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@JeDi Ich hätte gerne mit Familie und Urlaubsgepäck eine Reservierung. Und nun werden wir wahrscheinlich die gleichen Züge für #FF-#XBB nehmen und nur #FKW-#FF anders fahren, sodass es nicht so krass schlimm wäre ohne Reservierung, aber nun ja, sind halt dann die Hälfte der Züge nicht mehr reserviert.

(Und ich schrieb vorhin was von Zugbindung, aber das machen wir eh mit Freifahrten / FIP, also ist die auch irrelevant)

Increased #pathogenicity and #transmission of #SARS-CoV-2 #Omicron #XBB.1.9 subvariants, including HK.3 and EG.5.1, relative to BA.2, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/11/increased-pathogenicity-and.html

#XBB.1.5 monovalent #vaccine induces lasting cross-reactive responses to #SARS-CoV-2 #variants such as HV.1 and #JN1, as well as SARS-CoV-1, but elicits limited XBB.1.5 specific #antibodies, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/03/xbb15-monovalent-vaccine-induces.html

Respiratory #Shedding of Infectious #SARS-CoV-2 #Omicron #XBB.1.41.1 Lineage among Captive White-Tailed #Deer, #Texas, #USA, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/01/respiratory-shedding-of-infectious-sars.html

Evolving #antibody #response to #SARS-CoV-2 #antigenic #shift from #XBB to #JN1

Source: Nature, AbstractThe continuous evolution of SARS-CoV-2, particularly the emergence of BA.2.86/JN.1 lineage replacing XBB, necessitates re-evaluation of vaccine compositions 1–3. Here, we provide a comprehensive analysis of the humoral immune response to XBB and JN.1 human exposure. We demonstrate the antigenic distinctiveness of XBB and JN.1 lineages in SARS-CoV-2-naive individuals,…

https://etidioh.wordpress.com/2024/11/07/evolving-antibody-response-to-sars-cov-2-antigenic-shift-from-xbb-to-jn1/

Effect of wild-type #vaccine doses on #BA5 hybrid #immunity, disease #severity, and #XBB #reinfection risk

Source: Journal of Virology, ABSTRACTVaccination against the wild-type (WT) severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus did not produce detectable levels of neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) against the BA.5 strain before it emerged. However, coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) severity varied highly between unvaccinated, partially vaccinated,…

https://etidioh.wordpress.com/2024/11/05/effect-of-wild-type-vaccine-doses-on-ba5-hybrid-immunity-disease-severity-and-xbb-reinfection-risk/

#Clinical #profile analysis of #SARS-CoV-2 #community #infections during periods with #omicron #BA2, #BA4/5, and #XBB dominance in #HK: a prospective cohort study

Source: Lancet Infectious Diseases, SummaryBackgroundExisting studies on SARS-CoV-2 infection have mainly focused on severe clinical outcomes; understanding of the clinical severity profile of general community infections is poor. We aimed to assess and compare the clinical profiles of infections with…

https://etidioh.wordpress.com/2024/10/15/clinical-profile-analysis-of-sars-cov-2-community-infections-during-periods-with-omicron-ba2-ba4-5-and-xbb-dominance-in-hk-a-prospective-cohort-study/

[Correspondence] Virological #characteristics of the #SARS-CoV-2 #KP311 #variant https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(24)00505-X/fulltext?rss=yes

SARS-CoV-2 #JN1 variant (#BA28611), arising from BA.2.86.1 with spike protein (S) substitution S:L455S, outcompeted previously predominant #XBB lineages by beginning of 2024. Subsequently, JN.1 subvariants including #KP2 (JN.1.11.1.2) & #KP3 (JN.1.11.1.3), which acquired additional S substitutions (eg, S:R346T, S:F456L, and S:Q493E) have emerged concurrently (appendix pp 19–20).2

[Correspondence] Virological #characteristics of the #SARS-CoV-2 #KP311 #variant https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(24)00505-X/fulltext?rss=yes

SARS-CoV-2 #JN1 variant (#BA28611), arising from BA.2.86.1 with spike protein (S) substitution S:L455S, outcompeted previously predominant #XBB lineages by beginning of 2024. Subsequently, JN.1 subvariants including #KP2 (JN.1.11.1.2) & #KP3 (JN.1.11.1.3), which acquired additional S substitutions (eg, S:R346T, S:F456L, and S:Q493E) have emerged concurrently (appendix pp 19–20).2

