We are using the power of our diplomacy to better protect the U.S. and the world from health threats.
The @StateDept's new Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy is leading the charge so the world is prepared to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious diseases. pic.twitter.com/YprRLv0wYd
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) November 13, 2023
Weekly U.S. COVID update:
– New cases: 162,568 est.
– Average: 171,297 (-2,213)
– States reporting: 50/50
– In hospital: 12,820 (-133)
– In ICU: 1,526 (-16)
– New deaths: 1,214
– Average: 1,407 (-93)1/5
— BNO News (@BNOFeed) November 14, 2023
US COVID markers show declines or stable trends
Levels of the HV.1 subvariant, part of the Omicron EG.5 family, were most common and continue to rise.https://t.co/C5hNHw9cxb
Photo: NIAID/Flickr cc pic.twitter.com/5pjLRPASqK
— CIDRAP (@CIDRAP) November 13, 2023
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FDA has cleared its 1st OTC home antigen test for #Covid. No, really, this is the 1st. The agency granted full bona fide clearance to a test called Flowflex. Since 2020, FDA has granted only *emergency use* approvals to multiple antigen-based Covid tests https://t.co/c1zbLSxNCu pic.twitter.com/dw7eKWaWMI
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) November 12, 2023
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Study says mass #vaccination programs cut #COVID19 cases in #Japan by 65%. Mass vaccination campaigns directly prevented 640,000 COVID-19 cases during the sixth wave, & indirectly prevented as many as 8.5 million infections.https://t.co/YHU14L3t1j
andhttps://t.co/nnrTRC2b23— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) November 6, 2023
Australia/New Zealand: Health experts recommend people wear masks amid a new COVID-19 wave.
They also recommend celebrating Christmas outdoors.https://t.co/C1hgt6GP7V report:https://t.co/feoyqgdXTr
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) November 11, 2023
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— Phil Jeffcock 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🐳🆔=🐘🆔[email protected] (@PJeffcock) November 12, 2023
Here's the latest variant picture for Iceland.
Iceland is the first country where BA.2.86.* "Pirola" has become dominant.
BA.2.86.* "Pirola" (74%) has risen rapidly, from 10% to 70% frequency in just 2 weeks.
EG.5.* "Eris" (18%) fell sharply.
🧵 pic.twitter.com/xzckiTgQpE— Mike Honey (@Mike_Honey_) November 11, 2023
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Sweden: Covid-19 report
"The recent increasing spread of infection continued during week 44, increases in both confirmed cases, inpatient occupancy, new ICU patients and deaths with Covid-19."https://t.co/c64WmIwt0phttps://t.co/mrVXZqYn5o pic.twitter.com/ZvFddR5Ix3
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) November 12, 2023
Lancet: The level of criminal incompetence exposed by recent witnesses to the UK COVID-19 Inquiry has proven that many, if not most, of over 230,000 deaths were preventable.
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) November 10, 2023
Canada: Mask mandate imposed for all long-term care home staff in Ontario.
5,459 COVID-19 cases among LTC residents. 181 people hospitalized Aug-Oct 2023.
106 deaths.https://t.co/XO6eje4D4o report:https://t.co/VT2eNFqxdF— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) November 11, 2023
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Trust in science plummeted during the #Covid pandemic, a @pewresearch poll reveals, with 27% presently saying they little or no confidence in science, down from 12% in April 2020.
Wrong lesson learned. Covid would have been much worse without science. https://t.co/k2TrDI1YsF— Helen Branswell 🇺🇦 (@HelenBranswell) November 14, 2023
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Men are living shorter than ever versus women. Top reason? #COVID19.
Men are less likely to vaccinate, less likely to mask, less willing/slow to see doctors, and also higher biological risk of severe #COVID.
The last one is biological, but others are maybe toxic masculinity. pic.twitter.com/PZ40CM5Yw8
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) November 14, 2023
Study: Persistent CNS immune activation not main driver of neurologic long #COVID
The researchers found no evidence of neuroinflammation.https://t.co/B4KR8sFwPL pic.twitter.com/qCDjl0HLxF
— CIDRAP (@CIDRAP) November 10, 2023
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Long COVID linked to allergies in new study https://t.co/ooRGBzRsdz via @CIDRAP
— Paloma Franceschi (@DocpalFrancesc2) November 10, 2023
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What to know about #SARSCoV2 variant JN.1: It's a descendant of BA.2.86 & has a known immune-evasive mutation. You may recall BA.2.86 as the "Pirola" variant that never took off. Now we have JN.1, its next of kin, which may be even more immune-evasive https://t.co/1ZLIF1gVI1 pic.twitter.com/Il4XbzqWdU
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) November 11, 2023
"Many chronic illnesses have been largely ignored, dismissed, and ridiculed. Long COVID has taught the world that these diseases are real, there is a biological basis for them, and we need to study them."
– Prof. @VirusesImmunity of @YaleMed & @YaleSPHhttps://t.co/dKUcONOfps
— Yale School of Public Health (@YaleSPH) November 8, 2023
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The number of US adults who say they're having "serious difficulty" w/ memory & decision-making has gone up considerably since the start of the pandemic. Adults in their 20s, 30s & 40s are driving the trend. Researchers point to #LongCovid as a major cause https://t.co/7Rvqx85gtd
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) November 13, 2023
For 40 years, from 1980 to 2020, Republicans argued that government should never tell private businesses what to do. Now they’re passing laws, from DeSantis with Disney to Abbott with doctors, telling private businesses what to do. They are a party of no principles. https://t.co/Nlr0oneqPT
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) November 11, 2023
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How SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines work. https://t.co/5YIhaM1Yud
— Prof. Peter Doherty (@ProfPCDoherty) November 7, 2023
Last night's update: Nearly 160,000 new cases, increasing in 23 states https://t.co/v9vycf38fc
— BNO News (@BNOFeed) November 6, 2023
Are pre-visit patient portal messages emphasizing "how" to get a COVID-19 booster more effective than "why"?
