libera/##covid-19/ Tuesday, 2022-11-01

BrainstormUpdates for Bahrain: +367 cases, +1 deaths, +3973 tests since a day ago00:01
x_xare there already any number on how well this years flu vaccines match the circulating strains?00:11
LjL-Matrixx_x: not sure about numbers but word of mouth is they're "well" matched00:16
BrainstormNew from The Lancet (Online): [Articles] Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries: The SPI contains 23 indicators that are globally applicable, relevant across different system [... want %more?] → https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)01846-3/fulltext00:39
BrainstormUpdates for South Korea: +58358 cases, +33 deaths since a day ago01:10
LjLugh, now France has local Dengue cases (i'm late to the party, old news, but not so old)01:31
BrainstormNew from Eric Topol on Substack: Eric Topol: Pandemic update, 31 October 2022 → https://erictopol.substack.com/p/pandemic-update-31-october-202201:35
BrainstormUpdates for Bulgaria: +846 cases, +20 deaths, +7537 tests since 23 hours ago — Norway: +194 cases since 23 hours ago02:00
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): Monthly Q&A and Discussion Megathread for November 2022: Please use this megathread for any daily questions and answers, general discussions and for rants. → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronavirusUK/comments/yiuifz/monthly_qa_and_discussion_megathread_for_november/02:13
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Family members caring for COVID patients after ICU discharge face unique challenges | University of Michigan News → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/yivwvp/family_members_caring_for_covid_patients_after/03:18
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Long Covid is affecting women more than men, national survey finds → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/yixcqj/long_covid_is_affecting_women_more_than_men/05:11
BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +48556 cases, +150 deaths since 23 hours ago06:02
BrainstormUpdates for New York, United States: +8186 cases since a day ago — Illinois, United States: +4970 cases, +15 deaths since 2 days ago — Virginia, United States: +2672 cases, +10 deaths since 2 days ago — Colorado, United States: +2571 cases, +6 deaths since 3 days ago07:05
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Daily Discussion Thread | November 01, 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/yj1ibd/daily_discussion_thread_november_01_2022/08:08
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: COVID-19 activates a similar inflammatory response in the brain to Parkinson's disease, a University of Queensland-led study suggests. The researchers propose that anti-inflammatory drugs could help block the response. → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/yj1sqd/covid19_activates_a_similar_inflammatory_response/08:45
BrainstormUpdates for Taiwan: +34243 cases, +45 deaths, +52196 tests since a day ago09:09
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: SARS-CoV-2 drives NLRP3 inflammasome activation in human microglia through spike protein → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/yj2n8o/sarscov2_drives_nlrp3_inflammasome_activation_in/09:13
python476oh darsie09:50
darsieoh python47609:50
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Opinion: Biopharma innovation needs to harness lessons learned from Covid-19: To maintain its purpose-driven power, biopharma companies must be bold, take risks, embrace the digital experience, and be willing to learn from entrepreneurial innovative [... want %more?] → https://www.statnews.com/2022/11/01/biopharma-innovation-needs-to-harness-lessons-learned-from-covid-19/09:50
python476it's nice to see regulars still being here09:52
BrainstormUpdates for Lithuania: +587 cases, +4 deaths since 22 hours ago09:59
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: What is Safe Long COVID Rehabilitation → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/yj3hhb/what_is_safe_long_covid_rehabilitation/10:00
BrainstormUpdates for Japan: +65280 cases, +52 deaths since 22 hours ago11:01
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Antibody treatment tested as new tool against malaria → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/yj3hm8/antibody_treatment_tested_as_new_tool_against/11:23
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Pfizer says vaccine to prevent RSV in newborns is effective: Pfizer’s maternal vaccine against the respiratory syncytial virus reduced the rate of severe illness in newborns by 81.8%, the company said Tuesday, meeting the goal of a pivotal study. → https://www.statnews.com/2022/11/01/pfizer-says-vaccine-to-prevent-rsv-in-newborns-is-effective/11:42
BrainstormUpdates for Nepal: +29 cases since 23 hours ago12:10
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: COVID-19 can interfere with your period in many ways. Here's how. → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/yj6jsn/covid19_can_interfere_with_your_period_in_many/12:48
