NYC anime convention may offer 'earliest looks' at Omicron spread in US
Peter McGinn was starting to feel exhausted.www.cnn.com
"WW C"- COVID-19, GLOBAL CASES SURPASS 676 MILLION...CASES 676,609,955 DEATHS 6,881,955 US CASES 103,804,263 US DEATHS 1,123,836 8:30pm 1/28/24
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COVID-19 update: B.C. adds 326 cases, 1 death as Omicron count rises
The B.C. government announced 326 new cases of COVID-19 and one related death on Tuesday, shortly after confirming several additional cases of the Omicron variant.
B.C. confirms 4 more cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant
Another four cases of the concerning Omicron COVID-19 variant have been confirmed in British Columbia, health officials announced Tuesday.
Some B.C. residents will be eligible for a 4th COVID-19 vaccine dose, officials say
Health officials in B.C. have announced that certain people in the province will be eligible to receive a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Some ventilation upgrades at B.C. hospitals as health minister addresses COVID-19 outbreaks
The minister of health and his staff have provided some new information on B.C.'s response to COVID-19 outbreaks in hospitals, but many of the details remain hazy, including how many hospitals saw improved ventilation as a result.
B.C. floods: Red Cross raises $12 million for flood victims
Canadians and B.C. residents have dug down deep. In less than two weeks, the Red Cross has raised more than $12 million in donations for B.C. flood victims.
COVID-19 vaccine antibody levels higher among those vaccinated in the afternoon: study
A new study suggests that getting a COVID-19 vaccine in the late afternoon could result in a better immune response compared to getting vaccinated earlier in the day.
This is going to be a major problem especially with Christmas coming up
..and New Years Eve too
These white people are killing their selves….their population was dropping rapidly before Covid now it’s accelerating. I said this a few times and I am going to say again…….stay away from every large groups of white people.
Gotta stop getting health advice and information from social media
Well Japan has a stronger lock down hell they’re not even letting people inside of the country and it looks like it is working.
Over a year later and these stupid muthafuckas STILL can't get it right nor will people do da right thing. A part of me can't wait till this shit mutates to da point to where it's knockin' people dead within hours of contracting it.
Oh the House People definitely going to pass this and send it back to the Senate but good grief Man I tell you
It's proven time and time again money comes first, then politics, then everything else.
I'll play it just like 2020. Folks can have the new narrative if this shit eats vaccines for breakfast.
And just when I was going out again. Oh well. Back to everything delivered. I'm too old to be a guinea pig to find out how vaccines work with this and to be lied to for them to keep 'muh economy' going.
I was a hermit before and Im definitely one now. I find it crazy,how people acting like everything is all good. Folks walking around no mask,being all close to you at grocery store and etc. This is,why this shit won't die because people still not taking this seriously.
Psychiatrists are uncovering connections between viruses and mental health. They’re surprising.
Immune responses to viruses like SARS-CoV-2 may affect mental health, and vice versa. Doctors are uncovering exactly how.
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B.C. patients learning they were treated by alleged fake nurse
A number of past patients at a Vancouver hospital are learning they were treated by a woman accused of fraudulently posing as a nurse.
Mask mandates in Canada: A province-by-province look at the rules and exemptions
With the COVID-19 pandemic newly invigorated by emergence of the Omicron variant, CTVNews.ca looks at mask-wearing requirements, and their exemptions, across Canada.
The world is unprepared for the next pandemic, study finds
The entire world remains unprepared for the next pandemic and most countries are underprepared even for small outbreaks of disease, researchers reported Wednesday.
Ministry staff refuse to answer questions as B.C. health researchers offered rapid tests for a party
Ministry of Health staff are denying that some health researchers were promised rapid antigen tests to screen for COVID-19 at a Christmas party, even though CTV News Vancouver has obtained the internal memo outlining the plan.