See our trial results (led by @NancyCHaff) from our @NIHAging-funded Roybal Center. @C4HDS @niteeshchoudhry @ideas42 @PunamKeller
??https://t.co/f4SYkVQ7B9 @JournalGIM— Julie Lauffenburger (@jlauffen) November 6, 2023
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday it was expanding testing of samples collected from international air travelers beyond COVID-19, to include flu and respiratory synctial virus (RSV) beginning November. https://t.co/KwlEP9uKae
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) November 6, 2023
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Study says mass #vaccination programs cut #COVID19 cases in #Japan by 65%. Mass vaccination campaigns directly prevented 640,000 COVID-19 cases during the sixth wave, & indirectly prevented as many as 8.5 million infections.https://t.co/YHU14L3t1j
andhttps://t.co/nnrTRC2b23— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) November 6, 2023
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Australia enters its eighth Covid wave
In the week ending October 24, 6,550 cases of COVID-19 were reported across Australia.
This marked an increase of 23.6 per cent on the previous week.
ABC report: https://t.co/tcWYaI0qyk
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) November 3, 2023
New Zealand: Long Covid Survey
People with Long Covid are reporting quality of life scores similar to people who have severe cancer and severe MS."
NZ must prepare for Long Covid implications.
https://t.co/b3VusbbqK3— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) November 7, 2023
Germany, Bavaria: BA.2.86 Pirola jumps from 3.2% of sequences to 15.8% in one week.
Unspecified SARS-CoV-2 recombinant lines also make a big leap, from 6.9% to 13.2%.
EG.5* declining. H/t @ercgauhttps://t.co/2AR23B5ZAG pic.twitter.com/3pppXTNHKT
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) November 4, 2023
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What we learned from a shocking week of Covid testimony https://t.co/cSCaTOc9Sr
— BBC Health News (@bbchealth) November 4, 2023
Boris Johnson wanted to be injected with Covid live on TV
Covid inquiry also heard how Boris Johnson would rather ‘let the bodies pile high’ than order second lockdown.https://t.co/zH4xpRkGh3
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) November 7, 2023
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New study: Epidemics caused by zoonotic viruses—spillovers from animals—could become more frequent due to climate change & may kill 12x as many people by 2050. Analysis examined trends for viral types: Floviruses, like Ebola & coronaviruses, among others https://t.co/TMulG1pQmT pic.twitter.com/cnuZC7FPkt
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) November 6, 2023
A new, very good review on #LongCovid https://t.co/oiAreZ1CjE pic.twitter.com/ZO1b0qU5MX
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) November 1, 2023
All variants of #SARSCoV2 can infect the brain, a new study has found. Variants have the capacity to infect the brain via the olfactory pathway. This means it's possible for even mild infections to result in the virus infiltrating the brain https://t.co/8Y0PRLsex7
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) November 3, 2023
As COVID19 will continue to be a problem for some patients, it is important to continue to explore better treatments. This study used monoclonal antibodies but administered them by inhalation, in animals. hat reduced viral loads and lung pathology. https://t.co/OXtl4pchnd pic.twitter.com/xq13dTpCDo
— Marion Koopmans, virology; emerging infections (@MarionKoopmans) November 6, 2023
What happens with the proteins in blood in people with #LongCovid vs matched healthy controls, with or without recovery, and over time?https://t.co/2MOYqWRkOp pic.twitter.com/wcb8EhSksO
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) November 3, 2023
mRNA vaccination triggers a robust T-cell response against #Covid in the lungs, new study shows. Although #SARSCoV2 evolution continuously produces immune-evasive variants, mRNA vaccination guards against severe disease & hospitalization via memory T cellshttps://t.co/sGkyTSJM1z pic.twitter.com/fPrfDqn5OK
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) November 7, 2023
Here is a link to the tweet mentioned above https://t.co/MswuGCvbdN
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) November 3, 2023
The biased and distorted recall of the Covid pandemic from the synthesis of 4 studies across 11 countrieshttps://t.co/cEgmOzxgr8 @Nature pic.twitter.com/OY8PNg4H6F
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) November 1, 2023
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Study: 1 in 7 Americans have had long COVID
"Its incidence varies markedly across the United States – from 11 percent in Hawaii to 18 percent in West Virginia – and is higher for women than men."
Study: https://t.co/GYtTk1BUOs
CIDRAP report: https://t.co/Fs5fjPiYmR
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) November 3, 2023
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The Black Death killed 30-40% of everyone in Europe in about a year. I think blaming health care professionals for the fact that our lives were disrupted by Covid is a way of avoiding the reality that nature will happily murder us without a second thought.
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) November 2, 2023
The renewed attempts by rightwing disinformation merchants to push #Ivermectin as a "miracle cure" for Covid 🙄 (& now cancer 🙄🙄) are not just medical misinformation
These are deliberate actions to sow distrust in science & institutions to manipulate and mobilize GOP voters
— Philipp Markolin (@PhilippMarkolin) November 7, 2023
Ah, it’s from vaccines falling on them pic.twitter.com/N5zCk4qklB
— Bad Vaccine Takes (@BadVaccineTakes) November 5, 2023
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US shifting COVID antivirals to commercial market on Nov. 1 https://t.co/HdMt7jhOKh
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) October 28, 2023
Weekly U.S. COVID update:
– New cases: 163,121 est.
– Average: 195,137 (-22,131)
– States reporting: 50/50
– In hospital: 13,036 (-497)
– In ICU: 1,543 (+27)
– New deaths: 1,478
– Average: 1,533 (-7)1/5
— BNO News (@BNOFeed) October 30, 2023
"Adult immunization rates are perennially suboptimal…in 2019, only 22% of adults were up to date on all the vaccines they should have received."https://t.co/rBqO8Aq5OB via @statnews @HelenBranswell
— Anand Parekh, MD, MPH (@AParekhBPC) October 31, 2023
Update: Good news X 2. @BiobotAnalytics is back up as of today and trends are good pic.twitter.com/EjxRe9r0Rz
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 27, 2023
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Arguably another (incidental) pandemic casualty:
… An announcement from China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention about Wu’s death gave no cause, but said that “rescue measures failed.”
Wu’s health had been poor. He disappeared out of the public eye for months last year while battling cancer.
