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Pandemic Update for 2021-12-26: Harm Reduction

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2021-12-26 by Keith Dawson2022-01-09

Items of recent pandemic news: Minnesota’s oddly bright prospects; Israel offers a fourth shot; the end of the pandemic as a social phenomenon; and what hap­pens when Omicron hits a population with pre-existing immunity. Plus a frippery. Quotes of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Acceleration, Booster Shots, Immunity, Viral Variants | 5 Replies

FDA Authorizes Merck’s Molnupiravir

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2021-12-23 by Keith Dawson2021-12-23

The FDA has issued an emergency use authorization for Merck’s Molnupiravir, an oral antiviral to prevent mild or moderate Covid-19 from progressing to more serious dis­ease, for those aged 18+ for whom other treatment options are not accessible / ap­pro­priate. … Continue reading →

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FDA Authorizes Pfizer’s Paxlovid

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2021-12-22 by Keith Dawson2021-12-23

The Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir and ritonavir), an oral antiviral to prevent mild or mod­er­ate Covid-19 from progressing to more serious disease. Supplies will be severely lim­ited for now. Paxlovid … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, Oral Antivirals | 2 Replies

Pandemic Update for 2021-12-21: Rapid

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2021-12-21 by Keith Dawson2022-01-02

Items of recent pandemic news: Novavax notches some wins; J&J’s vaccine is dep­re­cated; vaccines for young kids will have to wait; the US government is stockpiling an­ti­bodies; the implications of Omicron’s (possibly) faster incubation; and more. Plus a frippery. Quotes … Continue reading →

Posted in Antibody Cocktail, Antivirals, Children, Viral Variants | Leave a reply

Pandemic Update for 2021-12-15: Avoidance

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2021-12-15 by Keith Dawson2021-12-15

Items of recent pandemic news: Those who pay zero attention to the pandemic; the evo­lu­tionary weirdness of Omicron; the class-based roots of vaccine avoidance; boosters auth­or­ized for people aged 16-17; and Paxlovid’s continuing pro­mise. Plus a frippery. Paxlovid holds up … Continue reading →

Posted in Booster Shots, Government, Oral Antivirals, Vaccine Hesitancy, Viral Variants | 1 Reply

Pandemic Update for 2021-12-11: Adipose

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2021-12-11 by Keith Dawson2021-12-11

Items of recent pandemic news: A common cold coronavirus may have mixed into Omi­cron; Astra­Zeneca’s long-lasting injectable antibody gets authorized; SARS-CoV-2 can infect fat cells; what we tentatively know about Omi­cron; and much more. Plus a frippery. Quotes of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Reservoir, Medical Studies, Mix-and-Match Boost, Monoclonal Antibodies, Viral Variants | Leave a reply

Pandemic Update for 2021-12-05: Simulation

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2021-12-05 by Keith Dawson2021-12-05

Items of recent pandemic news: Simulating an aerosolized virus particle with 1.3 bil­lion atoms via a super­computer; the first monoclonal antibody treatment auth­or­ized for young children; Omicron may be breaking through natural im­mun­ity; and mol­nu­pir­a­vir’s tepid affirmation. Plus a frippery. … Continue reading →

Posted in Aerosols, Antivirals, Children, Government, Monoclonal Antibodies, Therapeutics, Viral Variants | 3 Replies

Pandemic Update for 2021-12-02: Advent

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2021-12-02 by Keith Dawson2022-01-09

Items of recent pandemic news: Survivors of severe Covid have double the odds of dying, from all causes, within a year; Minnesota’s fading Delta surge; where the Omi­cron variant may have come from; and more. Plus a frippery. Omicron update … Continue reading →

Posted in Acceleration, Medical Studies, Viral Variants | Leave a reply

Pandemic Update for 2021-11-28: Omicron

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2021-11-28 by Keith Dawson2021-11-28

Items of recent pandemic news: Quantifying the immunity advantage over natural infection that you get from boosting; nucleotide sequences released for the vac­cines; an update on Omicron; and what we should do about it right now. Plus a frippery. Quotes … Continue reading →

Posted in Booster Shots, Viral Variants | 1 Reply

The World Reacts to Omicron (B.1.1.529)

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2021-11-26 by Keith Dawson2021-11-28

The new worrisome variant we wrote about yesterday, now named Omicron, is roil­ing the world today. B.1.1.529 was first identified in Botswana, in southern Africa, based on four cases in fully vaccinated people. Another six cases were soon spotted in … Continue reading →

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New Variant B.1.1.529 Rising Fast in South Africa

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2021-11-25 by Keith Dawson2021-11-27

This could be something. South African scientists grew concerned that a new SARS-CoV-2 variant is making inroads against Delta in one province of the country. Today (Thursday Nov. 25) they briefed public health authorities and others in government, up to … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Update for 2021-11-19: Reformulation

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2021-11-19 by Keith Dawson2021-11-19

Items of recent pandemic news: CureVac’s second-generation vaccine does as well as Pfizer / BioNTech’s in a pre-clinical trial; the brain may participate directly in immune memory; and approval for boosters for all US adults. Plus a frippery. Boosters for … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Update for 2021-11-16: Herd

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2021-11-16 by Keith Dawson2021-12-20

Items of recent pandemic news: The Great Resignation among healthcare workers; the CDC may stop talking about herd immunity; the sobering prevalance of long Covid; the fifth pandemic wave crashing over Europe; and con­si­der­a­tions for oral antivirals. Plus a frip­pery. … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Update for 2021-11-12: Hearty

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2021-11-12 by Keith Dawson2021-11-12

Items of recent pandemic news: the US government buys more of Merck’s molnupiravir; a possible shortage of syringes looms next year; how Covid-19 affects the heart; and a pause in the administration’s vaccine mandate for companies. Plus a frippery. Biden’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, Manufacturing, Oral Antivirals | Leave a reply

Pandemic Update for 2021-11-06: Paxlovid

Suddenly at Home Posted on 2021-11-06 by Keith Dawson2021-12-05

Items of recent pandemic news: Deer may provide a SARS-CoV-2 reservior; OSHA promulgates rules implementing the Biden administration’s workplace vaccine mandate; and a strong showing for Pfizer’s oral medication against SARS-CoV-2. Plus a frip­pery. Pfizer’s anti-Covid pill shows strong results … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Reservoir, Government, Oral Antivirals, Therapeutics, Vaccine Mandates | 2 Replies

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