libera/##covid-19/ Monday, 2024-11-25

BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Changes in olfactory bulb volume and olfactory sulcus depth in COVID-19 infection: an autopsy study → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/1gz4rlw/changes_in_olfactory_bulb_volume_and_olfactory/00:31
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): All the rest is NO as well, such as vaccination causing "immune escape". No, and data shows this does not happen. Viruses are selected to reduce binding from neutralising antibodies, derived from infection or vaccination is irrelevant. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11354236592463372408:21
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Long COVID may be driven by “long infection” and persistent replicating SARS-CoV-2, finds new review article. The gastrointestinal tract is one leading example of a potential viral reservoir. Existing antiviral approaches including vaccines and [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1gzem3m/long_covid_may_be_driven_by_long_infection_and/10:16
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): SARS-CoV-2 has an incubation time of ~1-3 days, the measles virus 11-12 days. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11354304198162873911:14
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): Subsequently, we found that anti-IL-12p35 did not help, could even make things work. In 2003, IL23 was discovered, consisting of IL23p19 and IL12p40. This has an important role in chronic immune disorders. Here the antibody against IL23p23 is trialed against Crohn´s disease. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11354333803248849112:33
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Towards a cure for long COVID: the strengthening case for persistently replicating SARS-CoV-2 as a driver of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/1gzhh36/towards_a_cure_for_long_covid_the_strengthening/13:20
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): This can also be plotted against COVID-19 deaths. Do note the differences in scale, and that the ratio between deaths and SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater has much changed for the better. SC2 is here to stay, and like all other pathogens can cause disease in the most vulnerable. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11354356634688372213:30
BrainstormNew from The Atlantic: The COVID-Revenge Administration: On Christmas Eve of 2020, my father was admitted to the hospital with sudden weakness. My mother was not allowed to join him. She pleaded with the staff—my dad needed help making medical decisions, she said—but there were no [... want %more?] → https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/11/covid-revenge-administration/680790/13:50
BrainstormNew from StatNews: What to make of Trump’s health care nominees: The presumptive new CDC director, Dave Weldon, is a known vaccine safety skeptic. In contrast, the FDA choice — Johns Hopkins surgeon Marty Makary — has largely been met with… → https://www.statnews.com/2024/11/25/biotech-news-trump-cdc-fda-makary-dave-weldon-vaccines-oz-bridgebio-merck-the-readout/15:38
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: (news): Opinion/decision on a Paediatric investigation plan (PIP): Nuvaxovid, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 recombinant spike protein nanoparticle vaccine/ matrix-M1 adjuvant (NVX-CoV2373), decision type: PM: decision on the [... want %more?] → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/paediatric-investigation-plans/emea-002941-pip01-20-m0416:37
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): There are the same brain regions involved in responding to acute infection as the areas effected in neurodegenerative diseases. This does not mean inflammation (let alone SARS-CoV-2 specifically) causes such diseases. But, inflammation can likely contribute. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11354434267883663216:47
BrainstormNew from MedPageToday: Increases in Myopia Progression in Kids Tied to the COVID Pandemic: (MedPage Today) -- An increase in myopia progression was observed among Chicago-area children early in the COVID-19 pandemic, reported researchers, who suggested that closure of schools and cancelling of [... want %more?] → https://www.medpagetoday.com/ophthalmology/generalophthalmology/11308817:16
BrainstormNew from BMJ: US Supreme Court rejects bid to shield covid misinformation doctors from state medical board discipline: The US Supreme Court has rejected an application for an injunction to stop the Washington Medical Commission, which regulates physicians in Washington State, from investigating and sanctioning doctors who [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/387/bmj.q2643.short17:36
BrainstormNew from Politico: Who is Călin Georgescu, the far-right TikTok star leading the Romanian election race?: A Russia-supporting vaccine skeptic who praises his country's WWII fascist leaders won a shock first-round victory in Romania's presidential election. → https://www.politico.eu/article/calin-georgescu-romania-elections-far-right-tiktok-nato-skeptic-russia-ukraine-exports/19:13
BrainstormNew from New Scientist: Older people may have better immunity against bird flu virus: Most people born before 1968 have antibodies against flu viruses similar to the H5N1 strain circulating today, which might lower their risk of severe illness → https://www.newscientist.com/article/2457782-older-people-may-have-better-immunity-against-bird-flu-virus/19:32
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: GigaGen Doses First Patient in Phase 1 Trial of GIGA-2339, a Potential Functional Cure for Chronic Hepatitis B: Combining over 1,000 human antibodies, GIGA-2339 aims to achieve viral clearance and activate [... want %more?] → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/gigagen-doses-first-patient-in-phase-1-trial-of-giga-2339-a-potential-functional-cure-for-chronic-hepatitis-b20:01
BrainstormNew from The Atlantic: Everyone Agrees Americans Aren’t Healthy: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is wrong about a lot of things in public health. Vaccines don’t cause autism. Raw milk is more dangerous than pasteurized milk. And cellphones haven’t been shown to cause brain cancer. But the basic idea [... want %more?] → https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/11/trump-fda-cdc/680784/21:28
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): However, thus far, no replication competent virus has been cultured from individuals with long COVID who are immunocompetent. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11354566599469795322:26

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