libera/##covid-19/ Wednesday, 2023-09-13

BrainstormNew from Ars Technica: Health: Everyone should get a COVID booster this fall, CDC says → https://arstechnica.com/?p=196800400:35
BrainstormNew from Virology.ws: Trial By Error: Interview with Journalist Betsy Ladyzhets about NIH’s Flawed $1.2 Billion RECOVER Program for Long Covid: By David Tuller, DrPH Betsy Ladyzhets is an independent health, science and [... want %more?] → https://virology.ws/2023/09/12/trial-by-error-interview-with-journalist-betsy-ladyzhets-about-nihs-flawed-1-2-billion-recover-program-for-long-covid/01:23
BrainstormNew from BMJ Open: Assessing the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on ambulance transports for self-harm: a population-based study in Osaka Prefecture, Japan: Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic might have affected emergency medical services transports for self-harm in Japan. However, the available data are insufficient to fully [... want %more?] → http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/13/9/e07490301:53
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Drug overdoses, COVID-19 drive Saskatchewan Canada life expectancy to lowest level in 22 years → https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/16h8b0b/drug_overdoses_covid19_drive_saskatchewan_canada/03:12
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: How Covid Affects the Heart → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/16h93kr/how_covid_affects_the_heart/03:32
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Qantas illegally fired 1,700 workers during pandemic - top court → https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/16hb8gs/qantas_illegally_fired_1700_workers_during/05:10
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: 1 in 4 COVID survivors had impaired lung function 1 year on, study shows → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/16hcdro/1_in_4_covid_survivors_had_impaired_lung_function/06:08
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): CDC Recommends Updated COVID-19 Vaccine for Fall/Winter Virus Season → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11105665688682850409:33
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Digital holo-tomographic 3D maps of COVID-19 microclots in blood to assess disease severity → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/16hgqdu/digital_holotomographic_3d_maps_of_covid19/09:53
BrainstormNew from NPR Science: The new COVID boosters are coming: Here's what you need to know: Updated versions of the mRNA vaccines roll out this week. Experts say they offer good protection against current COVID variants. Who should get them, and when's the best time to roll [... want %more?] → https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/09/13/1198803134/covid-boosters-updated-vaccines-fda-cdc11:04
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronavirusUK: Public spending during the Covid-19 pandemic → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronavirusUK/comments/16hiekb/public_spending_during_the_covid19_pandemic/11:34
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: PIP: Opinion/decision on a Paediatric investigation plan (PIP): Humanized monoclonal antibody of IgG1 subtype targeting NRP1, decision type: , therapeutic area: , PIP number: P/0283/2022 → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/paediatric-investigation-plans/emea-003214-pip01-22-012:04
BrainstormNew from PubMed: Predictors of mental well-being over the first lockdown period due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France. A repeated cross-sectional study: INTRODUCTION: Numerous studies have investigated the positive and negative effects of potential predictors of well-being during lockdowns due to COVID-19. Yet, little is known on [... want %more?] → https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37701911/12:44
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Long-term temporal trends in incidence rate and case fatality of sepsis and COVID-19-related sepsis in Norwegian hospitals, 2008–2021: a nationwide registry study | July 2023 → https://old.reddit.com/r/nCoV/comments/16hjqtq/longterm_temporal_trends_in_incidence_rate_and/12:54
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ublx"Developing a Blood Cell-Based Diagnostic Test for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Using Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells"14:16
ublx"Raman spectroscopy is a non-invasive and label-free approach to probing molecular vibrations in a sample, and when combined with confocal microscopy, it can interrogate individual cells. A single-cell Raman spectrum (SCRS) is a phenotypic fingerprint of all biomolecules in that cell and could potentially differentiate between various cell types and give insights into underlying biology. Our14:20
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BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): Is this positive?: Posted a few days ago but have a clearer pic now - this is with definition and sharpness turned up. → https://old.reddit.com/r/Covid2019/comments/16hm5xb/is_this_positive/14:55
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: Medicine: Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Xevudy, sotrovimab, COVID-19 virus infection, Date of authorisation: 17/12/2021, Revision: 9, Status: Authorised → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/xevudy16:06
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): Positive?: submitted by /u/Exciting_Abies526 to r/Covid2019 → https://old.reddit.com/r/Covid2019/comments/16ho1cc/positive/16:16
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Whistleblower alleges CIA bribery in COVID-19 origin probe; agency denies → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/16hod8m/whistleblower_alleges_cia_bribery_in_covid19/16:26
