libera/##covid-19/ Tuesday, 2021-04-06

BrainstormUpdates for Sudan: +1576 deaths (now 2063) since 3 days ago — Tver, Russia: +153 deaths (now 897) since 10 hours ago — Ryazan, Russia: +32 deaths (now 411) since 10 hours ago00:16
BrainstormNew from Ars Technica: Science: B.1.1.7 variant is NOT better at surviving in air than other coronaviruses → https://is.gd/y9kub101:05
CoronaBot_/r/covid19: Cross-reactive CD4+ T cells enhance SARS-CoV-2 immune responses upon infection and vaccination (80 votes) | https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.04.01.21252379v1 | https://redd.it/mko33b01:08
BrainstormUpdates for Switzerland: +24 deaths (now 10377) since a day ago01:12
BrainstormUpdates for El Salvador: +1060 cases (now 65491) since 16 hours ago — Bermuda: +69 cases (now 1469), +2 deaths (now 14) since a day ago — Trinidad and Tobago: +14 cases (now 8192), +20 deaths (now 145) since a day ago01:30
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: North Korea says it won't join Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19 concerns: Yonhap → https://is.gd/RjLz9702:35
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Students have been “scared” and “hesitant” to report sexual assaults that happened outside of coronavirus regulations. They have called on universities to actively reassure and inform students that they would not be disciplined for any breaches that come to light when reporting assaults. → https://is.gd/prW6Om02:55
BrainstormUpdates for Colombia: +10190 cases (now 2.5 million), +64293 deaths (now 64293) since a day ago — France: +2700 cases (now 4.8 million) since 19 hours ago — Netherlands: +3182 cases (now 1.3 million), +9 deaths (now 16704) since 22 hours ago — United Kingdom: +1291 cases (now 4.4 million), +9 deaths (now 126961) since 22 hours ago03:03
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: U.S. on pace to be 1st major country to vaccinate 75 percent of population → https://is.gd/oKCAJQ03:16
BrainstormUpdates for Tver, Russia: +153 deaths (now 897) since 13 hours ago — Ryazan, Russia: +32 deaths (now 411) since 13 hours ago — W Sahara: +1 deaths (now 1) since 9 months ago03:34
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Global COVID Cases For 05APR21 → https://is.gd/LrDHiE03:56
CoronaBot_/r/covid19: Epidemiologic Evidence for Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during Church Singing, Australia, 2020 (81 votes) | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/6/21-0465_article | https://redd.it/mkq4kt03:58
BrainstormNew from Politico: Communications: Europe’s vaccination program is a success story → https://is.gd/FJ3Z4Y04:07
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BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Tokyo Olympics: North Korea pulls out of Games, citing coronavirus fears | Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 → https://is.gd/pYUqFx04:27
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): nCoV: Community, Work, and School | Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting (Plan, Prepare, and Respond) | 05APR21 → https://is.gd/zvDBBp04:37
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): China_Flu: China’s covid vaccine drive is lagging. Free food could help turn things around. → https://is.gd/h5y9nb04:48
CoronaBot_/r/covid19: XAV-19, a novel swine glyco-humanized polyclonal antibody against SARS-CoV-2 spike, efficiently neutralizes B.1.1.7 British and B.1.351 South-African variants. (81 votes) | https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.04.02.437747v1 | https://redd.it/mkwmrs05:04
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Philippines man dies 'after doing 300 squats for breaching Covid curfew' | Philippines → https://is.gd/dhbrYW05:08
BrainstormUpdates for Netherlands: +2735 cases (now 1.3 million), +5 deaths (now 16706) since 21 hours ago — United Kingdom: +1381 cases (now 4.4 million), +13 deaths (now 126968) since 21 hours ago — New Zealand: +17 cases (now 2524) since a day ago05:20
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: With rise in COVID-19 cases, India likely to make less availability of vaccines globally: Gavi → https://is.gd/9Bj8ZQ05:38
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: New Zealand starts quarantine-free travel with Australia from 19th April → https://is.gd/1XBBYh06:29
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: India surpasses Brazil and US, becomes the country with highest daily COVID-19 cases in the world → https://is.gd/m8A3Bd07:09
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Australia and New Zealand to start quarantine-free travel → https://is.gd/oi9JNc07:51
BrainstormUpdates for Callao, Peru: +5004 cases (now 81236), +31 deaths (now 2823) since 17 hours ago — Mongolia: +831 cases (now 11651), +1 deaths (now 13) since a day ago — France: +8097 cases (now 4.8 million) since 11 hours ago — Belgium: +1968 cases (now 902964), +33 deaths (now 23202) since a day ago08:01
