libera/##covid-19/ Saturday, 2022-07-16

BrainstormUpdates for Canada: +5658 cases, +45 deaths since 22 hours ago00:08
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: SK bioscience’s COVID-19 vaccine approved for use by Republic of Korea - SKYCovione , a recombinant protein-based vaccine → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/w00v13/sk_biosciences_covid19_vaccine_approved_for_use/00:25
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Florian Krammer (@florian_krammer): Very nice paper from Luis Martinez-Sobrido @MartinezSobrido. An attenuated rSARS-CoV-2 Δ3a/Δ7b clone that can potentially be used for assays in BSL2! biorxiv.org/content/10.110… → https://twitter.com/florian_krammer/status/154807204298498049000:34
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Health: NYC will use a one-dose monkeypox vaccine strategy to stretch supplies, despite FDA, CDC warnings against the move → https://www.statnews.com/2022/07/15/nyc-one-dose-monkeypox-strategy-cdc-fda-warnings-against/00:53
BrainstormUpdates for Brazil: +107959 cases, +244 deaths since 22 hours ago — India: +15873 cases since 17 hours ago — Lebanon: +5905 cases, +3 deaths since a day ago — Trinidad and Tobago: +220 cases, +2 deaths since a day ago01:23
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Do the added mutations in BA.2.75 confer a different immune evasive pattern cf BA.5?Yes, at least that appears to be the case for Bebtelovimab, which has still shown efficacy for BA.5Other differences noted.biorxiv.org/content/10.110… Mutation map at right by [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/154808662635350016001:31
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Note the higher crossreactivity of BA.4 compared with the know reduced reactivity of delta and BA.1The numbers used to test are relatively small. pic.twitter.com/ToWpapeNgL → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/154809281229335347401:59
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): Covid2019: Gut microbiota composition reflects disease severity and dysfunctional immune responses in patients with COVID-19 → https://old.reddit.com/r/Covid2019/comments/w02yim/gut_microbiota_composition_reflects_disease/02:08
Tuvixde-facto: Re: deaths, at least nation-wide in the US it's been fairly flat, but hospitalizations have spiked recent (as in other places too.) Topol's recent tweet referencing the 15-Jul MMWR is striking too; p5 of that PDF shows that for 18-49 yrs, VE against emergency/urgent care is just 7% for the 2-dose recipients past 150 days (ie: the majority of that age group that is merely "fully vaccinated" at02:45
Tuvix2x mRNA.)02:45
TuvixStill, deaths are actually slightly *worse* than the best we'd ever done nationally, in the weeks before Delta hit about a year ago. The fact that we're on nearly even footing from a year back is somewhat discouraging (nevermind the Delta & Omicron spikes that were much, much worse.)02:47
Tuvixhttps://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_dailydeaths_newhospitaladmissions02:48
TuvixOh, to be more clear too, that's lookin gat 18-49 yrs specifically against BA.2/BA.2.12.1 (so, no longer the active variant.)02:50
BrainstormUpdates for Bulgaria: +1113 cases, +6 deaths, +5515 tests since a day ago — Norway: +345 cases since a day ago — Syria: +7 cases since a day ago — Canada: +2774 cases since 10 hours ago03:10
LjLsome countries' numbers are... perplexing to say the least03:44
LjLhttp://offloop.net/covid19/?default=Greece&cumulative=no&leftTrim=800&legacy=no03:44
BrainstormUpdates for South Korea: +41273 cases, +16 deaths since a day ago — Mexico: +34567 cases, +85 deaths, +52620 tests since a day ago — Peru: +15518 cases, +23 deaths, +68898 tests since 23 hours ago — Fr. Polynesia: +164 cases since 3 days ago05:09
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Neutralization sensitivity of Omicron BA.2.75 to therapeutic monoclonal antibodies → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/w06ed1/neutralization_sensitivity_of_omicron_ba275_to/05:35
BrainstormUpdates for Paraguay: +14991 cases, +47 deaths since 4 days ago — Germany: +123046 cases, +134 deaths since 23 hours ago — Venezuela: +390 cases, +2 deaths since 22 hours ago05:59
