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This website page on the COVID-19 Pandemic is for educational purposes ONLY
All previous updates are now archived
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Radiation Injury Similarities
Click HERE
Also, A recent Radiation Research Journal Article on COVID and Radiation Injury, Rios et al. here:
Commonalities Between COVID-19 and Radiation Injury, Authors: Rios, Carmen I., Cassatt, David R., Hollingsworth, Brynn A.,
Satyamitra, Merriline M., Tadesse, Yeabsera S., et al.
Source: Radiation Research, 195(1) : 1-24
Published By: Radiation Research Society
bmoyernh
This website page on the COVID-19 Pandemic is for educational purposes ONLY
All previous updates are now archived
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Radiation Injury Similarities
Click HERE
Also, A recent Radiation Research Journal Article on COVID and Radiation Injury, Rios et al. here:
Commonalities Between COVID-19 and Radiation Injury, Authors: Rios, Carmen I., Cassatt, David R., Hollingsworth, Brynn A., Satyamitra, Merriline M., Tadesse, Yeabsera S., et al. Source: Radiation Research, 195(1) : 1-24 Published By: Radiation Research Society
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After 2 years of providing free educational presentations on COVID, we are ending our updates after May 1st and closing this page on May 30th.
Stay Healthy and COVID Free! -
Mask Up, Keep others safe, and get fully Vaccinated!Antigen Test vs PCR Test:Antigen tests find the "infectious" -
After 2 years of educational presentations on COVID, we are ending our updates on April 1stClick here to edit text.
April 30th
The US has exceeded 1M deaths in early April
1.028M dead from COVID (US)
3074 per 1 M pop
still ~300 deaths/day continues
(but still trending down)
84.9 M+ cases in the US
currently 2.37 M active cases;
>2290 in critical care (trending up)
CDC proclaims BA.2 the predominant strain in the US (greatest in the NE; the BA.2 VOC has two new variants BA.2.12 and BA.2.12.1 as main cases in NYC; Shanghai and Hong Kong are Omicron BA.1)
An estimated >350,000 children have been orphaned by COVID-19
Heart disease kills 12-14,000/week,
Cancer 12,000/week; COVID >2,000/d; 14,000.wk
The US exceeded 480,000 est COVID deaths for the year of 2021 - ~130,000 more than 2021
LINK to www.Worldometer.info/coronavirus/
This will be our last monthly update - We will continue to respond to science queries
A presentation for the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)
Regulatory Affairs and Biomarker Communities
" COVID-19 Variants: Science, Pharmacology and Challenges "
A June Update is in the works (data to May 21st) View it here (DRAFT Click Here)
KEY POINTS ABOUT THE PANDEMIC TO RECOGNIZE
>> We are now over 1 Million US deaths since the start of the pandemic.
>> The BA.2 VOC is now escalating its presence in wastewater and cases are climbing.
>> The BA.2 VOC is affecting children more than adults, likely simply due to adult vaccinations and viral load transference in the young.
>> The COVID virus is going to continue to mutate and produce new variants and our vaccines will need to be updated - not unlike the flu vaccines - to accommodate the needed immune recognition and neutralization we will require.
>> The vaccines provide a wide spectrum (2-log) of immune competence a few weeks after a vaccination and thence after a booster; but, 20% of the vaccinated do not render an adequate protection which leads to breakthrough infections.
>> Testing 2 times a week using ANTIGEN tests provides a key metric on the infectious status of a subject. A POS test in a vaccinated person may be over 5 days (or longer) and one should expect that you are "infectious" to others. Quarantine and mask if around others and use a NEG Antigen test to safely return to public settings.
>> An important issue is "Long COVID" which affects more than 20% of infected and new data is suggesting risks of diabetes, brain impairment, and cardiovascular injuries are showing long term (>12 months) duration and one should avoid any exposure to COVID. Natural immunity does confer a wide array of antibodies (a fraction are neutralizing) but it is dependent on the severity of infection and like the vaccinations, does not confer lasting immunity.
>> a study in Israel shows a 4th booster doe snot have a rise in protection for 3 months
>> What we need is a T-cell assay that is rapid and specific to identify the vulnerable who cannot retain immunity (T-cells retain memory to train B-cell antibody production
KEY POINTS ABOUT THE PANDEMIC TO RECOGNIZE
>> We are now over 1 Million US deaths since the start of the pandemic.
>> The BA.2 VOC is now escalating its presence in wastewater and cases are climbing.
>> The BA.2 VOC is affecting children more than adults, likely simply due to adult vaccinations and viral load transference in the young.
>> The COVID virus is going to continue to mutate and produce new variants and our vaccines will need to be updated - not unlike the flu vaccines - to accommodate the needed immune recognition and neutralization we will require.
>> The vaccines provide a wide spectrum (2-log) of immune competence a few weeks after a vaccination and thence after a booster; but, 20% of the vaccinated do not render an adequate protection which leads to breakthrough infections.
>> Testing 2 times a week using ANTIGEN tests provides a key metric on the infectious status of a subject. A POS test in a vaccinated person may be over 5 days (or longer) and one should expect that you are "infectious" to others. Quarantine and mask if around others and use a NEG Antigen test to safely return to public settings.
>> An important issue is "Long COVID" which affects more than 20% of infected and new data is suggesting risks of diabetes, brain impairment, and cardiovascular injuries are showing long term (>12 months) duration and one should avoid any exposure to COVID. Natural immunity does confer a wide array of antibodies (a fraction are neutralizing) but it is dependent on the severity of infection and like the vaccinations, does not confer lasting immunity.
>> a study in Israel shows a 4th booster doe snot have a rise in protection for 3 months
>> What we need is a T-cell assay that is rapid and specific to identify the vulnerable who cannot retain immunity (T-cells retain memory to train B-cell antibody production
Is your state, or where your friends/relatives live, doing enough testing?
Check this site (This site is updated daily) Click this LINK
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Is your state, or where your friends/relatives live, doing enough testing?
Check this site (This site is updated daily) Click this LINK
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