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Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #98
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Yes! We have several friends that were vaccinated who were convinced it was a cold or “just allergies” and found out it was Covid. I’m glad we insisted on them staying home and not visiting!
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America is flying blind when it comes to the Delta variant | Coronavirus | The Guardian
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The Delta variant was first identified in the United States in April and by May it was well onto its exponential growth curve, doubling every 10-12 days, as the basis for Covid infections, now reaching over 96% prevalence. Ironically, on 1 May, the CDC announced it would stop monitoring post-vaccination breakthrough infections unless they led to hospitalizations or deaths. This decision can be seen as exceptionally ill-advised and has led to a country flying blind in its attempt to confront its fourth wave of infections – one that has rapidly led to well over 100,000 new cases per day and more than 60,000 hospitalizations, both higher than the US first and second pandemic waves. It is unfathomable that we do not know how many of these are occurring in people who were vaccinated.
Most people who get Covid infections after being fully vaccinated have mild to moderate symptoms, and generally have been thought to avoid hospitalizations. But that sense of confidence about vaccine protection was built upon the pre-Delta data when the CDC was monitoring breakthroughs. Still being reported by CDC, from their latest website data, and a constant refrain from public health officials, is that “99.99% of people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 have not had a breakthrough case resulting in hospitalization or death.” That could not be further from the truth. In the July Provincetown Delta outbreaks that the CDC reported on the risk of fully vaccinated requiring hospitalization was 1%, not .01%, and that may not be a reliable estimate for the incidence of such infections occurring throughout the country.
Without tracking, we have no idea of the proportion of people fully vaccinated who are getting ill, hospitalized, or dying. There is no question the frequency of requiring hospitalization is increasing, as reflected by data from some counties that are tracking breakthroughs on their own and reporting that 10 to 20% of admissions are in vaccinated individuals. But we have no denominator.
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The Delta variant was first identified in the United States in April and by May it was well onto its exponential growth curve, doubling every 10-12 days, as the basis for Covid infections, now reaching over 96% prevalence. Ironically, on 1 May, the CDC announced it would stop monitoring post-vaccination breakthrough infections unless they led to hospitalizations or deaths. This decision can be seen as exceptionally ill-advised and has led to a country flying blind in its attempt to confront its fourth wave of infections – one that has rapidly led to well over 100,000 new cases per day and more than 60,000 hospitalizations, both higher than the US first and second pandemic waves. It is unfathomable that we do not know how many of these are occurring in people who were vaccinated.
Most people who get Covid infections after being fully vaccinated have mild to moderate symptoms, and generally have been thought to avoid hospitalizations. But that sense of confidence about vaccine protection was built upon the pre-Delta data when the CDC was monitoring breakthroughs. Still being reported by CDC, from their latest website data, and a constant refrain from public health officials, is that “99.99% of people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 have not had a breakthrough case resulting in hospitalization or death.” That could not be further from the truth. In the July Provincetown Delta outbreaks that the CDC reported on the risk of fully vaccinated requiring hospitalization was 1%, not .01%, and that may not be a reliable estimate for the incidence of such infections occurring throughout the country.
Without tracking, we have no idea of the proportion of people fully vaccinated who are getting ill, hospitalized, or dying. There is no question the frequency of requiring hospitalization is increasing, as reflected by data from some counties that are tracking breakthroughs on their own and reporting that 10 to 20% of admissions are in vaccinated individuals. But we have no denominator.
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I can't open this link without subscribing, but the title says it all:
Delta Plus variant of COVID surfaces in Florida
Delta Plus variant of COVID surfaces in Florida
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The Delta variant of the coronavirus is fueling an ongoing COVID wave, but Florida’s health experts now are keeping a wary eye on another variant that has surfaced in the state: Delta Plus.
The Florida Department of Health has detected 18 cases of a Delta Plus mutation, according to their latest statistics. It is not the dominant strain in the state but has been found in at least three people who have been hospitalized.
American researchers say it’s too soon to know if this new mutation is worse than Delta yet in terms of spreading faster and making people sicker. Delta Plus has a spike protein mutation called K417N, and appears in two lineages reported in Florida. Five of the Delta Plus cases are in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties.
“Delta Plus is worth following but still remains a small fraction of overall cases,” said Dr. David Andrews, associate professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, who is leading the University’s effort to sequence COVID-19 positive samples. “It does not yet appear to be more contagious than Delta, but we have to keep an eye on it.”
As new cases soar in the state, It’s not clear how many positive specimens are being sampled to determine the prevalence of the variants. Florida has reported results for only 30,708 samples dating back to March.
As Florida hospitals fill, doctors have expressed concern that more COVID mutations will continue to arise until vaccination rates increase.