Wu, who earned his master’s and doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles, had spent much of his early career working on HIV/Aids prevention in China…
Yet, as China battled the COVID-19 virus, Wu came to be criticized by some for his choice to publicly voice support for the country’s strict virus control measures even as the weaknesses of the strategy became more pronounced.
“Dynamic zero-COVID is appropriate for China’s reality, and is the best choice to control our country’s current COVID situation,” he said in April 2022, during the height of Shanghai’s lockdown…
In private, Wu disagreed with the excesses of the zero-COVID strategy, but felt powerless to go against it.
As zero-COVID got unsustainable in the fall of 2022, he wrote an internal report urging the government to avoid excessive measures. But in public press conferences throughout the past few years, he voiced the official line.
Wu visibly aged during the virus fight. He was pictured in 2020 with mostly black hair; by 2022, his locks had gone entirely gray.
None of the below stories from India are scientifically rigorous, but IMO they’re an indicator of the kind of sociopolitical toll the pandemic will be taking for the next many years…
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India: One in three parents surveyed say their children have fallen sick with flu/respiratory symptoms four or more times in the last 12 months. https://t.co/RNIIgNKRix
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 31, 2023
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Australia 8th Covid wave: The facts don't entirely support the Chief Medical Officer's assertion of decreasing Covid severity this year. pic.twitter.com/mTpm2HTvCm
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 31, 2023
Two-year+ follow-up of Covid in 4 Nordic countries
High prevalence of #LongCovid
Risk associated with acute illness severityhttps://t.co/ioqBTwAVBY pic.twitter.com/Uul437eG0V— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 27, 2023
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Danish Long Covid Study:
•Similar patterns of symptoms and severity across all 4 variants
•No clinically significant decline in median severity up to 1.5 years after infection
•50%+ of patients failed to improve using any outcome measure
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 31, 2023
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BA.2.86* as a % proportion of UK daily SARS-CoV-2 sequences.
Yes, that is 13%. #Pirola https://t.co/qw6c5gcRwM
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 31, 2023
Another hard-hit, populous nation now seeing political blowback from its leaders’ (shameful) actions during the pandemic:
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Covid inquiry: Read the private WhatsApp messages from inside Downing Street https://t.co/BCUtCvKRSO
— BBC Health News (@bbchealth) October 31, 2023
#KayBurley – Boris Johnson said covid was just nature's way of dealing with old people… & you supported that guy?
Oliver Dowden – What you're seeing there is a very partial one piece of evidence…
KB: I'm giving you the opportunity to say that's a shocking thing to say? pic.twitter.com/j1W6Eir9HP
— Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) November 1, 2023
My mother’s dying words were “please give the ventilator to someone younger, I don’t want to cause any trouble”. https://t.co/yqoC4kGKN1
— Trisha Greenhalgh (@trishgreenhalgh) October 31, 2023
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You know how flu comes in annual waves because, among other reasons, it's slow to mutate and there's a bad season only every few years because we have immunity to existing flu variants?
Covid is flu on speed: https://t.co/Kku6xoVKUR— tern (@1goodtern) October 27, 2023
In people with #LongCovid, persistently elevated #SARSCoV2 antigen levels in the blood out to 1 year+ https://t.co/LmY1LuKG1f by @MichaelPelusoMD and colleagues @UCSF @wyssinstitute pic.twitter.com/HAvuXI9N1X
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 26, 2023
Could gut fungi be linked to severe #Covid? Fungal organisms in the microbiome are referred to as the fungal microbiota, or mycobiota. While it's normal to have a range of fungal organisms in the gut, changes in the types or amount can be linked to disease https://t.co/ZbR3MT3vwl
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) October 29, 2023
#SARSCoV2 found to migrate within neurons and infect the brain. New research from the Pasteur Institute. In vitro study confirms that SARS2 is capable of infecting human neurons & migrating into axons, the nerve cell projections that carry information https://t.co/Swjw8hRc0u
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) October 29, 2023
Predators targeting people with #LongCovid with unproven stem cell treatments, charging up to $25,000. Nearly half of the 60 clinics identified are operating in the United States https://t.co/xhGb1ylRMZ @LeighGTurner @stemcellreports pic.twitter.com/zUVmrKpj98
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 26, 2023
Don’t panic:
Your post is misleading.
This was a study of *severe* long covid clinical patients only. It did not consider mild cases. pic.twitter.com/0dMm0toEZF
— Kristen Mag (@kristenmag) October 30, 2023
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Armed with this information, there is NO EXCUSE for the pandemic to continue for much longer. We finally have a variant-proof solution to SARS-CoV-2.
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 31, 2023
What a terrible piece. 1. We didn’t have lockdowns in the us 2. The reduction in movement / shared indoor air saved thousands, if not millions of lives pre-vaccine. 3. Nocera and McLean have been full of shit on this (in the same lane as Nate Silver and Alec MacGillis) for years. https://t.co/bHYNCQlhRs
— Clean Observer (@Hammbear2024) October 31, 2023
Apocalypse pretty soon!
Same 😐 https://t.co/9yrT36Ptxq
— Bad Vaccine Takes (@BadVaccineTakes) November 1, 2023
Vaxpocalypse now moved to 2031 pic.twitter.com/sSJIgWfcHE
— Bad Vaccine Takes (@BadVaccineTakes) October 30, 2023
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Last night's update: Nearly 200,000 new cases, 1,600 new deaths https://t.co/f6O3zigxvg
— BNO News (@BNOFeed) October 23, 2023
The U.S. paid ~$20 for Covid vaccines
When I recently got a booster, my insurance paid $123.31 for the shot.
An egregious >6-fold markup of the price that led to untold billions of profit for each company
No less the Paxlovid charge now of $1,390 for what costs Pfizer $13 to make pic.twitter.com/K8OUqAdV6z— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 22, 2023
There is a free NIH program that offers free #COVID19 #telehealth /treatment for folks who are under/#uninsured, #Medicare, #Medicaid, #Veterans and free telehealth for anyone positive called Home Test to Treat: https://t.co/1DE1DubQ6t
— Leah (@azedinha_us) October 24, 2023
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China: Scientists hunting for the next viral disease threat to humans before it emerges.
