libera/##covid-19/ Thursday, 2023-03-02

BrainstormUpdates for Albania: +17 cases since 23 hours ago00:00
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): The United States invested $337 million pre-pandemic and $29.2 billion during the pandemic for mRNA Covid vaccinesbmj.com/content/380/bm… @bmj_latest @DrHussainL @akesselheim and colleagues pic.twitter.com/Ac28fWEkVI → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/163108187603848806501:05
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): PfDA made an exception to EUA rules to allow Pfizer to advertise Paxlovid. twitter.com/realstewpeters… → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/163108428548997120001:14
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): Commercial claims Paxlovid reduces risk of severe COVID19 by 86%. That's only for people with no immunity, but Pfizer claims that for everyone.For vaxxed or previously infected, benefit is ~50% for >50yo and ~0 for <50yo.Clearly false advertising. [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/163108525191634124801:24
BrainstormNew from Outbreak News Today: Florida: Bay Pines VA Updates Masking Requirements at All Facilities: Effective March 1, all of Bay Pines VA Healthcare System’s facilities will only require masks in buildings where health care is administered. This decision was made [... want %more?] → http://outbreaknewstoday.com/florida-bay-pines-va-updates-masking-requirements-at-all-facilities-83416/02:02
BrainstormUpdates for Canada: +989 cases, +46 deaths since 5 hours ago02:04
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Alina Chan (@Ayjchan): (1) The 2003 SARS virus had no genetic relation to any known human coronavirus. It took another decade before scientists found a ~97% match.In contrast, the ~97% match to the 2019 pandemic virus had been under study at the Wuhan Institute of Virology prior to the outbreak. → https://twitter.com/Ayjchan/status/163110933666251981003:01
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Eric Topol (@EricTopol): On #LongCovid virus persistence by @jwgale w/ @microbeminded2 twitter.com/quicktake/stat… → https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/163112009782070067203:39
LjL<Brainstorm> New from r/WorldNews: worldnews: China reports human case of H5N1 bird flu → https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/11fqlek/china_reports_human_case_of_h5n1_bird_flu/04:02
LjL"Genetic sequencing carried out in China showed that the new case was caused by clade 2.3.4.4b, the same variant which has spread around the world and raised concern about a possible threat to human health. This sets it apart from the cases in Cambodia, which were caused by clade 2.3.2.1c, an older variant."04:02
BrainstormUpdates for Bolivia: +247 cases since 23 hours ago04:09
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Michael Lin, MD PhD   (@michaelzlin): Actually the benefit is ~50% for >50yo only if they're far out from their vaccine. If they're within 5mo of vaccination then benefit is also 0.twitter.com/michaelzlin/st… → https://twitter.com/michaelzlin/status/163112737141493350704:18
BrainstormUpdates for United Kingdom: +15 cases since 15 hours ago04:59
Asakoso having had the bivalent last september, i'm no longer protected from severe disease?05:24
-Bridgestorm- ⭕ Sismo! Earthquake! 6.0 M tremor, registered by SismologicoMX, with 31 reports, 15 early, occurred 6 minutes ago (04:40:43 UTC), during a gibbous moon night, on land, Unión Hidalgo, Mexico (16.5, -94.91) ± 104 km, ↓6 km likely felt 430 km away (in Salina Cruz…) by 227100 people https://twitter.com/BrainstormBot/status/1627834490012721154 (Twitter)05:47
BrainstormUpdates for Germany: +21046 cases, +89 deaths since 23 hours ago06:01
BrainstormUpdates for Texas, United States: +17180 cases, +105 deaths since 23 hours ago — Moscow, Russia: +3413 cases, +12 deaths since 23 hours ago — Kansas, United States: +1900 cases, +21 deaths since 2 days ago — West Virginia, United States: +1808 cases, +12 deaths since 11 days ago07:03
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: More than half of long Covid sufferers unable to work after two years in the Netherlands → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV/comments/11fux89/more_than_half_of_long_covid_sufferers_unable_to/07:10
