Not since humans invented shoes or underwear has a single item of apparel caught on so widely and quickly around the globe as face masks. Masks are becoming a mirror on humanity in its battle against the coronavirus. Full story: https://t.co/b3tISQajLR pic.twitter.com/lBHkMqiqOd
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 24, 2020
Two years ago! (Another serendipitous find from the Draft folders)
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… You might think the pandemic is entirely behind us if you walk into a store or restaurant where no one is wearing a mask. But there are currently more than 125,000 new reported coronavirus infections every day. That number is a drastic understatement, since most people now test at home, and those who test positive tend to hunker down without reporting their status.
And more than 400 Americans a day are dying of covid-19. That’s significantly fewer than during the worst pandemic waves, when some days saw more than 4,000 deaths, but it’s still a very large number.
Most of us no longer keep track of the grim death totals; in case you’re wondering, the number for the United States now stands at more than 1,023,000, a figure impossible to wrap your mind around. We account for almost 1 in 6 coronavirus deaths worldwide, though we are only about 4 percent of the world’s population…
In addition to all the immediate suffering the pandemic brought, what has been almost as bad is that covid just made America meaner in ways we might never recover from. The disconnection, the politicization, the despair — all of it has taken a profound toll on our ability to tolerate one another…
When Biden ran in 2020, he tried to embody the promise that we had it in ourselves to move past our acrimony and solve our myriad problems together. It proved harder than he thought, and he was not exactly overwhelmed with volunteers from the opposition looking to transcend our differences and calm the partisan waters.
We can’t bring back the people we lost or wipe away the mistakes we made. But we can commit to making ourselves — our government, our economy, the way we treat one another — better than they all were at their lowest moments. And now that covid-19 has found Biden, as it did so many others, he should take this as an occasion to urge us down that path.
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Bloomberg‘s sympathies, of course, are with those who would flee:
"A lot of people are just trying to leave as soon as possible."
Some 10,000 wealthy Chinese are looking to leave in the wake of punishing lockdowns in Shanghai and around the country. The question is whether they will be able to, reports @allenwan290 https://t.co/HtR6mdFLnx pic.twitter.com/Te6SHeHQwR
— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) July 22, 2022
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We have a distorted perception of vaccines, and what they are capable of. It's the virus, stupid. And we can do this.https://t.co/whaYMlLOx1
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) July 24, 2022
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Since people are asking, here's the same graph with each point colored by which presidential candidate won the popular vote in 2020. No "red" state (by this definition) has administered more than 1.8 vaccine doses/person on average, while ALL but four "blue" states have. https://t.co/yqMIW2aZzf pic.twitter.com/pQ68NRsaGs
— Micah Pollak (@MicahPollak) July 21, 2022
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Joe Biden, the oldest person ever to serve as president of the United States, has tested positive for COVID and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House said https://t.co/RkilR59Z8w pic.twitter.com/dpUSmotXAD
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 21, 2022
DR. PETER HOTEZ, VIROLOGIST AND DEAN OF BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE NATIONAL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE, ON TWITTER:
“We all knew this would happen, it was just a matter of time. Given the hectic schedule of the POTUS and the super high transmissibility of BA.5.”
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… Biden’s late 2021 physical showed him to be relatively healthy. He is not obese, a risk factor with COVID, and he does not have common health risks of elderly people, such as heart failure.
The one exception is that he has a common condition known as atrial fibrillation, or AFib, an irregular heartbeat that increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes…
The president takes the anticoagulant drug Eliquis, known generically as apixaban, to treat his AFib, as well as the cholesterol-lowering statin drug Crestor.
Because both drugs interact negatively with Paxlovid, the White House said the president has temporarily stopped taking them.
Yale cardiologist Dr. Harlan Krumholz said that short periods without anticoagulant added minimal risk. Neither was AFib a major concern because of the current variant…
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Canada –
Amidst an ever-growing death toll and continued societal disruption due to covid, Dr. Lysyshyn, a practicing public health official, said they've "shifted from a collective responsibility to protect the population to an individual responsibility for people to protect themselves." pic.twitter.com/Rf4hYwHXih
— Tom Jackman (@frozen) July 19, 2022
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… An experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the form of an oral tablet has shown promising immune responses in a small preliminary trial designed mainly to evaluate its safety, according to drug manufacturer Vaxart Inc. The South San Francisco, California-based company had earlier said the tablet was well tolerated, with no one dropping out of the study because of adverse effects. On Tuesday, they reported on immune responses in the 35 healthy volunteers who received the tablet.
