Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2/Covid-19 Megathread

[Sheilbh]

It's lateral flow testing daily and then PCR if you test positive.

But I feel like if there's any bit of society that is weirdly fine with regularly shoving stuff up their nose, it's kids

Edit: Incidentally thread from one of the scientists on that PITCH study:
https://twitter.com/Thushan_deSilva/status/1418511959838892036

[Zoupa]

So how does the finding of falling antibodies after vaccines align with the earlier bone marrow tests of previously infected people showing "prints" of antibodies 6 months after infection? If you have an antibody "blueprint" in your bone marrow memory does it get produced constantly (i.e. antibodies will be identifiable in the blood) or production of them stops after a period of time, but can be restarted by the body if a fresh infection starts?

The latter.

[Tamas]

Full recovery from Covid a week after testing positive.

Symptoms were very mild, thanks to amazing vaccines.

Please - if you haven't yet - get your jab, as we learn to live with, rather than cower from, this virus.

I find this "cower from" vs "live with" comment quite very disgusting. I am really growing sick of this whole lot. 

[Tamas]

So how does the finding of falling antibodies after vaccines align with the earlier bone marrow tests of previously infected people showing "prints" of antibodies 6 months after infection? If you have an antibody "blueprint" in your bone marrow memory does it get produced constantly (i.e. antibodies will be identifiable in the blood) or production of them stops after a period of time, but can be restarted by the body if a fresh infection starts?

The latter.

Thanks!

[The Larch]

Twitter thread about an anti-vax, anti-lockdown rally in Trafalgar Square in London. Quite chilling to read and realize the depths of malevolence some people revel in:

https://twitter.com/Shayan86/status/1418915810416934915

[Admiral Yi]

I'm more impressed by the breadth than the depth.

What are 5G and climate change doing there?

[Admiral Yi]

Has Jeremy Corbyn ever gone on record saying his brother is a crackpot?

[Sheilbh]

I'm more impressed by the breadth than the depth.

What are 5G and climate change doing there?

It's all one giant conspiracy - and with Piers Corbyn and Icke there it definitely involves the Jews.

It's striking how much the standard anti-lockdown voices just segued immediately into anti-vax too. Although the "there's no such thing as covid" is the one I find weirdest

[The Larch]

Apparently as part of their spiel they're also calling for NHS doctors and nurses that took part in the vaccination rollout to be subjected to "Nuremberg trials". 

[Admiral Yi]

When did the damn Jews get their blood soaked hands on the telecom companies??

[Sheilbh]

Yep - they were stood outside hospitals chanting about how covid is a hoax and hospitals are empty at the peak of the waves

Edit: Just seen Nuremburg Trials lady and this is her

Speaking at today's anti-vaccine, anti-lockdown rally in London's Trafalgar Square, former nurse Kate Shemirani - who was struck off in June - says Covid vaccines are "Satanic", citing "the pattern 060606". The graphine oxide single-molecule sheet "is a conductor", she adds.

But look at her Wikipedia and this all seems to have started/kicked off with the pandemic and you just kind of wonder what causes people to go off like this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Shemirani

[Syt]

Apparently as part of their spiel they're also calling for NHS doctors and nurses that took part in the vaccination rollout to be subjected to "Nuremberg trials". 

I wonder if they mean Nuremberg Trials or trials for violating the Nuremberg Code about medical experimentation on humans (which I've seen pop up in demonstrations and online comments).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Code

[jimmy olsen]

Not only is the R0 of the delta variant between 5-8, it is much more deadly

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.05.21260050v2

120% (93-153%) for hospitalization; 287% (198-399%) for ICU admission; and 137% (50-230%) for death.

[Josquius]

Yep - they were stood outside hospitals chanting about how covid is a hoax and hospitals are empty at the peak of the waves

Edit: Just seen Nuremburg Trials lady and this is her

Speaking at today's anti-vaccine, anti-lockdown rally in London's Trafalgar Square, former nurse Kate Shemirani - who was struck off in June - says Covid vaccines are "Satanic", citing "the pattern 060606". The graphine oxide single-molecule sheet "is a conductor", she adds.

But look at her Wikipedia and this all seems to have started/kicked off with the pandemic and you just kind of wonder what causes people to go off like this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Shemirani

Two possibilities

1: She is selling something
2: She is mentally ill.

[Legbiter]

This delta variant has checkmated our current exit strategy. The plan was to vaccinate, achieve herd immunity and relax all control measures as soon as possible. Which we did but instead of the bug disappearing, this fourth wave we're in now will very likely be the biggest one yet. Almost 500 people have been infected in less than a week here, overwhelming majority of which had been fully vaccinated. Less than a handful of these require direct medical intervention, much less a stint in the ICU, but we'll know in 10 days or so how bad it'll get. All the large summer festivals in the country which were to be held over the next weekend have been cancelled, gatherings of more than 200 people are forbidden, etc. The mood is one of huge disappointment and frustration but also quiet determination to kill this wave off as well like we did all the rest.

Against the delta variant, transmission protection starts excellent but rapidly fades over 3-4 months. Protection against symptoms, serious illness and death remains very good it seems. 

50.000 people who were vaccinated with the Jansen type will be offered a second booster jab, what we'll do for the rest remains to be seen.

We'll most likely get an updated booster shot in time for winter.