BrainstormUpdates for Malta: +23 cases, +557 tests since 23 hours ago13:06
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Global COVID Cases For 01NOV22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/yj7aas/global_covid_cases_for_01nov22/13:26
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Pfizer Announce Positive Data on RSV Vaccine for Pregnant Mothers: Vaccine efficacy of 81.8% was observed against severe medically attended lower respiratory tract illness due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants from birth through the [... want %more?] → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/pfizer-announce-positive-data-on-rsv-vaccine-for-pregnant-mothers13:44
BrainstormUpdates for Romania: +659 cases, +9 deaths since a day ago14:08
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Has covid-19 become milder? → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/yj8iys/has_covid19_become_milder/14:23
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Pharma: STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer maternal RSV vaccine meets pivotal study’s goal; Lilly cuts its annual profit forecast → https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2022/11/01/pfizer-rsv-vaccine-lilly-jnj-vertex-covid19/14:32
de-factopython476 you possibly also could try to do things that help with thinning blood such as trinking water, green tea (normal amounts to avoid liver toxicity) and possibly take Aspirin or Ginkgo and special foods etc. Thinner blood will be more easy for your heart to pump through the small capillaries in your lung. Also try to have very fresh air from outdoors by always opening the window. From my experience such things could influence blood oxygenation15:00
de-factolevels a bit, but if course can't replace treatment if you medically need it.15:00
BrainstormUpdates for Azerbaijan: +60 cases, +4 deaths since 18 hours ago15:10
BrainstormNew from Medical Xpress: COVID-19 virus increases risk for other infections by disrupting normal mix of gut bacteria: Infection with the pandemic virus, SARS-CoV-2, can reduce the number of bacterial species in a patient's gut, with the lesser diversity creating space for dangerous microbes [... want %more?] → https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-11-covid-virus-infections-disrupting-gut.html15:11
BrainstormUpdates for Singapore: +5652 cases since 22 hours ago — Indonesia: +4707 cases, +32 deaths, +76289 tests since a day ago16:00
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): Lipase Levels and Coronavirus Disease 2019 → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0560125816:07
BrainstormNew from WebMD: COVID Infection Disrupts the Gut's Microbiome: According to a new study, a COVID infection can reduce the number of bacterial species in the gut, creating an opportunity for dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria to thrive. → https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20221101/covid-infection-disrupts-the-guts-microbiome16:17
BrainstormUpdates for Israel: +772 cases since 20 hours ago — Morocco: +49 cases, +2145 tests since 20 hours ago — Sri Lanka: +23 cases, +1 deaths since 18 hours ago17:02
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Comparative risk of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome or thromboembolic events associated with different covid-19 vaccines: international network cohort study from five European countries and the US → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/yjczj6/comparative_risk_of_thrombosis_with/17:33
BrainstormUpdates for Kenya: +106 cases since a day ago18:04
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Bridging the Gap: Finding Treatments for Moderate COVID-19 Disease: Is it safe and beneficial to administer a second immunomodulator in patients with moderate COVID-19? How do we identify which patients are likely to progress to severe disease? → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/bridging-the-gap-finding-treatments-for-moderate-covid-19-disease18:10
BrainstormUpdates for Canada: +273 cases, +17 deaths since 21 hours ago19:07
BrainstormNew from The Atlantic: Why Does Chronic Pain Hurt So Much?: You never forget the first time a doctor gives up: when they tell you that they don’t know what to do—they have no further tests to run, no treatments to offer—and that you’re on your own. It happened to [... want %more?] → https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/11/living-with-chronic-pain-philosophy-lessons/671958/19:19
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: COVID-19 Scan for Nov 01, 2022: Republican states and COVID deaths COVID-19 in pregnancy → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/11/covid-19-scan-nov-01-202219:28
BrainstormUpdates for Malaysia: +2913 cases, +3 deaths since 23 hours ago — France: +63 cases since 21 hours ago20:03
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Wild Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) Do Not Play a Role as Vectors or Reservoirs of SARS-CoV-2 in North-Eastern Poland → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/yjhs70/wild_red_deer_cervus_elaphus_do_not_play_a_role/20:16
