libera/##covid-19/ Tuesday, 2022-10-11

BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): The follow-up is to ~4 months, during Omicron waveBooster effectiveness vs primary series onlyInfection               42% (95% CI 40,44)Hospitalization    53% (95% CI 48,50)Death                    79% (95% CI 71, 85) pic.twitter.com/Z74LdQ6fC1 → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/157959432630029926400:12
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD): Covid hospitalizations rising in Europe; but well below pandemic peaks. Average occupancy for 16 EU/EEA countries - as percent of each country’s pandemic peak - was <25% in 12 countries, 25–50% in 3 (Austria, Estonia, France) and over 50% in [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/157961275551845990501:28
BrainstormUpdates for Bulgaria: +1414 cases, +11 deaths since 23 hours ago — Zimbabwe: +94 cases, +4089 tests since 3 days ago02:08
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): On a related front, the largest randomized trial of daily rapid antigen tests (~55,000 participants) for guiding length of isolation after exposure (vs 10 days) showed reduced attack rates (spread) 6.3 vs 7.5%, respectivelythelancet.com/journals/lanre… @isaperena [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/157963176380638822402:44
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): A first-in-man phase 1 trial of the @AstraZeneca vaccine given intra-nasally as a booster did not show substantial evidence of   mucosal anti-spike-IgA immunity in 12 participants (Groups 4 and 5) without a placebo controlthelancet.com/journals/ebiom… [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/157963605244447539203:03
BrainstormUpdates for Norway: +122 cases since 23 hours ago03:05
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: As Omicron mutates wildly the virus shows first signs of convergent evolution → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/y0w0r6/as_omicron_mutates_wildly_the_virus_shows_first/03:32
LjL<Brainstorm> New from WebMD: Lots of Americans Lied to Others About COVID (Study): At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 40% of Americans were untruthful about whether they had the virus or were ignoring safety precautions, a nationwide survey shows. → https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20221010/lots-of-americans-lied-to-others-about-covid-study05:08
Asakoyep, I had a close contact flew anyway, couldn't afford the change fees05:09
Asakolanguage was probably vague anyway as no one cares05:09
BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +172536 cases, +185 deaths since 3 days ago05:59
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Pandemic origins and a One Health approach to preparedness and prevention: Solutions based on SARS-CoV-2 and other RNA viruses → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/y0z788/pandemic_origins_and_a_one_health_approach_to/06:13
BrainstormUpdates for India: +1957 cases, +8 deaths since 23 hours ago07:01
BrainstormUpdates for Bavaria, Germany: +40207 cases, +50 deaths since 2 days ago — North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: +32146 cases, +26 deaths since 2 days ago — Lower Saxony, Germany: +18466 cases, +19 deaths since 2 days ago — Hesse, Germany: +16608 cases, +19 deaths since 2 days ago08:03
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: Medicine: Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Vaxelis, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (acellular, component), hepatitis B (rDNA), poliomyelitis (inactivated) and Haemophilus type b conjugate vaccine (adsorbed), Meningitis, [... want %more?] → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/vaxelis08:45
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Daily Discussion Thread | October 11, 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/y125qo/daily_discussion_thread_october_11_2022/09:04
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): COVID Vaccines Don’t Cause Heart DiseaseThe exceptions are myocarditis and pericarditis, which are rare. voicesforvaccines.org/covid-vaccines… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/157973310275440230409:23
BrainstormUpdates for Taiwan: +41408 cases, +36 deaths, +64623 tests since 23 hours ago10:08
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Opinion: Medicare’s cuts to home health are a step in the wrong direction: After ensuring the health and safety of older Americans during the Covid-19 pandemic, why is Medicare trying to reduce access to home care and also take back payments for it… → https://www.statnews.com/2022/10/11/medicare-proposed-cuts-home-health-step-wrong-direction/10:59
BrainstormUpdates for Lithuania: +1510 cases, +3 deaths since 23 hours ago — Afghanistan: +157 cases, +1109 tests since 21 hours ago11:04
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: Medicine: Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Comirnaty, tozinameran,riltozinameran and tozinameran,famtozinameran and tozinameran,COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine (nucleoside modified), COVID-19 virus infection, Date of authorisation: 21/12/2020, Revision: 31, Status: Authorised → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/comirnaty11:09
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Elevated vascular transformation blood biomarkers in Long-COVID indicate angiogenesis as a key pathophysiological mechanism → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/y147l7/elevated_vascular_transformation_blood_biomarkers/11:18
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Will there be a COVID winter wave? What scientists say → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/y14dpm/will_there_be_a_covid_winter_wave_what_scientists/11:28
BrainstormUpdates for Poland: +3288 cases, +45 deaths, +15596 tests since 23 hours ago12:00
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Covid-19: Antiviral purchased by UK government does not lower risk of hospital admission, trial shows: Molnupiravir, a covid-19 antiviral drug bought by the UK government in the amount of 2.23 million doses, is no better than placebo at lowering the risks of death and hospital admission, a pivotal UK trial has [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/379/bmj.o2441.short12:26
BrainstormUpdates for China: +6749 cases, +9 deaths since 21 hours ago — Slovenia: +3645 cases since 23 hours ago — Nepal: +35 cases since 23 hours ago13:02
BrainstormNew from PubMed: Alterations in human intestinal microbiota in the course of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection: There is an interaction between the bacteria and the host at the genetic, metabolic and immunological levels. The intestine is the largest immune organ in the human's body, and the microbes present in it influence the immune [... want %more?] → https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36217850/13:04
BrainstormUpdates for Romania: +1000 cases, +13 deaths since 22 hours ago14:04