Wait what? FDA wants 55 years to process FOIA request over vaccine data
Freedom of Information Act requests are rarely speedy, but when a group of scientists asked the federal government to share the data it relied upon in licensing Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, the response went beyond typical bureaucratic foot-dragging.www.reuters.com
Welp
FDA Says It'll Take 75 Years to Fully Release Pfizer Vaccine Data
A group of medical professionals and at least one GOP lawmaker are pushing back on the Food and Drug Administration's startling lengthy timeline to produce requested data about the Pfizer vaccine...
Yup
Scientists find ‘stealth’ version of Omicron that may be harder to track
Variant lacks feature that allows probable cases to be distinguished among positive PCR tests
The discovery came as the prime minister told the cabinet that Omicron appeared to be more transmissible and officials conceded this would have consequences for its impact, and the likelihood of further restrictions being needed.
At the cabinet meeting on Tuesday, also attended by the government’s chief scientific adviser, Patrick Vallance, and England’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, Boris Johnson told ministers the “early indications” were that Omicron was more transmissible than the existing dominant variant, Delta, a No 10 statement said.
Johnson’s spokesperson said the next contingency step remained the potential imposition of so-called plan B, which would introduce vaccine certification and instructions to work from home where possible.
While the government would “want to make sure that parliament has its say” on any new rules, the spokesperson said, ministers had existing powers to impose plan B restrictions unilaterally, for example if they were needed during the Commons Christmas recess.
Despite such considerations, the spokesperson confirmed that for now, official advice remained that people should return to workplaces if they could, albeit with consideration of mitigations such as ventilation and testing. He said: “We are encouraging businesses to bring back people into the office, in line with the guidance.”
Scotland announced a return to working from home where possible until at least the middle of January. The first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, revealed that about 4% of Covid-19 cases in Scotland were likely to be the Omicron variant, with that figure “steadily rising”. That translated to about 122 new cases a day with the variant’s genetic marker in Scotland, though only 99 cases overall had been confirmed with genomic sequencing.
“Our estimate at this stage is that the doubling time for Omicron cases may be as short as two to three days, and that the R number associated with the new variant may be well over 2,” Sturgeon said. Contact tracing was also being enhanced in Scotland, with close contacts of positive cases told to test and isolate.
The discovery of the new form of Omicron prompted researchers to split the B.1.1.529 lineage into standard Omicron, known as BA.1, and the newer variant, known as BA.2.
“There are two lineages within Omicron, BA.1 and BA.2, that are quite differentiated genetically,” Prof Francois Balloux, the director of the University College London Genetics Institute, said. “The two lineages may behave differently.”
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Scientists find ‘stealth’ version of Omicron that may be harder to track | Coronavirus | The Guardian
Variant lacks feature that allows probable cases to be distinguished among positive PCR tests
The discovery came as the prime minister told the cabinet that Omicron appeared to be more transmissible and officials conceded this would have consequences for its impact, and the likelihood of further restrictions being needed.
At the cabinet meeting on Tuesday, also attended by the government’s chief scientific adviser, Patrick Vallance, and England’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, Boris Johnson told ministers the “early indications” were that Omicron was more transmissible than the existing dominant variant, Delta, a No 10 statement said.
Johnson’s spokesperson said the next contingency step remained the potential imposition of so-called plan B, which would introduce vaccine certification and instructions to work from home where possible.
While the government would “want to make sure that parliament has its say” on any new rules, the spokesperson said, ministers had existing powers to impose plan B restrictions unilaterally, for example if they were needed during the Commons Christmas recess.
Despite such considerations, the spokesperson confirmed that for now, official advice remained that people should return to workplaces if they could, albeit with consideration of mitigations such as ventilation and testing. He said: “We are encouraging businesses to bring back people into the office, in line with the guidance.”
Scotland announced a return to working from home where possible until at least the middle of January. The first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, revealed that about 4% of Covid-19 cases in Scotland were likely to be the Omicron variant, with that figure “steadily rising”. That translated to about 122 new cases a day with the variant’s genetic marker in Scotland, though only 99 cases overall had been confirmed with genomic sequencing.
“Our estimate at this stage is that the doubling time for Omicron cases may be as short as two to three days, and that the R number associated with the new variant may be well over 2,” Sturgeon said. Contact tracing was also being enhanced in Scotland, with close contacts of positive cases told to test and isolate.
