#CDC
#Norovirus in the wilderness? How an outbreak spread on the Pacific Crest Trail
Main CDC page on how covid spreads:
"COVID-19 spreads when an infected person breathes out droplets and very small particles that contain the virus. These droplets and particles can be breathed in by other people or land on their eyes, noses, or mouth. In some circumstances, they may contaminate surfaces they touch."
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/how-covid-spreads.html
After 3+ years you'd think there would be more, but that's it.
Imo this page could use a bunch more "learn more" links
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#cdc #PublicHealth #covid
Main CDC page on cleaning and disinfecting:
"Cleaning with commercial cleaners that contain soap or detergent decreases the number of germs on surfaces and reduces risk of infection from surfaces in your facility. Cleaning alone removes most types of harmful germs (like viruses, bacteria, parasites, or fungi) from surfaces.
"Sanitizing reduces the remaining germs on surfaces after cleaning."
https://www.cdc.gov/hygiene/cleaning/facility.html
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#cdc #cleaning #hygiene #PublicHealth
There are some people who can't handle anything that's not incredibly simple. But most of us benefit from detailed public health information.
Like "norovirus lasts on contaminated surfaces for weeks" and "hand sanitizer doesn't work against norovirus." From an NPR story on the findings of CDC disease detectives: hikers caught norovirus from contaminated surfaces at a dorm-style lodge on the Pacific Crest Trail
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/09/24/1201250339/norovirus-in-the-wilderness-how-an-outbreak-spread-on-the-pacific-crest-trail
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#CDC #PublicHealth #norovirus
Wired: How to Get Your 4 Free At-Home Covid-19 Tests (2023) https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-get-free-covid-19-tests/ #Tech #wired #TechNews #IT #Technology via @morganeogerbc #Gear/HowToandAdvice #SpecialDelivery #publichealth #coronavirus #COVID-19 #Shopping #how-to #Gear #CDC
This month, the Character Design Challenge’s theme is Killer Nun, I wanted to participate this funny theme. I thought it was perfect to share it on this Lord's Day for Christians.
#art #fanart #artwork #artoftheday #nautilebleu #characterart #blackandwhite #nun #killernun #characterdesignchallenge #cdc #fediart #mastart #creativetoots
All they do is get their grants. CDC was not only worthless during the covid outbreak, but negligible. They had one thing to do, the main thing for which their millions in grant monies are intended, it's even in their name: control disease. Now they have millions more to fritter on their occupational privilege and its sustenance.
Note the focus shift from 'control' to 'response' here...
"CDC establishes disease outbreak response network with $262M in grants"
https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2023/09/22/CDC-disease-outbreak-response-network/4501695409786/ #CDC
Good Timezone Fedi!
Here's an update for this week (I missed Monday's, sorry, real life got in the way, it's still on Reddit though)
9/23/2023
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Nationally, XBB.1.16.6 with a very strong lead now at over 10% of variant testing.: https://ibb.co/Jqskf5V
#SARS2PA #covid #Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver
#Pennsylvania #PA #Health #CDC #Vaccines #Booster!
#Vaccinessavelives #Vaccineswork #HV1 #HK3 #FLIPvariants
RSV vaccine during pregnancy gets seasonal sign-off from CDC - Enlarge / An intensive care nurse cares for a patient suffering from re... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1970620 #infectiousdisease #respiratory #pediatric #pregnancy #children #seasonal #science #vaccine #health #infant #pfizer #cdc #rsv
Ars Technica: RSV vaccine during pregnancy gets seasonal sign-off from CDC https://arstechnica.com/?p=1970620 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #Infectiousdisease #respiratory #pediatric #pregnancy #children #seasonal #Science #vaccine #Health #infant #Pfizer #CDC #RSV
After 6 weeks, CDC resumed estimates for Mid-Atlantic. Five regions remain dark.
For regions with estimates:
• Fornax FL.1.5.1 over ¼ in NY/NJ, over ⅙ in Mid-Atlantic
• EG.5 over ³⁄₁₀ in SW, near ³⁄₁₀ in Gr Lakes, ¼ in Mid-Atl, near ¼ in NY/NJ, ⅕ in SE.
• XBB.1.16.6 > ⅐ in SE.
[See toot above for variants CDC map color key & links to sources for charts.]
❖ #ThisIsOurPolio #Covid #Covid19 #SARS2 #CDC #variants #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #WearAMask #BetterMasks
![Chart: SARSCoV2 Variant Dashboard - USA | 21-DAY TRENDS
Source: NYITCOM Research Report (Raj Rajnarayanan)
Caption (in part): Circulating Variants in…following US States: All - Specimen Collected in…last 21 days | Updated on 9/22/23 3:46:41 AM [GMT?] | Source (sequences): GISAID
Bubble chart showing tallies of each identified variant for each state. Data has been filtered to show over twelve dozen Pangolin subvariants, excluding XBB.1.9.* lineages. Top subvariants: Arcturus dot6 XBB.1.16.6 (18.73%), Arcturus XBB.1.16 (8.04%), Acrux scion GJ.1.2 (5.44%), Arcturus dot11 XBB.1.16.11 (5.32%).
