Podcasts about NICD

Gugs Mhlungu speak to Resident GP & CEO of Proactive Health Solutions, Dr Fundile Nyati on what to make of The National Institute for Communicable Diseases call for double checking vaccination status of children after an increase in diphtheria cases. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan Corder is joined by Professor Nazir Ismail from Wits University to discuss a ground-breaking new study that could reshape how South Africa tackles tuberculosis. The study shows that offering cash incentives and counselling to TB patients can cut the risk of unsuccessful treatment outcomes by over 50%.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Health and Wellness - Understanding Head, Foot and Mouth disease Clement Manyathela speaks to Dr Vuyiswa Kumalo, a medical officer at the Outbreak Response Unit at the NICD about the nature of the viral infection that commonly affects infants and children. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week the NICD issued a warning of Rubella outbreak in South Africa, primarily affecting children under ten and pregnant women. Symptoms of the viral infection include fever, rash, runny nose, red eyes, and cough. The NICD has highlighted significant risks for pregnant women, particularly those in the first trimester, as exposure to Rubella may lead to Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS). This condition can cause severe abnormalities in unborn babies, including heart defects, blindness, and deafness. Joined now by, Resident GP & CEO of Proactive Health Solutions, Dr Fundile NyatiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Principal Medical Scientist and Head of Laboratory for Antimalarial Resistance Monitoring at the NICD, Dr Jaishree Raman on some tips how you can best protect yourself from both mosquitos and malaria prevention.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many have been reporting flu like symptoms with some even testing positive for Covid. NICD head Professor Cheryl Cohen explains what their data is reflecting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lester Kiewit and the Executive Director of the NICD, Professor Adrian Puren, discuss the rapid spread of Mpox in central and east Africa, where the World Health Organisation has declared it to be a national emergency. They highlight concerns over a new, highly fatal variant of the disease, which has already claimed over 450 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a world of emerging and eradicated pathogens, how has Malaria remained such a successful infection? Since its earliest description as "bad air", this mosquito-driven hazard has remained lethal in some populations and regions. This episode addresses significant updates in its epidemiology, tips on diagnostics, some commentary on the vaccine and a lot more.About our Guest: Dr. Jaishree Raman is a molecular biologist by training with a strong interest in malaria and public health. Jaishree currently heads the Laboratory for Antimalarial Resistance Monitoring and Malaria Operational Research (ARMMOR) at the NICD. The core focus of ARMMOR is to improve malaria diagnostic and treatment options and to assist South Africa and Africa eliminate malaria. To this end, ARMMOR hosts the South African National Surveillance Programme for Antimalarial Drug and Diagnostic Resistance Monitoring. As the chair of the case management sub-committee of the South African Malaria Elimination Committee, Jaishree has developed and delivered training courses aimed at capacitating the malaria programme staff on case management protocols and practices. She is a member of several regional networks, such as the Elimination 8 and Pathogen Diversity Network Africa, that are aiming to strengthen malaria genomic and bioinformatics capacity across Africa. She co-developed a leadership and management course for malaria elimination targeting malaria programme staff currently being delivered by GIBBS and the University of Pretoria and is also a mentor on the recently launched Pan-African Malaria Control Association (PAMCA) LiftHerUp initiative, which is focussing on increasing African women leaders in science, with a major focus on vector-borne diseases. Some resources from this episode:R21/Matrix-M vaccine: Phase 3 trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38310910/RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine: first results https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22007715/ RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine: final results https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60721-8WE'D LOVE YOUR FEEDBACK ON THIS EPISODE – Visit the Microbe Mail website to sign up for updates Follow on:Instagram: Microbe_MailX/Twitter: @microbemailFacebook: MicrobeMailTiktok: @microbe.mailWatch this episode on our new YouTube channel: Microbe MailE-mail us: mail.microbe@gmail.com