BrainstormNew from This Week In Virology: TWiV 918: COVID-19 clinical update #123 with Dr. Daniel Griffin: In COVID-19 clinical update #123, Dr. Griffin discusses rapid diagnostic testing in response to the monkeypox outbreak, leading causes of death in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic, antibody evasion by subvariants, broadly-neutralizing [... want %more?] → https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-918/06:12
BrainstormUpdates for Florida, United States: +55236 cases, +172 deaths since a day ago — Ceara, Brazil: +49132 cases since a day ago — Bavaria, Germany: +30173 cases, +18 deaths since a day ago — Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany: +21292 cases, +17 deaths since a day ago08:10
BrainstormUpdates for Uzbekistan: +97 cases since a day ago — Cambodia: +16 cases since a day ago09:00
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Daily Discussion Thread | July 16, 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/w0aiei/daily_discussion_thread_july_16_2022/09:09
BrainstormUpdates for Laos: +48 cases since a day ago10:03
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Ending transmission of SARS-CoV-2: sterilizing immunity using an intranasal subunit vaccine → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/w0blgz/ending_transmission_of_sarscov2_sterilizing/10:32
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Toronto Public Library begins CO2 monitor lending program to measure indoor air quality → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/w0bxdq/toronto_public_library_begins_co2_monitor_lending/10:42
BrainstormUpdates for West Bengal, India: +3067 cases, +5 deaths since a day ago — Tamil Nadu, India: +2312 cases, +1 deaths since a day ago — Odisha, India: +1043 cases, +1 deaths since a day ago — Gujarat, India: +822 cases, +2 deaths since a day ago11:06
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): Covid2019: Bay Area wastewater surveys suggest COVID surge could be biggest yet → https://old.reddit.com/r/Covid2019/comments/w0cany/bay_area_wastewater_surveys_suggest_covid_surge/11:09
BrainstormUpdates for Russia: +4698 cases, +41 deaths since 23 hours ago — Poland: +2131 cases since 22 hours ago — Slovenia: +1865 cases since 23 hours ago12:02
BrainstormNew from Politico: COVID masks will return in Germany, says justice minister: But Marco Buschmann warns against 'Chinese conditions,' like lockdowns and school closures. → https://www.politico.eu/article/covid-masks-germany-indoor-lockdown-marco-buschmann/13:02
BrainstormUpdates for Indonesia: +4329 cases, +6 deaths since a day ago13:11
BrainstormUpdates for Croatia: +1654 cases, +4 deaths, +4246 tests since 22 hours ago — UAE: +1421 cases, +295990 tests since 22 hours ago14:01
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): 16/07/22 - ZOE COVID-19 Study Update: 4,599,624 people are currently predicted to have symptomatic COVID-19 in the UK, up by 42,806. Yesterday was 4,556,818 (+1%) and last Saturday was 4,128,466 (+11%). → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronavirusUK/comments/w0f85s/160722_zoe_covid19_study_update/14:16
BrainstormUpdates for Philippines: +2575 cases, +26110 tests since a day ago15:03
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Meteorological factors' effects on COVID-19 show seasonality and spatiality in Brazil → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/w0gzws/meteorological_factors_effects_on_covid19_show/15:51
BrainstormUpdates for Hong Kong: +3762 cases, +1 deaths since 22 hours ago16:00
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): One big red zone for weekscovid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tra…wsj.com/articles/most-… pic.twitter.com/1VAWmso05E → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/154831773512532377716:47
BrainstormUpdates for Senegal: +65 cases, +1049 tests since a day ago17:02
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): A little problem of this new analysis on the durability of vaccine and infection immunity vs (re-)infections: not incorporating the Omicron family of variantspnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… @PNASNews pic.twitter.com/84JQ0yZUzn → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/154832204301522944317:06
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): Why some people are intrinsically protected from Covid or its less severity (new insights)--Pre-existing T cells induced from skin or gut microbiomescience.org/doi/10.1126/sc… @SciImmunology --Genetic: association w/ a common OAS1 [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/154832583123515801917:25
