libera/##covid-19/ Thursday, 2022-10-13

LjL%print https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/158025249895829094500:13
BrainstormLjL, It says: Eric Topol on Twitter: "The BQ.1.1 variant appears to be on a sharp ascent path in many countries in Europe and the US (<-now ~9%), mainly NY. Graphs by @Mike_Honey_ The other v concerning variant—XBB—is linked to a significant new wave in Singapore with a slope of ascent similar to its BA.2/BA.5 waves https://t.co/1mmcUYAmR8" / Twitter00:13
LjLBQ.1.1? whose child is this one?00:14
LjLand the first graph he links calls it BE.1.100:14
LjLoh wtf00:16
LjLBQ.1.1: Alias of B.1.1.529.5.3.1.1.1.1.1.1, found globally, defining mutations ORF1b:N1191S and S:R346T, from issue #99300:16
LjLso i got the *superior (untested)* BA.4/5 vaccine... and now the next prevailing variant is going to be a BA.1?00:16
LjL( https://cov-lineages.org/lineage_list.html )00:16
LjLi wasn't even particularly scared or fretting about my vaccine not having had a human trial, it just irks me in line of principle in addition to being unable to find even in vivo (not human, just any in vivo) efficacy data00:20
LjLbut now if it turns out the one that *was* tested was the winner, well fuck, i'm pissed off00:20
LjL(i was also irked by the doctor/nurse lying to me about it being human-tested, because i asked and she swore "all our vaccines are thoroughly tested")00:21
LjLde-facto, have you heard of this BQ.1.1 or BE.1.1?00:21
BrainstormNew from The Lancet (Online): [Articles] Sustained detection of type 2 poliovirus in London sewage between February and July, 2022, by enhanced environmental surveillance: Environmental surveillance allowed early detection of poliovirus importation and circulation in London, permitting a [... want %more?] → https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)01804-9/fulltext00:32
BrainstormNew from WebMD: For Many, Long COVID's Impacts Go On And On, Major Study Says: The news isn't all bad: People who have COVID-19 but no symptoms are much less likely to get long COVID, and the vaccines also seem to offer protection from lingering effects. → https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20221012/for-many-long-covids-impacts-go-on-and-on00:42
BrainstormUpdates for India: +1819 cases since 17 hours ago — Guatemala: +727 cases, +4 deaths since 18 hours ago01:01
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Asymptomatic infection was not associated with adverse outcomes.Vaccination was associated with reduced risk of seven symptoms. → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/158033611701802188901:20
LjL%print https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/158022314894271283202:02
BrainstormLjL, It says: Eric Topol on Twitter: "Let me me perfectly clear about the evidence for myocarditis after mRNA vaccines 1. There is a notable increased incidence, age 12-39, males, with each dose (Table) https://t.co/XXQbyeLiSP https://t.co/wLTZT3fppy" / Twitter02:02
LjLno baseline here, but the difference between one week after 1st vs 2nd dose is rather disconcerting. perhaps a bit comforting that it sometimes goes back down with the booster dose (so, is it because it's further apart? should they be further apart?). anyway he then says in the thread that it's almost always mild and most cases recover completely, but, sheesh. that's a LOT of incidence02:02
LjLand he highlights the grownups but "Incidence was highest for male adolescents ages 12 to 15 years and 16 to 17 years following dose 2 (Table)". do note the pretty crazy differences in those ages between 1st and 2nd. but when parents weren't completely certain about whether to vaccinate their children they were immediately labeled. imo, there was and is some cause for concern and it's not so crystal clear that for *all* age groups, an aggressive vaccination02:05
LjLschedule was better than the risk of catching COVID02:05
BrainstormUpdates for Canada: +3834 cases, +62 deaths since 23 hours ago02:10
BrainstormNew from ##covid-19 Zotero group: Incidence of Myocarditis/Pericarditis Following mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Among Children and Younger Adults in the United States: Type Journal Article Author Kristin Goddard Author Kayla E. Hanson Author Ned Lewis Author Eric Weintraub Author Bruce Fireman Author Nicola P. Klein URL [... want %more?] → https://www.zotero.org/groups/covid_links/items/P9SMAE9S02:18
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Vaccines alone cannot slow the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/y2knmk/vaccines_alone_cannot_slow_the_evolution_of/03:15
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: (news): Over-50s set to be invited for Covid booster and flu jab in England → https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-6323435203:34
BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +145213 cases, +176 deaths since a day ago05:04
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Lowest US Life Expectancy Since 1996 Linked to COVID-19 → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/y2mx9h/lowest_us_life_expectancy_since_1996_linked_to/05:10
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tulio de Oliveira (@Tuliodna): AI mathematician, tumour fungi and Africa’s coronavirus genomes nature.com/articles/d4158… → https://twitter.com/Tuliodna/status/158039936353240268805:29
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Data shows Mass General Brigham’s ‘Clinics on Wheels’ increased access to COVID-19 services for underserved populations: Initiative vaccinated a significantly higher rate of young people, non-white populations, and Hispanic people than the [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/y2o8a3/data_shows_mass_general_brighams_clinics_on/06:36
BrainstormUpdates for Pakistan: +57 cases since 23 hours ago07:02
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: The post pandemic world we live has it's own set of challenges and problems. What do you think are the biggest problems of the current world that can be solved by building new and innovative products (digital or otherwise)? → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/y2pxr9/the_post_pandemic_world_we_live_has_its_own_set/07:05