"Some of the more than 500 viruses they have identified are related to pathogens that cause diseases in humans or domestic animals."
A sense of déjà vu here.https://t.co/Scdyqy2SWy
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 19, 2023
If this study tests out, would ADE also make it possible that other viruses might be more severe after a covid infection?
… The study suggests that people who have had Covid-19 and then developed dengue may be at an increased risk of developing severe dengue. “This study is the first to demonstrate that anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies can cross-react with DENV-2 (dengue virus 2) and can enhance its infection through antibody- dependent enhancement (the ability of antibodies from a previous infection to help a virus infect greater numbers of cells than it would have on its own),” says the study.
This is thought to be due to a phenomenon known as antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE). ADE occurs when antibodies to one virus bind to a different virus and help it to enter cells more easily. This can lead to a more severe infection.
However, other studies have not found a link between Covid-19 antibodies and SD. More research is needed to confirm whether or not Covid-19 antibodies actually make dengue more severe.
The study is published in bioRxiv, the preprint server for medical sciences and is yet to be peer-reviewed…
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Germany: Steady rise in Covid-19 since early July 2023
RKI report in English: https://t.co/UceupbOwJv
German: https://t.co/cP58WBooDD pic.twitter.com/8zP2SG38o9
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 19, 2023
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France: BA.2.86.* Pirola at 3% of sequences https://t.co/tj0OqkiID5 pic.twitter.com/KCxTWjmwKA
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 21, 2023
How fast is this moving? In "hotspots" like Paris and the surrounding region, it will likely be dominant in
**Checks Watch**
One week from now. Maybe two. https://t.co/Kq3URYDT60 pic.twitter.com/meRuSdXn2I
— JWeiland (@JPWeiland) October 24, 2023
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Telegraph: People with cold-like symptoms ‘are eight times more likely to have Covid than flu’
"Concerns more people are taking up the flu jab this autumn despite coronavirus presenting the biggest threat."https://t.co/678vAuNDwr
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 20, 2023
Scottish Covid Inquiry: What is it investigating and how does it work? https://t.co/MzA1NRxaLX
— BBC Health News (@bbchealth) October 23, 2023
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Intranasal vaccination: A potent one-time solution for comprehensive #Covid immunity. New research shows that a single-dose of a live-attenuated SARSCoV2 experimental intranasal vax promotes protective mucosal & systemic immunity—antibodies & immune cells https://t.co/IQXFx1xVSu pic.twitter.com/QkNehB0EDe
— delthia ricks ?? (@DelthiaRicks) October 24, 2023
I'm seeing some posts about high risk people waiting for Novovax.
Now is NOT the time to wait.
Get the first XBB shot available to you. You can get Novovax in spring.
There is NO clinical evidence that XBB Novavax provides more protection than mRNA Novovax. https://t.co/iL8ivPoYBB
— Tara Moriarty (@MoriartyLab) October 22, 2023
Do you think you've had long-term GI problems since having Covid?
We are performing a study examining the characteristics of viruses, specifically persistent SARS-CoV-2 infections, in stool samples.
1/3
— Marc Johnson (@SolidEvidence) October 24, 2023
If you are interested in participating, please contact [email protected] or 573-884-5159 for more information.
3/3
— Marc Johnson (@SolidEvidence) October 24, 2023
Viral load now peaks later in #Covid infection rather than sooner as was the case early in the pandemic. This has implications for rapid testing. Experts say greater population immunity caused the shift. Viral load now peaks on day 4 of symptoms, not day 1 https://t.co/zHLFxtTN8e pic.twitter.com/jEdCkyfhWE
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) October 21, 2023
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Covid vaccination during pregnancy: Good for the mother, good for the baby. @djbulbaczar reports on a large study out in JAMA Pediatrics. https://t.co/zAXfyeHHnW
— Helen Branswell 🇺🇦 (@HelenBranswell) October 23, 2023
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"[Population] Immune pressure, including contributions of vaccinations and previous infections, has become the dominant force driving the recent evolution of #SARSCoV2."https://t.co/NHi6JLDsXL @CellCellPress @MatMeijers pic.twitter.com/VMjton9A7S
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 23, 2023
How #SARSCoV2 can rev up atherosclerosis in the coronary artery and plaque instability https://t.co/qavDtkLoD0
by @GiaccaMauro pic.twitter.com/q1mowbiqiL— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 19, 2023
The first national and largest #LongCovid study of >280,000 affected individuals with multiple matched controls, mean age 48, 62% women, at 2+ year follow-up: substantial, persistent healthcare utilization and cost excesshttps://t.co/su9kSWeU2o pic.twitter.com/k4rb7kd5YF
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 19, 2023
U.S. investing in nasal and pan-coronavirus vaccines 👍https://t.co/vvndr85BOR by @sciencecohen w/ @florian_krammer @JenniferNuzzo @mtosterholm
I wrote about why this is vital here https://t.co/CcxQKkLffW pic.twitter.com/ylAGhKTrgV— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 20, 2023
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BREAKING: SARS-COV-2 detections in wastewater in Dover, NH has spiked to an all-time record high in the dataset which began Nov 2022. The last sample was collected 3 days ago. pic.twitter.com/SnMG4wnI6z
— CyFi (@CyFi10) October 22, 2023
Schools cut covid-19 sick days by 20 per cent using HEPA air filters
https://t.co/hgtvE4rriV— T. Ryan Gregory (@TRyanGregory) October 20, 2023
The staggering impact of antivax sentiment visible along partisan lines. Article about a worrying trend https://t.co/4Hx7h7rkH2 pic.twitter.com/OLrGlgOrEt
— Marion Koopmans, virology; emerging infections (@MarionKoopmans) October 21, 2023
It’s not just anti-vax. They, along with lab leakers, climate change deniers, & wellness grifters, have united under the same anti-science banner.
