The Coronavirus / COVID-19 Thread (Keep all related posts here)

[deviantz]

What's the latest variant out there?

"Currently, the dominant variant nationwide is KP.2, with 24.9% of cases, followed by JN.1, with 22% of cases, and JN.1.7, with 13.7% of cases. "The original omicron variant is gone now," says Dr. Rupp. "Currently subvariants of omicron are circulating, including KQ.1, BA.2, and GE.1.""

https://www.nebraskamed.com/COVID/what- ... ing-around

Omicron was the longest lasting variant in this pandemic

[TheButcher]

This is a good name for a covid-19 variant

Well nick name is "FLiRT"

https://www.yahoo.com/news/2-covid-vari ... 45613.html


"Respiratory virus season may be ending in the United States, but a new group of COVID-19 variants are circulating, sparking concerns about a potential summer wave.

The family of variants, nicknamed "FLiRT," after their mutations, include KP.2, which is now the dominant variant in the United States. In recent weeks, KP.2 quickly overtook JN.1, the omicron subvariant that drove a surge in COVID cases this past winter.

Currently, KP.2 accounts for one in four infections nationwide, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

During a two-week period ending April 27, KP.2 made up nearly 25% of cases in the U.S., up from about 10% during the previous two-week period ending on April 13. After KP.2, the next most common variant is JN,1, which accounts for 22% of cases, followed by two JN.1 subvariants, JN.1.7 and JN.1.13.1.

Another FLiRT variant, called KP.1.1, is also circulating in the U.S., but is less widespread than KP.2. It currently accounts for about 7.5% of infections nationwide, per the CDC.

Although cases and hospitalizations are down and the country is in the middle of a COVID-19 lull, the new FLiRT variants are stoking concerns about another wave of infections this summer."

[jag]

Wow big news


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/scie ... 41291.html


"AstraZeneca withdraws Covid vaccine worldwide after admitting it can cause rare blood clots"

"AstraZeneca is withdrawing its Covid-19 vaccine worldwide, months after the pharma giant admitted the drug could cause very rare but life-threatening injuries.

The British-Swedish drugmaker has already withdrawn its EU marketing authorisation for the vaccine, branded Vaxzevria since 2021. The authorisation is the approval to market a drug in EU’s member states. The withdrawal was due to a “surplus of available updated vaccines” against new variants of the novel coronavirus, the company said.

The application to withdraw the vaccine from the EU was made on 5 March and came into effect on 7 May.

“As multiple variant Covid-19 vaccines have since been developed there’s a surplus of available updated vaccines," AstraZeneca said, adding that this led to a fall in demand for Vaxzevria, which is no longer manufactured or supplied.

AstraZeneca recently admitted that its vaccine, initially called Covishield, could cause very rare side effects like blood clots and low blood platelet counts, The Telegraph reported.


The admission came after the company was slapped with a class action lawsuit in the UK which claimed that the vaccine had caused deaths and severe injuries and sought damages up to £100m for about 50 victims.

“It is admitted that the AZ vaccine can, in very rare cases, cause TTS. The causal mechanism is not known,” AstraZeneca said in court documents in February, the newspaper reported.

TTS is Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, which is characterised by blood clots and low blood platelet counts in humans.

AstraZeneca’s vaccine was developed in collaboration with Oxford University and produced by the Serum Institute of India. It was widely administered in over 150 countries, including Britain and India.

Some studies conducted during the pandemic found the vaccine was 60 to 80 per cent effective in protecting against the novel coronavirus.

But subsequent research found it caused some people to develop potentially fatal blood clots."

[pussylover]

Wow big news


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/scie ... 41291.html


"AstraZeneca withdraws Covid vaccine worldwide after admitting it can cause rare blood clots"

"AstraZeneca is withdrawing its Covid-19 vaccine worldwide, months after the pharma giant admitted the drug could cause very rare but life-threatening injuries.

The British-Swedish drugmaker has already withdrawn its EU marketing authorisation for the vaccine, branded Vaxzevria since 2021. The authorisation is the approval to market a drug in EU’s member states. The withdrawal was due to a “surplus of available updated vaccines” against new variants of the novel coronavirus, the company said.