BrainstormUpdates for Lower Saxony, Germany: +23785 cases, +31 deaths since a day ago — Pennsylvania, United States: +12621 cases, +119 deaths since 2 days ago — Emilia-Romagna, Italy: +4849 cases, +10 deaths since a day ago — Maryland, United States: +1974 cases, +28 deaths since a day ago08:11
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: 外交部 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC (Taiwan)    (@MOFA_Taiwan): #Taiwan   reopens its border TODAY—no quarantine required for arrivals, only 7 days of self-initiated prevention. If you haven't booked your ticket, here are some visual reminders of why you should ASAP!Learn more [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/MOFA_Taiwan/status/158045355178802790409:09
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: The astounding impact and reach of long Covid, in numbers and charts → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/y2sg6g/the_astounding_impact_and_reach_of_long_covid_in/09:37
BrainstormUpdates for Taiwan: +53374 cases, +29 deaths, +69159 tests since a day ago10:09
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Biotech: STAT+: Flush with cash from Covid-19 vaccine, BioNTech founders have outsized ambitions → https://www.statnews.com/2022/10/13/flush-with-cash-from-covid-19-vaccine-biontech-founders-have-outsized-ambitions/10:55
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Detection of viable SARS-CoV-2 in deep respiratory specimens despite negative nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR: Occult COVID-19 as an unsuspected cause of pulmonary infiltrates in immunocompromised patients → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/y2u298/detection_of_viable_sarscov2_in_deep_respiratory/11:24
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tom Wenseleers (@TWenseleers): Surprise there: the huge spike in excess deaths among the 25-44 in Florida in September 2021 was just caused by - well, Covid, and their hospitals getting overloaded... Other states with better vaccine uptake fared better... twitter.com/Jean__Fisch/st… → https://twitter.com/TWenseleers/status/158049894101084569612:12
thepackethey yaw12:41
thepacketso oscillopsia is up there on the list of symptoms as well as loss of smell when someone gets covid. is there a paper on the neurological impact of covid? i'm interested in reading now that i have a minimum of 5 days of isolation12:43
BrainstormNew from BioNTech: Pfizer and BioNTech Announce Positive Early Data From Clinical Trial of Omicron BA.4/BA.5-Adapted Bivalent Booster in Individuals 18 Years and Older: Sera collected from participants 7 days after administration of a 30-µg [... want %more?] → https://investors.biontech.de/news-releases/news-release-details/pfizer-and-biontech-announce-positive-early-data-clinical-trial12:51
ublx"is there a paper.."  -  perhaps a few: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=covid+neurolog12:57
ublxperhaps make search terms covid+neurolog+narrative+review to boil down search results if you're looking for papers attempting an overview, and set timespan to eg "since 2022" if you're hoping for a recent attempt as such an overview12:58
thepacketwas also fishing conversation to see if any else agrees13:05
BrainstormUpdates for Hong Kong: +5622 cases, +8 deaths since 23 hours ago — Malta: +23 cases, +551 tests since a day ago13:10
BrainstormUpdates for China: +5994 cases, +8 deaths since 23 hours ago — Philippines: +2793 cases, +40 deaths, +17764 tests since 22 hours ago — Nepal: +45 cases since 21 hours ago13:59
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Study finds two vascular biomarkers that provided 96% classification accuracy for long covid. → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/y2wcol/study_finds_two_vascular_biomarkers_that_provided/14:08
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Increase in Enteroviruses Seen with Decreases in COVID-19 Precautions: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports the rise in pediatric acute respiratory illnesses especially as there is a decrease in hygiene measures that were [... want %more?] → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/increase-in-enteroviruses-seen-with-decreases-in-covid-19-precautions15:05
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Pharma: STAT+: Pharmalittle: GSK vaccine for RSV was effective in study of older adults; Eisai is confident of U.S. approval of its Alzheimer’s drug → https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2022/10/13/covid19-vaccines-rsv-gsk-pfizer-moderna-eisai-alzheimers-compounding-adderall-novartis-merck-moderna/15:45
BrainstormNew from Il Sole 24 Ore: (translated) Vaccines, the first candidate against respiratory syncytial virus is on the way: Based on the latest results of a phase 3 study, the pharmaceutical company GSK plans to apply for registration of its candidate within the year → https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/vaccini-arrivo-primo-candidato-contro-virus-respiratorio-sinciziale-AEUmSJ8B16:05
BrainstormUpdates for Bangladesh: +445 cases, +1 deaths, +4987 tests since 23 hours ago16:10
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): A booster shot reduced the risk of #LongCovid during Denmark's Omicron wave. Results of a nationwide questionnaire study in ~44,000 participants 4 months after infections medrxiv.org/content/10.110… by @SSI_dk @anders_hviid and colleagues pic.twitter.com/yvGC1y6VfK → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/158056417229042073616:24
BrainstormUpdates for UAE: +340 cases since a day ago17:06
BrainstormNew from Il Sole 24 Ore: (translated) Health: Covid, hospitalizations: 64% are not linked to the virus. Change the bulletin → https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/covid-ricoveri-64percento-non-e-legato-virus-cambia-bollettino-AEp8Cq7B17:23
arthurBrainstorm17:25