An essential piece through the lens of @PeterHotez’s excellent book about what scientists are going through & what we’re up against. https://t.co/jOkMY7zwYz
— Dr. Angela Rasmussen (@angie_rasmussen) October 22, 2023
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“I got it because keeping myself safe, my family safe, the people in this building,” Kelce said. “I stand by it 1,000%. Fully comfortable with him calling me Mr. Pfizer.” Travis Kelcie isn’t Jonas Salk, but this is what a responsible public figure does. https://t.co/Wqi1AtgGiI
— Richard Yeselson (@yeselson) October 6, 2023
This week’s Covid news theory:
NEW: Scientists offer a new explanation and possible treatment for Long Covid
In some patients, remnants of the coronavirus in the gut may stifle production of serotonin, an important neurotransmitter, researchers suggest. https://t.co/mIRqzCt2Ge
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) October 16, 2023
Per the NYTimes, “Scientists Offer a New Explanation for Long Covid”: [Unpaywalled gift link]
A team of scientists is proposing a new explanation for some cases of long Covid, based on their findings that serotonin levels were lower in people with the complex condition.
In their study, published on Monday in the journal Cell, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania suggest that serotonin reduction is triggered by remnants of the virus lingering in the gut. Depleted serotonin could especially explain memory problems and some neurological and cognitive symptoms of long Covid, they say.
Why It Matters: New ways to diagnose and treat long Covid.
This is one of several new studies documenting distinct biological changes in the bodies of people with long Covid — offering important discoveries for a condition that takes many forms and often does not register on standard diagnostic tools like X-rays.The research could point the way toward possible treatments, including medications that boost serotonin. And the authors said the biological pathway that their research outlines could unite many of the major theories of what causes long Covid: lingering remnants of the virus, inflammation, increased blood clotting and dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system…
“This is an excellent study that identifies lower levels of circulating serotonin as a mechanism for long Covid,” said Akiko Iwasaki, an immunologist at Yale University. Her team and colleagues at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai recently published a study that identified other biological changes linked to some cases of long Covid, including levels of the hormone cortisol. These studies could point to specific subtypes of long Covid or different biological indicators at different points in the condition…
Researchers analyzed the blood of 58 patients who had been experiencing long Covid for between three months and 22 months since their infection. Those results were compared to blood analysis of 30 people with no post-Covid symptoms and 60 patients who were in the early, acute stage of coronavirus infection.
Maayan Levy, a lead author and assistant professor of microbiology at the Perelman School of Medicine, said levels of serotonin and other metabolites were altered right after a coronavirus infection, something that also happens immediately after other viral infections.
But in people with long Covid, serotonin was the only significant molecule that did not recover to pre-infection levels, she said…
There are caveats. The study was not large, so the findings need to be confirmed with other research. Participants in some other long Covid studies, in which some patients had milder symptoms, did not always show depleted serotonin, a result that Dr. Levy said might indicate that depletion happened only in people whose long Covid involves multiple serious symptoms.
What’s Next: A clinical trial of Prozac.
Scientists want to find biomarkers for long Covid — biological changes that can be measured to help diagnose the condition. Dr. Thaiss said the new study suggested three: the presence of viral remnants in stool, low serotonin and high levels of interferons…Most experts believe that there will not be a single biomarker for the condition, but that several indicators will emerge and might vary, based on the type of symptoms and other factors.
There is tremendous need for effective ways to treat long Covid, and clinical trials of several treatments are underway. Dr. Levy and Dr. Thaiss said they would be starting a clinical trial to test fluoxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor often marketed as Prozac, and possibly also tryptophan…
More details at the link. Some long covid sufferers are dubious about this (yes, very small) study — Are you saying it’s all in our heads?!? — but frankly, the brain-gut connection has been seriously understudied, and this new piece of the puzzle supplements studies I’ve seen about other gut-related neurological conditions (Parkinsons, for instance).
… Just as with Covid-19 vaccines this season, the antiviral – a combination of the drugs nirmatrelvir and ritonavir – will move from being available free to everyone through government purchases to a more traditional commercial marketplace for most patients at the end of this year, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services and drugmaker Pfizer.
The new price – the cost before insurance – hasn’t been set but is expected to be higher than the $530-per-course price paid by the US government.
People who are on Medicare or Medicaid or who are uninsured will still be able to get Paxlovid for free through 2024 via a patient assistance program, according to HHS, but those with commercial insurance are likely to face a copay, Pfizer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said Monday. About 40% of prescriptions of Paxlovid are written for Medicare and Medicaid patients, he said…
Don’t panic, yet. The price of Paxlovid is absolutely gonna go up, unfortunately, but I suspect the numbers being thrown around right now are very much a case of Pfizer testing how much it can get away with.
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said on Monday that he expects about 17% of the U.S. population to get updated COVID-19 vaccines during the current vaccination campaign, in-line with last year. https://t.co/HrosdIqHut
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) October 16, 2023
Last night's update: 171,000 new cases, nearly 1,600 new deaths https://t.co/McAjTdkPX2
— BNO News (@BNOFeed) October 16, 2023
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Pfizer set off a fresh round of concern about the size of the U.S. COVID-19 vaccine and treatment market in the long term, driving down shares on Monday of its German partner BioNTech and smaller rival Moderna . https://t.co/41MHLdbMzs
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) October 16, 2023
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Singapore: Best protection against severe Covid is a minimum of three vaccinations and a natural infection in one year.
"Defence against severe Covid-19 wanes in a year, those at risk must take yearly shots."https://t.co/YhyhKMqo0p
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 13, 2023
New Zealand: Covid still here, still deadly.
"Every week we see thousands of cases, hundreds lying in hospital beds, and around 20 deaths."
"It's a bit like an unwelcome guest that no one wants to talk about, but it hasn't gone away, that's for sure,''https://t.co/45rw3kbtZJ
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 17, 2023
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Spain: Increase in acute respiratory infections in primary care for fourth consecutive week.
Detailed 16-page report on ARI's including Covid-19 puts other nations to shame. https://t.co/eAQ5h8JdFC pic.twitter.com/FutFyF9NqX
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 13, 2023
UK: Covid-19 hospitalisations up by 24% in one week.
Cases increased by 29.4% from the week before.
Oh, and watch out for rashes, apparently. https://t.co/Kt6As0Bz3t
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 17, 2023
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Canada: Highest B.C. Covid hospitalizations for more than a year.
