libera/##covid-19/ Thursday, 2023-04-20

BrainstormUpdates for Myanmar: +39 cases, +12489 tests since a day ago — Algeria: +10 cases since a day ago00:06
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: CDC Updates and Simplifies COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations: The CDC and FDA now recommend the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA bivalent COVID-19 vaccines be used for all vaccinations in the US. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/cdc-updates-and-simplifies-covid-19-vaccine-recommendations00:19
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Intranasal Foralumab to be investigated for Long COVID. (human anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody that dampens inflammation by deactivating microglia and returning effector T cells to naive state in brain) → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/12scrm2/intranasal_foralumab_to_be_investigated_for_long/00:39
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: The ‘invented persona’ behind a key pandemic database → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/12se4ka/the_invented_persona_behind_a_key_pandemic/01:28
BrainstormNew from Outbreak News Today: Ohio: Measles case reported in Akron area: NewsDesk @bactiman63 Summit County Public Health (SCPH) in Akron, Ohio reports investigating a single confirmed measles case in an unvaccinated individual in Summit County. SCPH is conducting a case investigation and contact [... want %more?] → http://outbreaknewstoday.com/ohio-measles-case-reported-in-akron-area-42717/02:17
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: AstraZeneca confident new COVID antibody protects against known variants → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/12sg85n/astrazeneca_confident_new_covid_antibody_protects/03:55
BrainstormUpdates for Sudan: +71 cases since 20 days ago04:02
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Yemeni Prince visited Italy in 1926 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/12siyko/yemeni_prince_visited_italy_in_1926/04:34
BrainstormUpdates for North Macedonia: +293 cases, +4 deaths since 14 days ago — Uzbekistan: +249 cases since 7 days ago — Fr. Polynesia: +159 cases since 14 days ago05:05
BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +2237 cases, +104 deaths since a day ago06:07
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marta Giovanetti (@Mittenavoig): Worked around the clock over the past couple of weeks investigating the rapid epidemic expansion of CHIKV-ECSA in Paraguay with a brilliant team @LourencoJML @vagnerf0nseca @houzhou @rjlessells @edwardcholmes @Tuliodna @LUIZALC55150079 @pahowho [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Mittenavoig/status/164893250757484544108:16
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Daily Discussion Thread | April 20, 2023: 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/12spdsj/daily_discussion_thread_april_20_2023/09:06
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: Document: Amended Biologics Working Party (BWP) Ad hoc Influenza Working Group - EU recommendations for the seasonal influenza vaccine composition for the season 2023/2024 → https://www.ema.europa.eu/documents/regulatory-procedural-guideline/biologics-working-party-bwp-ad-hoc-influenza-working-group-amended-european-union-recommendations/2024_en.pdf09:25
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Just a gentle reminder for everyone to read and understand."The monovalent Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines are no longer authorized for use in the US." No the vaccine has not been withdrawn: "bivalent mRNA vaccines have been authorized" as the [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/164895917512324710410:04
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Immunization with an Omicron antigen induces antibodies  with de novo reactivity patterns towards mutated epitopes, likely reflecting the recruitment  of naïve B cells.nature.com/articles/s4158… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/164896446807059660810:23
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Thus, exposure history can affect the subsequent immune response following exposure to  antigenically related viruses and potentially impact protection from disease. But, this has not had clinically disadvantages with respect to SARS-CoV-2 infections or vaccinations. → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/164896447051175116910:33
BrainstormNew from StatNews: STAT+: Stock drama, cancer vaccine success, and new science – highlights from AACR: There was some drama at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting: stocks crashed, companies debuted new compounds and trial results, and a blood cancer mystery [... want %more?] → https://www.statnews.com/2023/04/20/aacr-highlights-cancer-vaccine-relay-immunotherapy/10:44
BrainstormNew from PubMed: Possibilities of simulation of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 by using light scattering approach: Issues related to human coronavirus (SARS CoV-2) are a burning topic of research in present times. Due to its easily contagious nature, real experimentation under laboratory conditions requires a high level of biosafety. A [... want %more?] → https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37076645/11:03
BrainstormUpdates for India: +12591 cases, +40 deaths since 23 hours ago11:06
BrainstormUpdates for Sri Lanka: +8 cases since 2 days ago12:09
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Prevalence of long COVID complaints in persons with and without COVID-19 → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/12su0j3/prevalence_of_long_covid_complaints_in_persons/12:40