While the currently approved vaccines induce antibodies in the blood, the tablet induced antibodies in the mucosa – the tissues lining the nose and airways that are the first line of defense against the virus, according to a report posted on the medical website medRxiv ahead of peer review. Nearly half of volunteers showed an increase in long-lasting antibodies capable of binding to multiple sites on the Delta and Omicron variants of the virus that causes COVID-19. Nasal and saliva samples showed that half of study participants had higher antibody levels than similar people whose antibodies were the result of previous COVID-19 infections. The enhanced neutralizing capacity lasted for six months, the researchers said.
Going forward, larger studies designed specifically to test the tablet’s effectiveness are needed, as are studies to test whether this so-called adenovirus-vector vaccine would work well in people who already have received the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer Inc/BioNTech or Moderna Inc.
Hypertension boosts risk of serious Omicron illness
High blood pressure more than doubles the risk of hospitalization during COVID-19 infections with the coronavirus Omicron variant, even in people who are fully vaccinated and boosted, a U.S. study showed…“We were surprised to learn that many people who were hospitalized with COVID-19 had hypertension and no other risk factors,” study leader Dr. Susan Cheng said in a statement. “This is concerning when you consider that almost half of American adults have high blood pressure.”…
That's "lightning speed" not lightened.
There are now 12 nasal vaccines in clinical trials and 4 are far along, in Phase 3.
But no plans for manufacturing at scale, distribution, accelerating. No government support. Yet a major unmet need— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) July 21, 2022
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An ornate wooden memorial for Britain’s COVID-19 victims has been intentionally set alight in front of more than 10,000 people in Warwickshire.
A group of seven torchbearers including a reverend, and some of the people who worked on the structure, were specially selected to set the structure ablaze.
The 20m-high (65ft) wooden monument, called Sanctuary, was then burned to the ground just a week after it opened.
It had been a tribute to those who died after testing positive for coronavirus.
Artist David Best, who is known for large-scaled intricately carved structures at Burning Man Festival in the Nevada Desert, designed the memorial, along with independent arts company Artichoke, which produced Sanctuary…
Covid was vanishing last Memorial Day.
Now, the United States is recording more than 100,000 infections a day — at least five times higher than this point last year — as it confronts the most transmissible versions of the virus yet. https://t.co/5RXtvqBepB
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 28, 2022
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GENEVA, May 28 (Reuters) – Countries around the world on Saturday adopted an initial U.S.-led reform of the rules around disease outbreaks, known as the International Health Regulations (IHR), the United States said…
The breakthrough – amendments to Article 59 of the IHR that will speed up the implementation of reforms – came after early opposition from Africa and others was overcome this week. read more
The changes sought by Washington, and backed by others such as Japan and the European Union, mark a first step in a broader reform of the IHR, which set out countries’ legal obligations around disease outbreaks, expected to take up to two years…
Shanghai takes further steps towards reopening, Beijing eases COVID curbs https://t.co/4Xhz4DLAGE pic.twitter.com/Epl2OVlhQG
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 29, 2022
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Use of Pfizer Inc’s (PFE.N) COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid spiked this week, but some doctors are reconsidering the pills for lower-risk patients after a U.S. public health agency warned that symptoms can recur after people complete a course of the drug, and that they should then isolate a second time.
More quarantine time “is not a crowd-pleaser,” Dr. Sandra Kemmerly, an infectious disease specialist at Ochsner Health in New Orleans, told Reuters. “For those people who really aren’t at risk … I would recommend that they not take it.”
Use of Pfizer’s Paxlovid, authorized to treat newly infected, at-risk people in order to prevent severe illness, has soared as infections have risen. More than 162,000 courses were dispensed last week – compared with an average of 33,000 a week since the drug was launched late last year, according to government data. Biden administration officials have pushed for wide use of Paxlovid, which the government purchased and provides free.