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Daily Discussion Thread | April 06, 2021: Please refer to our Wiki for more information on COVID-19 and our sub. You can find answers to frequently asked questions in our FAQ , where there is valuable information such as our: → https://is.gd/TfqPqb09:06
BrainstormNew from NPR: New Zealand, Australia To Create 'Travel Bubble', Resume Quarantine-Free Travel: The pandemic is under such control in the two countries that people will be able to travel between them for the first time without quarantining since March 2020. → https://is.gd/ct98hW09:27
BrainstormNew from Virological.org: Latest posts: Potential novel SARS-CoV-2 variant of interest from lineage AP.1 with N501Y and additional spike mutations identified in Saxony, Germany: >>>>>  gd2md-html alert:  ERRORs: 0; WARNINGs: 0; ALERTS: 1. See top comment block for details on ERRORs and WARNINGs. In the converted Markdown or HTML, search for inline [... want %more?] → https://is.gd/lUTeHG09:47
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express (Health): Health: COVID-19 pandemic: Simple tips to prevent the spread of coronavirus → https://is.gd/2bRxhO09:58
-RSSBot[LjLmatrix- Feed: Il Presidente Draghi in visita a Tripoli ( http://www.governo.it/it/articolo/il-presidente-draghi-visita-tripoli/16543 )10:38
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronavirusEU: Pfizer has published the first study results in 12-15-year-olds via press release and the vaccine was apparently safe and effective. Pfizer now has data on protection over 6 months and the vaccine remains highly effective with about 92% efficiency over that period. → https://is.gd/oOQgFh10:38
BrainstormUpdates for South Sumatra, Indonesia: +185 deaths (now 185) since 7 months ago10:48
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: Pfizer halts Covid vaccine shipment to Israel over pending dues → https://is.gd/MDdm9v10:49
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Opinion: To stem the pandemic, the U.S. needs a national Covid-19 genomic sequencing effort: Without routine genomic sequencing, Covid-19 could once again move through communities without adequate public health knowledge of what is happening, and what to do about it. → https://is.gd/ISQPNJ10:59
BrainstormNew from Medical Xpress: COVID-19: Tsunami of chronic health conditions expected, research and health care disrupted: A tsunami of chronic health conditions as a result of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, especially cardiometabolic disease, may produce an enormous wave of death and disability that demands immediate, comprehensive strategies. In addition, [... want %more?] → https://is.gd/NuWLxD11:09
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronavirusUK: Britain to deploy Moderna COVID-19 shot from third week of April - minister → https://is.gd/HS6CJD11:50
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Covid-19: All Johnson & Johnson vaccine in use is safe, says US regulator: The acting head of the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services gave reassurances on 5 April that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was safe, after a mix-up at a production plant in Maryland ruined... → https://is.gd/gYQ2Ss12:11
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Rich Countries Signed Away a Chance to Vaccinate the World → https://is.gd/uaDwJJ12:22
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: AstraZeneca Covid vaccine: Link to blood clots found, says EMA → https://is.gd/pQPOlq12:32
BrainstormNew from Ars Technica: Science: Want to worry about the next pandemic? Spillover.global has you covered → https://is.gd/Mmw5nM12:53
BrainstormUpdates for Mayotte, France: +162 deaths (now 162) since 2 days ago13:04
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: (news): Covid passports: Certification is 'one option', vaccines minister says → https://is.gd/WduAT913:34
BrainstormNew from Politico: Clinical trials: AstraZeneca vaccine linked to rare blood clots, says EMA official → https://is.gd/k7FOoe13:55
-RSSBot[LjLmatrix- Feed: Il Presidente Draghi ricorda il Premio Nobel Mundell ( http://www.governo.it/it/articolo/il-presidente-draghi-ricorda-il-premio-nobel-mundell/16549 )14:13
BrainstormNew from Medical Xpress: Official: Biden moving vaccine eligibility date to April 19: President Joe Biden was set to announce Tuesday that he is shaving about two weeks off his May 1 deadline for states to make all adults eligible for coronavirus vaccines. → https://is.gd/LiBtOQ14:15
BrainstormNew from Medical Xpress: Stade de France turned into giant 'vaccinodrome' for COVID jabs: France on Tuesday converted its biggest stadium, the Stade de France, into a giant vaccination centre as the government scrambles to keep its promise of a giant leap forward in administering COVID-19 jabs. → https://is.gd/NnJHSu14:47
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: (news): NHS Covid-19 contact tracing app to share QR code venue check-ins → https://is.gd/x0yw4U14:57
