libera/##covid-19/ Tuesday, 2024-03-05

BrainstormNew from Eric Topol on Mastodon: (news): "This study showed that both XBB.1.5 ["updated"] vaccines and antiviral drugs [i.e. Paxlovid] reduced the risk of serious consequences of infection" with the recent and JN.1 SARS-CoV-2 variants → https://mstdn.social/@erictopol/11204012943341204301:08
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Effectiveness of XBB.1.5 vaccines and antiviral drugs against severe outcomes of omicron infection in the USA → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/1b6rizo/effectiveness_of_xbb15_vaccines_and_antiviral/01:47
BrainstormNew from BMJ Open: Factors associated with changes in walking performance in individuals 3 months after stroke or TIA: secondary analyses from a randomised controlled trial of SMS-delivered training instructions in Sweden: Objectives This study aimed to identify factors related to changes in walking performance in [... want %more?] → http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/14/3/e07818005:23
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): COVID19_Pandemic: LAST CHANCE: Order your free rapid at-home Covid tests NOW [Dr. Lucky Tran] → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19_Pandemic/comments/1b6ynnz/last_chance_order_your_free_rapid_athome_covid/09:14
BrainstormNew from StatNews: How the U.S. is sabotaging its best tools to prevent deaths in the opioid epidemic: A yearlong STAT investigation shows that virtually every sector of American society is obstructing the use of medications that could prevent tens of thousands of overdose deaths. → https://www.statnews.com/2024/03/05/opioid-addiction-treatment-methadone-buprenorphine-restrictions/10:35
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Adaptive immune responses are larger and functionally preserved in a hypervaccinated individual → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/1b71dk3/adaptive_immune_responses_are_larger_and/10:45
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): Just looking at deaths, and ignoring protection against hopitalisation and secondary effects of infection such as LongCOVID, increased risks to heart and of diabetes: unvaccinated are 11 to 17 times more likely to die. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11204260446518203011:32
BrainstormNew from PubMed: Invasive Sinusitis Presenting with Orbital Complications in COVID Patients: Is Mucor the Only Cause?: The second wave of COVID pandemic was associated with an outbreak of Mucormycosis. The mortality rate of Mucormycosis reaches 50-80% in cases with orbital and intracranial extension (Fadda in Acta Otorhinolaryngol [... want %more?] → https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38440575/13:01
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: A 62-year-old male from Germany claims to have received 217 COVID-19 vaccines, of which there is official evidence for 134. A new study of his immune cells suggests they are functioning normally. → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1b73anb/a_62yearold_male_from_germany_claims_to_have/13:11
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): COVID19_Pandemic: Gregory Travis on Twitter: "Last month, in the USA alone, the “common respiratory virus” COVID KILLED THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE A WEEK This is pure evil. She is pure evil." → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19_Pandemic/comments/1b7474v/gregory_travis_on_twitter_last_month_in_the_usa/14:02
BrainstormNew from BMJ: The NHS doesn’t need reimagining: we ȷust need to stop burning money: Crisp and colleagues rightly argue that the NHS founding principles remain relevant but then fall into the trap of thinking that improving service models, technology, and education will fix the NHS.1Government figures show that it cost [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/384/bmj.q524.short16:12
BrainstormNew from StatNews: STAT+: WTO proposal for Covid diagnostics and therapeutics waiver is abandoned: The WTO failed to adopt a controversial proposal to waive intellectual property protection for Covid-19 diagnostics and treatments. → https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2024/03/05/wto-patents-diagnostics-medicines-therapies-therapeutics/18:01
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): Of course this is n=1. But it iluistrates that vaccines, even 217 within 2.5 years, do not kill you, do not affect your immune system, do not cause concerns. But, that they are also not more helpful for the average person with a robust immune system. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11204426874072234118:40
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: Case report: 217 COVID vaccine doses haven't harmed man's immune system: His levels of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies increased significantly even after the 217th dose, and his immune system's effectiveness against other pathogens was unchanged. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/case-report-217-covid-vaccine-doses-havent-harmed-mans-immune-system18:51
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: (news): Quick takes: No more free at-home COVID tests, high flu levels in Northern Hemisphere, avian flu in 3 states → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/quick-takes-no-more-free-home-covid-tests-high-flu-levels-northern-hemisphere-avian-flu-320:19
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: COVID tied to higher risk of inflammatory autoimmune diseases for 1 year: COVID-19 patients were at a 25% to 30% increased risk for new-onset inflammatory autoimmune diseases after the first 30 days post-infection. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/covid-tied-higher-risk-inflammatory-autoimmune-diseases-1-year20:38
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: USPS will stop accepting orders for free COVID tests on March 8 → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/1b7ey1k/usps_will_stop_accepting_orders_for_free_covid/21:17
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Remdesivir Associated With Lower Risk of Long COVID in Hospitalized Patients: A reduced risk of individual symptoms associated with the condition was reported when patients were administered the therapy within 2 days of admittance. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/remdesivir-associated-with-lower-risk-of-long-covid-in-hospitalized-patients22:35
BrainstormNew from StatNews: FDA advisory panel recommends a streamlined flu vaccine for next fall: When Americans line up for flu vaccines next fall, they will likely be getting vaccines that no longer contain protection against a family of flu viruses that appears to be… → https://www.statnews.com/2024/03/05/trivalent-flu-vaccines-fda-advisory-panel-recommendation/23:34
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: German patient vaccinated against Covid 217 times → https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1b7ir45/german_patient_vaccinated_against_covid_217_times/23:53

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