VSS Scientific Updates During Pandemic Times #31

1.    Elevated Risk of Infection with SARS-CoV-2 Beta, Gamma, and Delta Variant Compared to Alpha Variant in Vaccinated Individuals

“In contrast to vaccine-induced immunity, there was no increased risk for re-infection with Beta, Gamma or Delta variants relative to Alpha variant in individuals with infection-induced immunity.”

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.abn4338

2.    COVID Virus May Tunnel through Nanotubes from Nose to Brain

“Nanotubes may provide a cunning answer to the mystery of how the virus that causes COVID infects neurons and produces long-lasting neurological symptoms.”

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/covid-virus-may-tunnel-through-nanotubes-from-nose-to-brain/

3.    Highly-Vaccinated New Zealand COVID Death Rate at Record Levels

“Once regarded as a model for preventing COVID infection, New Zealand's swift response to the pandemic and its geographic isolation kept it largely free from the virus until the end of last year.”

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/new-zealand-covid-19-death-rate-record-levels-2022-07-22/

4.    CDC Admits It Never Monitored VAERS for COVID Vaccine Safety Signals

“Since CDC officials stated publicly that “COVID-19 vaccine safety monitoring is the most robust in U.S. history,” I had assumed that at the very least, CDC officials were monitoring VAERS using the methods they described in a briefing document posted on the CDC website in January 2021 (and updated in February 2022, with minor changes). I was wrong.”

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/cdc-vaers-covid-vaccine-safety/

5.    Deaths by Vaccination Status: England

“To summarise, the official UK Government figures published by the UK’s Office for National Statistics, prove that COVID-vaccinated children and teenagers are more likely to die of both Covid-19 and any other cause than unvaccinated children and teenagers.”

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsbyvaccinationstatusengland

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6.    COVID Hospitalization Rate in NYC Soars 70% in Month, ICU Patient Tally Nearly Doubles

“New York's COVID hospitalization rate has soared to a five-month high, fueled by a New York City admission rate unseen since mid-February and a Long Island streak that has topped state charts daily for the last month at least, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul's latest virus update. And these aren't all mild cases, either.”

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/coronavirus/nys-covid-dashboard-nyc-hospitalization-rate-soars-70-in-ba5-variant-wave/3796713/

7.    Biden Admin Could Declare Monkeypox a Health Emergency Soon

“President Biden’s administration could declare monkeypox a public health emergency in the coming days, according to a report.”

https://nypost.com/2022/07/28/biden-admin-may-declare-monkeypox-a-health-emergency-report/