https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/07/health/covid-deaths-hospitalizations-vaccines.html posted:

Covid Continues to Rise, but Experts Remain Optimistic
An uptick in hospitalizations and deaths persists, but the numbers are relatively low and new vaccines are around the corner.
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And although hospitalizations and deaths are increasing week by week, the numbers remain low, noted Gigi Gronvall, a biosecurity expert at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.

“These increases are more alarming by statistics than in reality,” Dr. Gronvall said.
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“When a mutation confers an interesting new trick that’s got an advantage, it’s going to be popping up in many different places,” Dr. Read said. “Everything we see is just consistent with how you imagine virus evolution proceeding in a situation where a new virus has jumped into a novel host population.”
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rockear posted:

"Consider wearing a mask, especially in a crowded indoor setting"

I love this language. It always sounds to me like they're asking you to momentarily consider, in the abstract, the concept of mask wearing, before continuing normally with your day. As if engaging this thought process has its own protective qualities.

Pingui posted:

Tzen posted:

it's incredible how bad his response has been, incredible, entirely predictable, and cruel
https://twitter.com/luckytran/status/1699564589426360424seeing this clip today and i was just doing some of this

rockear posted:

"Consider wearing a mask, especially in a crowded indoor setting"

I love this language. It always sounds to me like they're asking you to momentarily consider, in the abstract, the concept of mask wearing, before continuing normally with your day. As if engaging this thought process has its own protective qualities.

Tzen posted:

fosborb posted:

well holy poo poo they actually did it. masks are back<sup>*

*</sup> for a single classroom that has 3 or more reported cases, for only the next 10 days, does not include shared meal time

tuyop posted:

does that mean they’ll handle bicycles like other vehicles, women like other humans, healthcare and housing like other needs, etc…

Teabag Dome Scandal posted:

Hard candy has been helping with pax mouth during the day but does anyone have any suggestions on what to do when trying to go to sleep?

Tzen posted:

it's incredible how bad his response has been, incredible, entirely predictable, and cruel
https://twitter.com/luckytran/status/1699564589426360424seeing this clip today and i was just doing some of this

Tzen posted:

it's incredible how bad his response has been, incredible, entirely predictable, and cruel
https://twitter.com/luckytran/status/1699564589426360424seeing this clip today and i was just doing some of this

Pingui posted:

Guess that's fine then. Everything is fine.


Archived link: https://archive.li/qqRUe

Pingui posted:

Guess that's fine then. Everything is fine.


Archived link: https://archive.li/qqRUe

Pingui posted:

I thought this was interesting, as it explains the reduced tendency towards anosmia and parosmia. That the cells don't produce virions is imo extremely interesting and a unique takeaway that might explain why other research concluded that cells weren't being infected.

"SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, can infect sensory neurons"

Article proper:
"Human iPS cell-derived sensory neurons can be infected by SARS-CoV-2"

Insanite posted:

lol gently caress joe biden.

bad boys for life posted:

Is this the thread for the future bird flu pandemic too?

Mutations on the bird flu virus are now enabling it to more easily infect human cells.

https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(23)00891-7

nexous posted:

oh well there’s nothing we can do. let ‘er rip til we get herd bird flock immunity

gradenko_2000 posted:

someone add "literally Howard Stern" to the spreadsheet

bedpan posted:

at each crucial point, the steps needed to be taken to control and defeat a pandemic were ignored in favor of the worst thing to do at any given point

Lib and let die posted:

[Twilight zone guy]: Consider if you will, wearing a mask.

bad boys for life posted:

Is this the thread for the future bird flu pandemic too?

Mutations on the bird flu virus are now enabling it to more easily infect human cells.

https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(23)00891-7

Kragger99 posted:

Lets take a peek and see if the Stampede event spike has subsid...

oh. we have staggered starts for schools here, the first start was last week of Aug. The spike at the end is Aug 31:



I have a bad feeling about this.

gradenko_2000 posted:

someone add "literally Howard Stern" to the spreadsheet

Lib and let die posted:

[Twilight zone guy]: Consider if you will, wearing a mask.

U-DO Burger posted:

lmao gently caress yeah president science

Pingui posted:

Guess that's fine then. Everything is fine.


Archived link: https://archive.li/qqRUe

quote:

There is no evidence that any of the variants in circulation cause more severe disease or evade immunity adroitly enough to render vaccines ineffective.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/07/health/covid-apathy-wellness/index.html posted:

Covid apathy and fatigue are real. Here’s how to cope

dxt posted:

Yes in that you will not be able to afford bicycles, housing, or healthcare and women will be treated poorly just like other humans.

Pingui posted:

lmao at this headline:

quote:

Everyone should support people who choose to wear a mask, even if they look young and healthy, Schaffner added.

“Perhaps that person had someone at home who is receiving cancer chemotherapy, or they are personally immune compromised.

Bruce Hussein Daddy posted:

I guess just not wanting to get sick and risk long covid isn't a possibility.

bad boys for life posted:

Is this the thread for the future bird flu pandemic too?

Mutations on the bird flu virus are now enabling it to more easily infect human cells.

https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(23)00891-7

https://www.politico.eu/article/covid-19-rise-europe-bloc-flies-blind-into-fall-winter-ecdc/ posted:

COVID-19 on the rise in Europe as bloc flies blind into fall and winter
Only a third of countries reported data to the ECDC on hospital admissions.

COVID-19 transmission in Europe appears to have risen in recent weeks but with the majority of countries not providing full data on the virus, experts are in the dark about the true extent of the situation, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said Thursday.

Data published by the ECDC shows an uptick of cases in the most recent 14-day period observed, which ended on August 27. While the agency said the magnitude of the increase is lower than previous peaks, it added that there has also been a large reduction in the number of tests performed.

The data gaps in the ECDC's latest briefing are even more dire when it comes to hospitalizations and deaths. “Only one-third of the countries reported data on admissions to hospital or ICU, and around half reported data on COVID-19 deaths,” said the ECDC.
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DarkSithLord posted:

Getting driven insane watching previously good COVID people like Christina Pagel frequently be like "good news, COVID hospitalizations remain low!" while completely ignoring that hospitals are no longer reporting was not something I was expecting on my 2023 "We're all going to loving die" bingo card =/