Ways–Caminhos — Coisas da SIL

Os meus caminhosSão tão lindinhos. Tem muitas floresCada uma brota e se abre de uma verdade.Aprendo com elasA.ser forteAssumo suas lutasQue se tornam minhas também. Os seus risosMe ensinam a sorrir também.As forças de caminhar me ajudam a andar. As energias vem por olhar pra elas.O cheiro vem do vento por onde passam e exalam […]

Ways–Caminhos — Coisas da SIL

Can you combine flu shot and COVID booster? What to know | Miami Herald

“There is no recommended waiting period between getting a COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines,” the CDC says online. For flu vaccines, the agency recommends that these “should ideally be offered during September or October,” according to an agency report published Aug. 25.

Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article265386581.html#storylink=cpy

Source: Can you combine flu shot and COVID booster? What to know | Miami Herald

Scientists find COVID-19 antibodies that can make boosters unnecessary – The Jerusalem Post

In a major breakthrough in the battle with the COVID-19 pandemic, Tel Aviv University researchers have isolated two antibodies that neutralize all known strains of COVID-19 – including Omicron – with up to 95% efficiency and will strengthen the immune systems of people at risk.

Targeted treatment with antibodies and their delivery to the body in high concentrations may serve as an effective substitute for vaccines, especially for at-risk populations and those with weakened immune systems, according to the researchers. By using antibody treatment, there is a possibility that the need to provide repeated booster shots to the entire population every time a new variant emerges will be eliminated.

The research was led by Dr. Natalia Freund and doctoral students Michael Mor and Ruofan Lee of the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology at Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine. The study was conducted in collaboration with Dr. Ben Croker of the University of California at San Diego. Also taking part in the study were Prof. Ye Xiang of Tsinghua University in Beijing, Prof. Meital Gal-Tanamy and Dr. Moshe Dessau of Bar-Ilan University.

Source: Scientists find COVID-19 antibodies that can make boosters unnecessary – The Jerusalem Post

♫ Ruby Tuesday ♫ (Redux)

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I haven’t played this in over two years now, so it’s fair game for a redux under the Filosofa Policy Manual.  This one is for our friend David who holds a special place in my heart, just ’cause I wanted to make him smile!  As you can see from the first paragraph below, I wasn’t any better three years ago at staying on top of my request lists than I am today!


Back in April (2019), I had a request for a song that I was familiar with by an artist I was not familiar with.  Confused yet?  Well, the song, as you can see from the title, is Ruby Tuesday, and I was familiar with the Rolling Stones’ version, but the one requested was by a singer, Melanie, with whom I was not familiar.  As so often happens, life interfered (more likely Donald Trump interfered with my

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World’s first nasal COVID-19 vaccine approved in India; based on Washington University technology – Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

The world’s first nasal vaccine for COVID-19 – based on technology licensed from Washington University in St. Louis – was approved Tuesday, Sept. 6, in India for emergency use. Since the vaccine is delivered via the nose, right where the virus enters the body, it has the potential to block infection and break the cycle of transmission, as well as prevent lung damage. Washington University scientists developed the nasal vaccine in collaboration with Bharat Biotech International Limited in India, a global leader in vaccine innovation and a developer of vaccines for infectious diseases.

Early studies at Washington University showed that nasal delivery of this vaccine creates a strong immune response throughout the body, especially in the nose and respiratory tract. In animal studies, the nasal vaccine prevented infection from taking hold in the body. While injectable COVID-19 vaccines have been shown to elicit protection against severe disease, this route of administration is thought to be less effective at preventing infection and possibly transmission.

“Nasal vaccines induce the type of protective immunity that we think will prevent or limit infection and also curb pandemic transmission of this virus,” said Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD, the Herbert S. Gasser Professor of Medicine, a professor of molecular microbiology, and of pathology & immunology, and a co-inventor of the vaccine. “The primary goal of vaccines is to prevent hospitalization and death, of course, but if we can also reduce infection, that would be even better. The more people the virus infects, the more chances it has to spin off new variants, which sustain the pandemic. There are always some people who can’t get vaccinated or who are still at risk of severe illness despite vaccination, and the best way to protect them is to stop the virus from circulating.”

Source: World’s first nasal COVID-19 vaccine approved in India; based on Washington University technology – Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Bird Flu Found in Dolphin in Florida and Porpoise in Sweden – The New York Times

the spread of the virus to new species poses potential risks to wildlife and provides the virus with new chances to mutate and adapt to mammalian hosts.

This strain of bird flu, known as Eurasian H5N1, has spread rapidly through domestic poultry, affecting tens of millions of farmed birds, according to the Agriculture Department. Compared to previous versions of the virus, this lineage has taken an especially heavy toll on wild bird populations, felling eagles, owls, pelicans and more.

That, in turn, has put mammals that encounter wild birds at risk. As the outbreaks expanded this spring, the virus turned up in foxes, bobcats, skunks and other species. The virus has also been blamed for a spike in seal strandings in Maine, where bird flu has been detected in both gray and harbor seals.