But higher use has also come with more reports from people who say their symptoms eased with Paxlovid only to return a few days after finishing a five-day regimen of the pills…
The CDC also said it is unclear whether cases of rebound symptoms have anything to do with Paxlovid, or are simply part of the natural trajectory of COVID-19. The agency did not flag any specific concerns about health effects.
“COVID historically has had this sort of stuttering course – people will feel better one day and then feel worse the next day, but I can say we haven’t seen these rebound symptoms with other COVID treatments,” said Vijayan, referring to therapies such as monoclonal antibodies…
“There’s so much more baseline immunity around. There’s still a lot of infections, but they’re not nearly as severe,” Northwell’s Farber said.
He estimated the rate of Paxlovid-related COVID rebounds at around 10% – higher than the 3-4% rate cited by Pfizer in its trials of the drug.
Jason Gallagher, an infectious diseases expert at Temple University’s School of Pharmacy, said the rebounds do not detract from the drug’s utility. “It prevents you from going to the hospital … if you become symptomatic after you stop taking it, that stinks, but the overall drug was a success,” he said.
Continually updating research on SARSCoV2's genome can boost disease surveillance. Indeed, genome analyses might strengthen global disease monitoring & aid preparedness for new variants, according to a new study https://t.co/sqsRBAgf8I pic.twitter.com/BoVJVuBFPn
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) May 28, 2022
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Preamble 1: Conferences are really important in science. They are where we become inspired, collaborations are forged, and spirits are lifted. Virtual conferences don’t come close to realizing these benefits. 2/8
Conference attendees have some agency over risk of COVID exposure – eg decisions about masking, attending specific sessions, dining alone etc. But some things are out of your control, & you may wish to know key details to understand risk before deciding to attend: 3/8
1. What is the conference vaccination policy? 2. What is the mask policy? Is masking mandatory or optional during lectures, in poster hall, etc? 3. How will organizers be monitoring and improving ventilation of venue (lecture/poster/dining halls etc)? 4/8
4. Where does dining occur? Don’t assume. At my meeting, outdoor dining was not allowed (specifically for conference attendees) 5. Will on-site testing be available? 5/86. What is the attitude of organizers AND the venue towards COVID and mitigating risk? If the resort staff won’t make accommodations because they believe COVID is over, that’s a red flag. 6/8Other considerations include incidence of COVID at the time of the meeting (hard to predict for most of us), and risks associated with exposure during transit (affected by policies of the airlines etc towards masking, vaccine requirements etc 7/8Ultimately everyone will need to make personalized decisions based on the perceived risks/benefits Hopeful this thread can help potential attendees to seek the information necessary to inform these decisions 8/8
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Covid-19 Coronavirus Updates: Friday / Saturday, May 27-28
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U.S. COVID update:
– New cases: 141,078
– Average: 110,515 (-698)
– States reporting: 32/50
– In hospital: 26,080 (+180)
– In ICU: 2,826 (+13)
– New deaths: 424
– Average: 364 (-11)More data: https://t.co/ohnVKtNdM3 pic.twitter.com/AYZ4ovuQqq
— BNN United States (@BNNUS) May 28, 2022
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As of May 26, 2022, more than 96% of the U.S. population lives in an area with a substantial or high COVID-19 *transmission* level.
Transmission levels are a better metric to judge risk than "Community Levels" which focus on hospitalizations, a lagging indicator. https://t.co/yF7H2ICwRm pic.twitter.com/9lVJyJqKPf
— People's CDC (@PeoplesCDC) May 27, 2022
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Mainland China reported 362 new coronavirus cases on May 27, of which 96 were symptomatic and 266 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Saturday. https://t.co/FFhC8M4U2B
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) May 28, 2022
The Chinese metropolis of Shanghai inched further towards a gradual reopening from two months of grinding COVID-19 lockdown, while the capital Beijing maintained curbs that have drastically curtailed movement even as case numbers decline. https://t.co/13HXy5O9lv
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) May 28, 2022
Residents in Shanghai have become bolder in demanding the lifting or easing of coronavirus restrictions that have left millions locked up for almost two months. People in one community took to the streets and the next morning were free to leave. https://t.co/DnWzBFCY45
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 27, 2022
Shanghai reported 131 new asymptomatic coronavirus cases for May 27, down from 219 a day earlier, while symptomatic cases also fell to 39 from 45, the city government said on Saturday. https://t.co/T6GPB2YyYA
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) May 28, 2022
China's capital Beijing reported 18 new symptomatic coronavirus cases for May 27, down from 22 a day earlier, the city government said on Saturday. https://t.co/KrE7dSV6AB
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) May 28, 2022
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Japan opens up to foreign tourists after two years https://t.co/PvF0xPHasx
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 27, 2022
The country first acknowledged a COVID-19 outbreak less than three weeks ago. Experts have said it is hard to assess the actual scale of the situation. https://t.co/yAHr0GaqrZ
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) May 28, 2022
… Some 88,520 more people showed fever symptoms as of Friday evening, compared with nearly 400,000 about 10 days ago, the official KCNA news agency said, citing data from the state emergency epidemic prevention headquarters.