-Bridgestorm- 🏠 揺れた! 地震! Earthquake! 6.0 M tremor, registered by yurekuru, 1 early, occurred 2 minutes ago (06:47:37 UTC), during daytime, on water, Southeast Of Honshu, Japan (33.06, 138.92) ± 24 km, ↓10 km likely felt 270 km away (in 浜松市, 静岡市, 磐田市, 焼津市, 藤枝市, 掛川市…) by 6.1 million people with maximum intensity Shindo 4 https://twitter.com/BrainstormBot/status/1627834490012721154 (Twitter)07:50
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Study shows significant rise in early-onset colorectal cancer; one in five new cases now diagnosed in adults under the age of 55 → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/11fw5r5/study_shows_significant_rise_in_earlyonset/08:27
Guest59wow, irc is still alive08:37
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Daily Discussion Thread | March 02, 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/11fwza6/daily_discussion_thread_march_02_2023/09:05
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: (news): Matt Hancock: Leaked messages reveal battle over Covid and schools → https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-6481924110:03
BrainstormUpdates for Serbia: +912 cases, +4 deaths since a day ago10:04
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Epidemiology of post-COVID conditions beyond 1 year: a cross-sectional study → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/11fyk4b/epidemiology_of_postcovid_conditions_beyond_1/10:42
BrainstormUpdates for Israel: +574 cases, +7 deaths since 20 hours ago11:00
BrainstormNew from PubMed: Progressive Observation of Covid-19 Vaccination Effects on Skin-Cellular Structures by Use of Intelligent Laser Speckle Classification (ILSC) Technique: The recent pandemic showed that the current global research strategies on vaccine development in an emergency period necessitates more optimized supplementary [... want %more?] → https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36859741/11:01
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: The political component of COVID-19 vaccine choice: Results from a conjoint experiment → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/11g0d29/the_political_component_of_covid19_vaccine_choice/12:28
BrainstormUpdates for UAE: +125 cases since 21 hours ago13:11
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: COVID-19 pandemic in prisons in Spain: Characteristics of cases and implemented control measures, March 2020-June 2022 → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/11g1d09/covid19_pandemic_in_prisons_in_spain/13:27
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on smoking and vaping: Systematic review and meta-analysis → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/11g1u29/impact_of_covid19_lockdown_on_smoking_and_vaping/13:47
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Global COVID Cases For 02MAR23 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/11g1zs6/global_covid_cases_for_02mar23/13:56
BrainstormUpdates for Taiwan: +14100 cases, +35 deaths since 23 hours ago — Russia: +14096 cases, +39 deaths since 23 hours ago14:01
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: US public investment in critical research contributed to the success of mRNA Covid vaccines, and saved millions of lives → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/11g2pto/us_public_investment_in_critical_research/14:44
BrainstormUpdates for Indonesia: +278 cases, +4 deaths since a day ago15:03
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: NHS Tracker: Find out about hospital waiting times in your area this winter: Flu, staff shortages and Covid backlogs are putting the NHS under severe strain, find out what's happening in your area. → https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-5954980015:04
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: A century of COVID-19: what history tells us about the long-term effects of a pandemic → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/11g3p0y/a_century_of_covid19_what_history_tells_us_about/15:23
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Pharma: STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA panel backs a GSK vaccine for RSV; opioid wholesalers cleared of liability to Georgia families → https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2023/03/02/covid19-vaccines-pfizer-rsv-gsk-alzheimers-bristol-opioids-medicare-fentanyl/15:33