Raj has standardized bubbles to orange (Kraken XBB.1.5.*), green (Arcturus XBB.1.16.*), yellow (Acrux XBB.2.3.*), brown (XBB.1.18.*), purple (XBB.1.22.*), blue (BA.2.75.*), and grey (all others but for XBB.1.9 lineage); although some newer pango aliases may still be getting unique colors assigned by Tableau.
Bubbles largest and most prominent for: XBB.1.16.6 (green) for Texas (52), New York (38), California, Utah, Virginia, Florida; XBB.1.22 (purple) for Texas (38); XBB.1.16 (green) and XBB.1.5 (orange) for Texas.
Innumerable additional variously smaller bubbles for near 140 variants, across various states.](https://assets.toot.cafe/cache/media_attachments/files/111/110/865/480/918/219/small/bf346784f6b8ff7b.png)
Twentieth week of post-Kraken soup, Hyperion-2 XBB.1.9.2/EG now near one third of three-week GISAID sequences, with Hyperion 1.9.1/FL still one in nine.
Arcturus XBB.1.16 family holds over one in four; Kraken XBB.1.5 now below one in nine; Acrux 2.3 (incl GJ & GE) down to one in ten.
[Srcs: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions
https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/raj.rajnarayanan/viz/USAVariantDB/VariantDashboard]
❖ #ThisIsOurPolio #Covid #Covid19 #SARS2 #CDC #variants #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #WearAMask #BetterMasks
![Chart: SARSCoV2 Variant Dashboard - USA | 21-DAY TRENDS
Source: NYITCOM Research Report (Raj Rajnarayanan)
Caption (in part): Circulating Variants in…following US States: All - Specimen Collected in…last 21 days | Updated on 9/22/23 3:46:41 AM [GMT?] | Source (sequences): GISAID
Bubble chart showing tallies of each identified variant for each state. Data has been filtered to show dozens of Pangolin subvariants of XBB.1.9, including parent. Top subvariants: Fornax FL.1.5.1 (17.78%), Eris dot1 EG.5.1.1 (17.70%), Eris EG.5.1 (15.26%), and Eris descendant HV.1 (10.78%).
Raj has standardized bubbles to pink (XBB.1.9.1*, incl. FL & HN), red (XBB.1.9.2*, incl. EG & HV), and grey (for other variants, here XBB.1.9.3+, incl. GD), although some newer pango aliases may still be getting unique colors assigned by Tableau.
Bubbles largest and most prominent for: EG.5.1.1 (red) for California (54), Texas (32), New York, Virginia; FL.1.5.1 (pink) for New York (46), Texas (33), California, New Jersey; EG.5.1 (red) for California (42), New York (33), Texas & Washington; EG.5.1.3 (red) for California (31) and New York; HV.1 (red) and EG.5.1.4 (red) for New York; EG.5.1.6 (red) for Texas.
Dozens of additional smaller bubbles for various variants and states.
ALT-text by beadsland at ko-fi.](https://assets.toot.cafe/cache/media_attachments/files/111/110/677/724/082/811/small/7c345126d421baa6.png)
A14 cont'd
DeSantis Recommends Against Boosters as Florida Tops U.S. for COVID Hospitalizations
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/09/desantis-administration-recommends-against-boosters-right-as-florida-tops-nation-for-covid-hospitalizations
* DeSantis’ presidential campaign plays up his handling of pandemic as bucking liberal orthodoxy for the good of FL
* championed faster reopenings
* appointed vaccine skeptic Dr. Joseph Lapado FL surgeon general
#DeSantis #Lapado #antivaxx #disinformation #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #CDC #PublicHealth #Florida #GOP #GOPmenace #EvidenceBasedMedicine #EBM #populism #neofascism
If you go to Walgreens or CVS for your #COViDVaccines they may try to charge you: tell them about the Federal Bridge program.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/bridge/index.html
Go to https://www.vaccines.gov/ and find which pharmacies in the Bridge program near you have the new #COVIDBoosters
Starting September 25th, US households may request four Covid19 tests from the #CDC.
There's also a link to check on whether the expiration on any of your earlier test kits has been extended.
#GOP #HIV #CDC One of the things the Republican Party is pushing for in the reduction of government spending is the budget of the CDC. They want to slash 1/5 of its budget, which will affect Ryan White, among many other programs. As they are forcing a government shut down, more than just government employees are going to be affected, especially if Democrats cave to some of the Republican demands. https://www.poz.com/article/move-slash-cdc-budget-house-republicans-target-major-hiv-program-trump-launched
#COVID #vaccine "should be FREE for most people with either insurance covering it or #CDC’s Bridge Access Program covering the costs if you don’t have insurance, but be sure to go to a location that supports the Bridge Program like CVS or Walgreens. updated vaccines newly available as of 9/12, may take some time before they appear in your area… rollout not as coordinated as the past. Moderna, Pfizer are approved, rolling out now, Novavax expected to be approved very soon"
https://thegreengarret.substack.com/p/2023-2024-covid-season-is-here-take
The four pillars of medical ethics are defined as:
Autonomy – respect for the patient's right to self-determination.
Beneficence – the duty to 'do good'
Non-Maleficence – the duty to 'not do bad'
Justice – to treat all people equally and equitably.
