Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #91

[sds71]

Hollis, the communications manager at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, learned in July that he fell into a rare category of people whose blood could help scientists understand Covid-19 and potentially treat those who fall ill.

Covid-19, it seems, cannot harm him, said Dr. Lance Liotta, a George Mason University pathologist and bioengineer who is leading the school's clinical trials on antibodies.
Hollis, 54, a former journalist, learned that his blood is fortified with so-called super antibodies — antibodies that neutralize the virus, which, even when diluted 10,000 times, still resists Covid-19, Liotta said.
It is a medical phenomenon found in less than 5 percent of the population who have contracted the coronavirus, a study indicates

Potent antibodies found in people recovered from COVID-19

He unknowingly had Covid-19. Now his blood contains rare antibodies.

 

[nhmemorymaker]

I have an RN friend who just had her second vaccine. She said it kicked her butt (but she was fine with the first).

BUT they are finding among the co-workers at Mayo who are in touch, is that those who had Covid had a hard time with vaccine 1, those who didn't, had a harder time with vaccine 2.

I don't know if that's anything that there are studies on yet, but it'd sure be interesting to see if that's just a fluke this group of staff at MC here have noticed, or if it's something that's actually a consistent result at all.

I hope the second vaccine isn't nearly as hard on you! Thank you for what you do!

@wendybtn and @TravelingBug...

This is such important information. Thank you very much...

 

[nhmemorymaker]

Hollis, the communications manager at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, learned in July that he fell into a rare category of people whose blood could help scientists understand Covid-19 and potentially treat those who fall ill.

Covid-19, it seems, cannot harm him, said Dr. Lance Liotta, a George Mason University pathologist and bioengineer who is leading the school's clinical trials on antibodies.
Hollis, 54, a former journalist, learned that his blood is fortified with so-called super antibodies — antibodies that neutralize the virus, which, even when diluted 10,000 times, still resists Covid-19, Liotta said.
It is a medical phenomenon found in less than 5 percent of the population who have contracted the coronavirus, a study indicates

Potent antibodies found in people recovered from COVID-19

He unknowingly had Covid-19. Now his blood contains rare antibodies.

What a wonderful story. I just love learning something new every day....
Only 5% of us have these superbodies..........

Now there is going to be a mad-dash to get antibody tests!!!

 

[margarita25]

 

[LadyL]

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More than 30 international flights land in Toronto since start of 2021 with passengers who later tested positive for COVID-19

 

[weepingangel]

Biden inauguration to feature memorial for COVID victims
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WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden is planning a lighting ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to honor those [URL='https://www.pbs.org/newshour/tag/covid-19-deaths']killed by the coronavirusthe day before he is sworn into office on Jan. 20.

The Presidential Inaugural Committee said that it would hold the event the evening of Jan. 19, calling it the “first-ever lighting around the Reflecting Pool to memorialize American lives lost.” It is also inviting communities around the country to join Washington in lighting up buildings and ringing church bells at 5:30 p.m. in “a national moment of unity and remembrance.”

“In the midst of a pandemic — when so many Americans are grieving the loss of family, friends, and neighbors — it is important that we honor those who have died, reflect on what has been one of the more challenging periods in the nation’s history, and renew our commitment to coming together to end the pandemic and rebuild our nation,” inauguration committee spokesman Pili Tobar said in a statement.

