libera/##covid-19/ Tuesday, 2024-06-18

BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: FDA Approves Merck's CAPVAXIVE (V116) Vaccine to Combat Pneumococcal Disease in Adults: Tailored for adults, V116's effectiveness covers serotypes linked to 84% of invasive pneumococcal disease in those 50+, outperforming existing vaccines [... want %more?] → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/fda-approves-merck-s-v116-vaccine-to-combat-pneumococcal-disease-in-adults00:14
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): Phase 2 ALPHA study of efgartigimod (FcR blocker) in post-COVID-19-mediated postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (PC-POTS) show that treated patients had no clinically meaningful improvement compared to placebo. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11263426366558378000:23
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): COVID19_Pandemic: Being Around Kids Raises Seniors' Pneumococcal Risk Sixfold → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19_Pandemic/comments/1dibjlw/being_around_kids_raises_seniors_pneumococcal/01:01
BrainstormNew from BMJ Open: Flow cytometric analysis of peripheral blood neutrophil myeloperoxidase expression in myelodysplastic neoplasms (MPO-MDS-Valid): protocol for a multicentre diagnostic accuracy study: Introduction Many patients referred for suspicion of myelodysplastic neoplasm (MDS) are subjected to unnecessary [... want %more?] → http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/14/6/e08120009:12
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Opinion: Long Covid feels like a gun to my head: Being held at gunpoint by a Guatemalan street gang was scary, but I didn't fear for my life. With long Covid, at its worst, I wrote letters to my children… → https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/18/long-covid-infectious-disease-expert-personal-story-life-with-no-cure/10:38
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Vaccine shortages worsen the deadliest cholera outbreaks in years: It’s nearly 18 months since the World Health Organization (WHO) raised cholera to its highest health emergency level, grade 3, in January 2023 after recording the deadliest outbreaks for 20 years in 23 countries.At a press conference two months [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/385/bmj.q1228.short12:25
BrainstormNew from PubMed: One-year monitoring of potentially pathogenic microorganisms in the waters and sediments of the Lesina and Varano lagoons (South-East Italy): In this study, two Mediterranean coastal lagoons (Lesina and Varano) of southern Italy, located in the north of the Apulia region, were investigated for the presence of Shiga [... want %more?] → https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38887590/12:44
BrainstormNew from The Lancet (Online): [Comment] Political courage needed to prevent the next pandemic: In May, 2021, The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, in which most of us were involved, recommended a package of transformational but practicable recommendations that, if [... want %more?] → https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01260-1/fulltext13:04
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: BMJ Public Health COVID mortality paper - expression of concern. → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/1dioaqk/bmj_public_health_covid_mortality_paper/13:33
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): "She told reporters that a pandemic in the US was no longer a matter of if but when and that we should prepare to close schools and work remotely. Disruption to everyday life may be severe. She told Americans the truth. But not surprisingly, her statement caused a firestorm" → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11263773277363897115:02
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Pharma: STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Merck pneumococcal shot, Kansas suing Pfizer, and more → https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2024/06/18/merck-vaccine-covid-pfizer-kansas-teva-takeda-epilepsy-biontech-jnj/15:33
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: China accuses U.S. of "malign intention" to discredit its COVID vaccines → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/1diquks/china_accuses_us_of_malign_intention_to_discredit/15:43
BrainstormNew from MedPageToday: Are T-DXd Results in HER2-Low/Ultralow Breast Cancer Practice-Changing?: (MedPage Today) -- The antibody-drug conjugate trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd; Enhertu) significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) versus chemotherapy in previously treated metastatic [... want %more?] → https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/ascoexpertroundtablebreastca/11067616:32
BrainstormNew from BMJ: The high cost of opportunity: how medical school electives deepen the class divide: Who were medical school electives created for? As a student who is estranged from my family and in receipt of my university’s bursary for low income students, I don’t think that it’s for students like me. UK medical schools [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/385/bmj.q1344.short16:52
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): It is interesting to note that on that data, South Korea had not started their vaccination campaign. They cut the cohort further to only include those with 2 vaccines by September 30th. There are some interesting differences between cohorts, such as hypertension and COVID-19. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11263846186900006718:04
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: The relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection and type 1 diabetes mellitus → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/1diue05/the_relationship_between_sarscov2_infection_and/18:14
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: (news): Lab study: Sterilized reused respirators not effective enough against aerosolized particles → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/lab-study-sterilized-reused-respirators-not-effective-enough-against-aerosolized-particles18:34
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: State of Kansas Files a Lawsuit Against COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturer: The state's attorney general filed the lawsuit against Pfizer for its ‘misleading statements’ about the vaccine. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/state-of-kansas-files-a-lawsuit-against-covid-19-vaccine-manufacturer19:03
BrainstormNew from StatNews: On the road to eliminate rabies, Gavi announces plan to improve human vaccination: Rabies is one of few diseases that can be effectively treated by vaccines after exposure — but many countries lack access to the shots. A new global health effort aims… → https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/18/gavi-global-rabies-vaccine-plan/19:32
BrainstormNew from MedPageToday: FDA Approves Pneumococcal Vax Designed Specifically for Adults: (MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved a 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Capvaxive) for preventing invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumococcal pneumonia in adults, Merck announced on Monday.Specifically designed [... want %more?] → https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/vaccines/11070920:21
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Children with RSV Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Needed More Support: Study reveals an increase in hospital admissions and the need for advanced respiratory support, particularly among older, healthier children. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/children-with-rsv-post-covid-19-pandemic-needed-more-support20:40
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): Months after being diagnosed with COVID-19, one in five people are still suffering from symptoms, new research finds → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11263911176180208820:50
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: (news): Study identifies female sex, heart disease as long-COVID risk factors, vaccination as protective → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/study-identifies-female-sex-heart-disease-long-covid-risk-factors-vaccination-protective21:00
LjLwhat a bad article this https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/17/asia/japan-record-spike-stss-bacterial-infection-intl-hnk/index.html (it's not about covid, but whatever, Brainstorm fed it to me)21:03
BrainstormUnexpected error (You exceeded your current quota, please check your plan and billing details. For more information on this error, read the docs: https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/error-codes/api-errors.) from LjL at 2024-06-18 19:03:05.557564. Message was: what a bad article this https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/17/asia/japan-record-spike-stss-bacterial-infection-intl-hnk/index.html (it's not about covid, but whatever, Brainstorm fed it21:03
LjLthey tell me there were 977 cases this year, and 941 the last, and that was the highest since 1999 when recording began21:03
LjLokay, so what's a *low* value for a year when it was low? 977 and 941 might just mean it hovers at or above the 900 mark. or it might mean other year it was, say, 100, which would be an entirely different thing21:04
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: ‘Concern is real’ about long Covid’s impact on Americans and disability claims, report says → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/1diz1gd/concern_is_real_about_long_covids_impact_on/21:28
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): The inflammatory environment induced by local/systemic SC2 infection may result in a set of signals (pro-inflammatory cytokines) that lead to β-cell alteration, apoptosis or  bystander activation of T cells and disruption of peripheral tolerance that triggers autoimmunity. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11263941254339149022:07
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: The First Three Months → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/1dj2fgm/the_first_three_months/23:53

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