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: In-silico approaches for identification of compounds inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 3CL protease → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/12sw61k/insilico_approaches_for_identification_of/14:01
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Global COVID Cases For 20APR23 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/12sws7a/global_covid_cases_for_20apr23/14:20
BrainstormNew from WebMD: CDC Backs Call for Second COVID Booster for High Risk People: The agency said that people at higher risk — such as the immunocompromised and those over age 65 — could choose to get a second booster shot before this fall. → https://www.webmd.com/covid/news/20230420/cdc-backs-call-for-second-covid-booster14:40
BrainstormUpdates for Russia: +7041 cases, +35 deaths since a day ago15:03
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: A new data integration framework for Covid-19 social media information → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/12sz3xd/a_new_data_integration_framework_for_covid19/15:48
BrainstormUpdates for Bahamas: +512 cases, +11 deaths since 4 months ago — Hong Kong: +227 cases, +1 deaths since a day ago — Morocco: +156 cases since 6 days ago — Cabo Verde: +27 cases since 9 days ago16:06
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tulio de Oliveira (@Tuliodna): Today, we launch the first  results of CLIMADE (Climate Amplified Diseases and Epidemics). A global consortium to generate knowledge, develop tools and interventions to predict, track & control diseases and epidemics amplified by climate change.  bloomberg.com/news/articles/… → https://twitter.com/Tuliodna/status/164905244786704384416:18
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Bas Oude Munnink (@1986Bom): The SARS-CoV-2 wild-type virus was still found in two Polish mink farms from November 2022-January 2023 with several additional mutations! This was found after possible long-term, undetected, circulation in an unknown animal [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/1986Bom/status/164905381895564493016:28
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): H1ssF elicited cross-reactive neutralizing antibodies against the conserved HA stem of group 1 influenza viruses, despite previous H1 subtype head-specific immunity. These responses were durable, with neutralizing antibodies observed more than 1 year after vaccination. → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/164905782872686592716:38
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): A Study to Learn About How Itraconazole Affects the Blood Level of Study Medicine (PF-07817883) in Healthy Adults. → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0582244017:38
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): Vaccine Hesitancy in Black/African Americans With Rheumatic Diseases → https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0582221918:08
BrainstormNew from WebMD: Long COVID Treatment Not ‘One-Size-Fits-All’: A study has found what many patients and doctors are already discovering: There is no single treatment for long COVID, and many different patients are having many different symptoms. → https://www.webmd.com/covid/news/20230420/long-covid-treatment-not-one-size-fits-all19:27
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Back Again: Vaccines for RSV Near Approval: Two RSV vaccines for seniors have completed phase 3 trials and demonstrated beneficial results. FDA decisions on potential approvals for both could be forthcoming in the next few weeks. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/back-again-vaccines-for-rsv-near-approval20:08
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tulio de Oliveira (@Tuliodna): Amazing science and technological achievement for South Africa this week! We launched the largest genomics facility in Africa, a massive investment in a building for 1000 scientists at Stellenbosch University and the mRNA vaccine transfer transfer hub with WHO. [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Tuliodna/status/164911502390866741620:26
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Listen: Sarepta’s pivotal moment, biotech’s big week, & the future of Covid boosters: How can you be sure a gene therapy is working? What does $11 billion get you in biotech? And who decides which medicines get approved? All that and more on… → https://www.statnews.com/2023/04/20/podcast-sarepta-gene-therapy-covid-boosters/20:36
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Suspected suicide attempts surged among youth during pandemic, study shows: The rate of suspected suicide attempts by self-poisoning among children and adults aged 10 to 19 in the U.S. rose by 30% in 2021, according to a new study. → https://www.statnews.com/2023/04/20/suspected-suicide-attempts-surged-among-youth-during-pandemic/21:55
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): When 12 studies all point in the same direction, it's quite a body of evidenceReviewed hereerictopol.substack.com/p/new-diabetes… #LongCovid pic.twitter.com/pbKahOo3Nr → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/164914501176487936122:25
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Chris Hendel (@chrishendel): “I don’t know that they’ve contributed anything except more confusion,” @EricTopol said.Very good piece by @rachelcohrs & @betsyladyzhetsvia @statnews @MuckRock The NIH has poured $1 billion into #LongCovid research — with little to show for [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/chrishendel/status/164915461770232627223:03

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