[Correspondence] Virological #characteristics of the #SARS-CoV-2 #KP311 #variant https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(24)00505-X/fulltext?rss=yes

SARS-CoV-2 #JN1 variant (#BA28611), arising from BA.2.86.1 with spike protein (S) substitution S:L455S, outcompeted previously predominant #XBB lineages by beginning of 2024. Subsequently, JN.1 subvariants including #KP2 (JN.1.11.1.2) & #KP3 (JN.1.11.1.3), which acquired additional S substitutions (eg, S:R346T, S:F456L, and S:Q493E) have emerged concurrently (appendix pp 19–20).2

[Correspondence] Virological #characteristics of the #SARS-CoV-2 #KP311 #variant https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(24)00505-X/fulltext?rss=yes

SARS-CoV-2 #JN1 variant (#BA28611), arising from BA.2.86.1 with spike protein (S) substitution S:L455S, outcompeted previously predominant #XBB lineages by beginning of 2024. Subsequently, JN.1 subvariants including #KP2 (JN.1.11.1.2) & #KP3 (JN.1.11.1.3), which acquired additional S substitutions (eg, S:R346T, S:F456L, and S:Q493E) have emerged concurrently (appendix pp 19–20).2

A trivalent #protein-based pan- #Betacoronavirus #vaccine elicits cross-neutralizing #antibodies against a panel of coronavirus #pseudoviruses https://www.nature.com/articles/s41541-024-00924-x

We demonstrated broad neutralization by a trivalent subunit vaccine, formulating the receptor-binding domains of #SARS-CoV, #MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2 #XBB.1.5 with Alum and CpG55.2.

Profiling #SARS-CoV-2-specific #Tcell response, Lancet Infect Dis. {Correspondence}, https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(24)00377-3/fulltext?rss=yes

#Omicron subvariants that escape #antibody-mediated neutralisation are still recognised by cross-reactive T-cells, & should not be considered antigenically distinct by definition. Vaccination with a monovalent #XBB.1.5 vaccine boosted T-cell responses, including T cells that were cross-reactive with #variants that emerged after XBB.1.5.

#XBB15 monovalent #mRNA #vaccine #booster elicits robust neutralizing #antibodies against #XBB subvariants and #JN1, Cell Host Microbe: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2024.01.014

• An XBB.1.5 booster markedly enhanced neutralization of SARS-CoV-2, including JN.1
• An XBB.1.5 booster induced similar antibody titers to XBB infection
• Omicron infection followed by XBB.1.5 booster yielded the highest antibody titers
• Our findings supported recommendations for broad use of the updated XBB.1.5 booster

-- Updated monovalent #COVID19 #vaccines provided 54% (95% CI = 46–60%) #protection vs symptomatic #SARS-CoV-2 #infection in persons recently vaccinated compared w/ those who did not receive an updated dose. Vaccination provided protection for infections caused by #JN1 & infections caused by #XBB-related lineages. Waning of effectiveness is expected with additional elapsed time since vaccination, especially against less severe disease.

Convergent #evolution of #SARS-CoV-2 #XBB #lineages on #RBD 455–456 synergistically enhances #antibody #evasion and #ACE2 binding https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1011868