In South Florida, researchers are keeping a close eye on another variant widespread in Colombia, a lineage currently known as b.1.621. “We are seeing a low level of cases in each sequencing run,” Andrews said. “ We are uniquely positioned to be a place that if it is going to expand, we will see it here first.”
The Florida Department of Health has detected 18 cases of a Delta Plus mutation, according to their latest statistics. It is not the dominant strain in the state but has been found in at least three people who have been hospitalized.
American researchers say it’s too soon to know if this new mutation is worse than Delta yet in terms of spreading faster and making people sicker. Delta Plus has a spike protein mutation called K417N, and appears in two lineages reported in Florida. Five of the Delta Plus cases are in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties.
“Delta Plus is worth following but still remains a small fraction of overall cases,” said Dr. David Andrews, associate professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, who is leading the University’s effort to sequence COVID-19 positive samples. “It does not yet appear to be more contagious than Delta, but we have to keep an eye on it.”
As new cases soar in the state, It’s not clear how many positive specimens are being sampled to determine the prevalence of the variants. Florida has reported results for only 30,708 samples dating back to March.
As Florida hospitals fill, doctors have expressed concern that more COVID mutations will continue to arise until vaccination rates increase.
In South Florida, researchers are keeping a close eye on another variant widespread in Colombia, a lineage currently known as b.1.621. “We are seeing a low level of cases in each sequencing run,” Andrews said. “ We are uniquely positioned to be a place that if it is going to expand, we will see it here first.”
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More bad news
‘This Is Really Scary’: Kids Struggle With Long Covid
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Studies estimate long Covid may affect between 10 percent and 30 percent of adults infected with the coronavirus. Estimates from the handful of studies of children so far range widely. At an April congressional hearing, Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, cited one study suggesting that between 11 percent and 15 percent of infected youths might “end up with this long-term consequence, which can be pretty devastating in terms of things like school performance.”
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Doctors say even youths with mild or asymptomatic initial infections may experience long Covid: confounding, sometimes debilitating issues that disrupt their schooling, sleep, extracurricular activities and other aspects of life.
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Will, an Eagle Scout, a talented tennis player and a highly motivated student who loves studying languages so much that he takes both French and Arabic, said he used to feel “taking naps is a waste of sunlight.”
But Covid made him so fatigued that he could barely leave his bed for 35 days, and he was so dizzy that he had to sit to keep from fainting in the shower. When he returned to his Dallas high school classes, brain fog caused him to see “numbers floating off the page” in math, to forget to turn in a history paper on Japanese Samurai he’d written days earlier and to insert fragments of French into an English assignment.
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An April study by the United Kingdom’s Office for National Statistics found that 9.8 percent of 2-to-11-year-olds and 13 percent of 12-to-16-year-olds infected with the coronavirus reported continuing symptoms five weeks later. After 12 weeks, rates remained significant: 7.4 percent in the younger group and 8.2 percent in the older group.
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‘This Is Really Scary’: Kids Struggle With Long Covid
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Studies estimate long Covid may affect between 10 percent and 30 percent of adults infected with the coronavirus. Estimates from the handful of studies of children so far range widely. At an April congressional hearing, Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, cited one study suggesting that between 11 percent and 15 percent of infected youths might “end up with this long-term consequence, which can be pretty devastating in terms of things like school performance.”
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Doctors say even youths with mild or asymptomatic initial infections may experience long Covid: confounding, sometimes debilitating issues that disrupt their schooling, sleep, extracurricular activities and other aspects of life.
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Will, an Eagle Scout, a talented tennis player and a highly motivated student who loves studying languages so much that he takes both French and Arabic, said he used to feel “taking naps is a waste of sunlight.”
But Covid made him so fatigued that he could barely leave his bed for 35 days, and he was so dizzy that he had to sit to keep from fainting in the shower. When he returned to his Dallas high school classes, brain fog caused him to see “numbers floating off the page” in math, to forget to turn in a history paper on Japanese Samurai he’d written days earlier and to insert fragments of French into an English assignment.
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An April study by the United Kingdom’s Office for National Statistics found that 9.8 percent of 2-to-11-year-olds and 13 percent of 12-to-16-year-olds infected with the coronavirus reported continuing symptoms five weeks later. After 12 weeks, rates remained significant: 7.4 percent in the younger group and 8.2 percent in the older group.
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Alarming 94K surge in COVID-19 cases among kids, hospitals overwhelmed
Some experts are urging the FDA to authorize vaccines for 5-11 year-olds
In a newly released weekly report, which compiles state-by-state data on COVID-19 cases among children, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children's Hospital Association (CHA) found that nearly 94,000 new child COVID-19 cases were reported last week, a continued "substantial" increase.
