/TWenseleers/status/157779884400744857601:16
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): There's also this new study on T-cell immunity induced by prior infections or vaccination or both (hybrid)nature.com/articles/s4146…@NatureComms pic.twitter.com/KoNPpMPjH2 → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/157780043909282201601:25
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tulio de Oliveira (@Tuliodna): I still think that still early & unknown if a new variant or lineage of Omicron will take over & cause a new wave of infections. Population immunity is so high & varied that may not allow one variant to take over (See more stable T-cells response - [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Tuliodna/status/157780394541787136001:35
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tulio de Oliveira (@Tuliodna): A nasty cold & flu season in South Africa in our winter. But no fatal strain of flu but lots of whipping cough & people feeling terrible for weeks. Strength genomic surveillance to flu & covid AND hope the SA winter is an early signal of a less deadly winter in [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Tuliodna/status/157781265049029837002:13
BrainstormUpdates for Micronesia: +1528 cases since 2 days ago — Fr. Polynesia: +100 cases since 23 hours ago — Senegal: +54 cases since 2 days ago — Canada: +1085 cases since 23 hours ago03:05
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): The relationship between climate and CovidA  comprehensive and very thoughtful assessmentthelancet.com/journals/lanpl… @TheLancetPlanet @ccadapt @B_vanBavel @carolzavaleta and colleagues pic.twitter.com/jwg3ZOrNBB → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/157782682923830067303:10
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD): My review of @DavidQuammen outstanding book “Breathless” in @WSJ: For a story that’s been well covered, the author offers many new revelations and illuminates the scientific work (and people) who mounted the investigation and response to [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/157784243417160909104:08
BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +132494 cases, +97 deaths since 23 hours ago05:10
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD): Preliminary study suggests an association of upper respiratory Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization with incidence and perhaps severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection among adults (pre-print)medrxiv.org/content/10.110… pic.twitter.com/a8hD3cI55Z → https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/157785850934914252805:14
BrainstormUpdates for Myanmar: +2345 cases, +4 deaths since 5 days ago07:02
BrainstormUpdates for Lower Saxony, Germany: +14462 cases, +6 deaths since a day ago — Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany: +8846 cases, +5 deaths since a day ago — Sao Paulo, Brazil: +6144 cases, +120 deaths since 2 days ago — Saxony, Germany: +5632 cases, +1 deaths since a day ago08:04
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Daily Discussion Thread | October 06, 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/xwyp9v/daily_discussion_thread_october_06_2022/09:10
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Scientific literature and results are not easy to fathom and understand. New SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 articles are released almost daily. Be very careful with interpretations! pic.twitter.com/ThRz6LnQEa → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/157791989814313779309:19
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): No, SARS-CoV-2 (or vaccinations) do not damage your immune system. That is why, especially the combination of vaccination and infection, shows such good protection. One more thread to make this clear again! twitter.com/MichaelSfuhrer… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/157792172371804160009:29
BrainstormNew from EMA: Human medicine assessment reports: (news): Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Pandemic influenza vaccine H5N1 AstraZeneca (previously Pandemic influenza vaccine H5N1 Medimmune), pandemic [... want %more?] → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/pandemic-influenza-vaccine-h5n1-astrazeneca-previously-pandemic-influenza-vaccine-h5n1-medimmune09:58
BrainstormNew from EMA: Human medicine assessment reports: (news): Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Spikevax (previously COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna), elasomeran,imelasomeran and elasomeran,COVID-19 mRNA vaccine (nucleoside-modified), COVID-19 virus infection, Date of authorisation: 06/01/2021, [... want %more?] → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/spikevax10:27
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Health: From BQ.1.1 to XBB and beyond: How the splintering of Omicron variants could shape Covid’s next phase → https://www.statnews.com/2022/10/06/bq11-omicron-variants-splintering-covid-next-phase/11:06
BrainstormUpdates for Tamil Nadu, India: +421 cases since a day ago11:10
BrainstormUpdates for Afghanistan: +149 cases, +1284 tests since 23 hours ago12:00
BrainstormNew from ProPublica: Election Deniers Failed to Hand Wisconsin to Trump but Have Paved the Way for Future GOP Success: by Megan O’Matz ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches , a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, [... want %more?] → https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-election-midterms-voting-2022#146039912:03
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: From BQ.1.1 to XBB and beyond: How the splintering of Omicron variants could shape Covid’s next phase → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/xx0sea/from_bq11_to_xbb_and_beyond_how_the_splintering/12:12
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronavirusUK: Prevalence of ongoing symptoms following coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the UK: 6 October 2022 → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronavirusUK/comments/xx1mn5/prevalence_of_ongoing_symptoms_following/12:22
BrainstormUpdates for China: +5341 cases, +6 deaths since 23 hours ago13:02
BrainstormUpdates for UAE: +377 cases, +158562 tests since 23 hours ago14:05
BrainstormNew from Virology.ws: What Causes Long COVID?: by Gertrud U. Rey Long COVID is a chronic manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and it is most commonly characterized by lingering fatigue, brain fog, memory impairment, and confusion. Although it is unclear how the viral infection leads to long COVID, experts [... want %more?] → https://www.virology.ws/2022/10/06/what-causes-long-covid/14:09
