libera/##covid-19/ Thursday, 2023-10-26

BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Russia tests 'massive' retaliatory nuclear strike → https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/17ggud6/russia_tests_massive_retaliatory_nuclear_strike/00:38
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Health: ‘We’re absolutely making it too hard’: The complexity of adult immunization delivery hinders vaccine uptake → https://www.statnews.com/2023/10/25/adult-vaccines-flu-covid-tdap-complexity/01:25
BrainstormNew from WebMD: Child-Care Centers Are Not Big COVID Spreaders, Research Says: Child-care centers are not significant sources of COVID-19 transmission, according to a new University of Pittsburgh Medical School study published in JAMA Open Network. → https://www.webmd.com/covid/news/20231025/child-care-centers-are-not-big-covid-spreaders-research-says01:35
BrainstormNew from Eric Topol on Mastodon: (news): The BA.5 bivalent booster's effectiveness: by April 2023, "individuals previously vaccinated only with wild-type vaccines had little protection against Covid-19 hospital admission" restored by the booster (24K cases, 99K controls) → https://mstdn.social/@erictopol/11129839764852289002:14
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: NHS pay: Health staff begin legal fight over Covid bonus: The government may face a judicial review after excluding outsourced workers from a one-off bonus. → https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-6722018603:58
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Covid shots may slightly increase risk of stroke in older adults, particularly when administered with certain flu vaccines → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/17glhp3/covid_shots_may_slightly_increase_risk_of_stroke/04:17
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: The doctors with long COVID who have been left behind → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/17glygt/the_doctors_with_long_covid_who_have_been_left/04:47
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): Coronaviruses, HKU1, 229E, NL63 and OC43 circulate worldwide. NL63 uses ACE2 as a receptor, whereas 229E uses human aminopeptidase-N11. HKU1 and OC43 spikes bind cells through 9-O40 acelytated sialic acid but their protein receptors remain unknown. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11130043055351371010:52
BrainstormNew from PubMed: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on well-being and quality of life of patients with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency: CONCLUSION: The presented data demonstrate that the COVID-19 pandemic significantly affects the psychological well-being of patients with rare diseases, leading to increased levels of anxiety and [... want %more?] → https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37880685/11:02
BrainstormNew from ProPublica: Secrecy Shields Powerful Adults in Our Juvenile Justice Systems. Kids Showed Me What’s Really Happening.: by Meribah Knight , WPLN/Nashville Public Radio This article was produced in partnership with WPLN Nashville Public Radio , a former member of ProPublica’s Local [... want %more?] → https://www.propublica.org/article/the-kids-of-rutherford-county-reporters-essay12:30
BrainstormNew from Virology.ws: Trial By Error: A Crap Study on “Psychosomatic Therapy” for “Persistent Somatic Symptoms”: By David Tuller, DrPH Dutch investigators appear to be on a roll—they are producing so much crap that it is hard to keep track. (I have [... want %more?] → https://virology.ws/2023/10/26/trial-by-error-a-crap-study-on-psychosomatic-therapy-for-persistent-somatic-symptoms/12:40
BrainstormNew from BioNTech: Pfizer and BioNTech Announce Positive Topline Data for mRNA-based Combination Vaccine Program Against Influenza and COVID-19: Lead formulations evaluated in the Phase 1/2 study demonstrated robust immune responses to influenza A, [... want %more?] → https://investors.biontech.de/news-releases/news-release-details/pfizer-and-biontech-announce-positive-topline-data-mrna-based12:51
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): Indemnification clauses are common in health emergencies. They are not scary or secretive but serve to expedite distribution by transferring some of the financial risks from manufacturers to governments. The vaccine agreements promoted speed and hence, global health security. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11130108533467627813:39
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Americans Don’t Get to Have the Best New COVID Drug: A Japanese antiviral appears to shorten symptoms and protect against chronic disease. Also, it doesn’t taste like soapy grapefruit. → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/17gumrv/americans_dont_get_to_have_the_best_new_covid/14:09
BrainstormNew from Science-Based Medicine: COVID-19 Vaccination and Factors Contributing to Vaccine Refusal: An examination of COVID-19 vaccine refusal in Hong Kong suggests that fostering trust in health authorities, boosting confidence in vaccines, and combating misinformation are [... want %more?] → https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/covid-19-vaccination-and-factors-contributing-to-vaccine-refusal/15:09