Dr Sibongile Walaza, head of epidemiology at the Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis at the NICD shares a Covid update and whether further vaccinating is necessary. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John chats to Dr Lucille Blumberg, an Infectious Diseases Specialist at the NICD, about what Monkey Pox is. SA records a case of monkeypox diseaseSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SEASON 3 EPISODE 5 Data Skills That Stay: NICD's Approach to Capability Building Hosted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rhetta Chappell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Conversation with ⁠⁠⁠Dr ⁠Hollie Johnson⁠ and ⁠⁠Dr Tom Verhelst⁠ Managing vast amounts of data can be quite overwhelming, regardless of whether your organisation operates within the public sector, functions as a small enterprise, or is a large corporation. Unlike typical consulting firms, The National Innovation Centre for Data (NICD) equips teams with the necessary skills to independently manage future data projects, enabling them to maintain the expertise internally and ensuring they have the insights required to keep the capability in-house. In this episode, we're joined by a former Senior Data Scientist, Dr Hollie Johnson from NICD in Newcastle, UK, who shares their experience working within NICD. Hollie shares their experience leading a unique data project with a start up who specialises in technology systems for grid decarbonisation using second life vehicle batteries. Our guest also discusses the transformative journey from manual spreadsheets to automated data collection and analysis, demonstrating how NICD is democratising data. They delve into what it means to be data-driven, the value of collaborating with experts in understanding moral and ethical grey areas, and the vision for a similar initiative in Australia focused on upskilling and bridging the gap between data beginners and experts. The conversation also covers clean, sustainable data science practices, advice for aspiring data professionals, staying current with trends, potential data gaps, and the dream of having access to transport data. This episode is packed with insights for anyone interested in the evolving landscape of data science and its impact. If you have any questions or comments, you can reach us on Twitter at @G_RIDL or by email at ridl@griffith.edu.au. Griffith University and the Relational Insights Data Lab (RIDL) are dedicated to building and supporting thriving communities. We believe that the right data, in the hands of the right people, can change lives for the better. We are committed to collaborating and co-designing solutions which address long standing, complex socio-economic problems. If you or your organisation would like to collaborate or learn more about the important work we do, please get in touch. We'd love to hear why data matters to you. Thank you for listening to Show Me the Data. Show Notes National Innovation Centre for Data (NICD) NICD Case Study | Connected Energy LSTM - Long Short-Term Memory Network read more here: Long Short-Term Memory Network - an overview | ScienceDirect Hollie Johnson | LinkedIn

Another fun game of "Would you Rather" but this time, we talk about some fantastic fungal options. Which would you rather choose...? About our Guest: Dr Lyle Murray is a Lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand and a Consultant in Infectious Diseases at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a clinician scientist with a particular interest in the immunology of infectious diseases and the impact of HIV infection thereon. He completed his MBChB at the University of Cape Town and his specialist clinical training in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the University of the Witwatersrand. He did a DPhil (PhD) as a Rhodes Scholar in the Nuffield Depeartment of Clinical Medicine at Oxford University focussing on the reconstitution of immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in individuals with HIV on antiretroviral therapy.Dr Michael Vernon Cloete - I'm a Clinical Microbiology registrar based at the NHLS Microbiology Laboratory, University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. I trained as a medical undergraduate at Wits where I obtained my medical degree, going on to work in KwaZulu-Natal and here in Johannesburg for my internship and community service respectively. I've worked on national committees for Junior Doctors Association of South Africa and spent a lot of time at NICD here in Joburg in my community service year during the COVID-19 pandemic, where my love for microbiology was founded. I've always been fascinated by microbiological life, and am a passionate advocate for antimicrobial stewardship, novel therapy development and multidisciplinary care.Visit the Microbe Mail website to sign up for updates E-mail: mail.microbe@gmail.comTwitter: @microbemail Instagram: Microbe_Mail Facebook: Microbe Mail