Wirksamkeit der Boosterimpfung gegen #Corona nun nachgewiesen: >>Eine Studie der Klinik für Rheumatologie und Immunologie der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover (MHH) schließt nun diese Lücke. In Kooperation mit dem MHH-Institut für Immunologie und dem Deutschen Primatenzentrum Göttingen haben die Forschenden die weltweit erste Publikation über den neuen #XBB.1.5 basierten Impfstoff von Biontech veröffentlicht. Im Rahmen der „#COVID-19 Contact (CoCo)“-Studie der MHH wurden 53 MHH-Beschäftigte untersucht, die den #Impfstoff erhalten haben. Anschließend wurde deren Immunreaktion gemessen. Das Ergebnis: Nach der #Impfung mit dem neuen #Booster waren die Antikörper gegen #Omikron #Varianten deutlich angestiegen. Die Arbeit ist in der renommierten Fachzeitschrift „The Lancet Infection Diseases“ veröffentlicht worden. [.. ]
„Wir haben nicht nur eine große Menge neutralisierender Antikörper gegen Omikron XBB.1.5 gefunden, sondern auch gegen andere #Unter-Varianten“, sagt die Oberärztin Professorin Dr. Alexandra Dopfer-Jablonka, die gemeinsam mit ihrem Klinikkollegen Professor Dr. Georg Behrens die Immunstudie leitet. Das bedeutet, der Impfstoff ruft die Immunabwehr nicht nur gegen die aktuell dominierende Corona-Variante XBB.1.5 auf den Plan, sondern aktiviert die körpereigene Abwehr auch gegen die sich gerade ausbreitende Varianten „#Pirola“ (#BA2.86) und „#Eris“ (#EG1.5). „Die #B-Zellen, die Antikörper gegen Omikron produzieren, wurden signifikant mehr und auch die #T-Zellen wurden durch die Impfung gestärkt“, erklärt die Rheumatologin. „Die Daten zeigen, dass die neue #Booster-Impfung ihr Ziel erreicht und darüber hinaus auch Antikörper gegen neue #SARS-CoV-2 Varianten induziert.“ [..] Eine #Auffrischungsimpfung mit dem neuen, angepassten Impfstoff ist laut Ständiger Impfkommission (#Stiko) für alle empfehlenswert, die 60 Jahre oder älter sind. Zudem sollten sich alle Menschen boostern lassen, die wegen einer #Grunderkrankung ein besonderes Risiko für einen schweren Krankheitsverlauf haben. Außerdem empfiehlt die Stiko die Auffrischungsimpfung für Bewohnerinnen und Bewohner von #Pflegeheimen sowie für# Beschäftigte im Pflege- und Gesundheitsbereich. Die Auffrischungsimpfung sollte jährlich wiederholt werden, vorzugsweise im Herbst. << https://idw-online.de/de/news826159

[Correspondence] #Neutralisation activity of mucosal #IgA against #XBB sublineages and #BA286 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(23)00732-6/fulltext?rss=yes

Evening of our latest #COVID booster day, and it's been one of the easiest for me! My arm isn't even sore, which is rare. That'll prob kick in by morning tho'.

My very first COVID shot, back when that happened, brought me several hours of fever and bed-shaking shivers before it passed.

Unfortunately K is having some of that experience this time! Seventh shot for her too, tho 'she weathered all the previous ones very easily. #XBB is a different animal indeed.

#vaccination #vax

#XBB coursing thru my veins. I am become vaccinated, destroyer of viruses. Roar.

#vaccination #covid19

(3/3)

... auch vor schwerer #Erkrankung durch HV.1 schützt", sagte #Infektiologe #Schaffner today.com. Die neuen Corona-Impfstoffe sind auf die vormals dominierende #Omikron-#Variante #XBB.1.5. angepasst. Da die neuen #Varianten wie HV.1 Omikron-#Sublinien und daher eng verwandt sind, gehen Experten davon aus, dass diesbezüglich keine Gefahr besteht..."

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“The National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommends that everyone six months of age and older get the XBB.1.5 vaccine if it has been six months or longer since their last COVID-19 vaccination or COVID-19 infection.
NACI also recommends the XBB.1.5 vaccine for both children and adults who have never been vaccinated against COVID-19.”

https://apple.news/AeHW8fnKFQX65f820lZ5RcA

#COVID19 #vaccine #XBB.1.5 #Canada

Just got my #XBB #COVID jab, you can basically walk into any Shoppers and get it now in #Toronto or anywhere in #Canada although if you want to be sure you can set an appointment online. This city has a number of city run locations as well, look it up. Almost a year since my last shot so I was ready for the updated one!

10/27/2023

Good Afternoon SARS2PAians!

There's no new wastewater or CDC map data today.

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:ms_arrow_right: VOCs

Nationally, HV.1 pulling waaaaay ahead of everything else at almost 16% of random sequencing.: https://ibb.co/P6LfC0t

Vanilla BA.2.86 is starting to drop off the chart, but its grandchild JN.1 has increased quite a lot this week. No BA.2.86 descendents are above the Tableau graph "fold" yet, though.: https://ibb.co/WDGqQ0C

In PA, FL.1.5.1 weirdly more successful here than HV.1, but not by a whole lot. JD.1.1 is another variant that is not good to see here and is specifically being watched for fast progress.

In NY/NJ, HV.1 and FL.1.5.1 at the top, similar to national testing, but I REALLY want to call your attention to JN.1 which has made it above the fold at .37% already. 👀: https://ibb.co/QJrmZt4

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PLEASE get those XBB boosters, flu shots, and some spare quality respirators.