The #WHO, #CDC and public health in just about every country in the world deserve to be stripped of their licenses to practice based on the #HerdImmunity #Covid19 experiment they perpetuated on the world for $$.
Over 7 MILLION dead so far.
SPICY: ‘Halt #Nipah project with #India lab’: Govt tells US #CDC #Biosecurity
It’s time for fall shots—and CDC is ready for anti-vaccine nonsense - Enlarge / A pharmacist administers an updated COVID-19 vaccine at a CVS... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1969517 #motivationalinterviewing #covid-19vaccine #anti-vaccine #vaccination #health #cdc #flu #rsv
Ars Technica: It’s time for fall shots—and CDC is ready for anti-vaccine nonsense https://arstechnica.com/?p=1969517 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #motivationalinterviewing #COVID-19vaccine #anti-vaccine #vaccination #Health #CDC #flu #RSV
CDC advisory group HICPAC is facing criticism for proposed guidance to lower infection-control standards in healthcare settings.
@whn supported by the
@wfpha_fmasp , successfully amplified these concerns. See #WHNNewsletter: https://tinyurl.com/2fsdd345
#covid #covid19 #hicpac #cdc #CovidisAirborne #MasksInHealthcare #WorldPatientSafetyDay
Just got my COVID booster and everything hurts. But what hurts worse was the pharmacist telling me that she’s had to turn people away WHO WANTED THE SHOT because their insurance providers refuse to cover it (manufacturers are charging ~$120).
If your insurance provider won't cover your booster (or if you don't have insurance) the CDC's Bridge Access Program can help! It covers no-cost COVID-19 vaccines until December 31, 2024, more info here: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/bridge/index.html
Ars Technica: More than half of Americans plan to get updated COVID shot https://arstechnica.com/?p=1969186 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #COVID-19vaccine #updatedvaccine #vaccineuptake #republicans #Democrats #COVID-19 #partisan #Science #booster #Health #mRNA #CDC #fal
More than half of Americans plan to get updated COVID shot - Enlarge / A vial of the updated 2023-2024 formula of Pfizer's COVID-19 ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1969186 #covid-19vaccine #updatedvaccine #vaccineuptake #republicans #democrats #covid-19 #partisan #science #booster #health #mrna #cdc #fal
No one wants to leave a hospital worse than they came in. Mainstream news has caught on: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna104854 , Lets keep the energy up, and make sure both CDC and HICPAC know that subpar standards that please hospital execs while throwing us all under the bus will not slide!
You can sign the letter here by Monday, September 18.
#WorldPatientSafetyDay #MasksInHealthcare #cdc #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #covid19 #longcovid
#CDC #N95mask #MaskGuidance
NBC News:
Expected CDC guidance on N95 masks outrages health care workers
"Do N95 masks work better than surgical masks? A draft proposal from the CDC suggests the two are equivalent in certain hospital settings."
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/expected-cdc-guidance-n95-masks-outrages-health-care-workers-rcna104854
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TITLE: COVID News
Thank you Dr. Lepkowsky
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Disclaimer: The data in this column come from either mainstream news
media sources or scientific research published in peer-reviewed
journals (each category can be determined by following the links in
the reference section). This column's author acknowledges the cultural
bias of the world scientific community in its belief that the
scientific method is the most viable available alternative for
assessing COVID-19 and its effects in an objective manner through a
structured process of observable and repeatable hypothesis testing.
Summary: Hospitalizations from COVID-19 rose for an eighth straight
week to 18,871 people/week see "COVID Hospitalizations Rise for Eighth
Week in a Row" under Virology & Epidemiology).
Moderna says its upcoming COVID-19 vaccine should work against the
BA.2.86 variant that has caused worry about a possible surge in cases
(see "New Moderna Vaccine to Work Against Recent COVID Variant" under
Vaccomes, Treatment & Testing).
COVID vaccines will have a new formulation this year, according to a
decision announced today by the US Food and Drug Administration that
will focus efforts on circulating variants. The move pushes last
year's bivalent vaccines out of circulation because they will no
longer be authorized for use in the United States (see "New COVID
Vaccines Force Bivalents Out" under Policy).
The CDC is not specifically saying whether long COVID patients should
get the new COVID boosters, flu shots, or RSV vaccines, and the Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) referred similar questions to the CDC
(see "Should Long COVID Patients Get the Flu, RSV, and New Booster
Shots?" under Policy).
Research continues to show that early intervention with antibiotics
reduces the risk of fatality from COID-19 (see "Early Empiric
Antibiotic Use in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19" under Vaccines,
Treatment & Testing).
In ICU-patients ≥70 years old, COVID-19 is associated with greater
mortality rates than bacterial or viral pneumonia (see "Increased
Mortality in ICU Patients ≥70 Years Old With COVID-19 Compared to
Patients With Other Pneumonias" under COVID Complications).
After the US Food and Drug Administration authorized new monovalent
COVID vaccines, the CDC recommended the new booster vaccinations for
everyone (see "Universal Monovalent COVID Vaccines Backed by CDC"
under Policy).
