libera/##covid-19/ Saturday, 2023-11-11

BrainstormNew from Ars Technica: Health: Protective vaccination rates falling out of reach in US; exemptions hit record → https://arstechnica.com/?p=198318200:12
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: A new COVID variant, HV.1, is now dominant. These are its most common symptoms → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/17skcor/a_new_covid_variant_hv1_is_now_dominant_these_are/03:21
LjLAs the United States enters respiratory virus season and health officials roll out updated COVID-19 vaccines, a new COVID variant HV.1 has emerged and is currently sweeping the country.03:33
LjLThe new omicron subvariant has rapidly overtaken other strains, including EG.5 aka Eris, to become the dominant variant in the U.S. As of late October, HV.1 is responsible for more than a quarter of all COVID-19 cases, and health officials are monitoring the new variant amid concerns of a winter COVID-19 surge.03:33
LjLwut, i clearly am no (longer) up to speed with this at all03:34
LjLfirst time I hear of HV.103:34
BrainstormNew from ##covid-19 Zotero group: FDA Clears Way for Marketing First OTC COVID-19 Antigen Test: Item Type Web Page URL https://www.contagionlive.com/view/fda-clears-way-for-marketing-first-otc-covid-19-antigen-test Date 2023-11-10 Accessed 2023-11-11 02:35:58 Language en Abstract ACON Laboratories’ Flowflex [... want %more?] → https://www.zotero.org/groups/covid_links/items/WRIKWG4S03:40
BrainstormNew from This Week In Virology: TWiV 1060: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin: In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin discusses CDC expanding testing of international air traveler samples to include flu, RSV, and other respiratory viruses, missed opportunities for preventing congenital syphilis, intrinsic and effective [... want %more?] → https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1060/07:00
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: How many in the U.S. are disabled? Proposed census changes would greatly decrease count: Revised questions would affect funding for federal and state programs, Long Covid research, and more → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/17sszbz/how_many_in_the_us_are_disabled_proposed_census/13:03
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): Open science discovery of potent noncovalent SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11139240497254869515:37
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): We are witnessing a pandemic of inhumanity: to halt the spread, we must cling to the law → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11139261251830121616:34
LjLdoes EG.5 have an XBB something name too?16:48
LjLin particular is it sometimes called XBB.1.5+some_mutation? i'd be surprised because i thought it wasn't from the XBB lineage at all16:49
LjLbut the EU's website on variant says the latter is the prevalent thing in Italy16:49
LjLwhile sites I use have long said now it's EG.516:49
LjLthis is the EU site https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19/country-overviews16:52
LjLthis is where i generally look https://lab24.ilsole24ore.com/coronavirus/?refresh_ce#box_2316:52
LjL(ctrl+f Variant if it doesn't go to the right box)16:53
BrainstormNew from Eric Topol on Mastodon: (news): The cover of this week's Lancet and the accompanying article on the UK Covid inquiry by the Editor-in-Chief → https://mstdn.social/@erictopol/11139298637439184718:09

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