libera/##covid-19/ Tuesday, 2021-06-15

BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: China's 'Bat Woman' Has 'Nothing to Fear,' Says She Did 'Nothing Wrong' at Wuhan Institute of Virology → https://is.gd/CD3O7I00:37
BrainstormUpdates for Channel Islands: +1 cases (now 4112) since 12 days ago01:04
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: G7 calls out China on human rights abuses in Xinjiang, Hong Kong etc, while demanding an investigation on COVID-19 origins. → https://is.gd/fO5cZF01:38
BrainstormUpdates for Syria: +46 cases (now 24860), +5 deaths (now 1815) since a day ago — Jersey: +13 cases (now 3287) since 3 days ago — Germany: +557 cases (now 3.7 million) since 19 hours ago01:41
BrainstormUpdates for United Kingdom: +7478 cases (now 4.6 million), +6 deaths (now 128038) since 23 hours ago — Canada: +797 cases (now 1.4 million), +11 deaths (now 25920) since 23 hours ago — Netherlands: +736 cases (now 1.7 million) since 23 hours ago02:31
BrainstormUpdates for French Guiana: +282 cases (now 25788), +3 deaths (now 136) since 2 days ago03:08
BrainstormUpdates for Fiji: +88 cases (now 1206) since a day ago04:10
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: CDC: New York state reaches 70% vaccination rate → https://is.gd/5u93aD04:14
BrainstormUpdates for Seychelles: +657 cases (now 13630), +4 deaths (now 50) since 3 days ago04:35
mambang[m]%cases malaysia04:51
Brainstormmambang[m]: In Malaysia, there have been 662457 confirmed cases (2.0% of the population) and 3968 deaths (0.6% of cases) as of 15 hours ago. 13.4 million tests were performed (5.0% positive). Fatality can be broadly expected to lie between 0.2% (assuming prevalence as in tests) and less than 0.7% (considering only deaths and recoveries). See https://offloop.net/covid19/?default=Malaysia for time series data.04:51
BrainstormUpdates for United Kingdom: +7542 cases (now 4.6 million) since 23 hours ago — France: +28 deaths (now 110508) since 23 hours ago — Netherlands: +689 cases (now 1.7 million), +2 deaths (now 17850) since 23 hours ago05:00
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: Sheriff: Cashier fatally shot after argument over face masks → https://is.gd/nNTllH05:06
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: Extra COVID vaccine may help protect transplant patients → https://is.gd/y9BocI05:26
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express (Health): Health: Intestinal gangrene and Covid: Here’s what you need to know → https://is.gd/2w2Q0Z05:47
BrainstormUpdates for Belgium: +241 cases (now 1.1 million), +5 deaths (now 25093) since a day ago06:02
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: UK’s Johnson delays lockdown easing for England by 4 weeks to July 19 → https://is.gd/F6IHD806:08
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: As death rate slows, US exceeds 600,000 Covid-19 fatalities → https://is.gd/6uUHF606:19
BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +51 deaths (now 90309) since 18 hours ago06:39
BrainstormUpdates for Unknown, Colombia: +24376 cases (now 52895) since 23 hours ago — Ceara, Brazil: +6968 cases (now 848248), +81 deaths (now 21460) since 23 hours ago — California, United States: +1356 cases (now 3.8 million) since a day ago — Moscow Oblast, Russia: +1043 cases (now 282664), +10 deaths (now 6277) since 23 hours ago07:29
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): China_Flu: Jon Stewart Goes All-In on COVID-19 Wuhan ‘Lab Leak’ Theory → https://is.gd/5UmSJW08:14
BrainstormUpdates for India: +87806 cases (now 29.6 million), +3203 deaths (now 376132) since 23 hours ago08:31
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Daily Discussion Thread | June 15, 2021: 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://is.gd/kmn2qm09:06
de-facto[m].title https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.28.446163v1.full09:14
Brainstormde-facto[m]: From www.biorxiv.org: The SARS-CoV-2 variants associated with infections in India, B.1.617, show enhanced spike cleavage by furin | bioRxiv09:14
BrainstormUpdates for St. Kitts and Nevis: +54 cases (now 209) since 2 days ago — Laos: +15 cases (now 2025) since a day ago09:33
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: US administers 310.6 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines: CDC → https://is.gd/wpGbCx09:36
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccines protect against Delta variant: Lancet study → https://is.gd/59DxDH09:57