About 103 million Americans had COVID-19, and about a third of those
led to long COVID. New data indicate that some cases of long COVID-19
might be going unidentified because the patient's initial infection
wasn't detected (see "Some People With Long COVID Tested Negative for
COVID-19" under COVID Complications).
Although SARS-CoV-2 infection among young children typically results
in mild infection, it can result in serious illness, including
multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, long-term sequalae, and
death. mRNA COVID-19 vaccination provides protection against
symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection for at least 4 months after
vaccination among children aged 3–5 years (see "Safety Monitoring of
mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Third Doses Among Children Aged 6 Months–5
Years" under Vaccines, Treatment & Testing).
A new meta-analysis has shown that SGLT2 inhibitors do not lead to
lower 28-day all-cause mortality compared with usual care or placebo
in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (see "SGLT2-inhibitors: No
Benefit in Hospitalized COVID-19" under Vaccines, Treatment &
Testing).
The COVID-19 booster vaccine typically causes transient, clinically
insignificant elevations in glucose levels in people with type 1
diabetes (see "COVID Booster May Transiently Raise Glucose Levels in
T1D" under Vaccines, Treatment & Testing).
"Cost May Lead Many to Skip COVID Testing: Why That's a Problem" (see
under Media News).
The May 11, 2023 termination of the PHE has made it increasingly
difficult to accurately track COVID-19 new cases or fatalities.
However, new variants of concern continue to emerge, with consequent
infections and deaths.
Since the termination of the PHE, data on vaccination rates are no
longer being tracked. The last known US COVID-19 vaccination rates
(May 10, 2023) are as follows: full
vaccination (two initial doses) 69.3%; at least one updated booster
dose: 17% (see "Track Covid-19 in the U.S." under
Vaccines, Treatment & Testing). "Our World in Data" stopped trying to
track US booster rates on August 30, 2022 and shows a flat line since
then.
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Virology & Epidemiology:
COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering
(CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU):
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
and
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/region/united-states
Our World in Data:
https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus-data
Worldometer:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Health Equity Tracker:
https://healthequitytracker.org/exploredata?gclid=Cj0KCQjw-4SLBhCVARIsACrhWLUL78j0e9QYUZtcHe_eMhwzCgsIqClo1P9-7GVeRfEW8ewY8Xi7o0QaApCmEALw_wcB
COVID Hospitalizations Rise for Eighth Week in a Row:
https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/996410?ecd=wnl_dne1_230915_MSCPEDIT_etid5855961&uac=397605ET&impID=5855961
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Vaccines, Treatment & Testing:
Current U.S. COVID Vaccination Rate:
https://www.google.com/search?q=us+covid+vaccination+rate&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS936US936&oq=us+covid+vaccination+rate+&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i512l7j0i457i512j0i512.4456j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Track Covid-19 in the U.S.:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/us/covid-cases.html
Early Empiric Antibiotic Use in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19:
https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/995862?ecd=wnl_edit_tpal_etid5834655&uac=397605ET&impID=5834655
New Moderna Vaccine to Work Against Recent COVID Variant:
https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/996213?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_230910_etid5840723&uac=397605ET&impID=5840723
Safety Monitoring of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Third Doses Among Children
Aged 6 Months–5 Years:
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/993043
SGLT2-inhibitors: No Benefit in Hospitalized COVID-19:
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/996426?ecd=wnl_dne10_230915_MSCPEDIT_etid5855961&uac=397605ET&impID=5855961
COVID Booster May Transiently Raise Glucose Levels in T1D:
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/996455?ecd=wnl_dne4_230915_MSCPEDIT_etid5855961&uac=397605ET&impID=5855961
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Policy:
New COVID Vaccines Force Bivalents Out:
https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/996300?ecd=wnl_newsalrt_230911_MSCPEDIT_New_Covid_etid5843749&uac=397605ET&impID=5843749
Should Long COVID Patients Get the Flu, RSV, and New Booster Shots?:
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/996286?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_230911_etid5844198&uac=397605ET&impID=5844198
Universal Monovalent COVID Vaccines Backed by CDC:
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/996378?ecd=wnl_dne4_230914_MSCPEDIT_etid5852504&uac=397605ET&impID=5852504
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COVID Complications:
Increased Mortality in ICU Patients ≥70 Years Old With COVID-19
Compared to Patients With Other Pneumonias:
https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/994778?src=FYE
Some People With Long COVID Tested Negative for COVID-19:
https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/995857?src=FYE
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Media News:
Cost May Lead Many to Skip COVID Testing: Why That's a Problem:
https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/996471?ecd=wnl_edit_tpal_etid5857656&uac=397605ET&impID=5857656
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Hoping that is helpful information--
Chuck
Charles M. Lepkowsky, Ph.D.
Solvang, CA
clepkowsky@gmail.com
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W/federal #health authorities endorsing the updated formula for the #coronavirus #vaccine ahead of a seasonal wave of #respiratory illnesses, #DeSantis… is leaning further into a longtime contrast w/ #Trump, who this week defended his role in the #vaccine rollout.
The new coronavirus shots, recommended by the federal #CDC for everyone 6 months & older, are updated to target the #XBB lineage of #variants that now accounts for most #infections.