The discovery of the new form of Omicron prompted researchers to split the B.1.1.529 lineage into standard Omicron, known as BA.1, and the newer variant, known as BA.2.
“There are two lineages within Omicron, BA.1 and BA.2, that are quite differentiated genetically,” Prof Francois Balloux, the director of the University College London Genetics Institute, said. “The two lineages may behave differently.”
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Scientists find ‘stealth’ version of Omicron that may be harder to track | Coronavirus | The Guardian
First-Ever Covid-Killing Steel Inactivates 99.9% of the Virus Within Hours
The innovation could reduce the costs of regularly disinfecting mass-transit public areas such as airports
Researchers in Hong Kong said they have developed the world’s first stainless steel that kills the Covid-19 virus within hours, adding to the arsenal of products being created globally to curb the pathogen that triggered the worst pandemic of the past century.
The newly-developed alloy can inactivate 99.75% of the SARS-CoV-2 virus within three hours and 99.99% within six hours, according to a study published Nov. 25 by a team of researchers at the University of Hong Kong.
The university researchers, led by Huang Mingxin at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Leo Poon at the Centre for Immunity and Infection, are also liaising with industrial partners to test this material in creating steel products such as lift buttons, doorknobs and handrails that are among most-commonly touched surfaces in public areas.
The innovation -- if proved effective and cheaply scalable -- will significantly reduce the costs of regularly disinfecting mass-transit public areas such as airports and train stations as well as other venues where crowds congregate such as movie theaters and sports stadiums. As pandemic fears return with the omicron variant, the new product can potentially help people return to their normal lives after the disruption of the past two years.
Omicron Leads to New Curbs From New York to China: Virus Update
The antimicrobial property in the alloy is long-term, even if it is continuously damaged during service, the researchers said in the published study. And it can be produced using existing “powder metallurgy” technique keeping costs low.
Under ordinary circumstances, the Covid-inducing virus can stay on surfaces for more than two days.
H1N1, E.coli
The new alloy, which adds copper to the stainless steel mix, can protect against other disease-causing microbes too. The “anti-pathogen stainless steel also exhibits an excellent inactivation ability” for H1N1 influenza A virus and the Escherichia coli bacteria, they added.
The Covid pandemic has so far infected over 266 million people globally, killed more than 5.2 million and left survivors with long-term side effects. The virus itself has undergone multiple mutations, five of which have been declared variants of concern by the World Health Organization and kept drugmakers and vaccine makers on their toes.
The latest and the most differentiated variant, omicron, was first detected in southern Africa on Nov. 24 and has rapidly spread to dozens of nations since, thwarting reopening plans and forcing countries to reimpose travel curbs.
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How to Kill a Virus? First-Ever Stainless Steel Can Inactivate 99.9% of Covid-19 - Bloomberg
Researchers in Hong Kong said they have developed the world’s first stainless steel that kills the Covid-19 virus within hours, adding to the arsenal of products being created globally to curb the pathogen that triggered the worst pandemic of the past century.
The newly-developed alloy can inactivate 99.75% of the SARS-CoV-2 virus within three hours and 99.99% within six hours, according to a study published Nov. 25 by a team of researchers at the University of Hong Kong.
The university researchers, led by Huang Mingxin at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Leo Poon at the Centre for Immunity and Infection, are also liaising with industrial partners to test this material in creating steel products such as lift buttons, doorknobs and handrails that are among most-commonly touched surfaces in public areas.
The innovation -- if proved effective and cheaply scalable -- will significantly reduce the costs of regularly disinfecting mass-transit public areas such as airports and train stations as well as other venues where crowds congregate such as movie theaters and sports stadiums. As pandemic fears return with the omicron variant, the new product can potentially help people return to their normal lives after the disruption of the past two years.
Omicron Leads to New Curbs From New York to China: Virus Update
The antimicrobial property in the alloy is long-term, even if it is continuously damaged during service, the researchers said in the published study. And it can be produced using existing “powder metallurgy” technique keeping costs low.
