Get ready for Covid-19 vaccine booster shots at your next physical, experts warn – NBC News
The coronavirus has mutated thousands of times since it was first found in humans, but so far the vaccines have been effective against the mutations.
Nebulizer That Vaporized Virus Started New Australia Outbreak – Bloomberg
A cluster of the virulent U.K. strain of coronavirus in Australia rose to eight on Thursday, with authorities saying it started in a Melbourne quarantine hotel by a person who used a nebulizer to treat a health condition.
Universal masking is recommended to slow the spread of COVID-19. Cloth masks and medical procedure masks substantially reduce exposure from infected wearers (source control) and reduce exposure of uninfected wearers (wearer exposure).
Fully vaccinated people don’t need to quarantine if exposed to Covid – NBC News
Other recommendations to slow the spread of the coronavirus, like wearing masks and social distancing, still apply.
China probe: SARS-CoV-2 jump from go-between host most likely scenario – CIDRAP
Representatives from China and an international joint mission team led by the World Health Organization (WHO) today in Wuhan detailed the results of a 2-week probe into the zoonotic source of the outbreaks, which didn’t reveal a definitive source but did shed new light on the events.
Vaccine Headlines
In ‘test run’ for mass coronavirus vaccine event, Ochsner administers 1,200 doses in Metairie – NOLA
Just before 1:30 Wednesday afternoon, Joyce Girard sat patiently in her great-nephew’s car in the parking lot of the Shrine on Airline.
Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine Recommended for All Adults by WHO Panel – Bloomberg
A World Health Organization panel recommended AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 vaccine for all adults over 18, paving the way to speed up inoculations in developing countries.
Single Dose of Pfizer Shot Gives Two-Thirds Protection, Data Suggests – Bloomberg
Early findings from the U.K.’s vaccination program, due to be released within days, show that the first dose reduced the symptomatic infection risk among patients by 65% in younger adults and 64% in over-80s, a person familiar with the matter said.
Icy, Remote Alaska Has an Edge in Covid Vaccination – Bloomberg
The largest and most sparsely populated U.S. state might lack transportation infrastructure, but so far, Alaska has managed to mount the nation’s most effective inoculation campaign.
What It’s Like To Get Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 Vaccine – NPR
Like many Russians, NPR’s Moscow Correspondent Lucian Kim thought long and hard about whether he should get the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. He finally decided to go ahead on Wednesday.
Clinical Considerations
Could SARS-CoV-2 herald a surge of multiple sclerosis? – Egyptian Journal of Neurology
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, many queries are raised regarding its nature, outcome, and sequelae. This letter raises the concern of potential impact on increasing the incidence of multiple sclerosis whose pathology involves a possible viral etiology. Besides, the potential neurotropism of the acute respiratory distress syndrome corona virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is still not established, may raise concerns about the use of certain disease modifying therapies namely natalizumab.
Official Reporting for February 10, 2021
World Health Organization
Weekly Epi Update February 9, 2020
Confirmed Cases: 106 555 206
Deaths: 2 333 446
Johns Hopkins
Confirmed Cases: 107,379,255
Deaths: 2,355,576
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Total cases: 27,030,549 (+91,034 New Cases)
Total deaths: 466,465 (+2,806 New Deaths)
Science and Tech
Scientists uncover four new facts about early SARS-CoV-2 infections – Univ Minnesota Medical School
University of Minnesota Medical School researchers studied SARS-CoV-2 infections at individual cellular levels and made four major discoveries about the virus, including one that validates the effectiveness of remdesivir – an FDA-approved antiviral drug – as a form of treatment for severe COVID-19 disease.
Psychological and Sociological Impact
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Published Research
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Misinformation, Disinformation, and Conspiracy Theories
WHO Is Fighting False COVID Info On Social Media. How’s That Going? NPR
Open up any social media app on your phone and you’ll likely see links to COVID-19 information from trustworthy sources. Pinned to the top of Instagram’s search function, the handles of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization are prominently featured. Click and you’ll find posts and stories how to keep safe during the pandemic.
Coping in 2020 (and probably most of 2021)