Some of the worst numbers are in Louisiana and Florida but could get worse elsewhere fast as public health officials express concerns with the highly contagious delta variant amid continued vaccine hesitancy.
"This is not your grandfather's COVID," Dr. Mark Kline, the physician in chief of Children's Hospital New Orleans told ABC's "Good Morning America" Monday. Louisiana is facing the nation's highest rate of new COVID-19 cases with the Children's Hospital in New Orleans describing what they're seeing as "an epidemic of very young children."
"We are hospitalizing record numbers of children," Kline continued. "Half of the children in our hospital today are under two years of age. Most of the others are between five and ten years of age -- too young to be vaccinated just yet."
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Some experts are urging the FDA to authorize vaccines for 5-11 year-olds
In a newly released weekly report, which compiles state-by-state data on COVID-19 cases among children, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children's Hospital Association (CHA) found that nearly 94,000 new child COVID-19 cases were reported last week, a continued "substantial" increase.
Some of the worst numbers are in Louisiana and Florida but could get worse elsewhere fast as public health officials express concerns with the highly contagious delta variant amid continued vaccine hesitancy.
"This is not your grandfather's COVID," Dr. Mark Kline, the physician in chief of Children's Hospital New Orleans told ABC's "Good Morning America" Monday. Louisiana is facing the nation's highest rate of new COVID-19 cases with the Children's Hospital in New Orleans describing what they're seeing as "an epidemic of very young children."
"We are hospitalizing record numbers of children," Kline continued. "Half of the children in our hospital today are under two years of age. Most of the others are between five and ten years of age -- too young to be vaccinated just yet."
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pocketaccent
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These clueless unvaccinated people are maskless! (video)
Healthcare workers rally against California's vaccine mandate
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“It’s our body, our choice,” said a demonstrator at a rally outside Children’s Hospital Orange County and Providence St. Josephs Hospital Monday.
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Healthcare workers rally against California's vaccine mandate
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“It’s our body, our choice,” said a demonstrator at a rally outside Children’s Hospital Orange County and Providence St. Josephs Hospital Monday.
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Their body, their choice-then why show up in the hospital once they get covid? They are overwhelming the hospital systems. They should stay home once they catch it.
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Symphony Under the Stars | Helena, MT
That was the "Super Spreader". Insanity.
I am quoting myself, now, look at this..we have still been living like the Pandemic isn't over, too bad other people have not.
COVID hospitalizations reach January levels, long-term care facilities worry about low vaccination rates
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‘This Is Really Scary’: Kids Struggle With Long Covid
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Studies estimate long Covid may affect between 10 percent and 30 percent of adults infected with the coronavirus. Estimates from the handful of studies of children so far range widely. At an April congressional hearing, Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, cited one study suggesting that between 11 percent and 15 percent of infected youths might “end up with this long-term consequence, which can be pretty devastating in terms of things like school performance.”
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Doctors say even youths with mild or asymptomatic initial infections may experience long Covid: confounding, sometimes debilitating issues that disrupt their schooling, sleep, extracurricular activities and other aspects of life.
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Will, an Eagle Scout, a talented tennis player and a highly motivated student who loves studying languages so much that he takes both French and Arabic, said he used to feel “taking naps is a waste of sunlight.”
But Covid made him so fatigued that he could barely leave his bed for 35 days, and he was so dizzy that he had to sit to keep from fainting in the shower. When he returned to his Dallas high school classes, brain fog caused him to see “numbers floating off the page” in math, to forget to turn in a history paper on Japanese Samurai he’d written days earlier and to insert fragments of French into an English assignment.
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An April study by the United Kingdom’s Office for National Statistics found that 9.8 percent of 2-to-11-year-olds and 13 percent of 12-to-16-year-olds infected with the coronavirus reported continuing symptoms five weeks later. After 12 weeks, rates remained significant: 7.4 percent in the younger group and 8.2 percent in the older group.
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It's terrible that children are suffering from Covid and long Covid. I'd like to think unvaxxed parents of these children would finally have their eyes opened to the concept of prevention through vaccination. But maybe that's too much to hope for.
ETA: I do hope children under 12 will be able to be vaccinated soon, of course. But will antivax parents refuse to let them be vaccinated?
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Sky News Australia deletes dozens of videos promoting unproven Covid treatments
Sky News Australia has quietly deleted at least 31 videos that question the public health response to Covid-19 or promote unproven treatments as the broadcaster prepares for its chief executive, Paul Whittaker, to appear at a Senate inquiry on Friday, Guardian Australia can reveal.
