Helen Branswell
Sr writer, infectious diseases @statnews. Conspiracy theory free zone; I block rude, racism. Please consider Googling first. #coronavirus #Covid19 #Ebolađ¨đŚ
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Pfizer and BioNTech's First Vaccine Candidate
We now have a preprint with a great deal of data on the first mRNA coronavirus vaccine candidate from the Pfizer/BioNTech effort. This is actually the first real data set on any of the genetic vaccines, since Moderna's paper on their Phase I trial...
Helen Branswell
Come for the analysis, stay for the discussion: @Dereklowe's take on Pfizer's preprint of their Phase 1 #Covid19 data. Comment sections can be troll turf, but not here. Worth perusing.
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Is there a measured way to contain Covid-19, without full lockdowns?
Leaders are hoping an incremental approach can limit the coronavirus spread at a time when another round of lockdowns seems beyond unpalatable.
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As more states roll back or postpone reopening measures (bars in Calif, inside restaurant dining in NYC),
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explores whether there's a middle ground between open & closed where we can learn to safely function as we wait for #Covid19 vaccine.
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U.S. Coronavirus Testing Could Fail Again
A surge in demand for tests is overwhelming lab-services companies, creating new backlogs and delays.  Â
Statement from the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada on July 1, 2020 - Canada.ca
On July 1, 2020, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canadaâs Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19.
Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech shows positive results - STAT
Itâs not yet clear whether the antibody levels produced will lead to immunity to the virus. To prove that, the companies will need to conduct large studies.
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3. Pfizer today posted a preprint of the Phase 1 trial of its #Covid19 vaccine (it too is testing multiple candidates). The vaccine seemed to induce an immune response; it also induced quite a bit of fever. @matthewherper reports
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Press corner
Highlights, press releases and speeches
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Now there are 2: The world now has a 2nd #Ebola Zaire vaccine. The European Commission has approved J&J's 2-dose vaccine, using human safety & immunogenicity data bolstered by effectiveness data from animal studies.
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Fauci says US death toll 'going to be very disturbing' and fears 100,000 daily cases
Infectious disease expert says US âgoing in the wrong directionâ and admits âIâm very concerned. Iâm not satisfied with whatâs going onâ
In the death of a hospital food worker, a microcosm of the pandemic - STAT
âIt doesnât matter if youâre working as a nurse, or a medical assistant, or in food services. Living in certain areas of the city increases your risk.â
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âLiving in certain areas of the city increases your risk.â â @EricBoodman digs into the life & death of Marie Deus, a dedicated cafeteria worker who became Boston's Faulkner Hospital's first staff death from #Covid19.
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany | The White House
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:25 P.M. EDT MS. MCENANY: Hello, everyone. Law and order are the building blocks to the American Dream, but if anarch
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Helen Branswell
I am curious: Anyone get a free cloth face covering from the government through this program?
Anyone? Bueller?
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Mass. reports zero new coronavirus deaths for the first time in months - The Boston Globe
For the first time in months, state officials on Tuesday reported no new deaths in Massachusetts due to the deadly coronavirus, an encouraging milestone that stands in stark contrast to other states around the country. All four key metrics that the...
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Helen Branswell
No #Covid19 deaths were recorded in Massachusetts today.
First time since March 21.
Hallelujah.
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Culture-Competent SARS-CoV-2 in Nasopharynx of Symptomatic Neonates, Children, and Adolescents
Children do not seem to drive transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We isolated culture-competent virus in vit...
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Helen Branswell
What role do children play in spreading #SARSCoV2 virus? We still don't have an answer. Do kids infected with #Covid19 shed infectious virus from their respiratory tract? At least some do. This paper found 12/23 Swiss kids tested emitted viable virus.
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Prevalent Eurasian avian-like H1N1 swine influenza virus with 2009 pandemic viral genes facilitating human infection
Pigs are intermediate hosts for the generation of pandemic influenza virus. Thus, systematic surveillance of influenza viruses in pigs is a key measure for prewarning the emergence of the next pandemic influenza. Here, we identified a reassortant EA...
U.S. could see 100,000 new Covid-19 cases per day, Fauci says - STAT
The warning from the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases came as the number of new cases hovering around 40,000 per day.
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"It is going to be very disturbing, I will guarantee you that." â Tony Fauci, predicting the US may hit 100,000 #Covid19 cases per day if the trajectory of the outbreak is not altered.
We're looking at hell, folks.
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The United States needs to come to a consensus: "What are the things weâre willing to live with for months at a time to keep #Covid19 case numbers down?" Mike Osterholm.
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In our divided red and blue nation, coronavirus data is a uniting purple
Coronavirus has been highly politicized but granular information is the friend of public health, politicians and the equitable reopening of America.
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"Many politicians seem to rationalize reopening decisions in alignment with the cabin fever of their constituencies." â Data, not how fed up people are, have to drive decisions on when and how much to reopen, @DrRichBesser warns.
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Inovio claims positive results on Covid-19 vaccine but key data are missing
The vaccine from Inovio Pharmaceuticals is designed to work by injecting synthetic DNA that codes for protective antibodies.
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Helen Branswell
This #Covid19 vaccine trial "results" by press release thing is getting old. Inovio gives a positive readout of their Phase 1, but there are no data therein, so no real way to assess.
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Studies find nearly 300 kids with inflammatory condition tied to Covid-19
U.S. researchers have found nearly 300 cases of an inflammatory condition in children who have had Covid-19, an alarming apparent side effect of infection.
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Helen Branswell
#Covid19 has too many manifestations. This apparently linked condition, where a small number of children (it is hoped) develop a severe inflammatory syndrome after infection is an alarming one.
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Facebook under fire as Starbucks, Coca-Cola pull spending, PepsiCo considers halting ads
The companies are some of the largest consumer brands to join a campaign by several U.S. civil rights groups that calls for advertisers to pull their spending from Facebook for the month of July
New journal will vet Covid-19 preprints - STAT
MIT Press is launching a journal that will review Covid-19 preprints, in an effort to quickly call out misinformation and highlight credible research.
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Helen Branswell
I am grateful, but I'm pretty sure the pangolins & snakes wish MIT Press had come up with this idea sooner. #Covid19 #preprints.
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Covid-19 and People with HIV Infection: Outcomes for Hospitalized Patients in New York City
AbstractBackground. There have been limited data regarding the clinical impact of COVID-19 disease on people with HIV (PWH). In this study we compared outcomes
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Helen Branswell
A study from New York finds people with HIV who contract #Covid19 do not have worse outcomes than people without HIV. A small bit of Covid good news.
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