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.03.17.533124v1?rss=1 Authors: Foran, G., Hallam, R. D., Megaly, M., Turgambayeva, A., Li, Y., Necakov, A. Abstract: The Notch receptor is a titratable, context-specific counter of intercellular interactions that translates productive interactions with ligands on neighbouring cells into corresponding changes in gene expression via the nuclear localization of the Notch intracellular Domain (NICD). Using an Optogenetic Notch1 construct in combination with a live imaging transcriptional reporter and super-resolution imaging, we show that the N1ICD activates gene expression through spontaneous self-assembly into transcriptional condensates whose phase separation is driven by C-terminal Intrinsically Disordered Regions (IDR) of the N1ICD. N1ICD condensates recruit and encapsulate a broad set of core transcriptional proteins, thereby facilitating gene expression and promoting super enhancer-looping. We produced a model of Notch1 activity, whereby discrete changes in nuclear NICD abundance is translated into precise changes in target gene expression through the assembly of phase separated N1ICD molecular crucibles that catalyze gene expression in a concentration-dependent manner by enriching essential transcriptional machineries at target genomic loci. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says the number of measles cases in the country continues to rise. This as the outbreak has now been declared in five provinces namely, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, the Free State, and the North West. The NICD has advised caregivers and parents to review their children's vaccination records to confirm their measles vaccination status. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Child Health Specialist at the National Health Department, Dr. Lesley Bamford

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) and the national health department are anticipating a nationwide outbreak of measles when schools reopen for the 2023 academic year. This as the number of measles cases being detected across South Africa is rising daily, with more than 300 lab confirmed cases to date. Principal pathologist at the NICD's centre for vaccine and immunology Dr Kerrigan McCarthy says prevention and control of a measles outbreak can  be achieved only through vaccination. Child health specialist at the national health department Dr Lesley Bramford says the department has launched outbreak responses on both a local and broader level, with vaccination campaigns under way in affected provinces.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) and the national health department are anticipating a nationwide outbreak of measles when schools reopen for the 2023 academic year. This as the number of measles cases being detected across South Africa is rising daily, with more than 300 lab confirmed cases to date. Principal pathologist at the NICD's centre for vaccine and immunology Dr Kerrigan McCarthy says prevention and control of a measles outbreak can  be achieved only through vaccination. Child health specialist at the national health department Dr Lesley Bramford says the department has launched outbreak responses on both a local and broader level, with vaccination campaigns under way in affected provinces.