BrainstormNew from WHO Euro: New WHO/Europe information series highlights the transformation of primary health care during COVID-19: Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, primary health care (PHC) systems in the WHO European Region have met the unprecedented surge in needs, with several countries responding by accelerating long-standing reforms and showing different [... want %more?] → https://is.gd/2g4MuA10:18
BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +508 cases (now 3.7 million) since 22 hours ago10:35
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Health experts say India missed early alarm, let deadly coronavirus variant spread → https://is.gd/ZRB9Ns10:39
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: Bhutan king patrols the eastern border to keep check on Covid-19 → https://is.gd/72BOOH10:50
BrainstormNew from NPR: This Man Is Honoring COVID Victims By Telling Their Stories, One Obituary At A Time: The Twitter account @FacesofCOVID has been a way to honor some of the nearly 600,000 Americans who have died. Alex Goldstein, who runs it, has posted over 5,000 virtual obituaries. → https://is.gd/DBFOoh11:11
BrainstormUpdates for Georgia: +1092 cases (now 355368), +23 deaths (now 5083) since a day ago11:13
BrainstormNew from Politico: Why AIDS history is repeating in COVID-19: Millions died in poor countries because effective antiretrovirals were out of reach. The same could happen with coronavirus vaccines. → https://is.gd/UR7LC911:22
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Covid-19: an economic perspective on vaccinating the world: The most recent vulnerability of societal structures exposed by covid-19 is the inability of pharmaceutical regulation systems to ensure global vaccine coverage. We are currently seeking to resolve... → https://is.gd/2upP8N11:32
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express (Health): Life-style: How public libraries have evolved to sustain low-income communities amid pandemic → https://is.gd/ASvMq212:14
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Risk of hospital admission for patients with SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7: cohort analysis: AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the relation between diagnosis of covid-19 with SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 (also known as variant of concern 202012/01) and the risk of hospital admission compared with... → https://is.gd/NzoSst12:25
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Japan to ship 1 million COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam on June 16 → https://is.gd/ZY0CcB13:16
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Covid-19: Vaccine doses expire in US as uptake falls by 68%: Millions of vaccines are in danger of being thrown out as the US immunisation campaign hits a wall of vaccine refusal. The US led Canada in first dose coverage by 45% to 35% at the beginning of May,... → https://is.gd/b810p913:27
BrainstormUpdates for Fiji: +116 cases (now 1322), +1 deaths (now 5) since 9 hours ago13:29
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express (Health): Destination of the week: Vaccinated visitors soon can take off masks at Disney World → https://is.gd/egFvXJ13:38
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: Document: Consideration on core requirements for RMPs of COVID-19 vaccines → https://is.gd/p73gxs14:09
BrainstormUpdates for Switzerland: +5 deaths (now 10864) since 20 hours ago14:31
BrainstormNew from Derek Lowe: @Dereklowe: The new Novavax data, and what it (and other recent publications) tell us about vaccines and circulating Spike proteins in human patients:https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2021/06/15/the-novavax-vaccine-data-and-spike-proteins-in-generalhttps://is.gd/P2ZKql14:52
BrainstormNew from NIH Director's blog: Could a Nasal Spray of Designer Antibodies Help to Beat COVID-19?: There are now several monoclonal antibodies, identical copies of a therapeutic antibody produced in large numbers, that are authorized for the treatment of COVID-19. But in the ongoing effort to beat this terrible pandemic, there’s plenty of room for [... want %more?] → https://is.gd/IHaf6o15:02
BrainstormUpdates for Bangladesh: +3319 cases (now 833291), +50 deaths (now 13222) since 23 hours ago — Zambia: +2690 cases (now 115824), +28 deaths (now 1444) since a day ago — Nepal: +1681 cases (now 612202), +41 deaths (now 8506) since a day ago — Germany: +506 cases (now 3.7 million) since 23 hours ago15:33
