libera/##covid-19/ Friday, 2022-12-23

BrainstormNew from The Lancet (Online): [Comment] PANORAMIC: important insights into molnupiravir use in COVID-19: Oral antivirals have been an important addition to efforts to minimise adverse COVID-19 outcomes in individuals at high risk. Although no head-to-head comparisons of the widely available [... want %more?] → https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)02593-4/fulltext00:32
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: Molnupiravir Covid antiviral treatment hastens recovery - trial: But molnupiravir showed no obvious benefit at reducing hospital cases and deaths, a study found. → https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-6407039200:42
BrainstormUpdates for Guatemala: +2781 cases, +2 deaths since a day ago — Ethiopia: +243 cases since a day ago01:06
LjLargh https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)02593-4/fulltext now you need to register to access Lancet articles even if they're free?01:10
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): While the time to recovery was shortened, the price to pay is a very high rate of #SARSCoV2 mutations induced (its obligatory mechanism). That alarming rate has been amply documented by @LongDesertTrain twitter.com/longdeserttrai… pic.twitter.com/ignWWSTU9B → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/160608263930304512101:29
BrainstormUpdates for Australia: +41818 cases, +95 deaths since 23 hours ago — Colombia: +7930 cases since 6 days ago — Bolivia: +2989 cases, +3 deaths since 23 hours ago — Norway: +297 cases since 23 hours ago02:08
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Jeremy Kamil @macroliter@mastodon.social (@macroliter): @Marc_Veld @Dave99117584 @BallouxFrancois @zeynep @michaelmina_lab @jakescottMD @origincanada Also, “loss of B cell maturation” is such utter bullshit.  If that was happening you wouldn’t see COVID variants that exquisitely [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/macroliter/status/160609667994119782402:27
BrainstormUpdates for Zambia: +159 cases since 23 days ago04:06
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Look what's happening in New York StateXBB (likely XBB.1.5) is quickly outcompeting BQ.1.1coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-varia… pic.twitter.com/XaOJRvMEnx → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/160613005148485632004:32
BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +41431 cases, +187 deaths since a day ago06:11
BrainstormNew from This Week In Virology: TWiV 966: 1918 influenza with Jeffery Taubenberger: Vincent travels to the NIH campus to speak with Jeffery Taubenberger about his career, the 1918 influenza pandemic, deciphering the genome sequence of the virus from tissues of disease victims and using it to rescue infectious virus. → https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-966/06:19
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: China' soaring COVID numbers raise global fears: With much of the population unvaccinated, there are fears of mutations, high fatalities, and economic upset. → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/zt7qpr/china_soaring_covid_numbers_raise_global_fears/06:58
BrainstormUpdates for Ohio, United States: +17891 cases since 4 hours ago — Kanagawa, Japan: +11470 cases, +26 deaths since 23 hours ago — Massachusetts, United States: +10867 cases since 6 days ago — Ontario, Canada: +7688 cases, +68 deaths since a day ago07:01
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tulio de Oliveira (@Tuliodna): Contamination leads to swift retraction for Science paper from German scientists on the origins of Omicron in Africa  retractionwatch.com/2022/12/20/con… → https://twitter.com/Tuliodna/status/160616981306746470707:18
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: The impact of pre-existing cross-reactive immunity on SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccine responses → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/zt99ms/the_impact_of_preexisting_crossreactive_immunity/08:25
BrainstormUpdates for Taiwan: +19061 cases, +40 deaths, +24906 tests since 23 hours ago08:59
BrainstormNew from BioNTech: BioNTech Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial for Malaria Vaccine Program BNT165: BioNTech aims to develop the first mRNA-based vaccine for Malaria prevention based on a novel multi-antigen vaccine approach First evaluated candidate [... want %more?] → https://investors.biontech.de/news-releases/news-release-details/biontech-initiates-phase-1-clinical-trial-malaria-vaccine09:04
BrainstormUpdates for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: +56 cases since 10 days ago — Islamabad, Pakistan: +15 cases since 10 days ago10:01
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: How similar is covid-19 to the flu? → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/ztbbpi/how_similar_is_covid19_to_the_flu/10:42
BrainstormUpdates for Japan: +173336 cases, +315 deaths since a day ago — Russia: +7409 cases, +57 deaths since a day ago11:03
