libera/##covid-19/ Saturday, 2024-02-17

BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Omicron Spike confers enhanced infectivity and interferon resistance to SARS-CoV-2 in human nasal tissue → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/1asm93r/omicron_spike_confers_enhanced_infectivity_and/00:02
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): COVID19_Pandemic: 25 states see 'high,' or 'very high' levels of respiratory illness activity: CDC - ABC News → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19_Pandemic/comments/1asrgh9/25_states_see_high_or_very_high_levels_of/06:07
BrainstormNew from This Week In Virology: TWiV 1088: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin: In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin discusses the use of monoclonal antibody therapy to prevent RSV hospitalization of infants and use of GSK’s RSV vaccine Arexy to prevent severe disease following RSV infection in adults between 50-59 years [... want %more?] → https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1088/06:17
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Long COVID can destroy your ability to exercise. Now we know why. • As a new study shows, the answer lies in some long COVID sufferers’ muscle damage and their bodies’ ability to make energy. → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/1asugx4/long_covid_can_destroy_your_ability_to_exercise/06:36
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Long COVID rates vary significantly by state. See where California ranks → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/1asxnbx/long_covid_rates_vary_significantly_by_state_see/10:07
BrainstormNew from BMJ Open: Exploring the prevalence, knowledge, attitudes and influencing factors of e-cigarette use among university students in Palestine: a cross-sectional study: Objectives E-cigarettes have gained popularity, especially among young adults. This study aims to determine the prevalence of e-cigarette smoking, [... want %more?] → http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/14/2/e08088111:23
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): COVID19_Pandemic: Mike Hoerger: "The U.S. has had 139 million infections this #surge (credible interval, 97-160 million). That's 41.6% of the U.S. population (3 in 7) if assuming nobody got double-infected this surge. If assuming 20% got [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19_Pandemic/comments/1at08ia/mike_hoerger_the_us_has_had_139_million/13:18
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): COVID19_Pandemic: Elisa Perego: "#OnThisDay in 2024 I say that the pandemic isn't over. It's bewildering @WHO chief can tweet "in the aftermath of COVID-19" and "lessons learned" while being unmasked in an unmasked crowd of policymakers indoor. [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19_Pandemic/comments/1at0deb/elisa_perego_onthisday_in_2024_i_say_that_the/15:23
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): The reason is probably extra Tfh cell help, since T cell responses are broader and better. This is interesting and promising, but in hamsters. In addition, a T cell vaccine also does not provide protection against infection, and antibodies will always wane. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11194758286596504616:49
BrainstormNew from Eric Topol on Mastodon: (news): The next hyper-mutated SARS-CoV-2 variant on watch is BA.2.87, with a markedly different spike sequence from any prior variant, including BA.2.86. If/when it picks up new mutations like JN.1, it'll help drive another wave → https://mstdn.social/@erictopol/11194822146746362219:32
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: How Risky Are Repeat COVID Infections? What We Know So Far → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/1at9ltv/how_risky_are_repeat_covid_infections_what_we/20:11
LjLugh https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/1asf0g3/scientists_grapple_with_long_covid_puzzle_as/kqtabdy/ - and said just in response to a question, like they think a ton of people get this after covid :\20:38
LjLhttps://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/1asf0g3/scientists_grapple_with_long_covid_puzzle_as/kqvbkmi/  "my understanding is that Paxlovid suppresses part of your immune system which Covid is able to reproduce through" is this correct? i forget right now what exactly Paxlovid inhibits, but I didn't think it was a part of the immune system, just a quite specific part of viral replication...20:39
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): Vaccination against COVID-19 was associated with a lower but not statistically significantly different risk of death in the first 60 days. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11194883572306664522:06
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): It elicts good antibodies and T cell responses. Most importantly, it protects mice and non-human primate from MPXV. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11194909518827416623:14

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