The application to withdraw the vaccine from the EU was made on 5 March and came into effect on 7 May.

“As multiple variant Covid-19 vaccines have since been developed there’s a surplus of available updated vaccines," AstraZeneca said, adding that this led to a fall in demand for Vaxzevria, which is no longer manufactured or supplied.

AstraZeneca recently admitted that its vaccine, initially called Covishield, could cause very rare side effects like blood clots and low blood platelet counts, The Telegraph reported.


The admission came after the company was slapped with a class action lawsuit in the UK which claimed that the vaccine had caused deaths and severe injuries and sought damages up to £100m for about 50 victims.

“It is admitted that the AZ vaccine can, in very rare cases, cause TTS. The causal mechanism is not known,” AstraZeneca said in court documents in February, the newspaper reported.

TTS is Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, which is characterised by blood clots and low blood platelet counts in humans.

AstraZeneca’s vaccine was developed in collaboration with Oxford University and produced by the Serum Institute of India. It was widely administered in over 150 countries, including Britain and India.

Some studies conducted during the pandemic found the vaccine was 60 to 80 per cent effective in protecting against the novel coronavirus.

But subsequent research found it caused some people to develop potentially fatal blood clots."

Sad news for those who took that vaccine.

[CanadianChick]

I don't know if I can post this, anything against vaccines would get you in trouble on social media. But I want to share this link.I don't want to get the forum in trouble.


"The first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic had more than three million excess deaths in Western countries, a new study says, raising “serious concerns.”

The research published in the BMJ Public Health journal Monday showed that between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2022, a total of 3,089,465 excess deaths were reported in 47 countries in the West, including Canada.

Excess mortality reflects data about the number of deaths that exceed what is expected or considered normal during a given period.

In 2021, when the first COVID-19 vaccines were rolled out, there were roughly 1.25 million excess deaths.

Then, in 2022, when countries lifted most COVID-19 related measures, more than 808,000 excess deaths were reported, according to preliminary estimates.

“Excess mortality has remained high in the Western world for three consecutive years, despite the implementation of containment measures and COVID-19 vaccines,” the study authors in Netherlands concluded.

“This is unprecedented and raises serious concerns,” they said, adding that governments and policymakers “need to thoroughly investigate underlying causes of persistent excess mortality and evaluate their health crises policies.”"





https://globalnews.ca/news/10541434/exc ... mic-study/

[DeSexGuide]

It seems so long ago we talked 24/7 about Covid

[Webby]

It seems so long ago we talked 24/7 about Covid

If you miss it wait until Fall it might come back

[TheButcher]

It seems so long ago we talked 24/7 about Covid

Please don;t jinx it brotha.

[porntraveller]

Are people still going for booster shots?

[TheButcher]

"Kansas AG Kris Kobach accuses Pfizer of misleading vaccine marketing in lawsuit"


https://kansasreflector.com/2024/06/17/ ... n-lawsuit/

I won't say much so as not to open myself up to any liability but it is an interesting development, read it if you want.

[Dorman]

Can you believe covid-19 was 4 and a half years ago?

[badkitty]

My friend just got over covid again, she was sick for a week. It is still out there just not infecting people as much as during the peak.

[foxxxychick]

My friend just got over covid again, she was sick for a week. It is still out there just not infecting people as much as during the peak.

It will stay around for years in my opinion just as the common cold never goes away.

[GlennfromLA]

I have 2 boxes of unopened (100 each) face masks and 12 KN9 masks I paid a lot for back in 2020. You could not find the fuckers at any price so i used to buy anytime I saw them for sale.

[jag]

I have 2 boxes of unopened (100 each) face masks and 12 KN9 masks I paid a lot for back in 2020. You could not find the fuckers at any price so i used to buy anytime I saw them for sale.

Bottle water, toilet paper, Lysol and Chlorox wipes, were other items I would get excited and buy a month supply when I could find them here.