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Omicron possibly more

artappraiser — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 15:48:17 +0000

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Omicron possibly more infectious because it shares genetic code with common cold coronavirus, study says

By Amy Cheng @ WashingtonPost.com |Updated December 4, 2021 at 11:19 a.m. EST

The omicron variant is likely to have picked up genetic material from another virus that causes the common cold in humans, according to a new preliminary study, prompting one of its authors to suggest omicron could have greater transmissibility but lower virulence than other variants of the coronavirus.

Researchers from Nference, a Cambridge, Mass.-based firm that analyzes biomedical information, sequenced omicron and found a snippet of genetic code that is also present in a virus that can bring about a cold. They say this particular mutation could have occurred in a host simultaneously infected by SARS-CoV-2, also known as the novel coronavirus, and the HCoV-229E coronavirus, which can cause the common cold. The shared genetic code with HCoV-229E has not been detected in other novel coronavirus variants, the scientists said.

The study is in preprint and has not been peer-reviewed [....]

It's cool that the NIH hasn't

artappraiser — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 23:34:09 +0000

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It's cool that the NIH hasn't updated its Covid-19 treatment guidelines for Fluvoxamine since April when a big study showing large positive results was published in the Lancet in October. pic.twitter.com/eua72pMj3D
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) December 5, 2021

Vaccine demand grows in the U

artappraiser — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 10:52:19 +0000

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Vaccine demand grows in the U.S. and so do wait times.

@Covid Daily Brief by Vimal Patel @ NYTimes.com, Dec. 4, 2021, 10:12 p.m.

Left: A long line of people waiting for a Covid-19 vaccination stretches down the block in Washington, D.C., on Friday.Credit...Samuel Corum/Getty Images

Many vaccination clinics and local officials are reporting long lines and delays in booking vaccination appointments recently, the product of expanded eligibility on booster shots and fears of the Omicron variant, experts said.

The stresses on the U.S. vaccination program are also worsened by the broader labor shortage that is affecting many sectors, including health care.

“What the public needs to keep in mind is that we’ve got a stressed and strained health care delivery system,” said Mitchel Rothholz, the lead for immunization policy at the American Pharmacists Association.

Vaccine demand has spiked from an average of under a million doses a day for much of October to an average of 1.5 million a day in recent weeks, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Demand for boosters and first time doses seems to be driving that increase.

Mr. Rothholz said that he has noticed that pharmacies are moving more to an appointment-based model with the uptick in demand, similar to when vaccines were first rolled out and there was a crush to get them. This means that people wanting a vaccine may need to plan ahead of time and could have to wait a few more days [....]

South Africa #Omicron

artappraiser — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 09:10:02 +0000

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South Africa #Omicron epicenter’s hospitalized cases are on O2 less / fewer deaths so far—HOWEVER huge caveats that don’t allow saying “milder”:

Cases much younger (80% age<50, ~1 in 5 kids <10)

Much HIGHER vaccination rate than earlier waves

Deaths lag many more weeks https://t.co/I7th21SM8r
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) December 5, 2021

This is a very steep curve

artappraiser — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 05:58:58 +0000

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This is a very steep curve https://t.co/MiPeCU3ewR
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) December 5, 2021

Read the whole threat.

Much uncertainty still, but the news on Omicron looks bad. https://t.co/aBi1Gnk3vy
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) December 4, 2021

Adding to a strong body of evidence that longer spacing (16 vs 4 weeks) substantially improves the immune response to mRNA vaccine. And Prior Covid benefit from 1 shot. https://t.co/bVdksvIiJY @cellhostmicrobe pic.twitter.com/P5DOLlqoeO
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) December 4, 2021

I do! Also we could have (and still could going forward) increase global vaccine supply by giving out half-doses of the Moderna vaccine. https://t.co/s1okWJcYA5
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) December 4, 2021

What’s interesting is the authorities in Canada and the UK both did the right thing on dose spacing.

With their single-payer health systems they are accustomed to solving resource optimization problems, American regulators are oriented to blocking scammers.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) December 4, 2021

Don’t let all the unknowns

artappraiser — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 00:03:05 +0000

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Don’t let all the unknowns about omicron distract you.

This is what matters: NYC has hit a full blown wave.

Everyone needs to protect themselves. Get vax’d, get boosted, get tested, wear a mask, ventilate, stay home if sick. We know what to do. Now we need to do it. pic.twitter.com/FyzFIRrFXK
— Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) December 4, 2021

Around 40,000 people took

artappraiser — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 23:57:54 +0000

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Around 40,000 people took part at anti-corona demonstrations at various points in #Vienna. There were clashes between demonstrators and police officers. Participants threw pyrotechnics, the police used tear gas. There have been several arrests. #Austria pic.twitter.com/JefXWFuYwm
— Ali Özkök (@Ozkok_A) December 4, 2021

Wien 4.12.2021 thousands of Austrians against government restrictions and health mandates

Nationalist bloc leads the demonstrations

“You’ll never get us!” pic.twitter.com/FIXjinEelO
— Leo_Davinci (@mexicano_001) December 4, 2021

Lyon, France

Lyon demonstreert vandaag tegen covid tirannie! pic.twitter.com/1AlaCAmeKI
— Kees71 (@Kees71234) December 4, 2021

We’re not gunna take in ANYMORE #Melbourneprotest #FreedomRally pic.twitter.com/l5GPI2bxRT
— Joe Crupi (@CrupiJoe) December 4, 2021

And this is why Victoria is still having 1300 cases a day and 9 deaths despite 90% vaccination. TBH we should shut the SA/Vic border until this stops.
— Guy Rees (@guyllrees) December 4, 2021

Protester hospitalised as COVID-19 cases emerge demonstrations|Coronavirus|9 News Australia https://t.co/amTRJWS7Wx pic.twitter.com/oSqeSKdbAS
— COVID-19 Global Cases (@COVID19LiveNow) December 4, 2021

‘Tell the truth’: Anti-vax protesters descend upon Melbourne for another day of demonstrations https://t.co/ImMhg2IJ7o
— FriendsOfSciMed (@FriendsOfSciMed) December 4, 2021

Barcelona Rising: anti-poison passport protest,
The awake united, together we are super charged & super powerful. pic.twitter.com/5DgR0OKMAr
— bluefirerising (@bluefirerising) December 4, 2021

ik roep iedereen in Europa tezamen, weg met de regering Genoeg is genoeg !!! free dom Thousands take to the streets to protest Covid measures in Utrecht https://t.co/b1KBlzQZo0 via @YouTube
— ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠjohnny (@Johnnyvanwiere1) December 4, 2021

Covid NI: Hundreds protest against vaccine passport introduction in Belfast https://t.co/ddL3TMpDgr
— Naomi Canton (@naomi2009) December 4, 2021

Israel
Demonstrators gathered in Tel Aviv to protest against forced vaccination and the green passport . pic.twitter.com/pcuZ4yMIp3
— Tali (@TaliSimak2841) December 4, 2021

#dkpol #COVID19 #CovidVaccine #covidprotest #copenhagen #europe
“Another Brick in the Wall” -
We the People ....
Copenhagen right now. Gigant protest against Vaccine passport, statecontrol and vaxxine force. #denmark #FreedomOfSpeech #FreedomRally #freedom
Video: MiB. https://t.co/sDayL3W4pu pic.twitter.com/Z6QLHqa7cM
— An-Magritt W. Nygaard-Ech (@MargueritteEch) December 4, 2021

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artappraiser — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 23:22:50 +0000

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