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tom Wenseleers (@TWenseleers): Omicron recombinant variant XBB.1.5 & its cousin XBB.1.9.1 have now taken over & together reached a >50% share in most parts of the world! Not too long ago many were sceptical this would happen, but if no new variants pop up selective sweeps can be pretty [... want %more?] → https://twitter.com/TWenseleers/status/163130336579051520215:43
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: 1762 Athlete Cardiac Arrests or Serious Issues, 1221 of Them Dead, Since COVID Injection - Real Science | 02MAR23 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/11g5a46/1762_athlete_cardiac_arrests_or_serious_issues/16:23
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Tom Peacock (@PeacockFlu): Wrote 800 words on the current H5N1 situation in wildlife and the uncertainty around whether it might cause a pandemic for the @ImperialMed blogblogs.imperial.ac.uk/imperial-medic… → https://twitter.com/PeacockFlu/status/163131611121919590516:33
BrainstormUpdates for Chile: +2951 cases, +20 deaths since 23 hours ago18:04
BrainstormNew from COVID on Twitter: Florian Krammer (@florian_krammer): I am currently at the ISIRV Correlates of Protection for Next Generation Influenza Vaccines meeting. Amazing program and talks! The highlight so far was Arnold Monto's talk about mistakes made along the way.   isirv.org/site/index.php… → https://twitter.com/florian_krammer/status/163134324967908966518:23
BrainstormNew from Politico: Coronavirus: Belgium’s strict COVID measures constitutional, can be used in future pandemics, top court rules → https://www.politico.eu/article/belgium-can-take-draconian-measures-during-next-pandemic-court-rules/18:34
LjLTimvde, ↑18:54
BrainstormUpdates for Azerbaijan: +40 cases, +3 deaths since a day ago19:00
-Bridgestorm- ⭕ Earthquake! Séisme! 6.6 Mi tremor, registered by 4 agencies, occurred 10 minutes ago (18:04:37 UTC), during a gibbous moon night, on water, Vanuatu Islands (-15.43, 166.17) ± 12 km, ↓37 km likely felt 400 km away (in Luganville…) by 13200 people https://twitter.com/BrainstormBot/status/1627834490012721154 (earthquake.usgs.gov)19:15
TimvdeAh, interesting to know19:48
TimvdeLjL: Not in the local news...19:49
LjLTimvde, maybe it's in the federal news19:59
LjL:P19:59
TimvdeMy only source is the state-funded newspaper (all the other news is clickbait galore nowadays, and the state funded is actually really neutral)20:01
BrainstormUpdates for Canada: +55 deaths since 23 hours ago20:02
BrainstormNew from ##covid-19 Zotero group: Belgium’s strict COVID measures constitutional, can be used in future pandemics, top court rules: Type Blog Post URL https://www.politico.eu/article/belgium-can-take-draconian-measures-during-next-pandemic-court-rules/ Date 2023-03-02T17:24:15+00:00 Accessed 2023-03-02 19:07:43 [... want %more?] → https://www.zotero.org/groups/covid_links/items/57NREQ3D20:11
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Unvaccinated in Sweden under 50 no longer recommended for Covid vaccine - The Public Health Agency of Sweden → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/11gblo0/unvaccinated_in_sweden_under_50_no_longer/20:59
BrainstormUpdates for United Kingdom: +26380 cases, +501 deaths since 16 hours ago — Malaysia: +244 cases, +5 deaths since a day ago21:11
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses. (Masks don't do much?, is this true. Need your help understanding this study) → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/11gcyar/physical_interventions_to_interrupt_or_reduce_the/21:28
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: How the Gut Microbiota Affects COVID-19 Vaccine Immunogenicity: Gut microbial abundance was observed to be independent of age and influenced COVID-19 spike IgG levels. → https://www.onclive.com/view/how-the-gut-microbiota-affects-covid-19-vaccine-immunogenicity22:36
BrainstormUpdates for Serbia: +906 cases, +9 deaths, +27897 tests since 12 hours ago — Algeria: +15 cases since 23 hours ago23:03
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Flu and COVID combo shots won't come in time for this year, FDA official says → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/11ghbzl/flu_and_covid_combo_shots_wont_come_in_time_for/23:53
BrainstormUpdates for California, United States: +11424 cases since 16 hours ago23:59

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