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Africa is joined by Dr Sibongile Walaza, Senior Epidemiologist at National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) to talk about the increase in 'whooping cough' cases in the country and why parents should be concerned. The NICD have confirmed the increase in pertussis cases has been reported in South Africa among children younger than five years of age, particularly among infants younger than three months of age. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Cheryl Cohen is a South African public health researcher at the NICD and she joins John with a COVID update.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  Relebogile spoke Prof Juno Thomas, Head of the Centre for Enteric Diseases at NICD as the 15th of October, this coming Saturday marks the Global Handwashing Day, a day dedicated to increase awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Following an increased detection of Covid19 in wastewater, Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Sibongile Walaza, Senior Epidemiologists at the NICD.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 110, we talked about, and rejected, the argument for the “End of Localhost Development”. Carter Bryden joins us to share a perspective from the other side, one in favor of remote development. We learn about the benefits to contractors, PR reviews, giving demos, and how containerizing our development environment even improves local development. We learn about the tools, services, and techniques that make it possible. An interesting look into a different way of developing our favorite language! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/116 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/116) Elixir Community News - https://www.humblebundle.com/books/elixir-programming-pragmatic-programmers-books (https://www.humblebundle.com/books/elixir-programming-pragmatic-programmers-books) – Elixir Programming Book bundle - Humble Bundle - https://twitter.com/whatyouhide/status/1566774954393305088 (https://twitter.com/whatyouhide/status/1566774954393305088) – Upcoming Elixir features - https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/pull/12109 (https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/pull/12109) – PR adding diffs for "mix format --check-formatted" - https://twitter.com/scenicframework/status/1566720982412173312 (https://twitter.com/scenicframework/status/1566720982412173312) – Scenic v0.11.0 was released - https://hexdocs.pm/scenic/upgradingtov0-11.html (https://hexdocs.pm/scenic/upgrading_to_v0-11.html) – Scenic upgrade guide - https://twitter.com/dockyard/status/1565769297393135617 (https://twitter.com/dockyard/status/1565769297393135617) – DockYard ElixirConf keynote talked about 4 major R&D projects. - https://dockyard.com/blog/2022/08/29/dockyard-r-d-beacon-brings-phoenix-speeds-to-your-cms (https://dockyard.com/blog/2022/08/29/dockyard-r-d-beacon-brings-phoenix-speeds-to-your-cms) – DockYard's Beacon CMS project - https://twitter.com/amnicd/status/1563253296101756929 (https://twitter.com/amnicd/status/1563253296101756929) – Another example of a mobile app written in Elixir. - https://gitlab.com/Nicd/geo-therminator (https://gitlab.com/Nicd/geo-therminator) – Gitlab project of the Android Elixir app - https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/98 (https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/98) – Interview with Dominic Letz about Elixir Desktop project - https://twitter.com/atyborska93/status/1565997307031703553 (https://twitter.com/atyborska93/status/1565997307031703553) – Elixir track on Exercism.io is now running Elixir 1.14. - https://surface-ui.org/blog/what-s-new-in-surface-0-8 (https://surface-ui.org/blog/what-s-new-in-surface-0-8) – Surface 0.8.0 was released during the conference - https://github.com/surface-ui/surface/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#v080-2022-09-01 (https://github.com/surface-ui/surface/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#v080-2022-09-01) – Surface changelog includes "Scoped CSS styles" - https://twitter.com/livebookdev/status/1565434195324936194 (https://twitter.com/livebookdev/status/1565434195324936194) – José Valim tweeted demonstration of Livebook's ability to manipulate pipelines using dbg feature Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir (https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir) or email at show@thinkingelixir.com (mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com) Discussion Resources - https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/110 (https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/110) – End of Localhost Development? - https://twitter.com/CarterBryden/status/1555299999952486401 (https://twitter.com/CarterBryden/status/1555299999952486401) – Twitter response to episode prompting interview - https://quantifiedcitizen.com (https://quantifiedcitizen.com) - https://approximated.app (https://approximated.app) - https://github.com/features/codespaces (https://github.com/features/codespaces) – Github CodeSpaces - https://aws.amazon.com/cloud9/ (https://aws.amazon.com/cloud9/) – Amazon Cloud9 - https://www.gitpod.io/ (https://www.gitpod.io/) – Gitpod.io - https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/containers (https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/containers) - https://github.com/jamestthompson3/nvim-remote-containers (https://github.com/jamestthompson3/nvim-remote-containers) - https://mosh.org/ (https://mosh.org/) - https://rails.new/ (https://rails.new/) Guest Information - https://twitter.com/carterbryden (https://twitter.com/carterbryden) – on Twitter - https://approximated.app/ (https://approximated.app/) – Solo app Carter mentioned - http://quantifiedcitizen.com/ (http://quantifiedcitizen.com/) – Carter's day job - http://indielixir.com (http://indielixir.com) – Carter's hobby Elixir podcast Find us online - Message the show - @ThinkingElixir (https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir) - Email the show - show@thinkingelixir.com (mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com) - Mark Ericksen - @brainlid (https://twitter.com/brainlid) - David Bernheisel - @bernheisel (https://twitter.com/bernheisel) - Cade Ward - @cadebward (https://twitter.com/cadebward)