This week saw the first fall in hospitalizations since early August.https://t.co/TA9EzPApri
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 15, 2023
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#Paxlovid paradox: Paxlovid appeared to significantly reduce the risk of #LongCovid in older adults at high risk for #Covid, but may have *increased* the risk of post-Covid conditions in adolescents, according to a large case-controlled study from the CDC https://t.co/U1aLiObOpD pic.twitter.com/5xsRBUS1MB
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) October 17, 2023
Long Covid by SARS-CoV-2 variant:
"Only 0.2% in the Omicron cohort were diagnosed as having long COVID, compared with 0.5% in the Delta cohort, 1.0% in the Alpha cohort, and 1.3% in the wild-type cohort."https://t.co/ol6KeKI8kd
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 16, 2023
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Children's immune systems tame #SARSCoV2 & a new study shows how. Infants & young children who get infected have a potent antibody response to SARS2 & high levels of inflammatory proteins in the nose. This response contrasts w/ that seen in adults https://t.co/fzF473qIwt pic.twitter.com/03VWHN5Pby
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) October 16, 2023
How #SARSCoV2 is continuing to evolve in the Omicron era, by many of the guiding lights who have so diligently tracked this virus throughout the pandemichttps://t.co/dATftWJKMt @NatureMicrobiol by @CorneliusRoemer @PeacockFlu @DannySheward @LongDesertTrain @siamosolocani pic.twitter.com/ArlNtEizUy
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 16, 2023
In a new #SciencePerspective, @florian_krammer and Ali Ellebedy discuss the challenges and concerns surrounding the development of #COVID19 boosters and argue that current vaccines should be specifically tailored to combat future #SARSCoV2 variants. https://t.co/au1j9hZxWe pic.twitter.com/CIQfYLR0ea
— Science Magazine (@ScienceMagazine) October 16, 2023
Yes, #COVIDisAirborne but distribution of infectious particles differs depending on how they're dispersed from an infected person. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Germany are studying #SARSCoV2 emission data. Caution: Stay away from singers⬇️ https://t.co/nKufQAFuAf pic.twitter.com/a57FICeeiM
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) October 17, 2023
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An intranasal #Covid vaccine generates a strong immune response, a phase 1 study found. 2 doses of live-attenuated CoviLiv prompted broad antibody & T cell response. Just sniff it. CoviLiv doesn't require cold chain storage & is easier to stockpile https://t.co/hXPJtEFo0r pic.twitter.com/Gx2dFnyscM
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) October 13, 2023
With several recent advances and funding, Covid nasal vaccines now have momentum.
It's covered in the new Ground Truths (link in my profile) pic.twitter.com/huYxtydhGK— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 14, 2023
Prevention of #LongCovid: A meta-analysis of 24 studies shows vaccine effectiveness, with booster, at 69% and without booster 37%https://t.co/0ajXvF6NX0 pic.twitter.com/BSxniKwlvF
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 16, 2023
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“In the first comprehensive national poll of doctors about their experiences treating #LongCovid patients.. only 6% reported they regularly have success with treatments for long COVID that benefitted patients.” https://t.co/xMNhnYh5Ro
— charlos (@loscharlos) October 13, 2023
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This is 189 hydroxychloroquine prescriptions per day and 88 ivermectin prescriptions per day https://t.co/kyGAp6Xufc
— Ryan Marino, MD (@RyanMarino) October 12, 2023
5 Arkansas inmates were unknowingly treated w/ Ivermectin for #Covid & each will get $2000 to settle a lawsuit. Suit contends they were given IVM in Nov 2020 & didn’t realize what they'd gotten 'til July 2021. Arkansas is largely an anti-science red state https://t.co/PjWRk5WES6
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) October 13, 2023
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End of an era:
Now that #COVID19 vaccines are not being distributed by the US government, @CDCgov has stopped printing Covid vaccination cardshttps://t.co/A8yilXwaKF
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) October 5, 2023
Americans have started rolling up their sleeves for the latest version of the COVID-19 vaccine, but weeks into the rollout some say they are still having difficulty finding appointments for themselves and their children. https://t.co/CMycxQAvFV
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) October 9, 2023
Can rapid #Covid tests reveal more than a positive/negative result? Experts say that rapid antigen test kits can show degrees of infectiousness https://t.co/wnNoeOm20f pic.twitter.com/D7ZKQIRb1K
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) October 7, 2023
This story was treated like an open sore at a hot tub party when it showed up on social media, but the actual argument seems to be that ‘long respiratory infections’ have been routinely overlooked, not that doctors are using a new catch-all to dismiss long covid symptoms:
A new study from Queen Mary University of London, published in eClinicalMedicine, has found that people may experience long-term symptoms—or “long colds”—after acute respiratory infections that test negative for COVID-19.
Some of the most common symptoms of the “long cold” included coughing, stomach pain, and diarrhea more than four weeks after the initial infection. While the severity of an illness appears to be a key driver of risk of long-term symptoms, more research is being carried out to establish why some people suffer extended symptoms while others do not.
The findings suggest that there may be long-lasting health impacts following non-COVID acute respiratory infections, such as colds, influenza, or pneumonia, that are currently going unrecognized. However, the researchers do not yet have evidence suggesting that the symptoms have the same severity or duration as long COVID.
The research compared the prevalence and severity of long-term symptoms after an episode of COVID-19 vs. an episode of another acute respiratory infection that tested negative for COVID-19. Those recovering from COVID-19 were more likely to experience light-headedness or dizziness and problems with taste and smell compared to those who had a non-COVID-19 respiratory infection.
While long COVID is now a recognized condition, there have been few studies comparing long-term symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection vs. other respiratory infections…
Victoria King, Director of Funding and Impact at Barts Charity, said, “Barts Charity swiftly supported COVIDENCE UK in response to the outbreak of COVID-19 to help inform of its risk factors and impacts. These findings highlight not only the long-term symptoms experienced by people after COVID infection, but by people after other acute respiratory infections as well. As we learn more about long COVID symptoms and their possible treatments, studies like this help to build greater awareness around other prolonged respiratory infections that may be going unrecognized.”