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant emerged under immune selection → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xx4cc9/sarscov2_omicron_variant_emerged_under_immune/14:47
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Can Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, POTS, Be A Long Covid Symptom? → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/xx4kq0/can_postural_orthostatic_tachycardia_syndrome/14:57
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tom Wenseleers (@TWenseleers): @Tuliodna @EricTopol Also worth noting that in Austria (BA.2.75.2), Bangladesh (XBB), Singapore (BA.2.75.2, XBB) & even Belgium (BF.7), variants clearly start to contribute to the rise in cases... pic.twitter.com/j4vORWn1f4 → https://twitter.com/TWenseleers/status/157800785219068313615:07
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: General: COVID-19 vaccines: research and development → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/human-regulatory/overview/public-health-threats/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/treatments-vaccines/vaccines-covid-19/covid-19-vaccines-research-development15:17
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: General: COVID-19 vaccines: studies for approval → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/human-regulatory/overview/public-health-threats/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/treatments-vaccines/vaccines-covid-19/covid-19-vaccines-studies-approval15:56
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Diabetes and COVID-19: The potential role of mTOR → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xx5yp6/diabetes_and_covid19_the_potential_role_of_mtor/16:06
BrainstormUpdates for Singapore: +6208 cases since 23 hours ago — Hong Kong: +4318 cases, +6 deaths since a day ago — Trinidad and Tobago: +643 cases, +17 deaths, +8208 tests since 6 days ago — Bosnia and Herz.: +240 cases, +12 deaths, +2730 tests since 2 days ago16:59
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): Sequential Enhanced Safety Study of a Novel Coronavirus Messenger RNA (mRNA) Vaccine in Adults Aged 18 Years and Older. → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0556869317:03
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): eVusheld Assessment reaL wORld Effectiveness in DoD Health System → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0556940817:23
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): VAX-MOM COVID-19: Increasing Maternal COVID-19 Vaccination → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0557063017:33
BrainstormUpdates for Chile: +3795 cases, +35 deaths, +35729 tests since 23 hours ago — Italy: +44849 cases, +56 deaths, +222926 tests since 23 hours ago18:01
BrainstormNew from WebMD: COVID-19 Vaccine May Change, Lengthen Menstrual Cycles: A new study found that on average, vaccinated women got their periods 0.71 days late following the first shot. Those who received two vaccines within one cycle saw an increased cycle length of 4 days, on average. → https://www.webmd.com/women/news/20221006/covid-19-vaccine-may-change-lengthen-menstruation-cycles18:13
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Effectiveness and Durability of the BNT162b2 Vaccine against Omicron Sublineages in South Africa | NEJM → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xxampk/effectiveness_and_durability_of_the_bnt162b2/19:21
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Plasma cytokine levels reveal deficiencies in IL-8 and gamma interferon in Long-COVID → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xxb4xe/plasma_cytokine_levels_reveal_deficiencies_in_il8/19:40
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Listen: Nobels for science, biotech dealmaking, & a friendly FTC: What can we learn from mummy DNA? Is Pfizer single-handedly propping up biotech? And how do you get molecules to "click"? Find out on the latest episode of "The Readout… → https://www.statnews.com/2022/10/06/podcast-nobel-prize-science-biotech-dealmaking-ftc/20:00
BrainstormUpdates for Canada: +307 cases, +22 deaths since 20 hours ago20:05
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: A wave of anti-vaccine legislation is sweeping the United States | 06OCT22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/xxc4gu/a_wave_of_antivaccine_legislation_is_sweeping_the/20:19
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Effectiveness and Durability of the BNT162b2 Vaccine against Omicron Sublineages in South Africa → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xxcfid/effectiveness_and_durability_of_the_bnt162b2/20:29
BrainstormUpdates for Papua New Guinea: +57 cases since 2 days ago — Timor-Leste: +9 cases since 5 days ago — United Kingdom: +345 deaths since 23 hours ago21:08
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Why do Some People Develop Long COVID? → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xxeabb/why_do_some_people_develop_long_covid/21:46
BrainstormUpdates for France: +65537 cases, +50 deaths since a day ago22:10
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Masks help. So do vaccines and boosters.Japan has the lowest Covid death rate of any large country in the world, per capita pic.twitter.com/adUZVdUcu8 → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/157811824264775680022:26
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias): Perhaps the virus evolved to be especially deadly to people who consume vaccine-skeptical media content. twitter.com/nbcpolitics/st… → https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/157812292909033062422:46
BrainstormUpdates for Guatemala: +952 cases, +5 deaths, +11108 tests since 21 hours ago — Mauritania: +22 cases since 22 hours ago23:00
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Low incidence of severe COVID-19 following vaccination and booster. The incidence - new cases over time - of hospitalization for COVID-19 pneumonia or death was 8.9 per 10,000 persons who had been vaccinated and boosted. → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/xxg0e7/low_incidence_of_severe_covid19_following/23:24
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Diabetes as a cause of death across different COVID-19 epidemic waves → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/xxgu1i/diabetes_as_a_cause_of_death_across_different/23:34

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