libera/##covid-19/ Tuesday, 2025-04-15

BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): The data presented, with a doubling of sequences found within the same time frame, strengthens the hypothesis that SARS-CoV-2 emerged from the Huanan market wildlife trade, with two separate introductions. The exact timing and the identification of the ancestor(s) remain to be found. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11433864781120271400:27
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: "Human source SARS-CoV-2 aerosol transmission to remote sentinel hamsters" → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/1jzcacy/human_source_sarscov2_aerosol_transmission_to/00:46
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Importance of vaccination against measles once declared non-endemic in the US: In 2024, 40% of people with confirmed measles were hospitalized. Mortality rate is 1-3 deaths per 1,000. Encephalitis occurs in 1 in 1,000. SSPE, almost away fatal, [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1jzcdiy/importance_of_vaccination_against_measles_once/01:15
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Who Decides What Was “Too Much” in the COVID-19 Response? → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/1jzhmoz/who_decides_what_was_too_much_in_the_covid19/05:14
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): You can certainly distinguish the measlesvirus from the attenuated one in the vaccine. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11434099928987031310:22
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: (news): Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Abrysvo, Respiratory syncytial virus vaccine (bivalent, recombinant), Date of authorisation: 23/08/2023, Revision: 9, Status: Authorised → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/abrysvo12:18
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: vaccineswork: Before measles vaccines, the disease killed 2.6 million people globally each year. In the U.S. alone, 400–500 died annually, with outbreaks every 2–3 years. Vaccines changed that. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11434191852528281914:15
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Updated H5N1 Report: 70 Human Cases in the US as of April 2025: CDC maintains low public health risk despite more cases, the first reported death, and accelerated vaccine development to enhance pandemic preparedness. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/updated-h5n1-report-70-human-cases-in-the-us-as-of-april-202514:44
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: (news): Veterinary medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Vectormune HVT-AIV, Avian influenza vaccine, Status: Authorised → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/veterinary/EPAR/vectormune-hvt-aiv15:14
BrainstormNew from MedPageToday: Vaccine Advisors to Meet; Donated Organs Left Unused; Counterfeit Ozempic Warning: (MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. MedPage Today is collecting stories of HHS staffers across all agencies affected by Trump administration cuts. If [... want %more?] → https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/washington-watch/11512316:13
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Follow the Science:  Why CD4 Testing is Critical in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS: To meet ambitious targets for ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic, governments must unite in a global effort to improve access to CD4 testing. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/follow-the-science-why-cd4-testing-is-critical-in-the-fight-against-hiv-aids16:32
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: (news): Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Flucelvax, influenza vaccine (surface antigen, inactivated, prepared in cell cultures), Date of authorisation: 15/11/2024, Revision: 1, Status: Authorised → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/flucelvax17:11
BrainstormNew from LitCovid: (news): Investigating the Relationship of Age and Gender with the Prevalence of Seizure Types in Children with COVID-19: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study in Firouzabadi Hospital. → https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/research/coronavirus/publication/4023127818:30
BrainstormNew from LitCovid: (news): ACE2 and TMPRSS2 gene expression is reduced acutely in SARS-CoV-2 patients but returns to normal with recovery. → https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/research/coronavirus/publication/4022933218:40
BrainstormNew from BMJ Open: COVID-19 vaccine uptake and associated factors among health professionals: a facility-based, cross-sectional study in the Amhara region, Ethiopia: Objectives To determine uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine and identify the associated factors among health professionals in major cities of the Amhara region [... want %more?] → http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/15/4/e09004819:18
BrainstormNew from StatNews: STAT+: RFK Jr. plans changes to vaccine injury reporting system: Critiques of the vaccine injury reporting system have long been part of Kennedy’s efforts to questions the safety of immunizations. → https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/15/rfk-jr-remarks-vaccine-adverse-event-reporting-system-vaers-changes-indiana-maha/19:28
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: Research links COVID to poor kidney outcomes in US youth: Children and adolescents were at higher risk for new-onset mild and moderate chronic kidney disease from 2020 to 2023. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/research-links-covid-poor-kidney-outcomes-us-youth22:03
BrainstormNew from MedPageToday: Translating What Kennedy's Anti-Vax Allies Hear in His Response to Measles Outbreak: (MedPage Today) -- When the nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., endorsed the measles vaccine this month after an outbreak in Texas claimed the life of a second child, his [... want %more?] → https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/washington-watch/11513923:30

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