Part of the confused medical reactions at the start of the pandemic, IMO, lie in the old truism that Doctors don’t want to diagnose what they can’t treat. So, if ‘long covid’ is a real medical issue — which it obviously is — then maybe patients who claim their other respiratory infections hang on longer than the baseline, or whose symptoms don’t match the textbooks, might just be genuinely sick, as well.
Last night's update: 246,000 new cases and 1,466 new deaths https://t.co/p8YrVCmUZ0
— BNO News (@BNOFeed) October 9, 2023
Vaccine maker Novavax Inc on Monday said it has shipped millions of doses its updated COVID-19 shots to distributors after receiving the go-ahead from U.S. regulators. https://t.co/I18fBglOqU
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) October 9, 2023
Should you go preferentially for a @Novavax booster?
The limited data that we have and what I wound up doing this week@ScienceMagazine by @jcouzin https://t.co/NzCK48iZpW— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 6, 2023
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Singapore: New Covid wave begins
Estimated daily cases have risen from about 1,000 three weeks ago to 2,000 for the past two weeks.
Stats: https://t.co/n1F4arx4EG https://t.co/B6npFd6xwm pic.twitter.com/eIk4unaGPD
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 7, 2023
New Zealand: Covid-19 response saved 20,000 lives
https://t.co/fkrDJsSPVT— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 8, 2023
Israel: Covid outbreak spreads rapidly.
"There are presently 439 individuals hospitalized with COVID, which is an increase from 282 three weeks ago"https://t.co/lhob7VsqXK https://t.co/zHa5mekpnD
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 6, 2023
Greece: 'Significant pressure on the health system, with an increase in Covid-19 admissions to hospitals and ICU.' https://t.co/2vD6ELjCSG pic.twitter.com/SQ7GZyueks
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 7, 2023
25% increase week on week in Covid hospital admissions in England – increases seen across all regions except London. The latest wave continues.
Note that this is not (yet?) the new variant BA.2.86 ("Pirola") which is a small % of sequenced cases, but mostly Omicron XBB variants. pic.twitter.com/ZrIRqXvQjh
— Prof. Christina Pagel (@chrischirp) October 5, 2023
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Firstly, if anyone should *not be in a public facing role while positive with Covid*, it's those working with vulnerable patients.
Secondly, *if* you are going to make people come in then at least give them a proper, well fitted, FFP3 mask!
We should *know* this stuff by now! https://t.co/JYwsYHJQui— Prof. Christina Pagel (@chrischirp) October 11, 2023
Canada: Up to 10 per cent of Quebec health-care workers affected with long COVID
Many affected following POST-Omicron infections.
H/t @karsatov https://t.co/Uv9cReJDDS
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 8, 2023
Canada, B.C: Hospitalizations up 58% as infections and deaths spike
24 Covid fatalities in the last week of September, compared to nine in the second week of August.https://t.co/6z8VjFJU7K
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 7, 2023
A post on some of the biases to watch out for when using cases, admissions or deaths to understand levels of covid infections in the population – both now and in the first few pandemic years.
Tldr: be aware of time lags and who's not in the data https://t.co/GfTLLcZW5y pic.twitter.com/ayuE5MCvSa
— Prof. Christina Pagel (@chrischirp) October 11, 2023
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Study: Delayed peak SARS-CoV-2 viral loads relative to symptom onset.
"In a highly immune adult population, median SARS-CoV-2 viral loads peaked around the fourth day of symptoms."https://t.co/25YzVUuv1b
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 8, 2023
WAPO: 1% of U.S. children had long Covid through last year.
**One percent of a large number is still a large number.** https://t.co/j2XKUPHOvS pic.twitter.com/OURkrrce49
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 9, 2023
Not 'little adults': Experts say #long COVID undercounted, misdiagnosed in kids
Experts say it could be better defined and measured through well-designed longitudinal studies that take children's unique presentations into account.https://t.co/eFSKSPjNfM pic.twitter.com/PHLuaZrUhB
— CIDRAP (@CIDRAP) October 10, 2023
… Located on the cell’s outer surface, ACE2 plays an important role in controlling blood pressure and inflammation and protecting organs from damage caused by excess inflammation. During a SARS-CoV-2 infection, the coronavirus spike protein locks on to ACE2 to enter the cell.
The gene encoding the ACE2 protein is located on the X chromosome, which means that females have two copies of the gene and males only have one.
In times of health, the extra copy of the gene for ACE2 doesn’t appear to make a difference—Zhang and his team found similar levels of ACE2 protein in healthy males and females.
Following a SARS-CoV-2 infection, however, they observed a dramatic decrease in ACE2 in males while levels remained consistent in females, suggesting that the additional copy of the ACE2 gene on the X chromosome is helping to compensate and maintain high protein levels in females…
Pulmonary embolism during #Covid infection is a deadly combination. 20% of patients w/ both—Covid & blood clotting in their lungs—died during the pandemic's 1st year versus 7% of patients w/ pulmonary embolism alone https://t.co/zfDKuCT4XE pic.twitter.com/Ak9f6HyFeB
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) October 10, 2023
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BREAKING: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis loses lawsuit for hiding COVID-19 data. Full story ?? https://t.co/IpIqbMta9z
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) October 9, 2023
There is *always* a worse take…
Today’s wild theory – Israel and Hamas are working together to cover up vaccine deaths pic.twitter.com/R7tLNQr5pX
— Bad Vaccine Takes (@BadVaccineTakes) October 10, 2023
Or many in 30 days time, so just after Halloween 🧟 pic.twitter.com/U9b2hjhkxI
— Bad Vaccine Takes (@BadVaccineTakes) October 9, 2023
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Fun little animation — worth sharing!