BrainstormNew from NPR Science: A new kind of blood test can screen for many cancers — as some pregnant people learn: Testing pregnant people's blood to look at free-floating DNA can tell doctors about the health of the fetus. But these [... want %more?] → https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/12/23/1141679898/a-new-kind-of-blood-test-can-screen-for-many-cancers-as-some-pregnant-people-lea11:12
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Refusing to negotiate NHS pay is a false economy: This might be the most challenging period the NHS has ever faced. Bed occupancy rates and emergency department attendance are both higher than they were during that last two winters, which coincided with covid-19 peaks.1 Emergency departments have had their [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/379/bmj.o3056.short11:40
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Adaptive immune responses and cytokine immune profiles in humans following prime and boost vaccination with the SARS-CoV-2 CoronaVac vaccine → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/ztct1x/adaptive_immune_responses_and_cytokine_immune/12:18
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: Flu and Covid: People told to stay home for Christmas if unwell: Health officials warn people with flu or Covid symptoms to avoid mixing with vulnerable relatives. → https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-6407408812:38
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): suggesting that in severe disease of older adults, these defenders of the organism may be disabled from performing immune protection. These findings shed new light on interactions between age and disease severity in COVID-19. → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/160625642609084416012:57
BrainstormNew from Science-Based Medicine: More COVID More Measles?: There are a number of potential problems children are facing that are related to the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, not the least of which is a rise in vaccine hesitancy and even anti-vaccine belief. The post  first appeared on Science-Based Medicine . → https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/more-covid-more-measles/13:06
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): UK update out:It is winter season: lots of creatures circulating. That is pretty normal this time of year. RSV, Influenza, SARS-CoV-2, and other.assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/160626061691776614513:16
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: General practitioner care in nursing homes during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: a retrospective survey among nursing home managers → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/ztdws3/general_practitioner_care_in_nursing_homes_during/13:25
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Global COVID Cases For 23DEC22 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/ztek5v/global_covid_cases_for_23dec22/14:04
BrainstormUpdates for Hong Kong: +20252 cases, +39 deaths since 23 hours ago14:10
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: The presence of SARS-CoV-2 in multiple clinical specimens of a fatal case of COVID-19: a case report → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/ztezr4/the_presence_of_sarscov2_in_multiple_clinical/14:23
de-facto%title https://www.businessinsider.com/china-covid-likely-million-cases-thousands-deaths-daily-2022-1214:49
Brainstormde-facto: From www.businessinsider.com: China Seeing 1 Million COVID Cases and 5,000 Deaths a Day: Report14:49
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Persistent post–COVID-19 smell loss is associated with immune cell infiltration and altered gene expression in olfactory epithelium → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/ztfeus/persistent_postcovid19_smell_loss_is_associated/14:53
BrainstormUpdates for France: +43 cases since 16 hours ago15:00
BrainstormNew from New Scientist: Targeted vaccine campaigns helped the West get on top of monkeypox: Countries such as the UK and France are now reporting zero daily cases of monkeypox as a result of offering the limited vaccine doses available to the most at-risk people → https://www.newscientist.com/article/2352885-targeted-vaccine-campaigns-helped-the-west-get-on-top-of-monkeypox/15:12
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD): All indications are situation on the ground in China is far worse than official reports from CCP; with the potential for a grave impact on elderly population, which remain under vaccinated relative to younger people in China. Only about 70% of [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/160629376158302617615:32
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD): BBC: “China Covid: How is it tackling the latest surge in cases?”bbc.com/news/63798484 pic.twitter.com/zcGDeU1bjY → https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/160629730899953254615:41
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ): Pharmacies across China reported shortages of ibuprofen, paracetamol and other fever medication as the country struggles to cope with a surge in Covid-19 cases on.wsj.com/3Gho6Sp → https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/160629985409907097715:51