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Pharma: STAT+: Pharmalittle: AstraZeneca antibody therapy failed to prevent Covid-19; former FDA Commish Hahn joins Moderna backer → https://is.gd/tIuteN15:34
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: General: COVID-19 treatments: research and development → https://is.gd/3kka0L16:37
BrainstormNew from Bloom Lab: @seth_zost: RT by @jbloom_lab: Nice recap of the (what feels like distant) past when we didn't have to think twice about traveling across the country for large in-person meetings. Was great to meet @juhyemlee of @jbloom_lab in person (and also meet rockstar future #SARS_CoV_2 collaborator @AllieGreaney)! → https://is.gd/o1qUiB17:19
BrainstormNew from Baric Lab: @Baric_Lab: New review out from lab alumni @LisaGralinski and @TheMenacheryLab! Disruption to wound healing and coagulation pathways can lead to severe lung disease in #COVID19 patients. → https://is.gd/vAl7BI17:41
BrainstormUpdates for Greenland: +5 cases (now 49) since 4 days ago — Canada: +31 deaths (now 25941) since 22 hours ago18:03
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Covid-19: Deaths in Brazil near half a million as controversial football tournament gets under way: Brazil continues to report a high number of covid-19 infections and deaths against the backdrop of a parliamentary inquiry into the government’s management of the pandemic and a controversial... → https://is.gd/WOga4O18:13
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): Dexamethasone and COVID-19 Inpatient Mortality → https://is.gd/kVW4Tz18:23
BrainstormUpdates for Portugal: +1198 cases (now 859045), +2 deaths (now 17049) since 23 hours ago — Italy: +115 cases (now 4.2 million), +9 deaths (now 127047) since 22 hours ago18:40
BrainstormNew from Ars Technica: Policy: Health care CEOs raked in $3.2 billion as pandemic raged → https://is.gd/KxmyuI18:44
BrainstormNew from New Scientist: Scotland set to delay end of lockdown to buy time for vaccinations: The Scottish government is likely to postpone the planned move to the lowest level of coronavirus restrictions on 28 June for three weeks, the first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has announced → https://is.gd/2lL6Zd18:54
BrainstormNew from NPR: The U.S. Has Hit 600,000 COVID Deaths, More Than Any Other Country: The latest toll from Johns Hopkins University comes nearly four months after the nation crossed the half-million mark for deaths from the coronavirus pandemic. → https://is.gd/7Ek3Da19:05
BrainstormNew from Politico: Belarus opposition leader calls for more sanctions on Lukashenko regime: 'The only leverage now is to put pressure on the regime: sanctions and political isolation,' says Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. → https://is.gd/2Syrwt19:15
-RSSBot[LjLmatrix- Feed: Cyber: aggiornato l’elenco dei soggetti del “perimetro di sicurezza cibernetica nazionale” ( https://www.governo.it/it/articolo/cyber-aggiornato-l-elenco-dei-soggetti-del-perimetro-di-sicurezza-cibernetica-nazionale )19:35
BrainstormNew from Gazzetta Ufficiale italiana: AGENZIA ITALIANA DEL FARMACO - DETERMINA 14 giugno 2021: Utilizzo dei medicinali Comirnaty  e  Vaccino  COVID-19  Moderna  pervaccinazione eterologa. (Determina n. DG/699/2021). (21A03703) → https://is.gd/bFcznR19:56
BrainstormUpdates for Jordan: +2015 cases (now 741862), +36 deaths (now 9566) since 9 days ago20:07
LjLde-facto, dTal, ubLIX[m]: the above Gazzetta Ufficiale law says that Pfizer/BNT and Moderna will be used as second dose for AZ in people under 6020:19
-RSSBot[LjLmatrix- Feed: Il Presidente Draghi incontra Presidente della Repubblica Tunisina, Kais Saied ( https://www.governo.it/it/articolo/il-presidente-draghi-incontra-presidente-della-repubblica-tunisina-kais-saied/17155 )20:30
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Health Tech: STAT+: Amazon has made its Covid-19 test available online, alongside a diagnostics portal for consumers → https://is.gd/2ZcFAu20:38
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: COVID-19 Scan for Jun 15, 2021: COVID-19 assisted living deaths Booster vaccine in transplant recipients → https://is.gd/YoSmZt20:59
de-factoLjL, afaik that was recommended in Germany already for boosting AZ under 6021:05
de-factoeven without approved schemes for that, docs went ahead with the recommendation afaik21:06
LjLde-facto, maybe a bit too random21:06
LjL%title https://amazondx.com/21:06
