libera/##covid-19/ Monday, 2025-05-19

BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): mRNA-1083 contains 5 mRNA sequences encoding membrane-bound hemagglutinin of 4 influenza strains and the linked NTD-RBD of the SARS-CoV-2 S glycoprotein (Omicron XBB.1.5). Placebo was 0.9% sodium chloride. Seroconversion was better than the individual vaccines. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11453115582289127400:24
BrainstormNew from Our World In Data: Measles vaccines save millions of lives each year: Measles once killed millions every year. Vaccines changed this, preventing disease, long-term immune damage, and deadly outbreaks. → https://ourworldindata.org/measles-vaccines-save-lives08:15
BrainstormNew from Science-Based Medicine: Attacking vaccines through the misunderstanding of medical ethics: Since becoming HHS Secretary, RFK Jr. has been deceptively weaponizing principles of evidence-based medicine against vaccines. Will weaponizing research ethics be next? It [... want %more?] → https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/attacking-vaccines-through-the-misunderstanding-of-medical-ethics/09:03
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Biotech: STAT+: Inside the rise of Tracy Beth Høeg, the Covid contrarian shaping FDA vaccine policy → https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/19/tracy-beth-hoeg-fda-advisor-marty-makary-vinay-prasad-vaccine-policy/10:41
BrainstormNew from PubMed: Gestational trophoblastic diseases - literature review and atypical case reports: Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) arises from the abnormal development of trophoblastic tissue and encompasses a wide range of benign and malignant conditions. There is evidence that malignant transformation can occur in [... want %more?] → https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40384188/12:30
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Trump nominates unconventional doctor as new surgeon general: US president Donald Trump has nominated a new surgeon general after abruptly withdrawing his first selection, Janette Nesheiwat, after questions about her credentials and her support for masking during the covid-19 pandemic.1The new nominee, Casey [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/389/bmj.r1024.short12:50
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: FDA Approves Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine: The company's Nuvaxovid vaccine is the only recombinant protein-based, non-mRNA COVID-19 immunization available in the US. → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/fda-approves-novavax-covid-19-vaccine14:27
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Pharma: STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Regeneron buying 23andMe, the Novavax Covid shot, and more → https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2025/05/19/compounding-pharmacy-weight-obesity-diabetes-ozempic-mounjaro-340b-regeneron-23andme-bristol-alzheimers-trump/15:07
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: Scientists Warn Yellow Fever Could Spark a Pandemic Worse Than COVID-19 → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1kqcejb/scientists_warn_yellow_fever_could_spark_a/16:07
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: (news): Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Ixchiq, Chikungunya vaccine (live), Date of authorisation: 28/06/2024, Revision: 1, Status: Authorised → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/ixchiq16:27
BrainstormNew from Contagion Live: Maternal RSV Vaccines Show Promise for Infant Protection but Raise Safety Concerns: New meta-analysis at the 2025 vaccinology conference highlights the efficacy of maternal RSV vaccines, with calls for enhanced monitoring following [... want %more?] → https://www.contagionlive.com/view/maternal-rsv-vaccines-show-promise-for-infant-protection-but-raise-safety-concerns17:07
BrainstormNew from r/Science: science: According to a recent study, scientists warn yellow fever could surpass COVID-19 in severity, reporting 30,000 annual deaths, surging African outbreaks, and dire vaccine shortfalls → https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1kqekib/according_to_a_recent_study_scientists_warn/17:38
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): Join the Smash Long Covid / Smash Covid movement. All welcome: TL;DR. Share Long Covid awareness content on your facebook, to push for solutions without leaving your bed. All are welcome. You will be provided with stuff to post. Keep posting [... want %more?] → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19_Pandemic/comments/1kqf75x/join_the_smash_long_covid_smash_covid_movement/17:57
BrainstormNew from MedPageToday: RFK Jr. Pledged Not to Upend U.S. Vaccine System, but Big Changes Are Underway: (MedPage Today) -- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clinched the political support needed to become the nation's top health official by pledging to work within the decades-old federal system for approval and use of [... want %more?] → https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/vaccines/11565018:17
BrainstormNew from The Atlantic: The MAHA Crowd Is Already Questioning Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis: It took just a few hours for devotees of the “Make America healthy again” movement to question former President Joe Biden’s prostate-cancer diagnosis . Tumors of the prostate are the most common [... want %more?] → https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/05/biden-cancer-vaccine-maha/682846/18:37
BrainstormNew from BMJ Open: Perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection and postoperative complications: a single-centre retrospective cohort study in China: Objective To explore the association between perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection and the postoperative complications during the breakout of the Omicron epidemic wave. Design [... want %more?] → http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/15/5/e09304419:55
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: FDA approves full license for Novavax's COVID vaccine: The delay, narrowed approval, and extra study steps raise concerns about the status of and potential added requirements for other COVID vaccines. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/fda-approves-full-license-novavaxs-covid-vaccine21:33
BrainstormNew from CIDRAP: Data show slight increase in menstrual length after COVID vaccines: Both the Moderna and Pfizer mRNA vaccines carried the same 15% increased risk of an extended menstrual cycle. → https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/data-show-slight-increase-menstrual-length-after-covid-vaccines21:53
BrainstormNew from MedPageToday: New Dads, Non-Birthing Partners Less Likely to Get Prenatal Counseling on Vaccines: (MedPage Today) -- MINNEAPOLIS  --  Non-birthing partners were far less likely to have received prenatal vaccine counseling than their birthing partners, but those who were vaccinated were more likely to have [... want %more?] → https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/acog/11565922:13

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