(h/t Scout211 for the YouTube version)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it authorized an updated version of Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in individuals aged 12 years and older, and the company's shares closed 8% higher. https://t.co/keABwhBXtr
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) October 4, 2023
Around 1.8 million people in the U.S. received a COVID-19 vaccine during the week ended Sept. 22, according to data compiled by health care data and analytics firm IQVIA Holdings Inc . https://t.co/eBilOtTKrP
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) September 30, 2023
Our new poll finds that among all adults, 23% say they will definitely get the new COVID-19 vaccine, 23% say they will probably get it, while 19% say they will probably not get it and 33% say they definitely not get it. https://t.co/u1INw3bC6o pic.twitter.com/UqQBYp8RYW
— KFF (@KFF) September 28, 2023
After Pfizer and Moderna hiked the prices of their Covid-19 vaccines this year, the federal government will now pay nearly three times more than it did previously for each dose. And it’s paying more than countries that did far less to support vaccine development…
… [T]the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is paying $81.61 for the Moderna booster this year, and $85.10 for the Pfizer shot — which is around triple the amount the federal government paid for each shot last year. Moderna charged the government $26.36 per booster dose last year, and Pfizer charged $30.48.
The change is partly because the federal government ran out of money to continue to buy the vaccines in bulk to distribute across the country, so the vast majority of vaccine purchases are instead flowing through normal channels and will be paid for by a variety of different insurance plans this year, including Medicare and Medicaid…
The CDC’s prices this year are significantly discounted from the price the companies are charging private insurers, however, which are $115 for the Pfizer vaccine and $128 for Moderna.
The United States is also set to pay a much higher price than is being considered in Europe for the same Moderna product.
European Union officials are in talks to potentially buy Moderna doses for around 25 euros apiece, the equivalent of around $26.30, according to a report in the Financial Times.
Though the price is not final, the potential amount is roughly one-third of what the United States is paying…
Single-payer health systems make it easier for anyone to access life-saving care at healthcare facilities, pharmacies, or community centers.
We got a taste of a single-payer system during the COVID-19 public health emergency, when the government paid for vaccines and medications to fight the unprecedented pandemic. But now, this system is no longer available. The CDC recently rolled out the new 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine for children and adults. Yet, without the single-payer system, those who are insured are required to use insurance to pay for the vaccine. As with most preventive care, the vaccine should be covered in full by insurance, but many people are experiencing denials of coverage. Amid all the confusion, the uninsured may not be aware that the government is providing vaccines for them at no cost…
People around the US have reported difficulties getting updated COVID vaccinations this fall. Have you had trouble finding updated shots? Were you charged for your shot? Share your experience 👉 https://t.co/kZiu8gMjuJ pic.twitter.com/5UgvddOuWH
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) October 3, 2023
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Australia: Recent spike in Covid deaths was the highest of the pandemic.
There'll be a reason for this huge peak, no doubt. We just haven't found it yet. pic.twitter.com/ibi8PgGSyA
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 3, 2023
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Ukraine: Covid cases almost double in one week.
From September 4th to 10th 2023, 1,241 cases of coronavirus were recorded. From September 11th to 17th, there were 2,203 cases.https://t.co/5HcDKcO082
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) September 30, 2023
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Covid will 'continue to surprise us', warns health official https://t.co/uVeIkPtA39
— BBC Health News (@bbchealth) October 1, 2023
UK: Winter COVID-19 Infection Study launched
The Winter COVID-19 Infection Study will run from November 2023 to March 2024, involving up to 200,000 participants.https://t.co/NslpNOVuDU
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 3, 2023
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Covid Inquiry focuses on government as stakes rise https://t.co/gCf3K9uvyq
— BBC Health News (@bbchealth) October 3, 2023
Canada, BC: Mask mandates in all care settings reinstated.
15 hospital units are closed due to COVID. 25 outbreaks confirmed at nursing homes, four new deaths reported this week.
Some say their latest COVID infection was their most severe yet.https://t.co/X3e6ZIsxg0
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) September 29, 2023
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Study: Reinfection contributes additional risk of long Covid
"People need to understand that you can get long Covid the second time, even if you dodged the bullet the first time. You can get long Covid the third time."
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) October 3, 2023
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#Covid heart injuries have been traced back to infected arterial plaque & inflammation, according to a study at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in NY City. Also, #SARSCoV2 persistence in some vascular cells may have ties to #LongCovid, the researchers say https://t.co/FnC902REjH
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) September 28, 2023
In development: You've heard of the MMR vaccine? Here's something in development: an MMS vax. It's a potential measles, mumps & #SARSCOV2 vaccine. The trivalent intranasal vaccine is in the animal research phase at Ohio State Univ https://t.co/WhY8aGKOoV pic.twitter.com/7WnYMLiPWj
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) October 3, 2023
On Paxlovid rebound.
In our @ScrippsRTI @eMedCertified prospective trial, it occurred in 14% vs 9% in controls, far less than anticipated, but more than @Pfizer's trialhttps://t.co/DlrviXOULg@JayPandit @michaelmina_lab pic.twitter.com/kawspop1nB— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 3, 2023
#SARSCoV2 infection triggers inflammatory responses in human coronary vessels leading to blockages. The virus increases the risk for cardiovascular complications up to 1 year after infection https://t.co/IQSyJfxEff
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) October 3, 2023
The @NobelPrize to @kkariko and @WeissmanLab wasn't just about how mRNA could be delivered, which led to Covid vaccines and *>20 million lives saved in 2021 alone*, but also a delivery platform for other vaccines vs pathogens, cancer, gene therapy and more https://t.co/yUHDmARDQa
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 4, 2023
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NYC, due to all of our advocacy efforts we have gotten 14 NYC Council Members to co-sponsor Int 1020, an important bill that would provide access to free masks, other PPE, & rapid tests through the mail to NYC residents.
Keep calling and emailing your NYC Council Members! https://t.co/xANY1IHtQy
— COVID Advocacy NY (@COVIDAdvocacyNY) October 2, 2023
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Propagation of misinformation for non-evidence based treatments for Covid
Results of a US survey of >13,000 people
Leading conduits: Trump, Fox News, Social media, Facebookhttps://t.co/XQu7Y7AUiP @JAMAHealthForum pic.twitter.com/2xxBvm9Dub— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) September 29, 2023
COVID death rates are well predicted by state partisanship even once you control for age.https://t.co/ZAJIhLZXAT
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) October 1, 2023
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