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[24Roses]

Iowa numbers today: As of 10:00-11:00 a.m., we had 1,532 new confirmed cases for a total of 301,442 confirmed cases of which 262,225 are recovering (+1,723). 19 more were reported to have passed for a total of 4,251. 86 were hospitalized in the last 24 hrs. for a total of 532 (+16). According to KWWL, there are 34,966 active positive cases with a 24 hr. positivity rate of 29.5%.
Jan. 14: Iowa passes 300,000 COVID-19 cases, reports 19 more deaths
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[musicaljoke]

I am an RN who tested positive for Covid twice, once August 5 and then on Nov. 30. Sick the first time, barely any symptoms the second time. I took step one of the Modern vaccine on January 5th and felt like I had Covid again. I have never had a reaction to a vaccine in my life and I am pro-vaccine. Since I receive my second shot on Feb. 4, I have already requested to be off the four days after that. I can't work and be that sick again. Healthcare workers don't get paid in the US for being off with Covid as we are typically hourly wage earners. My advice is, if you have had Covid, wait as close to 90 days between your last positive test and the vaccine to decrease your chances of side effects from the vaccine.

Do you have a link, or further evidence to support waiting 90 days? I appreciate your personal experience, but I am not sure that the medical advice is solid.

 

[Tadpole12]

Do you have a link, or further evidence to support waiting 90 days? I appreciate your personal experience, but I am not sure that the medical advice is solid.

Coronavirus: People who had COVID-19 should wait 90 days before vaccination, Sask. top doctor says | Watch News Videos Online

 

[margarita25]

3 weeks ago

 

[margarita25]

(Via @dixiegirl1035)

Biden inauguration to feature memorial for COVID victims

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[weepingangel]

https://www.nejm.org/covid-vaccine/faq
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Paul Sax, M.D., a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and an infectious disease specialist, provides concise and engaging answers to clinicians’ questions about Covid-19 vaccination and to the questions and concerns patients will raise.

 

[margarita25]

 

[LadyL]

Still going to the grocery store? With new virus variants spreading, it’s probably time to stop.

 

[astheworldfallsdown]

COVID-19: Cornwall's pre-Christmas Tier 1 status 'directly linked' to new year surge in cases

Health officials in Cornwall say the "dramatic rise" in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks is "directly linked" to Tier 1 freedoms enjoyed by the county in early December.

The director of Public Health Cornwall, Rachel Wigglesworth, told Sky News that two-thirds of all positive cases have been detected in the last two months alone.

 

[ilovewings]

https://www.nejm.org/covid-vaccine/faq
More at link

Paul Sax, M.D., a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and an infectious disease specialist, provides concise and engaging answers to clinicians’ questions about Covid-19 vaccination and to the questions and concerns patients will raise.

That is great information- concise and addresses most people's questions and concerns: thanks for posting it!!!!

 

[astheworldfallsdown]

COVID-19: One of two Brazilian coronavirus variants detected in UK, says virologist

One of two Brazilian coronavirus variants has been detected in the UK, a leading British virologist has said.

Speaking at the launch of a new variant research group, Professor Wendy Barclay said: "There are two different types of Brazilian variant and one of them has been detected in the UK."

Prof Barclay, head of the G2P-UK National Virology Consortium - a panel of experts set up specifically to look at new coronavirus variants - said it was probably introduced "some time ago".

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Friday, Jan 15th

 

[margarita25]

Third lawmaker tests positive for Covid after Capitol lockdown

“Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., said in a statement Tuesday morning that he got tested Monday on the advice of the House attending physician, but is not yet experiencing symptoms.

"Several Republican lawmakers in the room adamantly refused to wear a mask, as demonstrated in video from Punchbowl News, even when politely asked by their colleagues," Schneider said in a statement. "Today, I am now in strict isolation, worried that I have risked my wife’s health and angry at the selfishness and arrogance of the anti-maskers who put their own contempt and disregard for decency ahead of the health and safety of their colleagues and our staff."“

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““Too many Republicans have refused to take this pandemic and virus seriously, and in doing so, they endanger everyone around them," she said in the statement. "Only hours after President Trump incited a deadly assault on our Capitol, our country, and our democracy, many Republicans still refused to take the bare minimum COVID-19 precaution and simply wear a damn mask in a crowded room during a pandemic — creating a superspreader event on top of a domestic terrorist attack.“"

 

[margarita25]

Friday, Jan 15th

Houston isn’t looking good. See blip at :33.