BrainstormLjL: From amazondx.com: Health Portal21:06
de-factofor my taste too, i am always for sticking with data backed evidence based medicine21:07
de-factoyet on the other hand i dont expect problems form that21:07
de-factothing is at some point they would have to be boosted, just so that they get fully vaccinated, then question is with AZ or mRNA21:08
BrainstormNew from WebMD: COVID Led More Women to Forgo Needed Health Care: A new survey found women more likely to go without health care, compared to men, possibly resulting in a higher number of women with severe health issues after the pandemic is over. → https://is.gd/xMVdJn21:09
-RSSBot[LjLmatrix- Feed: Accordo Ue-Usa, dichiarazione del Presidente del Consiglio, Mario Draghi ( https://www.governo.it/it/articolo/accordo-ue-usa-dichiarazione-del-presidente-del-consiglio-mario-draghi/17157 )21:10
de-factoLjL, heh thats kinda cool, PCR via delivery to home with Amazon21:11
de-factoyet i have to admit i am not the biggest fan of Amazon but if it helps and works, well why not?21:11
BrainstormUpdates for Spain: +3432 cases (now 3.7 million), +62 deaths (now 80579) since 23 hours ago21:40
BrainstormUpdates for Italy: +1138 cases (now 4.2 million), +54 deaths (now 127101) since 3 hours ago22:05
BrainstormUpdates for Jordan: +2515 cases (now 744377), +48 deaths (now 9614) since 2 hours ago22:30
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: Ongoing COVID surges in multiple regions keep nations on edge: Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News Jun 15, 2021 Officials warn that Africa is at risk due to continued virus circulation and low vaccine uptake. → https://is.gd/rvVCOl22:32
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Covid jabs to become mandatory for care home staff in England | Coronavirus → https://is.gd/nDmwNi22:53
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: First US COVID cases may date back to mid-December 2019: Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News Jun 15, 2021 Blood analysis reveals SARS-CoV-2 antibodies as early as Jan 7, 2020, indicating infection the prior month. → https://is.gd/8q9vMH23:03
BrainstormUpdates for France: +35 deaths (now 110543) since 18 hours ago23:07
dTalLjL: re: pfizer for second dose - backwards, surely??23:18
dTalalthough I don't know the mechanisms at play23:18
dTalwhat's the logic?23:18
dTalor is it that AZ is dangerous or something23:19
LjLdTal, yes, that AZ is too risky especially for young women, and it was already banned for first shots to people under 60, but to make things simple they're just banning either shot unless you're older than 6023:20
LjLwhy do you say backwards? AZ+Pfizer was shown to get a robust immune response23:20
LjLplus, these people already had AZ, you can't undo it :P23:20
dTalbackwards because pfizer has more side effects on the second shot, and AZ vice versa23:21
LjLalso more immunity, and AZ likely vice versa23:21
dTalso if you wanted to combine them to minimize side effect, surely AZ second :p23:21
LjLthey want to minimize a specific, devastating side effect23:21
LjLnot some random fever23:21
dTaluh huh gotcha23:22
LjLthey also don't want more bad press23:23
LjLa 18 year old died because she went on one of those "open day" events where they would vaccinate youngsters with leftover AZ23:23
LjLshe had a congenital thrombocytopenia condition, but i presume she was too 18 to mention that23:23
LjLwhich you really should expect23:23
de-facto.title https://comcovstudy.org.uk/home23:23
Brainstormde-facto: From comcovstudy.org.uk: Home | Com-CoV23:23
LjLafter that, those events were suspended, and there was strong pressure to ban AZ for young people23:23
dTalI can imagine23:26
dTalgeez that's scary23:27
dTalI'll still take the gauntlet of vaccination over the gauntlet of covid, but man...23:27
dTalsomething really creepy about getting killed by the shot you hoped would protect you (and especially in someone who was at little risk of death from covid herself)23:28
binnot to mention it only bolsters anti-vax claims23:31
BrainstormUpdates for Canada: +933 cases (now 1.4 million), +35 deaths (now 25954) since 23 hours ago23:32
BrainstormNew from StatNews: STAT+: Former FDA chief Hahn defends his jump to Flagship Pioneering, the firm behind Moderna: In an interview with STAT, Hahn said no one from Moderna played any part in his transition to Flagship Pioneering, the venture capital firm with close ties to the Covid-19… → https://is.gd/huMKnc23:33

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