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:ms_arrow_right: CDC NOWCAST

The newest CDC NOWCAST is out. Progress of current variants will continue according to their current trajectory, HV.1 taking more of the sequencing share, even ot the point of pushing EG.5 out.: https://ibb.co/cc8hykc

JN.1 has not been prevalent enough to add in yet but I am certain once it reaches over 1% it's gonna be on there fast.

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:ms_arrow_right: Legislation

10 Democratic Party Senators have helped the GOP approve a bill that would ban the enforcement of mask mandates on public transportation.

https://med-mastodon.com/@luckytran/111303102249510664

Baldwin (D-WI) Bennet (D-CO Brown (D-OH) Kaine (D-VA) Kelly (D-AZ) Klobuchar (D-MN) Manchin (D-WV) Rosen (D-NV) Shaheen (D-NH) Tester (D-MT)

Want to remind everyone that Tim Kaine (VA) has long COVID AND all these people that have voted for this measure in both parties have access to top-tier health care and retirement benefits. 🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦

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This winter is gonna be one crazy Wild West. Wear a quality respirator, be aware of social contacts, and keep that air clean!!

Currently, we are at the point where infectious disease is at the LOWEST poiint it's gonna be for the rest of year.

Please be careful and we can keep life, learning, and financial loss to a minimum this winter! 🍁🍁🍁❄️

#Covid #Covid19 #XBB #BA286 #JN1 #CovidIsNotOver #Democrats #Respirator #MasksWork #VaccinesSaveLives #SARS2PA #Pennsylvania #PA #CDC

Good Morning SARS2PAians!🍁

There's no new CDC stuff or wastewater today.

:ms_arrow_right: Since I didn't update this Fediverse version (apologize...meatspace life got in the way) in a while, and things are quiet while watching BA.2.86*, I'll add revelant info from my previous Reddit posts.

Pretty much only VOCs and specifically to keep track of BA.2.86.x.y.z currently going on.

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VOCs

Nationally, HV.1 and FL.1.5.1 still making lots of gains even though they're pretty much the largest chuck of random sequencing.: https://ibb.co/v1GCnyH

IN PA, the chart reflects naitonal levels but again, seeing JN.anything isn't good.: https://ibb.co/7Y4F3Lb

In NY/NJ, chart shows reflection of national levels here, too.: https://ibb.co/CmYskD2

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Precautions

Want to remind everyone that upcoming for winter, BA.2.86 and JN.1 (and their relatives!) have a bonkers estimated amount of both ACE2 binding AND also immune escape.👀: https://ibb.co/fGFG4PZ

This means it can easily circumvent any current immunity AND potentially settle further down in the lungs, causing more short and long term damage.

JN.1 is being loudly proclaimed an incoming great concern.: https://ibb.co/zGkwKyk

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Please get vaccinated with the XBB formula, and also a flu shot, wear a quiality respirator in crowds, keep the air clean and be aware of social contacts.We do not want to deal with XBB, flu, and BA.2.86 all at the same time. That would be bad times.

Canade is having a horrible time with this fall. In British Columbia it's estimated that 1 in every 14 people are now infected. We don't want this here!: https://ibb.co/nRFnWx8

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Wastewater (from 10/20 update)

Thankfully, we have some BioBot info that's bit more recent. (Phew.) Much more thorough and comprehensible than Google can do.

(Did you know Biobot, first actual wastewater testing company, pioneered using wastewater as a valuable national health tool?): https://ibb.co/1znxkH8 (Content warning, language, he's REALLY mad here.)

Nationally, levels going sharply down.: https://ibb.co/2dgk27W

Regionally, all regions trending sharply down except the Midwest. (This jives with WastewaterSCAN that still has us at HIGH levels in the Northeast.): https://ibb.co/ZBrzB0D

in PA, DauphinCo and ErieCo have not reported to Biobot in way too long. Dauphin reports to WWS though it seems. https://ibb.co/kXBYN4D

With what's left, 8/9 sheds sharply decreasing except Westmoreland, which is now above national levels and generally rising...what's going on there?

Gotta get a hold of that before cold weather hits, Pitt area!

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CDC (from 10/20)

The New Hospital Admits graph has improved.: https://ibb.co/Xxb4N3k

There are still a few counties at HIGH admits levels:

Susquehanna

Bradford

Sullivan

The old coal region (Schuylkill down to Cumberland and over to Snyder).

