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New vaccines this fall could curb covid variant, respiratory viruses
By Fenit Nirappil and Lena H. Sun
August 17, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EDT
Health officials are unveiling a new arsenal of vaccines to protect vulnerable Americans and exhausted health-care workers from an expected wave of covid, flu and RSV as the fall respiratory virus season begins.
An updated covid booster should be available by late September. Flu shots are arriving at doctors’ offices. And for the first time, infants and seniors could be immunized against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a persistent foe that public health officials had few ways to prevent.
“Is covid back?” is such a ridiculous framing.
It never went away, and we have seen an increase at exactly this time of year for the past 3 years.
Might as well say:
“Is school back? Despite a quiet summer, classrooms across the country are increasingly full of children”
— Dr Ellie Murray, ScD (@EpiEllie) August 26, 2023
26 states are currently seeing a 20%+ surge in #Covid cases.
How do you know if those #Covid19 home tests in your cabinet are still useful?
https://t.co/xA1bj8nWOj— Michael Conn (@michaelconn_ny) August 29, 2023
Swedish newspaper asks if anyone has LongCovid. Forced to close down comments after only 4 hours because there is so much Swedish LongCovid.
PUBLISHED YESTERDAY 20:30
Today02:34 – reporter closes it.
Today02:33 – comment. https://t.co/pUXVmuGWWJ pic.twitter.com/1o9N910sC3— Lazarus Long (@LazarusLong13) August 28, 2023
Getting Covid from being in the hospital (nosocomial infections): Features of nearly 7,700 of such infections in 288 US hospitals that should be preventedhttps://t.co/RXOEw48NJr pic.twitter.com/NBGRndkOKg
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 28, 2023
Age-standardised mortality on only deaths that involved COVID as a factor (according to the judgment of the certifying physician).
You can't read vaccine efficacy directly from these figures (there are important confounders) but the difference pre- and post-Omicron is striking. pic.twitter.com/YFmrrvDTwn— Paul Mainwood (@PaulMainwood) August 29, 2023
The human body may possess a secret weapon against #SARSCoV2. A class of molecules, part of the vast system that helps the body distinguish "self" from "non-self," may also hold the key to stopping SARS2 from commandeering healthy cells, a new study shows https://t.co/qBcvVV20dj pic.twitter.com/qV5hJssxc6
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) August 27, 2023
Heart damage is a long-term consequence of #Covid: The #coronavirus has taken a toll on heart health around the world & even in the U.S. doctors are still grappling with how to help https://t.co/1wwiRHYfF1
& https://t.co/WHf4q8AUk6— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) August 28, 2023
When a room full of Black opera singers decide to sing Praise instead🤗🤗😍😍🎶🎶
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The Seasons have it out😂😂😂
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The Fall, starring Gillian Anderson, is now on Amazon Prime.
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Shipwreckedcrew (@shipwreckedcrew) tweeted at 2:33 PM on Thu, Aug 31, 2023:
The J6 Legal Defense Fund just received the largest single donation ever — anonymous.
Unreal.
Thank you.
(https://twitter.com/shipwreckedcrew/status/1697331792121049254?s=02)
The Associated Press (@AP) tweeted at 0:01 PM on Fri, Sep 01, 2023:
Pennsylvania was the first state to distribute federal and state tax dollars to anti-abortion counseling centers. Nearly 30 years later, a new governor plans to end the program. https://t.co/Ld49ymQJLs
(https://twitter.com/AP/status/1697655901665042472?s=02)
Sarah Longwell (@SarahLongwell25) tweeted at 6:32 AM on Fri, Sep 01, 2023:
Gotta get married at least three times to get GOP donors comfortable.