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Recent Research Indicates That We're Falling Short on HBV Elimination Targets: Organizations look at an agent-based model to assess the impact of vaccination, screening, and treatment on incidence and prevalence of HBV in Ontario, Canada. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/recent-research-indicates-that-we-re-falling-short-on-hbv-elimination-targets20:35
BrainstormUpdates for Wallis and Futuna, France: +2654 cases since 3 months ago — Barbados: +410 cases since 15 days ago20:59
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: Study: US political divide may help explain shrinking racial COVID death gap: Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News Nov 01, 2022 Factors that contributed to higher death rates Blacks persisted, but adherence to protective [... want %more?] → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/11/study-us-political-divide-may-help-explain-shrinking-racial-covid-death-gap21:13
BrainstormUpdates for Serbia: +1034 cases, +8 deaths since 23 hours ago — UAE: +293 cases since a day ago22:01
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Intramuscular injection of a mixture of COVID-19 peptide vaccine and tetanus vaccine in horse induced neutralizing antibodies against authentic virus of SARS-CoV-2 → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/yjl9mx/intramuscular_injection_of_a_mixture_of_covid19/22:10
LjLwut22:17
LjL%print https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/158748542203210547222:42
BrainstormLjL, It says: Eric Topol on Twitter: "Some further potential evidence for immune imprinting from a nationwide Qatar study on vaccination, with or without a booster, for protection from Omicron -raddadreinfection https://t.co/qEQm2vTwq4 @HChemaitelly @Laith_AbuRaddad and colleagues https://t.co/zQe0ceataU" / Twitter22:42
LjLanyone wanna decipher this?22:42
LjLit doesn't give me good vibes but it looks like many of the studies Topol posts are (by some) accused of being of poor quality or confounded22:43
LjLbut it definitely doesn't give me good vibes that "potentially" having had more boosters leaves you more susceptible to re-infection than having had fewer boosters22:43
LjL%print https://twitter.com/JusDayDa/status/158748978229210316922:45
BrainstormLjL, It says: JusDayDa on Twitter: "@EricTopol @HChemaitelly @Laith_AbuRaddad The unvaccinated cohorts were different. Look at the bottom of this chart. When matching to testing frequency, the three dose was superior to unvaccinated. (Triple vaccinated folks more likely to get tested and report a test than unvaccinated folks) https://t.co/BoA880Zgp3" / Twitter22:45
LjLalthough i don't actually see what he's saying in the chart...22:47
Asakogot my 5th today23:23
Asakocause topol said go ahead23:23
LjLhopefully a modified vaccine23:24
LjLalso, 5th? seriously?23:24
Asakoyes the bivalent, had to give me a new card, old one full23:30
LjLanyway Topol isn't a god or anything23:31
Asakoyeah twiv guy at FDA didn't advise to get it23:32
Asakohe was the only no vote23:33
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: The polarization of politics and public opinion and their effects on racial inequality in COVID mortality: evidence suggests that shrinking gap in US COVID-19 racial death disparities driven by political division and increasing total deaths among [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/yjlbdl/the_polarization_of_politics_and_public_opinion/23:35
BrainstormNew from Eric Topol on Substack: Pandemic update, 1 November 2022: NB: The is the 2nd daily/frequent brief pandemic update that I just initiated because of twitter’s instability Two published papers today are of interest. And some very welcome good news on the bivalent booster shot. What does a booster [... want %more?] → https://erictopol.substack.com/p/pandemic-update-1-november-202223:44
LjL"twitter's instability"?23:46
LjLis Musk shaking it?23:46
LjL"Now for the best news of the day, which is on the BA.5 bivalent booster, a reprint from Emory University that shows how well the bivalent held up to BQ.1. and BA.2.75.2, two of the most immune evasive new variants, compared with the original movement shot(s) via the live neutralization assay. This is the best data we have yet seen for the bivalent booster, since for the 2 earlier preprints by the Ho and Barouch labs, both did not show a big BA.5 neutralizing23:49
LjLantibody response as was hoped. Now we have lab evidence that our defense against 2 of the worrisome variants with a growth advantage in the United States (especially BQ.1.1) should be bolstered with the new booster."23:49
Asakoi had the option for moderna, just stayed with the pfizer23:52
Asako7 months since the last booster, 6 months since I had CV23:54
AsakoLjL: leon is firing many people, apparently trump returns monday, yeah who knows how this goes23:55

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