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Moderna Meets Endpoints With Investigational Influenza Vaccine: The interim analysis of its phase 3 study company’s mRNA-1010 vaccine was efficacious against all four A and B influenza strains. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/moderna-meets-endpoints-with-investigational-influenza-vaccine16:57
BrainstormNew from StatNews: STAT+: In new Regeneron deal for Covid drug, Biden administration imposes price limits for first time: A groundbreaking clause in a deal between the Department of Health and Human Services and Regeneron marks the first time the Biden administration has directly challenged drug [... want %more?] → https://www.statnews.com/2023/09/13/covid-regeneron-white-house-price-limits/17:58
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronavirusUK: Covid may have permanently damaged people's immunity → https://old.reddit.com/r/CoronavirusUK/comments/16hs2wb/covid_may_have_permanently_damaged_peoples/18:58
BrainstormNew from The Atlantic: This Fall’s COVID Vaccines Are for Everyone: Paul Offit is not an anti-vaxxer. His résumé alone would tell you that: A pediatrician at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, he is the co-inventor of a rotavirus vaccine for infants that has been [... want %more?] → https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/09/fall-covid-vaccine-update-cdc-recommendation/675304/19:28
BrainstormNew from Medical Xpress: Study finds lower risk of long COVID after an omicron infection and after re-infection: The risk of developing long COVID is significantly lower following an infection with the omicron variant than after an infection with earlier coronavirus variants. This was the [... want %more?] → https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-09-covid-omicron-infection-re-infection.html20:16
BrainstormNew from Eric Topol on Mastodon: (news): https://www. cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings /downloads/slides-2023-09-12/07-COVID-Klein-508.pdf → https://mstdn.social/@erictopol/11105929191865593320:46
BrainstormNew from Eric Topol on Mastodon: (news): Previously unpublished, presented at CDC meeting yesterday.  The prevalence of Long Covid by age in the US → https://mstdn.social/@erictopol/11105933453194730220:55
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: The gray swan: model-based assessment of the risk of sudden failure of hybrid immunity to SARS-CoV-2 → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/16hx99m/the_gray_swan_modelbased_assessment_of_the_risk/22:07
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: new covid shots in us. → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/16hxu4b/new_covid_shots_in_us/22:39
natewrenchshould i get the vaccine if i already got c22:41
ublxdepends how long ago you had covid22:44
ublxand perhaps whether the latest vaccines are relevant to the latest strains of covid22:44
ublxand whether such up to the minute vaccines are available wherever you are22:45
ublxand perhaps whether you have any comorbidities that leave you especially vulnerable to illness22:46
natewrencha week ago22:50
natewrenchi should have gotten my flu shot22:50
natewrenchi never thought it could happen to me22:51
ublxyour covid was confirmed by PCR and/or rapid antigen test?22:51
natewrenchno i did a quick22:51
ublxwell i believe the guidelines everywhere are wait some weeks after covid before considering a vaccine22:52
natewrenchdoes the flu shot give you some protection though against flu/covid22:52
ublxflu vaccines are quite likely to give you some protection against flu, yes22:53
natewrenchyou know i cant tell if i had the flu or covid22:54
TuvixYou'd need an antibody or PCR test to know. If you want the broadest protection from both, staying current on vaccinations recommended for your age & health-group is a good idea.22:55
TuvixYour local health care provider can likely help you identify specific concerns if the broad advise doesn't meet your specific needs or concerns.22:55
natewrenchalready talked to them22:55
natewrenchnot much they can do other than supportive care22:56
natewrenchdidnt loose taste/smell maybe diminished22:56
natewrenchno hair loss22:56
ublxhair loss?22:56
ublxthat's a new one to me22:57
natewrenchi keep finding bits of hair in shower22:57
ublxyou suspect someone has broken into your apartment and is depositing hair in your shower?22:58
ublxbreaking into apartments is not a known symptom of covid22:58
natewrenchthe thing that sucks is the stuffy nose clogged sinus my mouth is raw from breathing through it all night22:59
natewrenchthe drip22:59
natewrenchnever thought this would happen to me22:59
natewrenchthinking i was immune22:59
ublxsucks in the moment (or days)23:00
natewrench523:00
ublxbut if you were otherwise health, look after yourself and hope for a good recovery23:01
ublxmight just be a very bad cold23:01
natewrenchoxygen was 94% first day23:01
ublxis that low for you?23:01
natewrenchyea23:01
natewrenchi had a similar fever months ago23:02
natewrenchbefore i got the fever i had a rash all over me23:02
natewrenchi was pulling my hair and little bits came out23:03
natewrenchthis was not a normal fever23:04
natewrenchi didnt feel the chills teeth chattering23:04
natewrenchi was too hot had to sleep with a fan on me23:04
ublxhopefully it all passes soon23:06
natewrenchi think it did23:06
natewrenchthank g for tylenol/mucinex23:06
ublxwelp. i'd be sure about getting back to full strength before worrying about vaccines23:07
ublxmaybe talk to your doc in a month or something23:07
natewrenchyea23:07
natewrenchsucks getting sick23:08
natewrenchyour quality of sleep goes down23:08

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