Absolute number of new C19 beds have improved somwehat. Venango, Forest, Clarion cos. still showing HIGH levels.: https://ibb.co/Qpm9DW7

Staffed ICU beds have increased along the Northern tier, in the central southern counties. (Somerset to Frankiln, up to Juniata, and over to Cambria.), and over by Easton (Pike down to Lehigh).: https://ibb.co/hWpypw6

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Research (from 10/16 reddit post)

A new COVID research preprint indicates that COVID and Dengue fever actually assist one another through cross-reactive antibodies WE MAKE in order to fight them.: https://ibb.co/TLMMfVz

It also potentially induces cytokine storm which basically is the body's way of destroying itself in an attempt to destroy any pathogens in it.: https://ibb.co/wdmgNx1

Great explainer Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/ejustin46/status/1700425952113684771

As temeratures get warmer (like this summer) due to climate change and the tropical heat belt expands upward, mosquitoes carrying Dengue are going to be more and more of a problem to more areas. Dengue is already on the rise in many areas due to SARS2. Dengue is already spreading to Europe and Southern USA.

See you on the next update and apoplogize again for shuffling around!

#SARS2PA #Covid #CovidIsNotOver #vaccine #VaccinesSaveLives #XBB #BA286 #JN1 #Pennsylvania #PA #Pirola

Ich kann doch hoffentlich davon ausgehen, dass bei einem jetzt vereinbarten #Booster-#Impftermin (heute ...) der aktuelle #Omi­cron #XBB.1.5 #Impfstoff gespritzt wird und nicht irgendwelche Restbestände der "alten" Impfstoffe? (Gibt's letztere überhaupt noch zu bestellen?)
Oder muss/sollte man da fragen? (Käme vermutlich nicht so gut, und ich will den Hausarzt der Eltern nicht verärgern ...)

''6 Oct. '23 Highlights: * during surveillance week, the incidence of new detected cases of #COVID19 remained low and overall stable. * #Impact on #healthcare system, especially #ICUs was limited. * Predominance of #omicron #XBB lineages was confirmed, especially with #EG5 subvariant, similarly other European regions.'' #surveillance #italy #SARS_COV_2

4/🧵

> = already here in the US

w/484K:
>EG.6.1.1 (Hyp)
FL.30 (Hyp)

No 486P
>FW.1.1 (XBB.1.28)
CK.1.1.1 (BA.5.2.24 extention)
>JH* (BA.5.3.1 extention)

#COVID #COVID19 #COVIDvariants #COVIDclans
#Hyperion #Centaurus #EG516 #Kraken #XBB

#Italy, 29 Sept. '23 {#COVD19 Weekly Summary}: cases' growth rate showed a further decrease compared last week, and overall activity remains low. Impact of health care system is limited. #Omicron lineages #XBB are predominant, with the majority of characterized viruses belonging to #EG5 subvariant. Epidemic situation is in line with the that observed in the European Region.'' Full update: https://www.iss.it/monitoraggio-settimanale/-/asset_publisher/dJSrLJgOqlTV/content/bollettino-21-fase-3?_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_dJSrLJgOqlTV_assetEntryId=9039100&_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_dJSrLJgOqlTV_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iss.it%2Fmonitoraggio-settimanale%3Fp_p_id%3Dcom_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_dJSrLJgOqlTV%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_dJSrLJgOqlTV_assetEntryId%3D9039100%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_dJSrLJgOqlTV_cur%3D0%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse

Broad protective #RBD #heterotrimer #vaccines neutralize #SARS-CoV-2 including #Omicron sub-variants #XBB / #BQ11 / #BF7 https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1011659 #research #covid19 #animal #model

Promoting to @novid

Promising news about the upcoming COVID boosters!

H/T @erictopol

#COVID #COVIDVaccine #COVIDBooster #COVIDIsNotOver #WearAMask #XBB #BA286 #EG51 https://mstdn.social/@erictopol/111026999351394228

BA.2.86 fears fizzle as other variants drive up hospitalizations, deaths - Enlarge (credit: Getty | Justin Sullivan)

Concern over the hig... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1966041 #sars-cov-2 #subvariant #boosters #covid-19 #pandemic #vaccines #science #ba.2.86 #omicron #xbb.1.5 #health #eg.5 #who

Fall COVID shots will boost protection against latest subvariants, Moderna says - Enlarge / A vial containing Moderna COVID-19 booster vaccine at a vacci... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1961809 #subvariants #sars-cov-2 #covid-19 #fl.1.5.1 #science #booster #moderna #vaccine #xbb.1.5 #health #pfizer #eg.5 #cdc #fda #who

Promoting to @novid

H/T @erictopol

#COVIDIsNotOver #WearAMask #Boosters #XBB #EG51 #Eris #Omicron https://mstdn.social/@erictopol/110849704221812262

"Look, the wave of this #COVID variant is already flattening in India!"
**And you reply:**
"Yes, as long as the kids stay on holiday. Then it will come back..."