Under ordinary circumstances, the Covid-inducing virus can stay on surfaces for more than two days.
H1N1, E.coli
The new alloy, which adds copper to the stainless steel mix, can protect against other disease-causing microbes too. The “anti-pathogen stainless steel also exhibits an excellent inactivation ability” for H1N1 influenza A virus and the Escherichia coli bacteria, they added.
The Covid pandemic has so far infected over 266 million people globally, killed more than 5.2 million and left survivors with long-term side effects. The virus itself has undergone multiple mutations, five of which have been declared variants of concern by the World Health Organization and kept drugmakers and vaccine makers on their toes.
The latest and the most differentiated variant, omicron, was first detected in southern Africa on Nov. 24 and has rapidly spread to dozens of nations since, thwarting reopening plans and forcing countries to reimpose travel curbs.
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How to Kill a Virus? First-Ever Stainless Steel Can Inactivate 99.9% of Covid-19 - Bloomberg
Amazing.... the fact that you have to bump and attention whore your previous reply hasn't made you realize that no one is paying any attention to you.... cracker.... hell... I didn'tShot pushers about to be
more positive cases, more death in 2021 but the solution is the make everyone get the shots. Brilliant!
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This is a very smart virus
First-Ever Covid-Killing Steel Inactivates 99.9% of the Virus Within Hours
The innovation could reduce the costs of regularly disinfecting mass-transit public areas such as airports
Researchers in Hong Kong said they have developed the world’s first stainless steel that kills the Covid-19 virus within hours, adding to the arsenal of products being created globally to curb the pathogen that triggered the worst pandemic of the past century.
The newly-developed alloy can inactivate 99.75% of the SARS-CoV-2 virus within three hours and 99.99% within six hours, according to a study published Nov. 25 by a team of researchers at the University of Hong Kong.
The university researchers, led by Huang Mingxin at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Leo Poon at the Centre for Immunity and Infection, are also liaising with industrial partners to test this material in creating steel products such as lift buttons, doorknobs and handrails that are among most-commonly touched surfaces in public areas.
The innovation -- if proved effective and cheaply scalable -- will significantly reduce the costs of regularly disinfecting mass-transit public areas such as airports and train stations as well as other venues where crowds congregate such as movie theaters and sports stadiums. As pandemic fears return with the omicron variant, the new product can potentially help people return to their normal lives after the disruption of the past two years.
Omicron Leads to New Curbs From New York to China: Virus Update
The antimicrobial property in the alloy is long-term, even if it is continuously damaged during service, the researchers said in the published study. And it can be produced using existing “powder metallurgy” technique keeping costs low.
Under ordinary circumstances, the Covid-inducing virus can stay on surfaces for more than two days.
H1N1, E.coli
The new alloy, which adds copper to the stainless steel mix, can protect against other disease-causing microbes too. The “anti-pathogen stainless steel also exhibits an excellent inactivation ability” for H1N1 influenza A virus and the Escherichia coli bacteria, they added.
The Covid pandemic has so far infected over 266 million people globally, killed more than 5.2 million and left survivors with long-term side effects. The virus itself has undergone multiple mutations, five of which have been declared variants of concern by the World Health Organization and kept drugmakers and vaccine makers on their toes.
The latest and the most differentiated variant, omicron, was first detected in southern Africa on Nov. 24 and has rapidly spread to dozens of nations since, thwarting reopening plans and forcing countries to reimpose travel curbs.
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How to Kill a Virus? First-Ever Stainless Steel Can Inactivate 99.9% of Covid-19 - Bloomberg
Unless that steel can also magically kill the virus particles lingering in the air around it I'd say this is a dumb ass, expensive waist of time.
Scientists who are this innovative would be far more useful in determining an actual solution/cure than this bullshit.
I'd prefer they invent an innovative, inpenatrable, and undeniably breathable mask that is also so light that you won't even know you're wearing one.
Maybe if they invent that we may finally get through this ahit.
#welp