“I will not stand by & let the #FDA & #CDC use healthy Floridians as guinea pigs for new #booster shots that have not been proven to be safe or effective,” said the “governor” in a written statement released after his “surgeon general” urged people under 65 not to get the booster. #DeSantis reiterated that position the next day on the talk show of Iowa-based commentator Steve Deace, saying fed #health authorities have been “corrupted by ideology.”
Unbelievable, the expected CDC "guidance" says that N95's are no better than surgical masks despite the numerous studies that show N95's show a large decrease in infectious disease spread.
If you had any doubts b4 about the CDC becoming a political tool...
Expected CDC guidance on N95 masks outrages health care workers
After 6 weeks, CDC resumes estimates for Mid-Atlantic. Five regions remain dark.
For regions with estimates:
• Fornax FL.1.5.1 over ¼ in NY/NJ, over ⅙ in Mid-Atlantic
• EG.5 over ³⁄₁₀ in SW, near ³⁄₁₀ in Gr Lakes, ¼ in Mid-Atl, near ¼ in NY/NJ, ⅕ in SE.
• XBB.1.16.6 > ⅐ in SE.
[See toot above for variants CDC map color key & links to sources for charts.]
❖ #ThisIsOurPolio #Covid #Covid19 #SARS2 #CDC #variants #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #WearAMask #BetterMasks
Ninteenth week of post-Kraken soup, Hyperion-2 XBB.1.9.2/EG now over three in ten of three-week GISAID sequences, with Hyperion 1.9.1/FL still at one in nine.
Arcturus XBB.1.16 family dips to one in four; Kraken XBB.1.5 now below one in seven; Acrux 2.3 (incl GJ & GE) up to one in eight.
[Srcs: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions
https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/raj.rajnarayanan/viz/USAVariantDB/VariantDashboard]
❖ #ThisIsOurPolio #Covid #Covid19 #SARS2 #CDC #variants #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #WearAMask #BetterMasks
New roundup: https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-89254762
- CDC: 54% of hospitalized kids have no underlying health problems
- UK: 2.6M out of work from long-term sickness
- Novavax: FDA approval in “days not weeks”
- Long C19 sufferers self-experimenting w/nicotine patches
- CDC meeting slides reveal high US prevalence of long C19
- Actor Will Keenan attacked, blinded for masking
#Covid #CovidIsntOver #MaskUp #Novavax #Moderna #Pfizer #LongCovid #Diabetes #CovidInquiry #HanSoHee #Eris #Pirola #variants #PHAC #CDC
Sign-on letter to CDC Director, Dr. Mandy Cohen, urging CDC to hold public meetings to engage all stakeholders and experts in updating infection control guidance.
Use this form to sign the letter by Monday, September 18.
#covid #healthcare #cdc #HospitalAcquiredInfections #MasksInHealthcare
9/15/2023
Good [Timezone], Fedi!
1/🧵
VOCs
Nationally, EG.5.1 topping the variant chart but not my much compared to XBB.1.16.6 and EG.5.1.1.: https://ibb.co/TB8NS24
In PA, only two sequences done and they're common top varaints EG.5.1.1 and FL.1.5.1.: https://ibb.co/bBc891p
#SARS2PA #covid #Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver
#Pennsylvania #PA #Health #CDC #Vaccines #Booster!
#Vaccinessavelives #Vaccineswork #BA286 #FLIPvariants
(1/n)
I am not an engineer and I have not got fixed opinion on the matter.
"We are exposed to low levels of non-ionizing radiation every day. Exposure to 👉 intense, direct amounts of non-ionizing radiation may result in damage to tissue due to heat. 👈 This is not common and mainly of concern in the workplace for those who work on large sources of non-ionizing radiation devices and instruments."*
Anecdote from..
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https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/nonionizing_radiation.html
Addendum 14
DeSantis Spreads Vaccine Skepticism With Guidance That Contradicts CDC
CDC recommended at least 1 dose of updated COVID-19 vaccines for most Americans 6 mo/older
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/14/us/politics/desantis-covid-vaccine-booster.html
* DeSantis admin. advised Florida residents under age of 65 skip updated boosters 🤨
* “I will not stand by & let the FDA & CDC. use healthy Floridians as guinea pigs for new booster shots” 🤨 🤦♀️ 🤨
#DeSantis #antivaxx #disinformation #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #CDC #PublicHealth #Florida #GOP #GOPmenace #EBM
The CDC is urging all Americans to get a dose of the new COVID-19 booster vaccine before the fall and winter virus season.
CBS News has curated a collection of stories about the guidance and the latest news on the disease: https://flip.it/2EnWz4
The US CDC is averse
To risk in these times so perverse
Their experts will meet
To consider vaccines' feet
And ponder the best recommendations to serve
#cdc #vaccines #covid19 #recommendations #limerick #poetry
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/12/health/cdc-covid-19-vaccines/index.html
@arstechnica CDC proves once again that even a broken clock can be right twice a day.
I am surprised a hospital association or a funeral industry group didn't bribe the #CDC into saying we don't need vaccines at all, to drive up hospital price gouging.
Like the kind of bribes they obviously got from the airlines in previous years.