#Lockdown #XBB #Arcturus #MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver #TACT

Source: https://tactnowinfo.substack.com/p/why-did-exponential-growth-stop-in?

A pan- #sarbecovirus #vaccine based on #RBD of #SARS-CoV-2 original strain elicits potent neutralizing #antibodies against #XBB in non-human primates https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2221713120?af=R

#Neutralization of #BA4–BA.5, #BA46, #BA275.2, #BQ11, and #XBB.1 with Bivalent #Vaccine, NEJM: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2214916?query=TOC&cid=NEJM%20eToc,%20January%2026,%202023%20DM1931502_NEJM_Non_Subscriber&bid=1379403247

XBB.1.5: Still more questions than answers on risk of latest omicron subvariant - Enlarge / A CDC COVID-19 variant testing site inside Tom Bradley Intern... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1909381 #infectiousdisease #publichealth #coronavirus #sars-cov-2 #subvariant #covid-19 #science #omicron #xbb.1.5 #ecdc #cdc #who

The #Biden administration on Wednesday extended the #COVID-19 #publichealthemergency until April as “#Kraken” #XBB.1.5, the most transmissible #Omicron variant seen yet, drives cases #upward.
The public health emergency has been extended every 90 days since 2020.
#ItIsNotOver #kraken #Omicron #PublicHealthProtection

https://fortune.com/well/2023/01/11/biden-administration-extends-covid-public-health-emergency/

The Tyee: The ‘Kraken’ Virus Is Here. What’s the Threat Level? (in Analysis) https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/01/04/Kraken-Virus-Threat-Level/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #COVID-19transmission #Omicronsubvariant #YunlongRichardCao #COVID-19variants #DeeptiGurdasani #EricFeigl-Ding #XBB.1.5variant #T.RyanGregory #AkikoIwasaki #TaraMoriarty #Celljournal #J.P.Weiland #longCOVID #N95masks

Sieht so aus als wenn in China die #BA5-Abkömmlinge die Nase vorn hätten und nicht, wie anderswo berichtet, #XBB.
Das würde bedeuten, dass der anderswo beobachtete Ausbreitungsvorteil der XBB-Linien auf Immunescape basiert und nicht auf intrinsisch besserer Ansteckung.
Leider ist n bisschen unklar, wie belastbar/repräsentativ die Daten sind.
https://mas.to/@kakape/109631413743430066

''#BQ1 and #XBB are new #subvariants of #Omicron which have become the dominant strains in some overseas countries and regions for their increased #transmissibility and immune escape capacity. ''

#China, #Shanghai has detected the #Omicron #subvariants #BQ1 and #XBB that have been prevailing in some overseas countries but experts said 2 strains were found in imported cases placed under closed-loop management which has not caused local #transmission, saying there is no need to hoard Montmorillonite {?} powder to relieve #diarrhea that can be caused by subvariant #XBB15. GT: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202301/1283058.shtml

Ich bin schockiert wie aufwendig es diesmal ist, den BA.4/ BA.5 - Booster zu bekommen.

In der Vergangenheit konnte ich mich nie beschweren, habe immer Glück gehabt und willige Ärzte oder Impfzentren gefunden. Derzeit ist es eine Farce. Termin habe ich jetzt endlich nach großen Bemühungen, mal sehen ob ich die Impfung bekomme ...

#CovidIsNotOver #Booster #Bivalent #BA4 #BA5 #XBB #BQ11 #USW #Bremen #ImpfenSchuetzt #VaccinesPlus

As I tweeted earlier, #22F (#XBB) is a #recombinant variant - the first officially elevated using the #Nextstrain clade designations. You can read more about what that means in my twitter thread below!

https://twitter.com/firefoxx66/status/1587762412110974976

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RT @[email protected]

Ja, ein FFP2-Maske richtig zu tragen ist wirklich kinderleicht und wird hier in 47 Sekunden erklärt. Dafür braucht man bestimmt kein „Experte“ sein.

https://youtu.be/vR8NJ97EyaQ

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