libera/##covid-19/ Thursday, 2024-05-02

BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): This means the viral season is starting in the southern hemisphere. This is normal, and expected. The levels of infections of respiratory viruses, including influenza and SARS-CoV-2 will rise, and unfortunately, hospitalisations/deaths as well. But not at pandemic levels! → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11236811911543681000:18
BrainstormNew from Politico: Croatian president hits out at prospect of EU TikTok ban: "TikTok means nothing to me, but it means freedom for my children to use it if they want,” Zoran Milanović said. → https://www.politico.eu/article/croatian-president-hits-out-at-von-der-leyen-over-tiktok-ban-comments/08:49
BrainstormNew from StatNews: STAT+: Biological clocks could be the key to longer, healthier lives. But scientists don’t yet agree on what ‘aging’ is: Measures of biological age have exploded into health research and have fueled hype around consumer tests. But the field of aging [... want %more?] → https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/02/what-is-biological-age-researchers-in-aging-epigenetic-clocks/10:37
BrainstormNew from NPR Science: Federal health officials aim to develop a vaccine to protect people from bird flu: The health officials say the country is ready to produce a vaccine against a worrisome flu virus that recently jumped from birds to cows and at least [... want %more?] → https://npr.org/2024/05/02/1248634097/federal-health-officials-aim-to-develop-a-vaccine-to-protect-people-from-bird-fl11:25
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): Controversial virus-hunting scientist skewered at US COVID-origins hearing → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11237086008299256311:54
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Experimental antibody drug prevents and even reverses diabetes onset | The experimental monoclonal antibody drug acts like a shield to protect insulin-producing cells from damage, even extending lifespan in some cases. → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1cibwft/experimental_antibody_drug_prevents_and_even/12:23
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: (news): Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Celldemic, influenza vaccine (surface antigen, inactivated, prepared in cell cultures), Date of authorisation: 19/04/2024, Status: Authorised → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/celldemic13:23
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: The future of at-home molecular testing → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/1cie6o3/the_future_of_athome_molecular_testing/14:22
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: (news): Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Incellipan, influenza vaccine (surface antigen, inactivated, prepared in cell cultures), Date of authorisation: 19/04/2024, Status: Authorised → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/incellipan14:31
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: (news): Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): RotaTeq, rotavirus vaccine, live, Date of authorisation: 26/06/2006, Revision: 37, Status: Authorised → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/rotateq15:11
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): shows that immunity is maintained, even expanded, upon reinfection. This is the case for antibodies and especially CD4 T cells, steady CD8s. These populations of T cells are maintained after infection, ready for a re-infection. In the elderly, this effect is reduced. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11237177460095200415:42
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Moderna COVID vaccine sales plummet 91 percent → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/1cijexr/moderna_covid_vaccine_sales_plummet_91_percent/18:12
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: (news): High-risk patients with COVID symptoms should use PCR rather than rapid tests, study suggests → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/high-risk-patients-covid-symptoms-should-use-pcr-rather-rapid-tests-study-suggests19:20
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: RSV Immunization Reduces Infant Hospitalizations by 82%: In a new real-world study, Sanofi and AstraZeneca’s nirsevimab-alip (Beyfortus) demonstrated high efficacy against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD). → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/rsv-immunization-reduces-infant-hospitalizations-by-82-20:10
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: (news): Caregiver stress lessened after pandemic lockdowns lifted, study finds → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/caregiver-stress-lessened-after-pandemic-lockdowns-lifted-study-finds22:27
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: (news): Dip in alcohol consumption in early pandemic linked to less social drinking → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/dip-alcohol-consumption-early-pandemic-linked-less-social-drinking22:36
ublx^ research institute must really have had sherlock holmes on speed dial to work through that one22:40
LjLi thought similar22:41
BrainstormNew from MedPageToday: Most Pregnant Women With HIV Don't Get Recommended Vaccinations: (MedPage Today) -- Fewer than one-third of women with HIV who were pregnant got recommended routine vaccinations, according to a multicenter cohort study.Among 310 pregnancies in women living with HIV, the tetanus toxoid, reduced [... want %more?] → https://www.medpagetoday.com/hivaids/hivaids/10994123:25

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