@mattbc The FDA approved the approved new #COVIDVaccines / #COVIDBoosters yesterday, and today the #CDC ACIP panel has recommended them, in a 13-1 vote, to everyone 6 months and older.
UPDATE: the CDC Director accept the ACIP recommendation, we ALL get boosters!
US #CDC advisory panel recommends broad use of updated #COVID19 vaccines for those six months of age and older. https://video.ibm.com/channel/VWBXKBR8af4
Here is the CDC, in an email (courtesy of @jik), literally encouraging reinfection. You only need to worry about a 'serious' infection, not an infection. The implication is that infection itself is inevitable. This comes the week after a Nature Immunology review was published which demonstrated persistence as the *norm* with this virus, not the exception:
https://blog.open-source-eschaton.net/the-myth-of-sars-cov-2-clearance
Your consent is being manufactured. Mandy Cohen is an unapologetic social murderer
If anyone is interested in watching the #CDC #ACIP, the meeting is Tuesday, 9/12/23 from 10-4pm Eastern.
“The ACIP develops recommendations for U.S. immunizations, including ages when vaccines should be given, number of doses, time between doses, and precautions and contraindications.”
Eager to hear their discussions on the #COVID19 #vaccines!
COVID-19, Flu and RSV
FDA Resources for the Fall Respiratory Illness Season
https://www.fda.gov/consumers/covid-19-flu-and-rsv
#Flu #influenza #FightFlu #RSV #COVID19 #FDA #CDC #ACIP #COVIDNotDoneWithUs #SARSCoV2 #GetVaccinated #GetBoosted #COVIDIsNotOver
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#FDA approves new #covid19 vaccines, still needs #CDC ruling for deployment https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/11/covid-vaccines-fda-approves-new-shots-from-pfizer-moderna.html
So proud of myself for reading two books in under a month. Last time I read a whole book was when it was for a grade. #CDC #Cryptography
This is really important! Rest can decrease your chance of developing Long COVID. And LC can impact all of your organs including your brain and heart. It can kill you even if the COVID doesn't.
Please share this. The government wants to pretend the pandemic is over and they aren't keeping people informed. We have to take care of each other.
A few days ago, I shared a link to the public comment page for the #CDC docket item regarding #COVIDBoosters and vaccines; there was also a pretty shoddily-written NPR piece going around, basically saying, "nah, only people over 65 need the shot".
Decisions about the #COVIDVaccines will be made soon; here's a very good explainer by @mattbc (I recommend following them on Patreon--their posts are public--and listening to their calls to action).
The appeals court judges found that pressure from the #WhiteHouse & the #CDC affected how #SocialMedia platforms handled posts about #covid-19 in 2021, as the #Biden admin sought to encourage the public to obtain #vaccinations.
The judges detail multiple emails & statements from WH ofcls that they say show escalating threats & pressure on the social media companies to address covid #misinformation.…
The #5thCircuit panel also limited the govt institutions affected by its #ruling to the WH, the #SurgeonGeneral’s office, the #CDC & the #FBI. It removed restrictions #Doughty had imposed on the depts of #State, #DHS & #HHS & on agencies including the U.S. #Census Bureau, #NIAID, & #CISA. The #5thCircuit found that those agencies had NOT coerced the #SocialMedia companies to #moderate their sites.
After 4 weeks, CDC resumed variant estimates for Great Lakes. Six regions remain dark.
For regions with estimates:
• Fornax FL.1.5.1 over ¼ in NY/NJ, ⅒ in Grt. Lakes.
• EG.5 near ⅓ in SW, ¼ in Gr Lks, ⅕ in NY/NJ & ⅙ in SE.
• XBB.1.16.6 near ⅙ in SE. XBB.1.16 over ⅒ in SW.
[See toot above for variants CDC map color key & links to sources for these charts.]
❖ #ThisIsOurPolio #Covid #Covid19 #SARS2 #CDC #variants #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #WearAMask #BetterMasks
Eighteenth week of post-Kraken soup, Arcturus XBB.1.16 family dips down below one third of three-week GISAID sequences.
Hyperion-2 XBB.1.9.2/EG now over one in four, w/ Hyperion 1.9.1/FL down to one in nine.
Kraken XBB.1.5 holds at one in seven; Acrux 2.3 (incl GJ & GE) holds at one in nine.
[Srcs: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions
https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/raj.rajnarayanan/viz/USAVariantDB/VariantDashboard]
❖ #ThisIsOurPolio #Covid #Covid19 #SARS2 #CDC #variants #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #WearAMask #BetterMasks
Private, vetted email list for mental health professionals: https://www.clinicians-exchange.org
Open LEMMY instance for all mental health workers: https://lem.clinicians-exchange.org
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*TITLE: Photobiomodulation for Long COVID (Get Some Sun)
*https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lLDYNoIVLmk
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Okay all -- It's early days for figuring out how to help people with
Long COVID.
That said, a bit of promising research is starting to surface.
I'm taking the unusual step of emailing EVERYONE because at this point
many of you with anxiety and depression symptoms may have some Long
COVID (brain fog, sleep issues, the depression or anxiety itself!).