arthur%cases london17:25
Brainstormarthur: the world has had 629.7 million confirmed cases (8.3% of all people) and 6.6 million deaths (1.1% of cases; 1 in 1152 people) as of a day ago. 8.6 billion tests were done (1.1 per capita, 7.3% positive). 3.4 billion were vaccinated (44.2%). +263 cases since 3 days ago. See https://offloop.net/covid19/?default=the%20world&legacy=no17:25
BrainstormNew from The Atlantic: The Masks We’ll Wear in the Next Pandemic: On one level, the world’s response to the coronavirus pandemic over the past two and half years was a major triumph for modern medicine. We developed COVID vaccines faster than we’d [... want %more?] → https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/10/pandemic-n95-mask-protection-shortcomings-indoor-air-quality/671723/17:32
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): Characterization of Early Patients Initiating Ofatumumab for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis. → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0557677917:42
BrainstormUpdates for Chile: +4894 cases, +5 deaths, +38793 tests since 23 hours ago — Italy: +45705 cases, +66 deaths, +238253 tests since 23 hours ago18:08
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tom Wenseleers (@TWenseleers): @EricTopol The only part where I would agree is that health agencies should do a better effort to make data on hospitalisations "for" or "with" Covid publicly available, so that they could more easily be integrated in @OurWorldInData... → https://twitter.com/TWenseleers/status/158059108290298265718:11
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD): The proposed legislation creates a modern framework for FDA to oversee process used to develop and validate diagnostic tests rather than regulate only the tests themselves and ensure all tests meet requirements, giving patients assurance that [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/158059185504074956818:21
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: Covid protection may be boosted by genes, study shows: Early study suggests our genes may play a part in how well protected we are after Covid jabs. → https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-6324367918:41
BrainstormNew from WebMD: First They Get Long COVID, Then They Lose Their Health Care: Millions of Americans are facing a new disability – long COVID – that has prevented them from getting back to work. Without work, how will they pay for treatments? → https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20221013/first-they-get-long-covid-then-they-lose-their-health-care19:00
BrainstormUpdates for United Kingdom: +420 deaths since 5 days ago — Canada: +4177 cases, +59 deaths since 23 hours ago20:00
bin_slasherblaze it20:16
xxdark20:27
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): An important editorial @ScienceMagazine by its Editor-in-Chief. A recurrent theme during the pandemic has been dissemination of medical mis/dis-information from physicians with faculty appointments, while their universities remain silent, which boils down to default [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/158062884174310195220:47
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Not to miss: a remarkable infographic feature on the immune response to #SARSCoV2 @ScienceMagazine @ScienceVisuals with this week's coverscience.org/content/articl… pic.twitter.com/S7WddvUTQc → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/158063147556881203220:57
BrainstormUpdates for South Africa: +470 cases since 20 hours ago21:03
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Get New Booster by Halloween for Safer Holidays, Officials Say – More than 330 people die on average each day of COVID-19, → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/y36xlu/get_new_booster_by_halloween_for_safer_holidays/21:07
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: Study: Long-COVID symptoms burdened 29% of survivors: Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News Oct 13, 2022 Study finds a considerable burden of fatigue and "brain fog" in COVID long-haulers. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/10/study-long-covid-symptoms-burdened-29-survivors21:36
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: National Academy of Medicine (@theNAMedicine): Prioritizing influenza and respiratory pathogen R&D will help ensure a more effective response to future pandemics and may improve seasonal influenza response, authors of a new #NAMPerspectives state: bit.ly/3Bp9dtv pic.twitter.com/vy3DNY0c11 → https://twitter.com/theNAMedicine/status/158064205158188646421:46
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Dieles Stolk (@DCSZ14): A thread about the importance of the flu shot #flu shot #influenza #vaccinationA common complaint about flu vaccines is that they are usually only between 40%-60% effective against infection – the well-known "what's the point?" argument.But it does make sense.1/14 → https://twitter.com/DCSZ14/status/158064273077425766421:56
BrainstormUpdates for France: +62344 cases, +62 deaths since a day ago22:05
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: News Scan for Oct 13, 2022: Teens' adversities amid COVID US monkeypox totals Uganda to try 2 Ebola vaccines → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/10/news-scan-oct-13-202222:06
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: COVID-19 Virus Infects Neurons, Induces Inflammation in the Brains of Rhesus Macaques → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/y38nu4/covid19_virus_infects_neurons_induces/22:35
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): GSK’s older adult respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine candidate shows 94.1% reduction in severe RSV disease and overall vaccine efficacy of 82.6% in pivotal trialThis would be an important breakthrough! Looking forward to see the data.gsk.com/en-gb/media/pr… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/158066269963749785622:54

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