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Pharma: STAT+: Pharmalittle: Eisai reports injectable version of Alzheimer’s drug as effective as IV; Pfizer says combo flu and Covid shot shows strong response → https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2023/10/26/alzheimers-biogen-eisai-pfizer-biontech-flu-covid-insulin-novartis-takeda-cancer-fda-hiv-pepfar/15:19
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Pfizer’s twice daily pill for obesity hopes to rival Wegovy and Mounjaro: Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning, all. Damian here with a glimpse at… → https://www.statnews.com/2023/10/26/pfizers-twice-daily-pill-for-obesity-hopes-to-rival-wegovy-and-mounjaro/15:49
BrainstormNew from StatNews: What will it take to end health care worker burnout?: Health care workers “were really asked to do superhuman work during the pandemic. There was a price to pay for those demands,” said L. Casey Chosewood. → https://www.statnews.com/2023/10/26/health-care-burnout/16:09
BrainstormNew from Retraction Watch: Publisher looking into COVID vaccine paper with ‘serious flaws’: A controversial paper on the safety and immunogenicity of an Iran-made COVID-19 vaccine is being investigated by the U.S.-based publisher Wiley, Retraction Watch has learned. [... want %more?] → https://retractionwatch.com/2023/10/26/publisher-looking-into-covid-vaccine-paper-with-serious-flaws/16:49
BrainstormNew from Eric Topol on Mastodon: (news): Predators targeting people with Long Covid with unproven stem cell treatments, charging up to $25,000. Nearly half of the 60 clinics identified are operating in the United States https:// cell.com/stem-cell-reports/ful ltext/S2213-6711(23)00374-0 → https://mstdn.social/@erictopol/11130205606142077017:39
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Effectiveness of BNT162b2 BA.4/5 bivalent mRNA vaccine against a range of COVID-19 outcomes in a large health system in the USA: a test-negative case–control study → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/17gzrgs/effectiveness_of_bnt162b2_ba45_bivalent_mrna/18:09
BrainstormNew from Eric Topol on Mastodon: (news): The SARS-CoV-2 virus is accumulating mutations with amino acid substitutions faster than other endemic viruses, including 2.5 fold more rapidly than influenza (A/H3N2 HA1), the prototype of rapid antigen evolution → https://mstdn.social/@erictopol/11130222468412580418:29
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Moderna Begins Phase 3 Trial for its Influenza-COVID-19 Vaccine: The company’s mRNA-1083  dosed its first study participant. And this follows recent data reported from their phase 1/2 trial where the vaccine showed strong immunogenicity against [... want %more?] → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/moderna-begins-phase-3-trial-for-its-influenza-covid-19-vaccine18:38
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): Of course, for those vulnerable (pregnant) to infections, there are more, with, hopefully, guidance from your physician. This includes annual COVID-19 shot, RSV, and for some elderly, pneumococcal and shingles vaccines. It is something to be on top of, and/or ask for help. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11130232232238172518:48
BrainstormNew from Eric Topol on Mastodon: (news): It worked to rapidly pick up the BA.2.86 variant here. The US Traveler Genomic Surveillance (TGS) program at 6 major airports nailed it at Dulles within first few days in August after first identified in Israel and Denmark   https:// cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7 243a3.htm?s_cid=mm7243a3_w%0b → https://mstdn.social/@erictopol/11130240885272796819:18
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: An atlas of continuous adaptive evolution in endemic human viruses → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/17h1ton/an_atlas_of_continuous_adaptive_evolution_in/19:39
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Ischemic Stroke after Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccination: A Self-Controlled Case Series Study → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/17h2w3g/ischemic_stroke_after_bivalent_covid19/20:29
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): Jan Bonte claimt nonsense over mRNA vaccins → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11130279462487484120:49
BrainstormNew from WebMD: Clinics Peddle Unproven Stem Cell Treatment for Long COVID: Researchers identified 38 direct-to-consumer businesses selling purported stem cell therapies to prevent and treat the virus – 36 of which also claim to treat post-COVID syndrome. → https://www.webmd.com/covid/news/20231026/clinics-peddle-unproven-stem-cell-treatment-for-long-covid21:08
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: (translated) Coronavirus: mRNA Vaccine Cuts COVID-Related Guillain-Barré Risk → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/17h4r0p/mrna_vaccine_cuts_covidrelated_guillainbarré_risk/22:28
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): This is determined in people who received only 2 COVID-19 vaccines. Results were not stratified according to age, table 1 has all participants' details. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11130334226499840723:08
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): COVID-19 Vaccines Have Not Been Shown to Alter DNA, Cause Cancer → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11130345384459888123:38

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