“Tim Scott isn’t married — and that makes GOP donors wary” https://t.co/Mv66kd1toq
(https://twitter.com/SarahLongwell25/status/1697573242624704678?s=02)
Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) tweeted at 7:39 AM on Fri, Sep 01, 2023:
Trump judge doubles down on his order commanding Southwest lawyers to get “religious-liberty training” from an organization that’s deemed a hate group by the SPLC https://t.co/6hOjjBMhen
(https://twitter.com/RobertMaguire_/status/1697589935958540386?s=02)
Doug Jones (@DougJones) tweeted at 7:45 AM on Fri, Sep 01, 2023:
Well, well. Looks like the welfare corruption in MS might just be a Reeves family affair. Please folks: #SaveMississippi
Gov. Tate Reeves’ brother used backchannel to state auditor to help clean up Brett Favre welfare mess – Mississippi Today https://t.co/pR8nInz6SF
(https://twitter.com/DougJones/status/1697591432494678136?s=02)
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philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) tweeted at 9:37 AM on Fri, Sep 01, 2023:
North Carolina Republicans are trying to remove the only Black woman on the state’s Supreme Court after she spoke out about racial bias in her courtroom https://t.co/Oj4kXufmkc
(https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1697619717710590323?s=02)
David Corn (@DavidCornDC) tweeted at 9:18 AM on Fri, Sep 01, 2023:
There’s a new Rudy Giuliani scandal. An FBI whistleblower says Giuliani, when he was digging for dirt on Biden for Trump, was co-opted by Russian intelligence. He claims his investigation of Giuliani’s activities was blocked by higher-ups. Check this out.
https://t.co/e3t3FIg8FX
(https://twitter.com/DavidCornDC/status/1697614800581193965?s=02)
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Sorrows sorrows prayers
CNN (@CNN) tweeted at 0:00 PM on Fri, Sep 01, 2023:
Former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the Georgia election subversion case are struggling to keep up with mounting legal bills. Some are crowdfunding online. https://t.co/Gz5EX6RqpA
(https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1697655633732866052?s=02)
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Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) tweeted at 0:46 PM on Fri, Sep 01, 2023:
JUST IN: Kenneth Chesebro filing his Motion to Sever his trial from that of Sidney Powell. He’s disavowing any connection with Powell.
https://t.co/a1FikOF7is
(https://twitter.com/KatiePhang/status/1697667302689255482?s=02)
Holly Bullard (@HollyBullardFL) tweeted at 11:48 AM on Fri, Sep 01, 2023:
“Gov. Ron DeSantis might have an epic war with Disney World, but admission to any Florida theme park is among the expenses that parents can get reimbursed through the state’s school voucher program.”
https://t.co/XmlfPjdfs6
(https://twitter.com/HollyBullardFL/status/1697652780821791058?s=02)
Jordan Fischer (@JordanOnRecord) tweeted at 11:59 AM on Fri, Sep 01, 2023:
JUST NOW: After saying he’d accepted responsibility and sobbing for mercy in front of Judge Kelly — and receiving a 10-year downward variance — a smiling Dominic Pezzola raised his fist and shouted “Trump won!” as he was led out of the courtroom.
https://t.co/Ny8jVlIdEW
(https://twitter.com/JordanOnRecord/status/1697655526245433745?s=02)
US Department of the Interior (@Interior) tweeted at 9:53 AM on Fri, Sep 01, 2023:
A free lifetime pass to our public lands is available for veterans of the U.S. Armed Services and Gold Star Families, and a free annual Military Pass is available for current U.S. military members and their dependents. https://t.co/4vNT6CIwhh
Photo by Stewart Brackett https://t.co/cxrB3jwMQo
(https://twitter.com/Interior/status/1697623658380886142?s=02)
Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) tweeted at 8:50 PM on Thu, Aug 31, 2023:
The Fulton County investigative grand jury’s report is set for a Sept 8 release. This will include previously redacted portions & may reveal whether there were additional targets grand jurors recommended indictment for, among other details. https://t.co/M6qBGtvPOf
(https://twitter.com/JoyceWhiteVance/status/1697426761619820752?s=02)
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