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News for December 7 — Vaccine Purchase; Epidemic Preparedness Day

White House pushing back on reports it declined additional Pfizer vaccine purchase last summer: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-pushes-back-on-report-that-it-declined-to-buy-more-pfizer-vaccine-doses/ . So last summer, Pfizer announced that the White House had the right to buy up to 500 million more doses. As repeatedly noted here, the White House is so terrible at lying they apparently don’t understand videotape, prior reporting, …

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News for December 6 — Molnupiravir Stops COVID-19 Transmission

Molnupiravir stops COVID-19 transmission: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/361060 . Molnupiravir was originally developed for the flu. The available data for COVID-19 transmission is based on ferrets. If replicated in humans, this is a complete game-changer in COVID-19 treatment and suppression. (Treatment is affected because it could be used in hospitals to prevent transmission.) Note how incredibly useful this …

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News for December 5 — US COVID Cases Climb; Vaccinations Start

US COVID cases climb: https://apnews.com/article/arizona-coronavirus-pandemic-thanksgiving-holidays-us-news-1dee7ebbf246b23f45515ca396b38a00 . COVID disease timeline compared to CDC guidelines: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/12/05/if-exposed-to-covid-19-coronavirus-how-long-before-you-have-symptoms/?sh=46799b1515a6 . Oregon doc’s anti-mask comments draw medical license suspension: https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-immunizations-india-coronavirus-pandemic-united-nations-8eb8e174415553d82970d1ffb4581550 . Apparently he’s gunning to replace Scott Atlas. COVID surge puts most of California in stay-at-home restrictions: https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa/most-of-california-to-be-under-stay-at-home-orders-as-covid-19-surges-idUSKBN28F0WC . Can gene editing help treat sickle cell anemia?: https://www.wsj.com/articles/gene-editing-shows-promise-in-sickle-cell-disease-11607189442 . Pfizer vaccinations …

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News for December 4 — Vaccine Order Deadline Today

Friday (today) is state vaccine order deadline: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-12-04/states-submit-vaccine-orders-as-coronavirus-death-toll-grows . I don’t really understand this article. For whom is the vaccine being ordered? Do the states order from the federal government? Why is an order process necessary, and how are amounts determined? I’ll let you know if there is other reporting making sense of this order …

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News for December 3 — UK Vaccine Approval; Pardon Palooza

Fauci apologizes for comments on UK vaccine approval: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-fauci-apol/fauci-apologizes-for-casting-doubt-over-uks-approval-of-pfizer-vaccine-idUSKBN28D3AH . WSJ: UK vaccine approval: https://www.wsj.com/articles/pfizer-biontechs-covid-19-vaccine-approved-in-the-u-k-what-you-need-to-know-11606905307 . COVID long-haulers lung scarring: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-55017301 . Pfizer vaccine shipment estimate for 2020 cut in half to 50 million: https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/12/03/pfizer-to-ship-half-as-many-coronavirus-vaccine-do/ . Sad to say, skepticism about vaccination claims are warranted. Also, I should have noted yesterday that a Pfizer vaccination …

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News for December 2 — COVID Bubbles; Viral Shedding Primer

COVID bubbles: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/11/pandemic-pod-bubble-concept-creep/617207/ . Unfortunately, the COVID bubble can burst fairly easily. The relative lack of surface transmission does make the concept more workable than was thought early on in the pandemic. Viral shedding primer: https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2020/12/2/21718978/covid-19-viral-shedding-spread-pandemic-symptoms-cdc-data . Anti-virus research pathways broaden: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2020-12-02/coronavirus-pandemic-boosting-anti-virus-research-around-the-world . WSJ: COVID-19 testing “guidelines”: https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-should-i-get-a-test-11595524771 . I just “love it” when a …

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News for December 1 — Babies Born with COVID-19 Antibodies

Babies born with COVID-19 antibodies: https://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-antibodies-found-in-babies-born-to-covid-19-mothers/ . I found this March, 2020, article while researching a recent report of a mother in Singapore claiming her baby had COVID-19 antibodies at birth. However, these COVID-19 antibodies apparently decline rapidly: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/10/20-2328_article . Here is an older article discussing protection delivered through breastfeeding, and the rapid decline of …

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News for November 30 — Zombie Minks Rise from Graves

Zombie minks rise from graves, will need reburial or cremation: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/11/25/covid-19-denmark-mink-rising-from-the-dead/6426378002/ . Only in 2020 – and we still have December left to go … Escaped minks may spread virus to wild animals: https://www.livescience.com/escaped-mink-coronavirus-infection-risk.html . Remember, we don’t know if the vaccine is effective against this mutation … WSJ: Some COVID-19 long-haulers suffering from POTS: …

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News for November 29 — Freezers for Pharmacies

WSJ: Freezers for pharmacies: https://www.wsj.com/articles/pharmacies-add-freezers-train-staff-to-handle-covid-19-vaccination-drive-11606651217 . There is considerable expense associated with distributing the Pfizer vaccine in particular. Some workarounds are developing: https://www.rollcall.com/2020/10/13/deep-freezers-and-dry-ice-for-pfizer-vaccine-may-face-shortages/ . The potential for rapid coronavirus mutation: https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMc2031364 . In this case, the patient was not reinfected. Some virus lingered in his body and mutated. This raises questions about prior findings of …

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News for November 28 — Dr. Fauci and Compassionate Reassurance

Dr. Fauci: Christmas and New Year’s will be no different than Thanksgiving: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fauci-christmas-new-years-wont-be-any-different_n_5fc13a0bc5b68ca87f841459 . Depending on the Thanksgiving surge, it could be worse. Also, Dr. Fauci assures us that Santa has innate immunity: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anthony-fauci-santa-claus-covid-19-immunity_n_5fb8331ac5b67493dd366989 . The good news is, Dr. Fauci is able to provide compassionate reassurance. The bad news is, sometimes medical professionals don’t …

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