More people are lining up for a flu shot than a #Covid vaccine. It’s not clear why the disparity exists, and there is likely a combination of explanations, say experts who study vaccine acceptance & vaccine hesitancy https://t.co/97C9zPYbA9
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 23, 2024
Last night's update: 330,000 new cases, 2,381 new deaths https://t.co/u0Y2p1wSot
— BNO News (@BNOFeed) January 22, 2024
This is the 3rd week in a row with more than 2,000 new deaths, or 6,643 deaths combined. This is also the 19th week in a row with more than 1,000 new deaths, or more than 30,000 during the same period.
— BNO News (@BNOFeed) January 22, 2024
Fortunately, we're now past the peak of the JN.1 variant wave, the 2nd highest by #SARSCoV2 wastewater levels of the pandemic. Covid hospitalizations are starting to come down, too. 👍
Unfortunately, there will be more substantial waves to come, despite wishful thinking. pic.twitter.com/pGbDVh35J8— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 23, 2024
Surging #SARSCoV2 levels have been detected in wastewater throughout the U.S.: Could those findings signal a new #Covid wave? https://t.co/qRhX9Dsjvs
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 17, 2024
As JN.1 #SARSCoV2 rises across America, it's worth reposting that, "24 studies pub'ed in October found that people who’d had 3 doses of the #Covid #vaccine were 68.7% less likely to develop #LongCovid compared with those who were unvaccinated."https://t.co/VOpWt1ITwq
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) January 19, 2024
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WHO: Covid hospitalizations up 40% globally
From 11th Dec 2023 to 7th Jan 2024, new COVID-19 hospitalizations and admissions to ICU both recorded an overall increase of 40% and 13%, with over 173,000 and 1,900 admissions respectively.https://t.co/sDXnHZ9w0m pic.twitter.com/ph527NkrbW
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) January 22, 2024
How #Covid spread at a mass gathering. Lessons for public health from the FIFA World Cup match of 2022 https://t.co/GpTbEXWopv
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 18, 2024
The first #SARSCoV2 genome was deposited in a U.S. database earlier than previously thought. Lawmakers say the delay in making the sequence public held up vaccine work https://t.co/O2bskET2tC
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 21, 2024
China rates COVID close to HIV as a deadly infectious disease
Coronavirus' 5.3% fatality rate in 2020 makes it second-worst category B virus.https://t.co/tba8x1Gwna
— SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) (@COVID19_disease) January 22, 2024
Japan: Sharp rise in Covid hospitalizations
Readings up to 17th January 2024
H/t @TBM4_JPhttps://t.co/ry7SkIQqTP pic.twitter.com/LPQUWZ0xHo
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) January 23, 2024
Japan: Tokyo Covid hospitalizations rise for 7 straight weeks
"The number of new Covid was 5.66, 1.67 times the number from the previous week. The number of hospitalized patients was 1,531 as of January 15, the seventh consecutive weekly rise."https://t.co/lO8msnZZsg
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) January 19, 2024
Thailand: 718 Covid hospitalizations in one week
209 are battling serious lung infections, while 149 require life-saving ventilators.
Predominant culprit behind the new surge is JN.1"https://t.co/To73VmI42V
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) January 23, 2024
"There was considerable excess non-COVID-19 mortality in Norway from March 2020 until December 2022, mainly due to excess cardiovascular deaths."
🤔https://t.co/zIqnbJTrGX pic.twitter.com/fg9AfgJvQp
— Sheep in a Fog of JN.1 (@Sheep_in_fog) January 23, 2024
Canadian COVID Forecast: Jan 20 – Feb 2, 2024
SEVERE: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, ON, PEI, QC, SK
VERY HIGH: none
HIGH: none
ELEVATED: none
MODERATE: none
LOW: noneAbout 1 in 13 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected. pic.twitter.com/XhdNwJZsJD
— Tara Moriarty (@MoriartyLab) January 21, 2024
Canada: About 7% of the adult population live with long COVID symptoms
"About 40 per cent of long COVID sufferers who sought health care for their symptoms have had difficulties accessing it."
CBC News reporthttps://t.co/h8xezTXXU1
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) January 23, 2024
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Analysis of blood samples from patients with #LongCovid has revealed serum protein changes as the likely culprit. The results show potential biomarkers for diagnosis and could yield insights into treatment.https://t.co/EzqV9Bza0I#SciencePerspective: https://t.co/OcOw5AWl83 pic.twitter.com/hA06LqPlXu
— Science Magazine (@ScienceMagazine) January 23, 2024
Evolution of the human immune system in the #SARSCoV2 era https://t.co/0Mn2Rs3UEc
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 21, 2024
New data from pre-vaccine era of #Covid: People infected with #SARSCoV2 were ~40% more likely to develop cardiovascular disease & 5x more likely to die in the 18 months after infection https://t.co/Gs5ilvPYJ6
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 23, 2024
Clinical development of antivirals against #SARSCoV2 and its variantshttps://t.co/wrb1G8W1WN #OpenAccess #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/B7oSaFa6gc
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) January 22, 2024
Scientists in Canada are working on Paxlovid tweaking its chemical structure. Currently, it's the only oral drug approved for #Covid but certain patients, like those w/ heart problems, can't take it. The new aim is to make it available to more patients https://t.co/SxVCMYM33U
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 23, 2024
#Covid’s 'common cold' cousins: Four largely ignored coronaviruses circulate in humans without causing great harm & may portend the future for #SARSCoV2 https://t.co/3TP91UGbHO
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 22, 2024
Expansion of knowledge on #LongCovid in the past 2 weeks
✓ Immune dysregulation from complement activation
✓ Substantial protection by vaccination
✓ Untoward effects on the brain
✓ Does vaccination exacerbate or help?https://t.co/gCxao068cN pic.twitter.com/JCEcAAtXWN— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 21, 2024
In the lab: A "glowing" #Covid diagnostic test is under development in Japan & it produces results in 1 minute. The prototype relies on a molecule found in crustaceans to produce light when #SARSCoV2 is evident in a test sample https://t.co/rz5udlhlCI
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 19, 2024
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday estimated COVID subvariant JN.1 to account for about 85.7% of cases in the United States, as of Jan. 19. https://t.co/euCiBX9Da0 https://t.co/euCiBX9Da0
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) January 23, 2024
US: Mass. General hospital declares 'capacity disaster'
Massachusetts General Hospital is facing an “unprecedented crisis” as it grapples with an ongoing “capacity disaster”
Boston Globe report:https://t.co/E0LQn6VNtc
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) January 23, 2024
Although we're all making fun of DeSantis's humiliation, we shouldn't forget that his anti-vax crusade — in service of his doomed run — probably killed thousands of people
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) January 21, 2024
Rand Paul, a so-called US Senator but loyal Putin tool says Dr Fauci should ‘go to prison’ for 'Covid dishonesty.’ Paul NEVER blames the early pandemic's actual policymaker: Donald Trump. Paul is a fake doctor who couldn't his pass medical licensing exams https://t.co/TgsmEYPFrS pic.twitter.com/hgH2XUYwz3
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) January 17, 2024
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