libera/##covid-19/ Thursday, 2023-08-10

BrainstormNew from Outbreak News Today: Paraguay: Chickenpox outbreaks in military school and educational institutions in Encarnación: NewsDesk @bactiman63 Paraguay health officials report five new cases of chickenpox were confirmed at the Encarnación [... want %more?] → https://outbreaknewstoday.com/paraguay-chickenpox-outbreaks-in-military-school-and-educational-institutions-in-encarnacion-92167/02:22
BrainstormNew from Nature Vaccines: Christopher J. Genito et al.: Protective antibody threshold of RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine correlates antigen and adjuvant dose in mouse model → https://www.nature.com/articles/s41541-023-00714-x09:09
BrainstormNew from Science-Based Medicine: The Grand Debunk of the antivaxxer book “Turtles All the Way Down” (part 4/10): The debunking resumes with the fourth installment in debunking the antivaxxer book “Turtles All the Way Down”: Chapter 4, “Epidemiology 101," [... want %more?] → https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-grand-debunk-of-the-antivaxxer-book-turtles-all-the-way-down-part-4-10/09:29
BrainstormNew from Politico: Coronavirus: Mark Drakeford, Welsh first minister, to quit parliament at next election → https://www.politico.eu/article/mark-drakeford-wales-first-minister-quit-parliament/11:53
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: Medicine: Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Prevenar 13, pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine (13-valent, adsorbed), Pneumococcal Infections;Immunization, Date of authorisation: 09/12/2009, Revision: 44, Status: Authorised → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/prevenar-1312:41
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Bavarian Nordic's Chikungunya Vaccine Succeeds in Phase 3, Building Support for BLA: The vaccine is steps behind another Chikungunya vaccine candidate from Valneva, which is currently under priority review by the FDA. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/bavarian-nordic-s-chikungunya-vaccine-succeeds-in-phase-3-building-support-for-bla13:09
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: Document: EMA's response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Putting people's health first → https://www.ema.europa.eu/documents/other/emas-response-covid-19-pandemic-putting-peoples-health-first_en.pdf14:06
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Claudio Salmoiraghi: bmj;382/aug10_5/p1850/FAF1fa was born at 7 months in a small countryside village in the north of Italy. Because of his premature birth, his health was fragile throughout his life.He spent part of his childhood during the second world war, and he used to cycle 25 miles a day to deliver fresh [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj.p1850.short14:54
LjLmolnupiravir is SO GOOD, they give it to cats, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/10/cyprus-begins-treating-islands-sick-cats-with-anti-covid-pills de-facto16:23
undefined_bobwhat are they treating them for with that?16:26
LjLFIP16:26
LjLa coronavirus16:27
undefined_bobah I see 'to stop the spread of a virulent strain of feline coronavirus'16:27
undefined_bobpoor cats :(16:27
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: What we know about the Covid variant EG.5 dubbed 'Eris': The World Health Organisation declared the variant of interest, with cases reported in 51 countries. → https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-6646172716:33
LjLoh gah17:07
LjLnew variant of interest, when we're preparing to vaccinate with XBB17:07
LjLlol17:07
LjLIn its latest assessment, the WHO includes EG.5 and sub-variants very closely related to it, including 5G.5.1.17:08
LjLdid they really have to give it this name17:08
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Covid-19: A year is too long to wait for UK inquiry’s recommendations, say bereaved families: The public inquiry into the UK’s handling of the covid pandemic should make swifter recommendations from its first tranche of hearings so that lessons can be learnt and acted on, representatives of bereaved families [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj.p1853.short17:50
BrainstormNew from The Atlantic: An Adorable Way to Study How Kids Get Each Other Sick: At the start of 2022, as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus blazed across the United States, Seema Lakdawala was in Pittsburgh, finalizing plans to open a brand-new day care. She had found the [... want %more?] → https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/08/day-care-ferret-flu-transmission-research/674972/19:36
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Covid took a toll on heart health — and doctors are still grappling with how to help: “We’re about to exit this pandemic as even a sicker nation” because of virus-related heart trouble, said Washington University’ Ziyad Al-Aly. → https://www.statnews.com/2023/08/10/covid-heart-health/20:34
bury"exit"21:24
BrainstormNew from WebMD: It May Be Time to Pay Attention to COVID Again: Along with the news of the growth of a new variant, COVID-related hospitalization rates have increased by 12.5% in the last week – the most significant uptick since December. → https://www.webmd.com/covid/news/20230810/it-may-be-time-to-pay-attention-to-covid-again23:07

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