נחשון פינקו מארח את טל קלם, מנהל פיתוח עסקי וראש תחום "בירד סייבר" בקרן בירד, ודדי (דויד) גרטלר, ראש אגף בכיר לחדשנות בחטיבת טכנולוגיות במערך הסייבר. בשיחה על התוכנית ההשקעות הייחודית בירד סייבר על פעילות החדשנות במערך הסייבר מה היא קרן בירד ומה מודל ההשקעה של הקרן מה הייחודיות של תוכנית "בירד סייבר" ואיך שילבו מערך הסייבר וקרן בירד כוחות לאלו ייזמים התוכנית מתאימה איך נבחרות החברות ועוד Nachshon Pincu hosts Tal Kelem, business development manager and head of the "Bird Cyber" program at the Israeli-American Bird Foundation, and Dadi (David) Gertler, EVP for innovation at the cyber technology division, Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD). In a conversation about the unique "Bird Cyber" investment & innovation program. What is the innovation activity in INCD? What is the Bird Fund, and what is the investment model of the fund? What is the uniqueness of the "Bird Cyber" program, and how did the INCD and the Bird Foundation combine forces? What prerequisites are for startups to be eligible for the "Bird Cyber" program? How are the companies selected? and more  

NICD principal medical scientist Dr Jacqueline Weyer speaks to Refilwe Moloto about a confirmed case of Monkey Pox in South Africa, and what you need to know about this disease. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NICD Finds Epidemiologically Linked Measles In Gauteng by Radio Islam

Cryptococcus species causes close to a quater of a million cases of severe disease and > 180 000 deaths...universally fatal if untreated. In this episode of MM, host Dr Vindana Chibabhai, chats to Prof Nelesh Govender about recent changes and expected changes in the diagnosis and management of Cryptococcal disease. 2022 WHO Cryptococcal Disease Management Guidelines https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241550277 (here) https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1710922 (ACTA Trial ) https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2111904 (Ambition Trial) About Prof Nelesh Govender: I run a research group in medical mycology in South Africa, among a select few worldwide working in public health mycology. A major theme of my research is HIV-associated fungal diseases, many of which are life-threatening. My research activities span: 1) laboratory science (including characterisation of established/emerging fungal pathogens and diagnostic test development/evaluation), 2) population-based observational epidemiological studies, 3) cost-effectiveness modelling of public health interventions and treatments and 4) clinical trials. This research is aligned to my work as a centre head at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (www.nicd.ac.za) where I run South Africa's national mycology reference laboratory. Our group serves as a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for antimicrobial resistance. Our public health research is primarily funded through NICD but also partly through grants from the US National Institutes of Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), CDC Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, UK Medical Research Council, UK National Institute for Health Research and NHLS Research Trust. Twitter @neleshg Visit the Microbe Mail https://microbemail.captivate.fm/ (website) to sign up for updates E-mail: mail.microbe@gmail.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/https:/www.instagram.com/microbe_mail/ (Microbe_Mail)  Twitter: @microbemail Facebook: Microbe Mail Pinterest: @mailmicrobe

The NICD said SA is ready should a monkeypox outbreak occur. This comes as the world faces the largest outbreak of the virus in non-endemic countries. According to the NICD, the South African healthcare system has put measures in place to deal with any cases or outbreaks and that a more classical containment approach would be adhered to rather than mass vaccine rollouts as seen with Covid-19.

The South African Executive manager Program Prof Adrian Puren provides more information on the continued rise in Covid-19 infections and the discovery of a new Omicron subvariant BA.4 in wastewater in Southwestern Johannesburg by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of NICD Chat, Timothy J. Shaffer, PhD speaks with Joshua Darr, PhD at Louisiana State University and Matthew P. Hitt, PhD at Colorado State University. They speak about their book Home Style Opinion: How Local Newspapers Can Slow Polarization from Cambridge University Press coauthored with Johanna L. Dunaway. Local newspapers can hold back the rising tide of political division in America by turning away from the partisan battles in Washington and focusing their opinion page on local issues. When a local newspaper in California dropped national politics from its opinion page, the resulting space filled with local writers and issues. What comes from this experiment are lessons for all of us as we think about the role of local media, especially newspapers. As they argue, an opinion page that ignores national politics and, instead, focuses on news issues and concerns could help people think about public issues and politics differently. When we have so many outlets encouraging partisanship and polarization, Home Style Opinion is a good reminder that news can be produced and consumed without national politics and political polarization driving the discussion. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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South Africa's Covid-19 positivity rate is above 30% this morning. The NICD says 15 465 test results came back positive in the last 24-hour reporting cycle.