BrainstormNew from The Atlantic: Medium COVID Could Be the Most Dangerous COVID: I am still afraid of catching COVID. As a young, healthy, bivalently boosted physician, I no longer worry that I’ll end up strapped to a ventilator, but it does seem plausible that even a [... want %more?] → https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/10/covid-symptoms-medium-term-post-infection-complications/671684/14:12
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Global COVID Cases For 11OCT22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/y17x9z/global_covid_cases_for_11oct22/14:40
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Efficacy of COVID-HIGIV in animal models of SARS-CoV-2 infection → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/y18dse/efficacy_of_covidhigiv_in_animal_models_of/15:00
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Pharma: STAT+: Pharmalittle: BIO CEO resigns amid board disagreements; Pfizer exec denies allegations over EU Covid-vaccine deal → https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2022/10/11/covid19-pfizer-merck-jnj-bio-who-patents-teva-antitrust-roche-adhd-astrazeneca/15:29
BrainstormUpdates for Hong Kong: +4656 cases, +9 deaths since a day ago — Montenegro: +127 cases, +1136 tests since 23 hours ago16:02
BrainstormNew from Il Sole 24 Ore: (translated) Fourth dose towards doubling (+ 80%): here is who can do it and with which vaccines: We proceed to an average of 25 thousand doses per day, compared to less than 15 thousand a week ago. New bivalent vaccines available for all [... want %more?] → https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/quarta-dose-il-raddoppio-80percento-ecco-chi-puo-farla-e-quali-vaccini-AEsPvU7B16:08
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: New symptoms and prevalence of postacute COVID-19 syndrome among nonhospitalized COVID-19 survivors → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/y1abgg/new_symptoms_and_prevalence_of_postacute_covid19/16:27
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Well founded optimism for cancer vaccinesnytimes.com/2022/10/10/hea… pic.twitter.com/bYrRCxcVaP → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/157984366646135193816:46
BrainstormUpdates for Indonesia: +2077 cases, +16 deaths, +73573 tests since a day ago17:05
BrainstormNew from LitCovid: (news): Covid-19: Hospital admissions rise in England as some trusts reinstate mask requirements. → https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/research/coronavirus/publication/3621637317:06
BrainstormUpdates for Netherlands: +12065 cases, +10 deaths since 3 days ago — Singapore: +11732 cases since 16 hours ago18:01
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: At-Home COVID-19 Testing Programs Share How to Engage Diverse Communities in Public Health | 11OCT22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/y1csgb/athome_covid19_testing_programs_share_how_to/18:04
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Florian Krammer (@florian_krammer): It looks like the AstraZeneca vaccine wasn't good at inducing mucosal immune responses when given intranasally. That's disappointing. thelancet.com/journals/ebiom… → https://twitter.com/florian_krammer/status/157987278947733913618:42
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): The question is nonsense: test is 164 infections. Time to also test transmission is bullshit if you stop infections and you would have to wait a very long time to be able to do that. In addition: NO vaccine or contamination can prevent contamination [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/157987564477494067218:52
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Popie Jopie puts it on the line with "I find that shocking", more populist crap. No one was "placed out of society": you could test, vaccinate or recover. NO that's not "criminal": saying that is pure incitement, nothing else.Pure shit this. Criminal. → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/157987564758514892819:02
BrainstormUpdates for Italy: +65917 cases, +80 deaths, +333204 tests since a day ago19:03
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: COVID-19 Rebound Not Caused by Paxlovid-Induced Weak Immune Response: Rebound COVID-19 infection is likely caused by the cellular immune response to residual viral RNA in the respiratory tract, rather than by an immune response stunted by Paxlovid. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/covid-19-rebound-not-caused-by-paxlovid-induced-weak-immune-response19:21
BrainstormNew from Il Sole 24 Ore: (translated) Tumors, the third Italian Proton Center in Milan: After the Cnao of Pavia and that of Trento, from September 2023, the proton therapy center opens within the European Institute of Oncology (Ieo). The investment is 40 million euros → https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/tumori-milano-terzo-proton-center-italiano-AEco1c7B19:40
BrainstormUpdates for Serbia: +2060 cases, +6 deaths, +15285 tests since 21 hours ago — Canada: +296 cases, +2 deaths since 20 hours ago20:05
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Quantum tunnelling in the context of SARS-CoV-2 infection → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/y1fquo/quantum_tunnelling_in_the_context_of_sarscov2/20:47
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: There's a spike in respiratory illness among children — and it's not just COVID → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/y1gai7/theres_a_spike_in_respiratory_illness_among/21:16
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: News Scan for Oct 11, 2022: Global long-COVID estimates Length of Omicron positivity Ebola death in Uganda's capital → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/10/news-scan-oct-11-202221:26
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Florian Krammer (@florian_krammer): Me, pre-pandemic and post-pandemic. twitter.com/KatmaiNPS/stat… → https://twitter.com/florian_krammer/status/157991948595564134421:45
BrainstormUpdates for France: +94784 cases, +85 deaths since 23 hours ago — Luxembourg: +861 cases, +2 deaths since 22 hours ago — San Marino: +81 cases since 22 hours ago22:03
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: A tangled web: 42% of Americans ignored COVID precautions or lied about taking them: Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News Oct 11, 2022 People lied mostly over a desire for normalcy and personal freedom. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/10/tangled-web-42-americans-ignored-covid-precautions-or-lied-about-taking22:14
BrainstormNew from WebMD: Epidemic of Brain Fog? Long COVID’s Effects Worry Experts: Many experts and clinicians say they haven’t even begun to scratch the surface of what impact this will have on a population level in years to come. → https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20221011/epidemic-of-brain-fog-long-covids-effects-worry-experts22:52
BrainstormUpdates for Canada: +1572 cases since 23 hours ago23:06

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