Coronavirus Thread: Worldwide Pandemic

[Pete Wrigley]

Damn, what are you going to do?
Are you gonna keep him?

You aint shyt bruv, appreciate you

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

You aint shyt bruv, appreciate you

It's all love and jokes, I hope you both get better soon.

 

[barese]

Black Covid long-haulers say doctors dismissed their symptoms, so now they’re relying on one another for support

These Black-led groups have popped up across the country as more and more Black people have reported prolonged Covid symptoms — and difficulty getting treatment.

www.nbcnews.com

Long-haulers are generally do not get taken seriously by all doctors, and black long-haulers even more so...

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Paxlovid Cuts Covid Deaths Among Older People, Israeli Study Finds

Among patients under 65, however, the drug made little difference in hospitalization or death rates.

www.nytimes.com

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Lockdowns in China, and North Korea, Deal Double Blow to Bridge City

Shenyang, in China’s northeast, was a hub for North Korean workers and a launchpad for visits to Pyongyang. Covid restrictions have battered its economy.

www.nytimes.com

 

[barese]

On masks...








Jha keeps pushing only vaccines, trying to emphasize their transmission reduction more than the authors of the research:

 

[barese]

 

[MushroomX]

Some of these people have a Death Sentence already, and they don't even know it.

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

Some of these people have a Death Sentence already, and they don't even know it.

 

[Nero Christ]

I'm really worried how the lack of funding for Covid in all areas will play out with fall approaching

 

[barese]

Spoiler: link without paywall

archive.ph

The reduction has been particularly steep among Native Americans and Alaska Natives, the National Center for Health Statistics reported. Average life expectancy in those groups was shortened by four years in 2020 alone.

The cumulative decline since the pandemic started, more than six and a half years on average, has brought life expectancy to 65 among Native Americans and Alaska Natives — on par with the figure for all Americans in 1944.

In 2021, the shortening of life span was more pronounced among white Americans than among Black Americans, who saw greater reductions in the first year of the pandemic.

 

[barese]

Longitudinal analysis of serum neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2, BA.4 and BA.5 in patients receiving monoclonal antibodies

The emergence of novel Omicron lineages, such as BA.5, may impact the therapeutic efficacy of anti-SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). Here, we evaluated the neutralization and ADCC activity of 6 therapeutic mAbs against Delta, BA.2, BA.4 and BA.5 isolates. The Omicron...

www.medrxiv.org

 

[barese]

Fit-Tested N95 Masks Combined With Portable High-Efficiency Particulate Air Filtration Can Protect Against High Aerosolized Viral Loads Over Prolonged Periods at Close Range

Only a fit-tested N95 mask provided protection against virus aerosol; surgical masks and non-fit-tested N95 masks were not superior to no-mask control. The comb

academic.oup.com

Important for healthcare systems, but some are dropping mask mandates unfortunately...

 

[Pressure]

65 million people in China are locked down?

 

[N.J.stan]

No update on the availability of new boosters? Walgreens and CVS appointments are open for both Pfizer and Moderna versions. Getting mine next week

Where to find the new omicron-specific Covid boosters, from Walgreens and CVS to local pharmacies and clinics

Newly updated Covid vaccine booster shots designed to target omicron's BA.5 subvariant are finally here. Here's how — and where — you can find them.

www.cnbc.com