NICD's Timothy Shaffer facilitates an engaging discussion about the relationship of social media, misinformation, and civil discourse in democracy. Guests include three members of the NICD Research Network. Patricia Rossini is a Derby Fellow in the Department of Communication and Media at the University of Liverpool, UK and incoming Senior Lecturer at the University of Glasgow. Sarah Sobieraj is Professor and Chair of Sociology at Tufts University. Dannagal Goldthwaite Young is Professor of Communication at the University of Delaware. How should we think about social media? Listen and find out! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

According to researchers from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, the fourth wave of Covid-19 infections in South Africa has resulted in a surge in hospital admissions in children under the age of five. Dr Waasila Jassat, a public health specialist at the NICD spoke to Radio Islam International; says that the admissions should not cause concern, noting that there could be several explanations for the rise in children's admissions, one of which could be an increase in Covid-19 testing.

Active coronavirus cases in South Africa have climbed to 133 063. The NICD says an increase of 22 391 new infections was recorded nationally, in the last 24 hour cycle.

Researchers at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) briefed the media on Friday on some of the organisation's research, development and innovation (RDI) efforts aimed at addressing the HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis (TB) epidemics in South Africa. CSIR researcher Dr Advaita Singh shed light on an innovative plant-based, highly potent anti-HIV antibodies research initiative. “The CSIR's plant-based anti-HIV antibodies research is aimed at developing a cost-effective pre prophylaxis vaccine which will passively immunise against HIV/AIDS, pre and post exposure. This initiative was inspired by the desire to empower young girls and women to protect themselves against the virus as studies have indicated that women are theoretically, at higher risk of HIV acquisition,” said Singh. Working with the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), the CSIR is developing broadly neutralising antibodies against HIV-1, the most widespread human immunodeficiency virus, for the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS. CSIR scientists and their research partners were able to demonstrate the ability to engineer tobacco plants to produce unique glycosylation and rare sulfation post-translational modifications, a result that is not usually seen in plants. Glycosylation is a biochemical process during which a glycan – a large carbohydrate molecule – attaches to a protein, a lipid, or another organic molecule. The glycoengineered Nicotiana benthamiana (a relative of the tobacco plant) expressed two broadly neutralising antibodies named CAP256-VRC26 08 and CAP256-VRC26 09. These two antibodies were originally isolated by collaboration Aids research centre CAPRISA and the NICD from a South African HIV positive patient during a trial conducted by CAPRISA. The outcome showed that the antibodies from the CAP256 lineage were the most active, with high potency and broad specificity. “We still have a number of steps to get through, as the research process commonly requires, before this technology is available in the market, however, the CSIR and its partners intends on making it accessible to patients through an industry partner once it is ready,” added Singh. Another technology presented by the CSIR at the media briefing aims to provide rural areas with a diagnostic assay that will test for HIV and TB simultaneously using one device in the comfort of the patient's home. CSIR lab technician Kanyane Malatji provided insight into a multiplex HIV and TB point-of-care diagnostic test being developed for use in remote and rural areas. “The effective management of patients infected with HIV and TB is restricted by separate diagnoses. The situation is exacerbated in remote areas where patients must either travel long distances to reach a healthcare facility or wait a long time before obtaining their TB diagnostic results. Therefore, through our multiplex HIV and TB point-of-care diagnostic assay, we hope to mitigate these challenges with the objective of improving treatment outcomes for patients in rural areas,” said Malatji. The locally developed diagnostic test uses a solid surface that couples the HIV and TB antigens and makes use of a locally produced fluorescence detector. “The benefits of this technology are that it offers a cost-effective solution with a low turnaround time of approximately 2 hours. Additionally, no laboratory infrastructure is required, the device is easy to use and can be performed at point-of-care without highly trained personnel,” added Malatji. The CSIR's multiplex HIV and TB point-of-care diagnostic assay is funded by government and the plant-based anti-HIV antibodies research work is funded by the Department of Science and Innovation and the South African Medical Research Council.

Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla said citizens can be confident that in a matter of weeks, perhaps days, the Department of Health's (DoH's) scientists will have gotten to the bottom of the Covid-19 Omicron variant. Phaahla reiterated President Cyril Rampahosa's message on Sunday evening, when he said the best weapon to fight the virus and the pandemic was vaccination. The President urged citizens not to panic as the world dealt with the new variant. The variant was first discovered in Botswana and South Africa, and scientists have also identified cases in Hong Kong, Australia, Belgium, Italy, the UK, Germany, Austria, Denmark and Israel. “We reiterate that there is no basis for some of the leaders of countries which have imposed these restrictions on travelling for us in South Africa and other countries in Southern Africa. There is no basis for South Africans to panic, We have been here before, this is no new territory. We are now more than twenty months' experience in terms of Covid-19, the various variants and various waves,” Phaahla said. While scientists work around the clock to understand the new variant, the DoH is preparing health facilities for the fourth wave. Phaahla said the detection of the new variant and the reaction of some countries had made this matter of even more public interest to all South Africans. Epidemiologist Professor Abdool Karim said, based on what the scientists know, they expect that the protection of the current vaccines against severe Covid disease, including hospitalisation, was likely to remain strong. Phaahla said government was engaging countries, especially those which had initiated travel bans against South Africa, to convince them that it was unnecessary. Karim explained that closing the borders had almost no benefit as it would not stop the Omicron variant from spreading – the virus is already present in many countries. Banning travel from a few countries is only discriminatory, he added. NEW COVID-19 CASES The National Institute for Communicable Diseases' (NICD's) Dr Michelle Groome said current infections were driven by younger age groups, with Gauteng accounting for 80% of all new cases. NICD's Dr Waasila Jassat explained that there had been an increase in hospital admissions in Gauteng in the past 14 days, adding that other provinces were not yet showing an increase in admissions or deaths. Head of Hospital Services at the Gauteng Health Department Dr Freddy Kgongwana said Gauteng has 4 407 beds for the fourth wave. He explained that the department was "boldly secure" in terms of oxygen availability. “We are seeing mild cases. It is still early days for us as general practitioners. Vaccinated patients are doing better than unvaccinated ones,” said Gauteng general practitioner Dr Unben Pillay.