BrainstormNew from NIH Director's blog: New Initiative Puts At-Home Testing to Work in the Fight Against COVID-19: Thankfully COVID-19 testing is now more widely available than it was earlier in the pandemic. But getting tested often still involves going to a doctor’s office or community testing site and waiting as long as a couple of days for the results. [... want %more?] → https://is.gd/yqUkk915:07
CoronaBot_/r/covid19: A majority of uninfected adults show pre-existing antibody reactivity against SARS-CoV-2 (82 votes) | https://insight.jci.org/articles/view/146316 | https://redd.it/ml6j3p15:26
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Pharma: STAT+: Pharmalittle: EMA official says link exists between AstraZeneca Covid-19 shot and rare blood clots; Catalent to boost Moderna vaccine production → https://is.gd/8hWWwQ15:28
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Tokyo Olympics: North Korea to skip Games over Covid-19 fears → https://is.gd/5yWsLu15:49
BrainstormUpdates for Switzerland: +4932 cases (now 610274) since 14 hours ago — Nicaragua: +55 deaths (now 178) since 6 days ago — Timor-Leste: +1 deaths (now 1) since 20 hours ago — France: +185 deaths (now 96910) since 19 hours ago15:51
BrainstormNew from NPR: Citing Pandemic Fears, North Korea Says It Won't Attend Tokyo Olympics: Pyongyang will skip the games, shattering South Korea's hopes that the games might revive stalled peace talks between the bitter rivals. → https://is.gd/Op2eQC15:59
BrainstormNew from StatNews: STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: A conversation on how to find that elusive Covid-19 vaccine: STAT's Helen Branswell will be joined by Boston Children's Hospital's John Brownstein to discuss best practices in finding Covid-19 vaccine appointments. → https://is.gd/2DVU2G16:10
BrainstormNew from WebMD: About 40,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Parent to COVID: Americans under age 65 account for about 1 in 5 COVID deaths. Of those, as many as 15% involve someone in their 40s and 3% someone in their 40s. → https://is.gd/6f55Jo16:20
BrainstormNew from Shane Crotty: @profshanecrotty: “There is not an infinite number of possibilities,” he said. “It is like putting your foot in a shoe. It still has to be basically the right shape and size and it still has to be recognizable as a shoe.”https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-05/covid-mutants-multiply-as-scientists-race-to-decode-variationshttps://is.gd/0LVTQ616:51
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: COVID-19 Induced Telogen Effluvium: Conditions :    Covid19;   Telogen Effluvium;   SARS-CoV Infection;   Alopecia → https://is.gd/BfRSmA17:02
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): SARS-CoV-2 Pre-exposure Prophylaxis With Ivermectin Retrospective Cohort Study → https://is.gd/Y1ZsGn17:12
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): Efficacy of Ivermectin in Outpatients With Non-severe COVID-19 → https://is.gd/d6B0Jg17:44
BrainstormUpdates for Canada: +9531 cases (now 1.0 million) since 22 hours ago17:49
BrainstormNew from Reddit (test): CoronaVirus_2019_nCoV: Clear link between AstraZeneca vaccine and rare blood clots in brain, EMA official tells paper → https://is.gd/tCzYIi18:05
LjLFINALLY18:09
LjLnow i should go back and find all the reddit comments where people told me "there wasn't evidence of a link"18:10
LjLexcept well18:10
LjL"a senior official for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said in an interview published on Tuesday.18:10
LjL  However, the EMA later said in a statement that its review of the vaccine was ongoing and it expected to announce its findings on Wednesday or Thursday. An AstraZeneca spokesman declined to comment on the matter."18:10
LjLtypical bureaucratic bodies... one person in them goes to the press and is like "come on, it's too much now, the link is OBVIOUS" then the organization publishes an "actually we're still thiiiinking" statement18:10
LjLbleh18:11
LjLin italy the "Technical-Scientific Committee" even had one of its member speak on TV on condition of anonymity18:11
LjLridiculous18:11
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Texas Bans Vaccine Passports → https://is.gd/DiOEIa18:26
BrainstormUpdates for United Kingdom: +1853 cases (now 4.4 million) since 15 hours ago18:26
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: Only those who have been vaccinated against Covid will be allowed to undertake pilgrimage to Mecca: Saudi Arabia → https://is.gd/F2lGzZ18:47
BrainstormNew from Scientific American: Vermont to Give Minority Residents Priority for COVID Vaccines: But some health experts say people of color still need improved access to vaccination sites, along with more information -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com → https://is.gd/oEWV4V19:08
BrainstormUpdates for Italy: +7763 cases (now 3.7 million), +421 deaths (now 111747) since a day ago19:09