The total number of fever patients since April rose to 3.36 million among the 25 million population. KCNA did not report any additional death. As of Friday, the death toll stood at 69.
North Korea has not confirmed the total number of people testing positive for the coronavirus, apparently lacking in testing supplies. Experts have said the announced figures could be underreported, and that it is hard to assess the actual scale of the situation…
Coronavirus LIVE: India Records 2,710 New Covid Cases, 14 Deaths In 24 Hours https://t.co/SXKCABmzHH pic.twitter.com/LQ9G4SCani
— NDTV (@ndtv) May 28, 2022
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The @NIH #LongCOVID study finds 6 distinct forms of long-duration post-#COVID19 that likely require 6 different forms of treatment & recovery.https://t.co/2ckZKT5X00 pic.twitter.com/tuFxNwdRgv
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) May 27, 2022
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JBS U.S. units to adopt pandemic response plans after COVID outbreaks https://t.co/hRDY9Vfhqu pic.twitter.com/TTID9fxqcG
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 28, 2022
Subsidiaries of meat processor JBS USA LLC [RIC:RIC:JBS.UL] have agreed to implement infectious disease preparedness plans at seven U.S. plants, in the wake of a U.S. congressional report finding that the industry largely failed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among workers.
The agreement was announced on Friday by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which said the companies will work with teams of outside experts to develop and implement new policies on engineering, ventilation, visitor screening, cleaning, and personal protective equipment.
OSHA said the agreement involves plants in six states operated by JBS units Swift Beef Co, Swift Pork Co, JBS Souderton Inc and JBS Green Bay Inc…
In 2020, a total of seven workers at two JBS facilities in Colorado and Wisconsin died from COVID-19 and nearly 650 employees tested positive for the virus.
OSHA on Friday said it had found that the facilities failed to take steps to protect workers and levied $14,502 in fines.
A Reuters analysis of public data published in January found that nearly 90% of U.S. processing plants owned by JBS and four other major meat companies had COVID-19 cases in 2020 and early 2021, and that 269 workers had died during that period…
The announcement comes two weeks after a U.S. House of Representatives panel released a report saying JBS and other large meat processors had failed to adopt measures to stem the spread of COVID-19.
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U.S. COVID update: Daily deaths rise 3 days in a row, at one-month high
– New cases: 108,128
– Average: 111,212 (-394)
– States reporting: 33/50
– In hospital: 25,900 (+306)
– In ICU: 2,813 (+56)
– New deaths: 511
– Average: 375 (+23)More data: https://t.co/ohnVKtNdM3 pic.twitter.com/9wN3uaXI5p
— BNN United States (@BNNUS) May 27, 2022
The White House is pushing to get more Paxlovid pills into more #Covid patients' hands. “Fundamentally, what we’re trying to do is get to a point where Covid deaths are largely preventable, and I think we’re pretty close," Dr. Ashish K. Jha said https://t.co/ai18vgWkXl
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) May 27, 2022
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The global coronavirus caseload has topped 527.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.28 million and vaccinations to over 11.37 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. https://t.co/ChhhgVLRMT
— IBTimes 🇮🇳 (@ibtimes_india) May 27, 2022
Mainland China reported 444 new coronavirus cases on May 26, of which 102 were symptomatic and 342 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Friday. https://t.co/jxptMknQUP
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) May 27, 2022
Beijing city offers elderly COVID shot-related health insurance to ease hesitancy https://t.co/HrYrxBXDfR pic.twitter.com/i9t3Y66Oo9
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 27, 2022
China’s capital is offering elderly residents state-backed insurance for “medical accidents” linked to COVID-19 shots to ease vaccination hesitancy among those most vulnerable, as Beijing ramps up inoculations during its worst outbreak…
The new insurance plan, with premiums covered by the government, aims to “alleviate concerns over vaccination among the elderly group and their family members”, state television reported late on Thursday, citing information from the Beijing office of China’s banking and insurance regulator.