A good write-up about what Long COVID is can be found here. Yes, you
can had a trivial case of COVID-19 and still get Long COVID symptoms for
days, weeks, months, or years. Some cases of it are somewhat "mild":
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/long-term-effects/index.html
*The bottom-line of the video is right at the end. For long COVID:
-- Get outside one hour per day.
-- May cover up if sensitive to sun (near UV rays will get through
clothing anyway)
-- Best if in nature (surrounded by green)
-- Do not look directly at sun (duh)
-- May wear a hat (near UV rays will get through clothing anyway)
-- Sitting in a sunny window no longer good enough (most glass now has
to be certified to block the rays we want)
He also promises to talk about how intermittent fasting may help in a
future video.
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Roger Seheult, MD is the co-founder and lead professor at
https://www.medcram.com/
He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical
Care, and Sleep Medicine and an Associate Professor at the University of
California, Riverside School of Medicine. He is also an ER doctor.
Before the pandemic, MedCram mainly seemed to be training for doctors to
pass exams. Since the start of COVID, Dr. Seheult has done occasional
more accessible videos for the general public on COVID-related topics.
To actually understand why something this simple may help -- and listen
to some research, please watch:
*Photobiomodulation for Long COVID (Get Some Sun)**
*https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lLDYNoIVLmk
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*Show Notes and Research Links:**
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(This video was recorded on August 27th, 2023)
LINKS / REFERENCES:
The NIH has poured $1 billion into long Covid research — with little to
show for it (STAT) |
https://www.statnews.com/2023/04/20/long-covid-nih-billion/
Debunking the False Claim That COVID Death Counts Are Inflated
(Scientific American) |
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/debunking-the-false-claim-that-covid-death-counts-are-inflated1/
Associations of Outdoor Temperature, Bright Sunlight, and
Cardiometabolic Traits in Two European Population-Based Cohorts (JCEM) |
https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/104/7/2903/5315432?login=false
Photobiomodulation Improves Serum Cytokine Response in Mild to Moderate
COVID-19: The First Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, Pilot
Study (Frontiers) |
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9304695/pdf/fimmu-13-929837.pdf
A case of COVID-encephalopathy imaged with fMRI and treated with near
infrared light (Brain Stimulation) |
https://www.brainstimjrnl.com/article/S1935-861X(21)00235-7/fulltext
Use of either transcranial or whole-body photobiomodulation treatments
improves COVID-19 brain fog (Journal of Biophotonics) |
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jbio.202200391
Light spectrum in nanometer (ResearchGate) |
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Fig-3-Penetration-depth-of-light-into-tissue-according-to-its-wavelength_fig3_282040732
Melatonin and the Optics of the Human Body (Melatonin Research) |
https://www.melatonin-research.net/index.php/MR/article/view/19
Ultraviolet A radiation and COVID-19 deaths in the USAwith replication
studies in England and Italy (BJD) |
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/bjd.20093
Sunlight: Optimize Health and Immunity (MedCram) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YV_iKnzDRg&t=0s
The Case for Sunlight in COVID 19 Patients: Oxidative Stress (MedCram) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zzo4SJopcY&t=0s
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#depression #anxiety #sleep #brainfog
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Today is the final day to submit a public comment to the #CDC so that they keep #wastewater tracking for #COVID and other viruses. With almost all other COVID metrics disappeared, this is our last tool for understanding how sickness is spreading in our communities. A single supporting sentence is sufficient.
Please submit using this link: https://www.regulations.gov/document/CDC-2023-0055-0001?mibextid=Zxz2cZ
New:
-FDA: updated vax “not intended for everyone”
-Whoopi Goldberg on 3rd infection
-CDC: long covid in 38+ million US adults
-CVS ends Medicaid Paxlovid
-Biden mocks masking, US ER visits at winter levels
-Large, bad Biobot correction
-How to support friends w/long covid
-Resources galore!
Link, never paywalled: https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-88906343
#MaskUp #Covid #LongCovid #Biden #Paxlovid #Booster #Novavax #WhoopiGoldberg #CovidIsntOver #CDC #Pirola #LongCovidKids #Metallica #JamesHetfield #USOpen
My latest: Where Have All The #Masks Gone? And Why Is The #CDC Missing In Action? via @forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2023/09/07/where-have-all-the-masks-gone-and-why-is-the-cdc-missing-in-action/ w thanks to @jljcolorado @gregggonsalves and @ArthurCaplan for great interviews. #COVIDisAirborne #CovidIsNotOver
Deadline for public comment tomorrow!
Tell the #CDC that we need updated coronavirus boosters more than once a year.
Why?
1) Each booster only provides protection for one targeted variant for 4-6 months.
2) Constant mutation means new variants frequently arise which escape immune responses (from both prior variants and the vaccines targeted to them).
3) Every infection is Russian roulette with #LongCovid. If you're not scared of LC you should be.
https://peoplescdc.substack.com/p/tell-the-cdc-all-ages-need-updated
Example 2: @drjudystone has 2 useful toots: the first one has the link to comment.
The second one has things you might want to consider including in your own words.
1. https://mastodon.social/@drjudystone@mstdn.science/111021156511518798
Hey Americans: the #CDC is taking comments on the next round of vaccinations. I wish I could thread better here--and quote toot--because many great science and doctor posts have gone past on this.
