Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #112

[Gemmie]

Keeping an eye on this, hoping it’s not a newest scourge.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/14/health/mpox-who-public-health-emergency/index.html

What I would give for Covid to be caught in the same manner as Mpox. I could go out and about, living life as I used to, maskless and not at all concerned that I could catch it. Instead, I'm dealing with a disease that's spread invisibly, through exhalation of breath.

From your article: It can spread through close contact such as touching, kissing or sex, as well as through contaminated materials like sheets, clothing and needles, according to WHO.

 

[ilovewings]

What I would give for Covid to be caught in the same manner as Mpox. I could go out and about, living life as I used to, maskless and not at all concerned that I could catch it. Instead, I'm dealing with a disease that's spread invisibly, through exhalation of breath.

From your article: It can spread through close contact such as touching, kissing or sex, as well as through contaminated materials like sheets, clothing and needles, according to WHO.

I feel exactly as you do. My life has not been the same since the beginning of the pandemic, and never will be. Because of my age, I have to be very careful. I still do not go out to dinner- we get carrry out---- we have gone to breakfast when there is hardly anybody in a restaurant-- I wear a mask only sparingly like if I am in a doctor's office where there are patients in the waiting room. I really don't see my friends- I think I have become somewhat paranoid about getting Covid, but it is evil and deadly- and if you don't die you could wind up with Long Covid which could be milder or very severe. I also admit to not being vaccinated in two years-- I had both shots in 2021 and then I had two boosters, the last in July 2022. Since then I admit to being afraid of complications from the vaccine. I read an article about how the vaccine affects the gut and I already have problems in this regard. Sigh

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Keeping an eye on this, hoping it’s not a newest scourge.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/14/health/mpox-who-public-health-emergency/index.html

I read this yesterday on NBC news site.

WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency for second time in two years

The declaration followed an outbreak of the viral infection in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has spread to neighboring countries.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Mpox seems to be getting a lot of attention. Just what we needed - another major global health crisis

Now that mpox is a global health emergency, will it trigger another pandemic?

The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency, requiring urgent action to curb the virus’ transmission.

www.clickondetroit.com

LONDON – The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency, requiring urgent action to curb the virus' transmission.

Sweden has since announced it had found the first case of a new form of mpox previously only seen in Africa in a traveler, while other European health authorities warned more imported cases were likely.

Here's a look at mpox and how likely it is to spread further...

 

[lonetraveler]

I've been sick with covid since Monday. Sucks.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

^Hope you feel better soon.

 

[ilovewings]

I've been sick with covid since Monday. Sucks.

Sorry to hear that- feel better soon

 

[sds71]

The US Food and Drug Administration is poised to sign off as soon as next week on updated Covid-19 vaccines targeting more recently circulating strains of the virus, according to two sources familiar with the matter, as the country experiences its largest summer wave in two years.

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https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/16/health/fda-updated-covid-19-vaccines/index.html

 

[anneg]

The US Food and Drug Administration is poised to sign off as soon as next week on updated Covid-19 vaccines targeting more recently circulating strains of the virus, according to two sources familiar with the matter, as the country experiences its largest summer wave in two years.

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https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/16/health/fda-updated-covid-19-vaccines/index.html

I got a dose of last year's vaccine in late May, so if I wait 4 months, it will be late September. But we are planning to fly to California in late September to visit relatives, so maybe we should get the newer version before we go.

 

[IceIce9]

• In a Phase 3 trial, Pfizer and BioNTech’s combination vaccine candidate against influenza and COVID-19 met one of its two primary immunogenicity objectives
• The trial did not meet one of its primary immunogenicity objectives of non-inferiority against the influenza B strain despite obtaining higher influenza A responses and comparable COVID-19 responses versus the comparator vaccines

Pfizer and BioNTech Provide Update on mRNA-based Combination Vaccine Program Against Influenza and COVID-19 in Individuals 18-64 Years of Age | Pfizer

In a Phase 3 trial, Pfizer and BioNTech’s combination vaccine candidate against influenza and COVID-19 met one of its two primary immunogenicity objectives The trial did not meet one of its primary immunogenicity objectives of non-inferiority against the influenza B strain despite obtaining...

www.pfizer.com

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

The mpox strain spreading now is different from the one in 2022: Here's what to know

This strain of the virus is known to be more severe, but it’s behaving differently from its usual patterns.

www.nbcnews.com

The World Health Organization’s decision to declare mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years may seem like déjà vu — but there are key differences between the strain that’s causing international concern now and the one that spread in 2022.

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a viral infection characterized by painful lesions. It’s spread by direct contact with an infected person, animal or contaminated items like clothing or bedding.

The virus is classified into two distinct groups: clade I and clade II.

Clade II was responsible for the 2022 outbreak, which has led to around 100,000 cases worldwide...

 

[Gemmie]

I got a dose of last year's vaccine in late May, so if I wait 4 months, it will be late September. But we are planning to fly to California in late September to visit relatives, so maybe we should get the newer version before we go.

It typically takes about 2 weeks before producing antibodies so best to get it 2 weeks before. With that said, I don't know that they can give it to you 3.5 months after the last one. IF they even check the system to see when the previous one was (since they no longer fill out our cards. At least here they don't). Due to that I'll be curious to hear if they'll give it to you less than 4 months apart.

Have a safe trip!

 

[anneg]

It typically takes about 2 weeks before producing antibodies so best to get it 2 weeks before. With that said, I don't know that they can give it to you 3.5 months after the last one. IF they even check the system to see when the previous one was (since they no longer fill out our cards. At least here they don't). Due to that I'll be curious to hear if they'll give it to you less than 4 months apart.

Have a safe trip!

Thanks!