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): New US #SARSCoV2 genomics indicates an important shift to XBB gaining on BQ.1.1. While the BQ.1s are dominant overall, the Northeast is now XBB dominant (particularly rapidly growing XBB.1.5)covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tra… pic.twitter.com/0wSbgRjtTK → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/160631125194396467216:40
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Ulrich Elling (@EllingUlrich):   Representative genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Austria in week 51 across all regions. We provide nowcasting, but with reduced confidence due to reduced sample size. A collaboration of #AGES @agesnews and @IMBA_Vienna/@oeaw. 1/4 pic.twitter.com/HPLiRLYVcN → https://twitter.com/EllingUlrich/status/160631743214611660817:09
BrainstormUpdates for Italy: +137572 cases, +798 deaths since 7 days ago — Cuba: +32 cases since 23 hours ago17:11
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): How do Perceptions of Covid-19 Risk Influence Health Decisions in Pregnancy? → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0566376217:19
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): eVusheld Assessment reaL wORld Effectiveness in the VA Health System → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0566395717:29
LjL<Brainstorm> Updates for Italy: +137572 cases, +798 deaths since 7 days ago   ←  again, cases down, deaths up. totally realistic counting.17:36
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): Immunogenicity and Safety of COVID-19 Vaccine in Population Aged 18 Years and Above(Negative Antibody Against COVID-19) → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0566308617:48
BrainstormUpdates for Spain: +18798 cases, +241 deaths since 7 days ago — Netherlands: +3877 cases, +15 deaths since a day ago — Qatar: +511 cases since 2 days ago18:00
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): Analysis Of Clinical And Laboratory Variables To Create A Score For Indication Of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation In Patients With Covid-19 → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0566352818:08
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): Early Versus Late Use of Hi-VNI in Covid-19 → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0566313818:18
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: In Case You Missed It: The Week's Top Infectious Disease Stories: A new monoclonal antibody, invasive group A strep, and genital herpes topped the list of this week's most-read stories. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/in-case-you-missed-it-the-week-s-top-infectious-disease-stories18:56
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Two Yorkshire care home workers sacked for refusing to have Covid-19 vaccine lose employment tribunalTwo workers at a care home in Hull have lost an employment tribunal claim for unfair dismissal over their refusal to have a Covid-19 vaccination. [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/160634860655814656619:06
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): "Our study demonstrates that [Molnupiravir] this commonly used antiviral can supercharge viral evolution in immunocompromised patients, potentially generating new variants and prolonging the pandemic."medrxiv.org/content/10.110… → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/160635483288484659219:26
BrainstormUpdates for Malaysia: +902 cases, +6 deaths since a day ago20:05
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Omicron is SARS-COV-2, causes COVID-19, it is not mild.Without vaccine-obtained immunity all counties would have done badly. Do not use China for arguments, this, if accurate, is devastating for the people. twitter.com/wangxiangweihk… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/160637321037473793420:44
BrainstormUpdates for Ukraine: +4358 cases, +70 deaths since 9 hours ago — Canada: +3370 cases, +124 deaths since 23 hours ago — France: +78 cases since 22 hours ago — United Kingdom: +2 deaths since a day ago21:01
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Staatsontbosbeheer (@Ontbosbeheer): @Marc_Veld Nonsense, without a vaccine I endured it fine and built up long-term immunity. It is clearly not a must to inject. But you shouldn't have been locked up for almost 3 years. That could be the problem here! Keep thinking! → https://twitter.com/Ontbosbeheer/status/160637683505031168921:04
BrainstormNew from The Atlantic: How Many Republicans Died Because the GOP Turned Against Vaccines?: No country has a perfect COVID vaccination rate, even this far into the pandemic, but America’s record is particularly dismal. About a third of Americans—more than a hundred [... want %more?] → https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/12/covid-deaths-anti-vaccine-republican-voters/672575/22:12
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: China estimates COVID surge is infecting 37 million people a day → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/zttfbs/china_estimates_covid_surge_is_infecting_37/22:50
BrainstormUpdates for China: +20252 cases, +39 deaths since a day ago22:59

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