Sky News will face the media diversity inquiry after the broadcaster was suspended from Youtube for seven days for posting 21 videos that violated the platform’s Covid medical misinformation policies.
Sky News Australia has quietly deleted at least 31 videos that question the public health response to Covid-19 or promote unproven treatments as the broadcaster prepares for its chief executive, Paul Whittaker, to appear at a Senate inquiry on Friday, Guardian Australia can reveal.
Sky News will face the media diversity inquiry after the broadcaster was suspended from Youtube for seven days for posting 21 videos that violated the platform’s Covid medical misinformation policies.
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COVID Outbreak Reported at Maine Medical Center's Emergency Department
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News Center Maine obtained one of the hospital's internal memos that said "In the last few weeks, there have been 16 COVID + employees who have all been vaccinated."
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Don't they also order chemical castration meds for child sex offenders in some cases? If they ever want to be let out of prison.
So why not be able to order a reckless, irresponsible person to have covid vaccinations?
Some things are just smart judicial responses. imo
"This defendant was in possession of fentanyl, which is deadlier than the vaccine and COVID 19,"
Wagner said in a written statement to CNN that his role in the court is to "rehabilitate the defendant and protect the community."
A judge ordered a man to get a covid vaccine as condition of his probation - CNN
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Seriously? I just really don't understand the drama. It is a shot. Get it, move on. It is really is selfish, at this point.
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'My body, my choice, no vaccine, no mask'
That's perfectly fine with me under one condition: As long as they can guarantee and duly promise me that they will not spew out a bucketful of Delta virus to their patients, their children, and to any of us. I never knew until the pandemic that this much selfish people existed among us. Very sad about that.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/09/mod...variant-breakthrough-odds-rise-with-time.html
Moderna’s vaccine may be best against Delta
The mRNA vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech may be less effective than Moderna’s against the delta variant of the coronavirus, according to two reports posted on medRxiv on Sunday ahead of peer review.
In a study of more than 50,000 patients in the Mayo Clinic Health System, researchers found the effectiveness of Moderna’s vaccine against infection had dropped to 76% in July - when the delta variant was predominant - from 86% in early 2021.
Over the same period, the effectiveness of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine had fallen to 42% from 76%, researchers said.
While both vaccines remain effective at preventing Covid hospitalization, a Moderna booster shot may be necessary soon for anyone who got the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines earlier this year, said Dr. Venky Soundararajan of Massachusetts data analytics company nference, who led the Mayo study.
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Moderna’s vaccine may be best against Delta
The mRNA vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech may be less effective than Moderna’s against the delta variant of the coronavirus, according to two reports posted on medRxiv on Sunday ahead of peer review.
In a study of more than 50,000 patients in the Mayo Clinic Health System, researchers found the effectiveness of Moderna’s vaccine against infection had dropped to 76% in July - when the delta variant was predominant - from 86% in early 2021.
Over the same period, the effectiveness of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine had fallen to 42% from 76%, researchers said.
While both vaccines remain effective at preventing Covid hospitalization, a Moderna booster shot may be necessary soon for anyone who got the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines earlier this year, said Dr. Venky Soundararajan of Massachusetts data analytics company nference, who led the Mayo study.
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‘This Is Really Scary’: Kids Struggle With Long Covid
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Studies estimate long Covid may affect between 10 percent and 30 percent of adults infected with the coronavirus. Estimates from the handful of studies of children so far range widely. At an April congressional hearing, Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, cited one study suggesting that between 11 percent and 15 percent of infected youths might “end up with this long-term consequence, which can be pretty devastating in terms of things like school performance.”
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Doctors say even youths with mild or asymptomatic initial infections may experience long Covid: confounding, sometimes debilitating issues that disrupt their schooling, sleep, extracurricular activities and other aspects of life.
...
Will, an Eagle Scout, a talented tennis player and a highly motivated student who loves studying languages so much that he takes both French and Arabic, said he used to feel “taking naps is a waste of sunlight.”
But Covid made him so fatigued that he could barely leave his bed for 35 days, and he was so dizzy that he had to sit to keep from fainting in the shower. When he returned to his Dallas high school classes, brain fog caused him to see “numbers floating off the page” in math, to forget to turn in a history paper on Japanese Samurai he’d written days earlier and to insert fragments of French into an English assignment.
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An April study by the United Kingdom’s Office for National Statistics found that 9.8 percent of 2-to-11-year-olds and 13 percent of 12-to-16-year-olds infected with the coronavirus reported continuing symptoms five weeks later. After 12 weeks, rates remained significant: 7.4 percent in the younger group and 8.2 percent in the older group.
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Knowing that children are being infected at much higher rates with the Delta variant, how can we possibly advocate sending them--unvaccinated--back to schools?
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