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: (news): Covid: Trust regulator on AstraZeneca vaccine safety, Boris Johnson says → https://is.gd/Br78UF19:18
BrainstormNew from Derek Lowe: @Dereklowe: No blog today - lots of work this morning, and this afternoon I'm heading out to get my first shot of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Which I am very happy about.Thanks to all the hard-working researchers and everyone who's made this and the other vaccines possible! → https://is.gd/tL2y5d19:29
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BrainstormNew from Medical Xpress: Middle-aged Belgians replace elderly in intensive care: As Belgium's latest wave of coronavirus infections once more fills intensive care beds in hard-pressed hospitals, the average age of victims is dropping as the pandemic moves through the middle-aged. → https://is.gd/HRPvsy19:40
BrainstormUpdates for Spain: +16720 cases (now 3.3 million), +213 deaths (now 75911) since 23 hours ago19:49
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: Child vaccine trial paused over possible clot link: Oxford-AZ vaccine trial on children paused while UK regulator investigates possible link to rare blood clots in adults → https://is.gd/MbJrr719:51
BrainstormNew from Medical Xpress: Spain prepares vaccine rollout surge as supplies gather pace: Spain is stepping up its vaccination drive, with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez saying Tuesday that a steep rise in deliveries over coming months will allow the country to inoculate 70% of its adult population—some 33 million people—against COVID-19 by the end of August. → https://is.gd/o9EfqP20:12
finely[m]<LjL "  However, the EMA later said in"> Yes, and there is a plausible mechanism for the vaccine causing strokes.20:14
LjLfinely[m], uhm do we have evidence of increased strokes, and is it with AZ in particular?20:18
LjLi mean, strokes that aren't caused by cerebral sinus thrombosis20:18
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: World Bank: Africa needs $12 bln for vaccines to halt COVID-19 spread | Africanews → https://is.gd/Y9nlBs20:33
BrainstormNew from Medical Xpress: Hungary to ease lockdown after hitting vaccination milestone: Hungary's prime minister says some lockdown restrictions will be lifted Wednesday after more than a quarter of the population has been inoculated with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. → https://is.gd/1a6Rcy20:44
finely[m]<LjL "i mean, strokes that aren't caus"> The other preexisting condition to watch out for is heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). The Australian government advisory board issued the warning in the above article for all vaccines, but I have only heard of news reports of  strokes related to Astra Zennaca.20:45
BrainstormUpdates for France: +23537 cases (now 4.9 million), +251 deaths (now 97042) since 23 hours ago20:51
BrainstormNew from New Scientist: Covid-19 vaccine passports tested in UK as lockdown restrictions ease: The UK government says covid-19 vaccine passports are likely to become a “feature of our lives,” despite mounting political opposition → https://is.gd/0cMMow20:54
BrainstormNew from Medical Xpress: Why you should get the first COVID-19 vaccine offered to you: Vaccination is an important step in the fight against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Being vaccinated for COVID-19 protects you from becoming infected and possibly infecting those around you. → https://is.gd/57YsXj22:17
BrainstormUpdates for United Kingdom: +1858 cases (now 4.4 million) since 19 hours ago22:18
leidebooda1972[mcrypto don't thank guys https://wuvyziz.page.link/jEnYCfHDhXiU4tiLA22:19
CoronaBot_/r/covid19: Antibody Persistence through 6 Months after the Second Dose of mRNA-1273 Vaccine for Covid-19 (84 votes) | http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2103916 | https://redd.it/mlfxiq22:22
BrainstormNew from Medical Xpress: Nearly half of new US virus infections are in just 5 states: Nearly half of new coronavirus infections nationwide are in just five states—a situation that is putting pressure on the federal government to consider changing how it distributes vaccines by sending more doses to hot spots. → https://is.gd/YmZArc22:38
BrainstormNew from Politico: Regulators walk fine line assessing AstraZeneca vaccine: Authorities still say the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks, but countries are likely to continue restrictions. → https://is.gd/1mw9L123:08
BrainstormNew from Virology.ws: Trial By Error: Northwestern Law Professor Steve Lubet’s View of that Wall Street Journal Editorial: By David Tuller, DrPH I’ve already posted my thoughts about the ill-informed opinion piece by a psychiatrist-in-training that The Wall Street Journal published two weeks ago. The author’s dismissal of the Long COVID [... want %more?] → https://is.gd/sqx8Uu23:40

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