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People with low levels of Vitamin D may be more likely to catch coronavirus and die from COVID-19 infection, study suggests

 

• Study compared average vitamin D levels in a country with coronavirus mortality
• Found a link showing low vitamin D levels are associated with a higher death rate
• Researchers ‘believe they can advise vitamin D supplementation’ to protect against the coronavirus

A preliminary study has found tentative evidence suggesting low levels of vitamin D may make it more likely an individual will die after contracting coronavirus. The research compared average levels of vitamin D across 20 European countries with COVID-19 infection rate and mortality. It revealed a convincing correlation where countries with low vitamin D levels were also the countries with highest mortality and COVID-19 infection rates. NN: We have long recommended that you Vitamin UP. And the fact that vitamin D is a great immune system booster. We were so convinced that we had compounded our special supplement The CoronaVit that had the right combination of ingredients, in the right form to maximize absorption. So all I can say is take your vitamins.

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It’s Ugly And Getting Uglier

Putin is not crazy. Sanctions are a joke and Putin is making more money on energy than ever. Europe and the U.S. are not willing to stop him.

Omicron is widely known to be more contagious than previous Covid strains. Scientists believe the worst of the virus may not yet be over. In a highly secure clean room at the University of NSW’s Kirby Institute, experts studied the strain at the beginning of Australia’s Omicron wave in mid-December and found out just how adept the variant is at evading vaccines. While the Delta variant was 60 per cent better at evading antibodies than the original virus found in Wuhan – even in the bodies of the double-vaxxed, Omicron was 16.5 times better at evading immunity – 10 times more than Delta. That explains why Omicron surged so quickly when it arrived in Australia – going from 110,000 active cases nationwide on Dec. 30 to 835,000 on Jan. 17. It has since eased significantly, with numbers dropping around 80 per cent since. But while the Omicron wave is subsiding across the globe, scientists believe new variants may continue to emerge for years – particularly in winter. Research from the Kirby Institute shows exactly how much more adept Omicron is at evading immunity via two vaccines or prior infection (pictured). A booster provides more protection Continue reading “Worst yet to come Omicron is evading vaccines”

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – An Omicron-specific booster could be ready by August, the CEO of U.S. biotech firm Moderna told Reuters, but the firm is still gathering clinical data to determine whether that vaccine would offer better protection than a new dose of the existing jab. Last month Moderna began clinical trials for a booster dose specifically designed to target Omicron but initial results from studies in monkeys show the Omicron-specific shot may not offer stronger protection than a new dose of the existing vaccine. Moderna chief executive Stephane Bancel said in an interview the company aimed to have a booster ready by August 2022, before next autumn when he said more vulnerable people may need it. Moderna’s vaccines use mRNA technology to provoke an immune response, similar to the shot developed by Pfizer/BioNTech.

“We believe a booster will be needed. I don’t know yet if it is going to be the existing vaccine, Omicron-only, or bivalent: Omicron and existing vaccine, two mRNA in one dose.”

He said a decision would be made in the coming months when clinical data becomes available. Bancel also confirmed that under the best-case scenario Moderna would have ready by August 2023 a so-called pan-vaccine which would protect simultaneously against COVID-19, flu and other respiratory diseases. He added that pricing for this vaccine under development would be “very similar” to that applied to the current vaccine. Moderna charges different prices for different regions of the world with a range between $15 and $37, according to UNICEF, a United Nations agency involved in the distribution of vaccines to poorer nations. NN: many people are delaying their 4th shot. It is because of bogus information being spread that their will be a booster in March with new RNA targeting the latest variants. That is just not true.Try August! If your last vaccine is more than 4 months old your protection has dropped. Lets face facts we are into a 4 times a year regiment. We are averaging 3 major new variants a year, The latest wave the Omicron variant has run its course. BUT unfortunately its just not that easy. Their are several variants that are warming up in the wings. Do not get all silly on me. Another wave is coming. The messaging has been dismal. Reality is the science is evolving like science is suppose to do. The reason the messaging keeps changing is simple. Their are new mutations and we learn more every day. Its the nature of the beast.

SEOUL, Feb. 12, 2022 (BSS/Xinhua) – South Korea’s daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a record high amid the spread of the Omicron variant, the health
authorities said on Saturday. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), the country reported 54,941 more cases of COVID-19 for the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 1,294,205. The daily caseload was up from 53,926 in the previous day, hovering above 50,000 for the third consecutive day. The recent resurgence was driven by infections in the Seoul metropolitan area amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, which became a dominant strain here. Of the new cases, 13,189 were Seoul residents. The number of the newly infected people living in Gyeonggi province and the western port city of Incheon was 15,952 and 5,059 respectively. The virus spread also raged in the non-metropolitan region. The number of new infections in the non-capital areas was 20,628, or 37.6 percent of the total local transmission.Among the new cases, 113 were imported from overseas, lifting the total to 27,090. The number of infected people who were in a serious condition stood at 275, up four from the previous day. Thirty-three more deaths were confirmed, leaving the death toll at 7,045. The total fatality rate was 0.54 percent. The country has administered COVID-19 vaccines to 44,725,434 people, or 87.2 percent of the total population, and the number of the fully inoculated people was 44,207,093, or 86.1 percent of the population. The number of those who received booster jabs was 29,244,945 people, or 57.0 percent of the population.

Germany: 7-day incidence rate at new record of 1474.3

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The study adds to evidence that Covid-19 may mutate rapidly when harboured by immunosuppressed individuals such as those not taking medication to treat HIV, and this may lead to the development of new variants. The Beta variant, with which the patient in the study was infected, was discovered in SA, as was the Omicron variant. “This case, like others before, describes a potential pathway for the emergence of novel variants,” the scientists said, stressing it was a hypothesis. “Our experience reinforces previous reports that effective anti-retroviral treatment is the key to controlling such events.” SA has the world’s biggest HIV epidemic with 8.2-million of its 60-million people infected with the virus which weakens the immune system. The coronavirus harboured by the patient in the study developed at least 10 mutations on the spike protein, which allows it to bind with cells, and 11 other mutations, the scientists said. Some of the changes were common to those seen in the Omicron and Lambda variants while other were consistent with mutations that allow the virus to evade antibodies.

More signs emerged that the Omicron wave is taking a less serious human toll in Europe than earlier phases of the pandemic as U.S. data showed daily average deaths from the disease exceeding the peak reached during the surge driven by the previously dominant Delta variant. In the U.S., the seven-day average for newly reported Covid-19 deaths reached 2,258 a day on Tuesday, up about 1,000 from daily death counts two months ago, data from Johns Hopkins University show. That is the highest since February 2021 as the country was emerging from the worst of last winter’s wave. While there is a large body of evidence suggesting that Omicron is less likely to kill the people it infects, it spreads much more quickly and therefore infects many more people than earlier variants, epidemiologists say. Continue reading “Omicron deaths in USA EXCEED DELTA PEAK”