We are asking for you to comment--because I assure you the cranks are commenting. I read the comments. I assure you, they are there.
Please be a voice of science and reason and equity.
I will offer some samples in this thread.
Example 1: https://mastodon.social/@theory@xoxo.zone/111024803239142635
Today (9/7) is the last day for comments on expanding #wastewater surveillance of #COVID19 and other infectious diseases. Right now there are only FIVE comments.
Please, please comment - This is the only way we can monitor #disease threats in this podunk mess of a nation. #Covid #pandemic will not be the last and we need tools.
#CDC comment form: https://www.regulations.gov/document/CDC-2023-0055-0001
More info: https://peoplescdc.substack.com/p/we-must-expand-covid-wastewater-collection
the #CDC is open for comments regarding their decision to limit who can get the next #COVID #booster. go here to tell the CDC everyone should have access to all boosters!
https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/CDC-2023-0060-0001
Call to action! The #CDC has a public comment open; let it know that you want the new #COVIDBoosters to be recommended for everyone, not just the most vulnerable.
Remember: the higher the percentage of vaccinated and boosted people, the lower risk for vulnerable people.
Go forth and give the CDC hell! demand protection for everyone.
ETA: public comments will be closed in just two days. Docket to comment on: CDC 2023-0060
Click comment and tell the CDC that COVID boosters shouldn't be withheld from anyone who needs it. Tell them that age limits are unacceptable for a vaccine for an illness that infects and debilitates regardless of age.
This is why I want the unvarnished truth from public officials about #COVID19
I can handle it.
What I can't handle is obfuscation, pandering and white-washing.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/09/16/trump-woodward-elite-panic-coronavirus-pandemic/
After 4 weeks, CDC resumes variant estimates for Great Lakes. Six regions remain dark.
For regions with estimates:
• Fornax FL.1.5.1 over ¼ in NY/NJ, ⅒ in Grt. Lakes.
• EG.5 near ⅓ in SW, ¼ in Gr Lks, ⅕ in NY/NJ & ⅙ in SE.
• XBB.1.16.6 near ⅙ in SE. XBB.1.16 over ⅒ in SW.
[See toot above for variants CDC map color key & links to sources for these charts.]
❖ #ThisIsOurPolio #Covid #Covid19 #SARS2 #CDC #variants #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #WearAMask #BetterMasks
Seventeenth week of post-Kraken soup, CDC breaks out Hyperion-2 scion HV.1 & Hippogryph grankid XBB.1.42.1.
Arcturus XBB.1.16 family down to one in three three-week GISAID sequences.
Hyperion-2 XBB.1.9.2/EG near one in four, w/ Hyperion 1.9.2/FL at ⅛.
Kraken XBB.1.5 down to ⅐; Acrux 2.3 up to ⅑.
[Srcs: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions
https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/raj.rajnarayanan/viz/USAVariantDB/VariantDashboard]
❖ #ThisIsOurPolio #Covid #Covid19 #SARS2 #CDC #variants #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #WearAMask #BetterMasks
The full name of the #CDC(&P)
Source: https://nitter.net/DGlaucomflecken/status/1479572444432068608
less effective. Please CDC, do a better job at protecting & informing the public about a crippling virus that is leaving 1 in 10 (per CDC numbers) with long Covid. Thanks. #Covid #CDC #LongCovid #Ventilation
https://x.com/cdcgov/status/1695182347820486733?s=46&t=GARxQm36bD-Y6rfvMLFzGg
The @CDC put out a new video to help the public learn more about #COVID19 and “to keep you and your family protected.” ⬇️
My quick thoughts after viewing it…
We actually know much more. Respectfully, I don’t really understand why @CDCDirector says that “we are more prepared than ever” to track variants (when the #CDC isn’t even tracking cases), why she doesn’t mention masking or ventilation strategies AT ALL, nor discuss the risks of long Covid with the public, nor explain how quickly 1/3
My latest: Public Pushes Back On #CDC’s Plan To Weaken Infection Control via
@forbes
Recap of the #HICPAC meeting
https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2023/08/25/public-pushes-back-on-cdcs-plan-to-weaken-infection-control/?sh=2f292ef57179
#Covid #CovidIsAirborne #LongCovid #disabilities #ADA #aerosol #ventilation
Tonight's Off The Hook, where we of Veilid talk to the legendary 2600 crew about the eldritch horrors we have unleashed upon the world...
Wait, what's that, I'm being told that it's actually basic human rights we released upon the world... my bad.
Via @mattbc:
Instead of guidance improving Indoor Air Quality in healthcare facilities, CDC is considering the opposite.
Here's an action you can take in response:
(Matthew's patreon posts are always free to read; support them if you can)
#COVID #CDC #AirborneVirus #AirQuality
https://www.patreon.com/posts/88145603
My emotional take home point is that I was taught/instructed on all the "individual behaviors" that sacrifice QALY in public health education, only for the CDC to deliberately undo any good work that has been done addressing said behaviors by unleashing COVID unmitigated in healthcare settings, sacrificing *an order of magnitude greater QALY* than many of these behaviors.
So, in other words, "hey hey LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?" Applies to the CDC in 2023.