libera/##covid-19/ Monday, 2024-10-14

BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): This is not a simple question. For some viruses, there are multiple strains, e.g parainfluenza virus, influenza A and B strains, and HSV. Yet, SARS-CoV-2 has only variants. At least part of the answer is immunological niches: the space to divert enough to become a strain. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11330243969525114300:22
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): But, make no mistake, all strains are around the whole year. Their peaks are made possible by the availability of hosts; humans whose neutralising antibodies have reduced just enough. And, of course, in those without immune memory; the very young (0-2). → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11330244257059338900:31
BrainstormNew from Science-Based Medicine: Antivaxxers easily see through the misdirection of RFK Jr.’s MAHA: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has been  antivax for two decades. His fellow travelers are not happy about his leaving out vaccines in his "Make America Healthy Again." To them it's [... want %more?] → https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/antivaxxers-easily-see-through-the-misdirection-of-rfk-jr-s-maha/09:03
BrainstormNew from NPR Science: Why traditional plant knowledge is not a quick fix: Host Regina G. Barber talks with Rosalyn LaPier about ethnobotany--what it is and how traditional plant knowledge is frequently misunderstood in the era of COVID and psychedelics. And, how it's [... want %more?] → https://www.npr.org/2024/10/14/1257825201/covid-psychedelics-medicine-plants-traditional-reproductive09:13
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: LongCovid: Unfortunately, there are many posts again, overinterpreting this paper to mean there is persistent infection, which is the cause of # LongCovid . This is not shown in this manuscript. The presence of antigen correlates at best. The antigen can be present due to altered, → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11330496270380755111:11
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: Man says he has been 'left to rot' after Covid vaccine: Larry Lowe used to have an active life but says everyday tasks are now beyond him. → https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0kj1pmr7jdo11:51
BrainstormNew from PubMed: Changes in the frequency and amount of alcohol intake before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: CONCLUSIONS: No major shifts in alcohol consumption habits occurred during the pandemic in our study population. Occasional drinkers tended to drink less during the pandemic, suggesting that initial concerns about [... want %more?] → https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39397380/12:21
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: (news): Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Comirnaty, COVID-19 mRNA vaccine,tozinameran,riltozinameran and tozinameran,famtozinameran and tozinameran,raxtozinameran, Date of authorisation: 21/12/2020, Revision: 50, Status: Authorised → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/comirnaty13:30
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Sticky plaques building up on the walls of your blood vessels can lead to heart attacks and strokes | New nanoparticle infusion therapy has been found to break down these plaques safely in tests in pigs. → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1g3dugf/sticky_plaques_building_up_on_the_walls_of_your/14:10
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: (news): Veterinary medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Equip WNV (previously Duvaxyn WNV), vaccine to aid in prevention of West Nile virus, Status: Authorised → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/veterinary/EPAR/equip-wnv14:30
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: (news): COVID-19 medicines → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/human-regulatory-overview/public-health-threats/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/covid-19-medicines17:10
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: SARS-CoV-2 Infection and New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Among Pediatric Patients → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/1g3k1j5/sarscov2_infection_and_newonset_type_2_diabetes/18:40
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): Existing immunity will reduce viral load and time of infection, thereby reducing inflammation. Vaccination is the safest way to establish immune memory. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11330685326460019919:09
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: (news): Risk of new type 2 diabetes in kids higher after COVID than other respiratory infections, data suggest → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/risk-new-type-2-diabetes-kids-higher-after-covid-other-respiratory-infections-data-suggest21:06
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: New Insights into Clostridioides difficile Infection and Vaccine Development: The study indicates that targeting the sympathetic nervous system could improve CDI management, as a novel multi-target mRNA vaccine was shown to protect mice [... want %more?] → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/new-insights-into-clostridioides-difficile-infection-and-vaccine-development21:16
BrainstormNew from MedPageToday: Hospitals Unhappy With New Requirement to Report Bed Capacity and COVID Count: (MedPage Today) -- Starting next month, hospitals will be required by CMS to report their overall bed capacity as well as their census of patients with respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19  --  a [... want %more?] → https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/medicare/11238922:13
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): Repeat covid patient refuses to take care of his health: So my grandfather has covid again for the 5th time and is all surprised and expecting sympathy despite not doing anything to prevent getting covid in the first place, and certainly [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19_Pandemic/comments/1g3pvbv/repeat_covid_patient_refuses_to_take_care_of_his/22:32

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