The insurance policy payout could be as high as 500,000 yuan ($74,200) per person for a single benefit, according to the report, which didn’t provide specific details of the plan.
Elsewhere, several districts in the northern city of Tianjin, also battling a fresh Omicron cluster, have pledged to “strictly limit” entry into venues such as stadiums for unvaccinated senior citizens who don’t have medical conditions that render vaccination unsuitable.
China's uncompromising ‘zero COVID’ policies have battered the world's second-largest economy. Many of Shanghai's 25 million residents complain about lost income, difficulties sourcing food and mental stress. But migrant workers have it much worse https://t.co/fFPzcjOKr2
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 27, 2022
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After North Korea acknowledged its first COVID-19 outbreak, it said about 3.3 million people came down with fever but only 69 have died. Experts say the impoverished country would likely have suffered more deaths because it has few people vaccinated. https://t.co/yNt61JiVKW
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 27, 2022
North Korean health officials are testing rivers, lakes, the air and household wastewater and garbage for the coronavirus as the country intensifies its fight against its first outbreak, state media said on Friday. https://t.co/xVS2CKdKGg
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) May 27, 2022
Coronavirus LIVE: India Sees Over 2,500 New COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours https://t.co/Oiz6Cd092X pic.twitter.com/HkRgHSWXSA
— NDTV (@ndtv) May 27, 2022
World Bank approves $500 mln for Turkey for COVID-19 vaccines https://t.co/wqNtYOwYYn pic.twitter.com/T9IBfkM5JN
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 27, 2022
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What Is “Paxlovid Mouth” #LongCovid ? https://t.co/N1IQvJu0cA
— Andrew John 🇺🇦✊🏾🇮🇹 🔬💉🦠😷🌊 (@BigHeartedGuy) May 26, 2022
It's a relative of omicron but the coronavirus variant now dominant in the U.S. shares a troubling mutation with an old, more dangerous foe: delta. https://t.co/70EZv6LefJ
— AP Health & Science (@APHealthScience) May 26, 2022
Head-to-head comparison of immune response, both antibody and cellular, for 4 vaccines: Moderna, Pfizer, Novavax and J&Jhttps://t.co/Z0IWA9xfa7@CellCellPress @profshanecrotty @ljiresearch @zhang_zeli @jmateust @camilahcoelho @SetteLab pic.twitter.com/bvqV7UshVV
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 26, 2022
New research tracks the illnesses of patients after hospitalization w/ Covid and reveals multisystem abnormalities and health impairments. Study is in Nature Medicine https://t.co/eSrk2ad7Rb pic.twitter.com/uvxx4O3A6b
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) May 26, 2022
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Massachusetts COVID-19 Daily Report: 17 new deaths, 3,485 new cases https://t.co/rXxvXnegea
— WWLP-22News (@WWLP22News) May 26, 2022
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U.S. COVID update:
– New cases: 202,378
– Average: 111,607 (+1,831)
– States reporting: 40/50
– In hospital: 25,594 (+231)
– In ICU: 2,757 (-12)
– New deaths: 635
– Average: 352 (+10)More data: https://t.co/ohnVKtNdM3 pic.twitter.com/z86MFz52wh
— BNN United States (@BNNUS) May 26, 2022
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China's capital Beijing recorded 36 new symptomatic coronavirus cases for May 25, down from 41 a day earlier, the government said on Thursday. https://t.co/fIeICjn8dK
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) May 26, 2022
Exclusive: China’s Top Two Leaders Diverge in Messaging on Covid Impact. @WSJ latest on China’s power dynamics in the crucial political year, with @BrianSpegele in Beijing https://t.co/dCUQU4U2IA
— Lingling Wei 魏玲灵 (@Lingling_Wei) May 25, 2022
Taiwan kept COVID below 15,000 cases for all 2021. Now it has 80,000 a day, testing its 'new model' https://t.co/kxjH3MWMCu pic.twitter.com/GsZskjCPtX
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 24, 2022
India saw a single day rise of 2,628 new #coronavirus infections, taking the infection tally to 4,31,44,820, while the active cases have increased to 15,414, according to the Union health ministry data. https://t.co/aYD0t12GsL
— Economic Times (@EconomicTimes) May 26, 2022
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#LongCovid can take a toll on the vaccinated, too. VA data found increased risk of post-Covid symptoms among those with breakthrough infections https://t.co/wy1mk1cZaS
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) May 25, 2022
#Paxlovid continues to be recommended for early-stage treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 among persons at high risk for progression to severe disease.