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: High altitude Relieves transmission risks of COVID-19 through meteorological and environmental factors: Evidence from China → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/w0j9kl/high_altitude_relieves_transmission_risks_of/17:34
LjL%title https://www.politico.eu/article/covid-masks-germany-indoor-lockdown-marco-buschmann/17:46
BrainstormLjL: From www.politico.eu: COVID masks will return in Germany, says justice minister – POLITICO17:46
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: (translated) Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): Antibodies, in this case only neutralizing ones measured, which can prevent contamination, always decrease fairly quickly over time, maintained by boosters. Here we see infection alone is weak, infection and vaccination (hybrid) strong. Memory B [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/154834888124664627418:59
BrainstormUpdates for Italy: +91384 cases, +111 deaths since 23 hours ago — Cuba: +64 cases, +145915 tests since 13 hours ago19:07
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: City-level greenness exposure is associated with COVID-19 incidence in China → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/w0lauk/citylevel_greenness_exposure_is_associated_with/19:09
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): "With a long history of middling cancer-vaccine success, it is time to shake things up." A new, brilliant review of cancer vaccines @CellCellPress cell.com/cell/fulltext/… by @fritsch_ed @DanaFarber and colleagues pic.twitter.com/VLI9rGs9fx → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/154835567952973414419:18
xxcovid masks should have never left germany20:00
BrainstormUpdates for Japan: +110647 cases, +20 deaths since 23 hours ago20:04
BrainstormNew from ##covid-19 Zotero group: COVID masks will return in Germany, says justice minister: Type Web Page URL https://www.politico.eu/article/covid-masks-germany-indoor-lockdown-marco-buschmann/ Date 2022-07-16T10:52:22+00:00 Accessed 2022-07-16 18:42:18 Language en-US Abstract But Marco Buschmann warns against [... want %more?] → https://www.zotero.org/groups/covid_links/items/E9CP9C7M20:52
BrainstormUpdates for France: +61101 cases since 22 hours ago — Montenegro: +693 cases, +1738 tests since 22 hours ago21:00
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Mild to moderate COVID causes inflammation of white matter in brain ten months later → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/w0nu0q/mild_to_moderate_covid_causes_inflammation_of/21:11
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): How low #vaccination rates in one country can impact those surrounding it.bit.ly/3RCzqMg → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/154839103434164224221:38
TimvdeLjL: it's a bit weird, numbers are clearly going up here, by quite a lot, but literally nobody bats an eye21:47
LjL-MatrixWeird but common21:50
xxnot weird at all, extremely common22:33
xxby now I imagine if coronavirus was *more* lethal it would have killed *less* people because they'd try to protect themselves22:34
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Josiah Grindrod is basically endemic (@JT_Grindrod): Animal: has ACE2 receptors@friendlycovid19: twitter.com/mildanalyst/st… pic.twitter.com/OuLe0xuE0X → https://twitter.com/JT_Grindrod/status/154840426012711731422:35
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: BNT162b2 Vaccination and Long COVID After Infections Not Requiring Hospitalization in Health Care Workers → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/w0q7kb/bnt162b2_vaccination_and_long_covid_after/23:02
BrainstormUpdates for India: +20018 cases since 21 hours ago — Canada: +1995 cases since 22 hours ago23:05
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld): SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells in unexposed adults display broad trafficking potential and cross-react with commensal antigensCross-reactivity against SARS-CoV-2 from common microbes may play a role in protection (person dependent).science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… → https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/154842619108997939723:59

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