COVID-19 Megathread 6: Return of the Omicron

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Look at Eric Feigl Ding and Yaneer Bar Yam’s Twitter pages, as well as data from the World Health Organization and from former surgeon general Jerome Adams.

No one should ever look at any of these sources.

No one should ever look at the World Health Organization? holy disconnected from reality Batman

The same WHO that was praising China in January/February 2020 for "transparency"?

And got mad when Taiwan told the truth.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

We have vaccines and therapeutics. There will be outbreaks of it every Autumn and Winter to some extent or other, in the same way that there is of flu, and that really is the best way to view it now.

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FDA approves new COVID booster amid rising cases, hospitalizations
The booster could be available as early as this week.

Of course, there is a process to be followed:

Next, an independent advisory panel from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet on Sept. 12 to provide recommendations on who should be eligible for the new booster. The final step will be a sign-off from the CDC director.

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This isn't just about COVID:

Moderna Says Covid Booster Works Against New Variant. What to Know About Fall Shots

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I'm hoping it's ready next month when I need to get another booster.

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FDA signs off on updated protein-based Covid-19 vaccine from Novavax

Also, we are one step closer to a combo vaccine -2025 is the earliest we can see it happen:

Moderna’s flu-Covid combo vaccine elicits ‘strong’ immune response in Phase 1/2 study, company says

[Hermit For Peace]

Just for interest, I received the latest booster last week. That makes it my 4th booster. I had no intention of getting another shot, but my roommate and her daughter came down with Covid so I went and got the updated booster. I did not get Covid, or a cold, or anything. I wore a mask in the house and also when I went to the stores, sanitized doorknobs and handles and places in the house where infected people touched. And I washed my hands a lot. The boosters seemed to help me and I am immunocompromised.

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Having fully recovered (after a full month upon my return) from a COVID infection I contracted while traveling overseas that I did not know was COVID until the doctor told me just this week, it would have been nice to have had a COVID test kit that wasn't expired that gave me a false negative result:

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It felt like a bad head cold without the nasal congestion, plus the chest pain as a result of the coughing from the chest congestion. 

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Just ordered the new free ones, thanks!

[Inmate Trump]

Got the new booster last night.

Side effects have been pretty annoying achiness and fatigue. But tylenol helps.

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Better hit that gym -it could help you in more ways than one:

Exercise has a wide variety of health benefits beyond staying in shape, and one of the main ones is boosting immunity. And as it turns out, according to a study, exercising regularly could boost the benefits of your COVID-19 vaccine.

Researchers examined 200,000 men and women in South Africa, collecting data regarding vaccinations, COVID outcomes and exercise routines. They found COVID vaccination was effective in protecting them against serious infection. However, it was most effective in those who exercised on a frequent basis.

Emphasis mine. 

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I do the elliptical at home 4 days/week.