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) May 25, 2022
Just about every week there is a new, broad neutralizing antibody (bnAb) discovery, like this one, that is variant-proof and would take down all #SARSCoV2, that vaccines could be made to induce, that we're not advancinghttps://t.co/ektcfd0NEN @ScienceTM pic.twitter.com/01xhPBANj2
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 25, 2022
OWS 2.0 hasn't happened because "we" gave up, very tired, and pretending this is over—when it isn't. Far from it. https://t.co/N5zk6WsPWB
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 25, 2022
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As coronavirus cases have increased across the U.S., some universities and public school systems have reimposed indoor mask mandates on their campuses. https://t.co/W8ohnb5XNk
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 25, 2022
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COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Tuesday / Wednesday, May 24-25
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Where Death Rates Rose the Most During the Pandemic – @nytimes Excess deaths in the US were the highest among high income countries. https://t.co/qxCjkvUIQ8
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) May 24, 2022
Another Omicron subvariant—BA.2.12.1—has become the dominant form among new U.S. coronavirus cases. The development comes as the United States recently began averaging more than 100k new confirmed cases a day for the 1st time since February https://t.co/g8KmSRX8iS pic.twitter.com/bfYg51UOXU
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) May 25, 2022
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China's COVID-hit capital Beijing further tightened its dragnet on the virus with zero community transmission the target, punishing workplaces that flout rules or circumvent curbs and imploring residents to police their own movements https://t.co/bEVZGOlAA7 pic.twitter.com/tF4ofo5Pa0
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 25, 2022
Hong Kong recorded 250 new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday, of which 34 were imported. The city reported no deaths on Tuesday.
Full, trusted coverage on HKFP: https://t.co/w8LTgNxKZy pic.twitter.com/rM0jYFKGaz
— Hong Kong Free Press HKFP (@hkfp) May 24, 2022
North Korea reported no new deaths among fever patients for a second consecutive day, state media KCNA said on Wednesday, a day after it said the country's first confirmed coronavirus outbreak was being stably managed. https://t.co/qG93JOYXbO
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) May 25, 2022
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Patients who experience recurrence of COVID-19 symptoms after completing treatment with Pfizer's drug Paxlovid should isolate again for five days, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an advisory issued on Tuesday. https://t.co/L2pXEApNCb
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) May 25, 2022
Excellent explainer here — read the whole thing:
What's behind the Paxlovid rebound? What's the best way to handle rebound cases? At present, there are more questions than answers. @Jasonmmast digs in. https://t.co/FadwjnI92C
— Helen Branswell 🇺🇦 (@HelenBranswell) May 24, 2022
More than 1 in 5 adult #Covid survivors in the U.S. may develop #LongCovid, a C.D.C. study suggests. Researchers identified lasting health problems in many different organ systems, including the heart, lungs and kidneys https://t.co/qaIXkyYrXB pic.twitter.com/5NuHueK3D1
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) May 25, 2022
Overall age breakdown and graphic pic.twitter.com/6iEnnCfxfH
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 24, 2022
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Wisconsin senator Ron Johnson is a mainstay in the #Covid disinformation pipeline. False claims by him continue to rock public health even as coronavirus cases have begun a resurgence & people need to know how to protect themselves https://t.co/qPSNr37RJW
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) May 22, 2022
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