He seemed out of breath throughout the entire speech, pausing at several moments to say “excuse me” while gasping for air….
Developing..
Tag: covid-19
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New alarm in France: Covid variant of “atypical combination” with 46 mutations and 37 deletions in southern France after index case returned from Cameroon
Emergence in Southern France of a new SARS-CoV-2 variant of probably Cameroonian origin harbouring both substitutions N501Y and E484K in the spike protein
….welcome to 2022..
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T-REX OF COVID: MEMORIES
T CELLS COME TO THE RESCUE AS STUDIES SHOW THEY STOP OMICRON?? →
This story is amazing, more on the science level..
An unsung arm of the immune system appears to protect against severe disease with the omicron variant even when antibodies wane, helping to explain why a record wave of infections
South Arica is NOT really vaccinated. but where they were vaccinated, it was 100% Johnson and Johnson. And their hospitalizations were low low low.
ALSO good news from the J&J fan.. remember how the vaccine did NOT increase antibodies? But DID increase T cells?
They are coming to the rescue..
The article focuses on T cell memory generated by vaccines. But what about infections?
This little tidbit at the end o the article gives us some hope that not only vaccines will protect against Omicron but also previous infections: People infected with another coronavirus that was responsible for the SARS outbreak in 2003, for example, were found to still have a T-cell response to the disease 17 years later..
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Virus shaming in China
Public shaming of Covid rule breakers in China..
Police in Jingxi city paraded alleged violators of Covid rules through the streets
The four suspects had to carry placards displaying their photos and names
China banned such public shaming and parading of criminal suspects in 2010
But the practice has resurfaced amid extremely strict lockdown controls
It comes as 13 million in China were barred from going outside, even for food
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All eyes on the President: Biden had close contact with Covid-19-positive staff member
A member of the White House staff who is a close contact of the President tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday, the White House revealed in a statement.
The individual, who the White House described as a “mid-level staffer,” tested positive on Monday morning after experiencing Covid symptoms on Sunday.
“Three days earlier, on Friday, that staff member had spent approximately 30 minutes in proximity to the President on Air Force One, on the way from Orange, South Carolina to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,” the statement from press secretary Jen Psaki said. “This staff member is fully vaccinated and boosted, and tested negative prior to boarding Air Force One, as is required for everyone traveling with the President. This staff member did not begin to experience symptoms until Sunday, and was tested on Monday.”
The President received a negative PCR test on Monday and will take another one on Wednesday, the White House said.
— Read on www.cnn.com/world/live-news/omicron-variant-coronavirus-news-12-20-21-intl/h_cb7faec866ff2fd117ffd2e51e1e2d19Developing..
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Drudge goes creepy for Christmas
The Drudge Report headline running today involves a pun about the Omicron variant, coupled with a link to a story where health officials warn of millions of cases per day in the United States within weeks.
The site is using an image of a grayed out skull for the headline, clearly and pick up the fear factor over this variant..
We are the Horror Report here, so on that note I suppose it’s only fair to apply to Drudge Report on this one?
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NEW YORK TIMES SPLASHES: Most of the World’s Vaccines Likely Won’t Prevent Infection From Omicron
A growing body of preliminary research suggests the Covid vaccines used in most of the world offer almost no defense against becoming infected by the highly contagious Omicron variant.
All vaccines still seem to provide a significant degree of protection against serious illness from Omicron, which is the most crucial goal. But only the Pfizer and Moderna shots, when reinforced by a booster, appear to have initial success at stopping infections, and these vaccines are unavailable in most of the world.
The other shots — including those from AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and vaccines manufactured in China and Russia — do little to nothing to stop the spread of Omicron, early research shows. And because most countries have built their inoculation programs around these vaccines, the gap could have a profound impact on the course of the pandemic.
— Read on www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/most-of-the-world-s-vaccines-likely-won-t-prevent-infection-from-omicron/ar-AARXuDfDeveloping..
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Millions of daily COVID cases possible in the United States
Francis Collins, retiring from the NIH, warns of his COVID fears in the coming weeks..
“We cannot afford to let down our guard,” Collins told NPR’s Scott Detrow in an interview with Weekend Edition.
“I know people are tired of this,” he said, acknowledging Americans’ fatigue of having weathered almost three pandemic-stunted years. “I’m tired of it too, believe me. But the virus is not tired of us. It’s having a great old time changing its shape every couple of months, coming up with new variants and figuring out ways to be even more contagious.”
While his number may sound dramatic, there are others in medical circles who actually believe the REAL daily infection number will be between 3 and 8 million by some point in the next several weeks.
South Africa hopes it is peaking now.. Europe is two weeks behind.. and the United States will be mid-January for the peak.
There are now talks in various governmental circles as to how to respond: Flatten the curve 2.0 and extend the lifetime of omicron longer? Or … let it be?
Humanity faces an uncertain dark winter..
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Not ready for prime time mess: SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE COVID OUTBREAK RATTLES CAST MEMBERS
Rumors abound that “four actors” from SNL have tested positive for coronavirus — and “three others” called out because they were now “fearful” about coming to NBC Studios at 30 Rockefeller Center..
The show therefore continued but with no audience.. the musical guest canceled ..
Although some set sources claimed executive producer Lorne Michaels, 77, had tested positive, others have denounced that as “NOT” true — and confirmed that he’s actually on set overseeing the show last night..
Sources to the New York Post murmured that the “show must go on but don’t expect to see Colin Jost, Sarah Sherman or (Aristotle) Athari.” Jost, 39, usually hosts “Weekend Update” with Michael Che, 38, while Sherman, 28, and Athari, 30, are both newcomers to the ensemble this season.
There is no word as to how the virus spread so quickly among the cast of the show. But the positivity rate and numbers are shooting go dramatically in New York City right now..
He next focal point will be on Mayor DeBlasio.. he may not be the grinch who will steal Christmas but will he call off the New Years rocking super spreader event?
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Nightmare before Christmas: Biden to address nation on omicron
President Joe Biden will deliver a speech on Tuesday to address the omicron variant and unveil new steps the administration is taking to help communities in need of assistance, a White House official told NBC News on Saturday.
Biden is expected to go beyond his already unveiled “Winter Plan” with additional measures while “issuing a stark warning of what the winter will look like for Americans that choose to remain unvaccinated,” the official said.
