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Mashup Score: 13Wastewater Treatment COVID-19 Monitoring Dashboard - 2 year(s) ago
Tracking COVID-19 Prevalence with Metro Plant Wastewater The number of reported cases of COVID-19 infections in the seven-county metro area corresponds to the prevalence of the virus in wastewater samples at the Metro treatment plant in Saint Paul. The plant serves a large portion of the seven-county metro area. The blue…
Source: metrotransitmn.shinyapps.ioCategories: Infectious Disease, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Ongoing Twin Cities sewage data are now publicly posted by the Met Council at: https://t.co/ws6bAQAoie https://t.co/XBsvF1BYVQ
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Mashup Score: 45The C.D.C.’s New Challenge? Grappling With Imperfect Science - 2 year(s) ago
The Omicron coronavirus variant is moving much faster than researchers can, worsening a longstanding problem: The agency must make tough decisions with scant data.
Source: www.nytimes.comCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
GREAT READ: What happens when the situation is moving faster than our ability to access data and help people understand what's ahead? @CDCgov is working during a challenging time. #COVID19 #OmicronVariant #communications https://t.co/yMG9Q8bcNV
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Mashup Score: 5
Early data suggest the new variant may cause less severe disease and death—but hospitals are stretched to their limits
Source: www.science.orgCategories: Future of Medicine, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
How is the #OmicronVariant different? Is it sending fewer people to the hospital than previous variants? Here's some of the key questions scientists are trying to answer. ⬇ https://t.co/8OYo0nxcRv
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Mashup Score: 1Age of Omicron: What You Need to Know About Masks - 2 year(s) ago
If you’ve been using a cloth mask or even surgical masks so far, this is the time to upgrade.
Source: MediumCategories: Infectious Disease, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
RT @KellyPediNp: https://t.co/NPcdU7hLDV @tarahaelle excellent piece on masking for #OmicronVariant
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Mashup Score: 0CDC says N95 masks offer far better protection than cloth masks against omicron variant - 2 year(s) ago
Updated guidance stops short of saying people should wear the higher-quality masks, but offers advice on effectiveness.
Source: Washington PostCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
The @CDCgov says #N95 masks offer far better protection than cloth masks against #omicronvariant - The @WashingtonPost https://t.co/DaI3YiUdcz
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Mashup Score: 0You Need the Covid Booster - Medika Life - 2 year(s) ago
Scientists report traditional dosing regimens of COVID-19 vaccines don’t produce antibodies that recognize and neutralize the Omicron variant.
Source: Medika LifeCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
You Need the Covid Booster - Scientists look at whether vaccines are effective against the #Omicronvariant by @medikalife author @Harvard85 https://t.co/031TuVzVwF via @medikalife
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Mashup Score: 12
Hospitals were already short-staffed, the result of pandemic trauma, burnout, and the Great Resignation; now, with alarming numbers of those who remain calling in sick with Covid, there’s a whole new level of backup and strain.
Source: STATCategories: General Medicine News, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
“It feels, actually, worse than spring of 2020 for many reasons." A cascade of Omicron-driven shortages puts U.S. hospitals in a bind The story from @isabellacueto & @EricBoodman here: https://t.co/UMqeMzNSkf #healthcareworkers #OmicronVariant https://t.co/gXrMtl0A9L
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Mashup Score: 265Clinical outcomes among patients infected with Omicron (B.1.1.529) SARS-CoV-2 variant in southern California - 2 year(s) ago
Background: The Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of SARS-CoV-2 has rapidly achieved global dissemination, accounting for most infections in the United States by December 2021. Risk of severe outcomes associated with Omicron infections, as compared to earlier SARS-CoV-2 variants, remains unclear. Methods: We analyzed clinical and epidemiologic data from cases testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection…
Source: medRxivCategories: Latest Headlines, PulmonologyTweet-
NEW: Study on severity of those infected with the #OmicronVariant compared to the #DeltaVariant: ⬇️53% less risk of symptomatic hospitalization ⬇️74% less risk of ICU admission ⬇️91% less risk of death 0⃣Omicron patients required mechanical ventilation https://t.co/to2swFYF5Q https://t.co/LZYf0t3CGY
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Mashup Score: 13
Early data suggest the new variant may cause less severe disease and death—but hospitals are stretched to their limits
Source: www.science.orgCategories: Future of Medicine, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
How is the #OmicronVariant different? Is it sending fewer people to the hospital than previous variants? Here's some of the key questions scientists are trying to answer. ⬇ https://t.co/c8BxYZ9U88
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Mashup Score: 4Omicron, the great escape artist - Nature Reviews Immunology - 2 year(s) ago
Less than a month after the sequence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant was first announced, a number of articles in Nature and Cell examine its immune evasion characteristics.
Source: NatureCategories: Allergy-Immunology, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
five recent articles published in Nature, and three articles in Cell, describe how #OmicronVariant evades antibody responses. Read the summary here: https://t.co/NnfBUGLYJH #SARS_CoV_2 #COVID19
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Included in the @umnmedschool @umngenomics data re the %variants present in the sewage. One can see the rapid switch in late december from #SARSCoV2 Delta to #OmicronVariant. https://t.co/ws6bAQRZGO https://t.co/zD3TtMhnKO