關於Omicron變種病毒的消息，資訊肯定會變化很快，部落格文章我會隨時更新。 https://linshibi.com/?p=39815 1.Omicron變異株為何讓科學家特別擔心？ 此變異株的棘狀蛋白上有32個突變，集先前各種變異株的突變特徵於一身，包括與病毒進入細胞，免疫逃脫或是感染力增加等等有關的突變。且初步在南非已經證實可以很快的取代原本的Delta變成主流病毒株，證實了他的能耐。 2.Omicron傳播力比Delta更強嗎？為何你說這個魔王可能是玩真的？ 之前的幾個假魔王（比方Delta plus，Mu，C1.2.）都沒有辦法對Delta造成太大的威脅。但Omicron新變異株最早在南非及波札那發現，近2週相關病例數在南非東北的豪登省快速攀升，取代原本流行的Delta變異株，預估可能成為下一波南非主流病毒株，WHO判斷已經符合了高關注變異株（Variants of Concern, VOC）其中一個定義：新冠的流行病學上產生了不利的改變，因此決定將B.1.1.529界定為高關注變異株，命名為Omicron。這是第五株VOC，加入了Alpha、Beta、Gamma和Delta變異株的行列。之前的假魔王，沒有一個被界定為VOC。而且Omicron是短短14天內就被界定為VOC。 3.Omicron會不會更容易重症？ 南非初步報告說以輕症為多，但你要知道這個病毒從11月12日才在南非第一次偵測，且一開始以年輕人為多，也有些人是二次感染。因此現在觀測到輕症居多是正常的。可能需數週時間累積更多臨床資訊，分析在老人家或有重症風險因子，還有沒有打疫苗者是否會有更高的重症風險。之前不管是Alpha或是Delta，我們都是大概兩個月以後才有比較確認的研究。 我真心希望雖然Omicron變得比較有傳染力，但疾病的嚴重度若是會變輕的話，這反而是這個病毒往輕症化，流感化的方向走呀。 4.新冠疫苗對Omicron還有用嗎？單株抗體，口服藥的效力呢？ 現有新冠疫苗幾乎都是針對病毒的棘狀蛋白產生抗體，而Omicron變異株的棘狀蛋白上就有32個突變，很令人擔心疫苗能夠產生的中和抗體是否會更低。各疫苗公司已經開啟實驗室研究，初步的結果應該兩週左右會出來。南非NICD是預估，也許會有一些免疫逃逸，但疫苗應該對於重症和死亡還是可以提供高的防護力的。 就算很不幸現有疫苗完全失效了，mRNA的技術平台也可以很快地做出新疫苗。輝瑞/BNT和莫德納疫苗六週的時間就可以改變mRNA序列做出新疫苗，輝瑞聲稱可以在100天內開始出貨。 Omicron變異株在單株抗體所作用的受體結合區域（Receptor-binding domain; RBD）上有很多個突變。因此單株抗體的確有可能會效用降低，這需要後續研究。至於口服藥，因為其作用機轉和疫苗完全不同，不是作用在棘狀蛋白上，因此很可能是不太受影響的。但這當然也需要後續研究證實。 5.各國如何因應？國際交流又會就此停止嗎？ 目前仍以入境限制為主。英國開第一槍禁航。美國11月29日起限制南非等8國旅客入境，並呼籲民眾盡快施打疫苗追加劑。歐盟建議對非洲南部7國人士實施旅行限制。日本強化對非洲南部9國入境管制，相關人士須在指定場所隔離10天。 台灣指揮中心將非洲南部6國：南非、波札那、納米比亞、賴索托、史瓦帝尼、辛巴威列重點高風險國家，11月29日0時起自上述國家入境或轉機的旅客，須入住集中檢疫所並配合專案採檢。陳時中指揮官表示，現階段國際驗出新變種病毒確診個案人數少，且台灣沒有直飛航班，直接威脅相對小，還是要以完整阻絕為先，會持續關注國際狀況。他也呼籲國人盡速接種疫苗，目前75歲以上長者仍有27%未打疫苗。 南非衛生部批評各國的管制措施太過嚴苛、不科學且違反WHO建議。這很似曾相識，像去年12月英國宣布alpha之後全世界幾乎都對英國禁航。但在這株病毒的擴散範圍，還有詳細特性被釐清之前，各國採取比較謹慎的措施，我認為是合理的。至於會持續多久，就要看之後對此病毒的了解，還有此病毒的擴散狀況了。 6.現有PCR可以偵測Omicron變種株嗎？ 目前的PCR是可以檢測出此變異株的，沒有漏掉的問題。南非的幾個實驗室反應主要會檢驗的三段基因中，其中的S基因會檢測不到Omicron（稱之為 S gene dropout或 S gene target failure），這可以在完整定序之前較快速的辨識出這大概是Omicron。 7.台灣的防疫需要做什麼改變？ 先不用太擔心，維持目前阻絕疫情於境外的策略。指揮中心會根據最新資訊隨時滾動式調整的。而民眾，做的事情都一樣。出外戴口罩，勤洗手，盡可能保持社交距離主，注重室內通風。能打疫苗的，連第一針都還沒打的，第二針還沒打的，快點去打。我們明年準備要打加強針了。 林氏璧醫師的電子名片 https://lit.link/linshibi 小額贊助支持本節目： https://pay.firstory.me/user/linshibi Powered by Firstory Hosting

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South Africa said on Friday a British ban on flights from six southern African countries over a new Covid-19 variant seemed rushed, as EU authorities prepared similar moves and the World Health Organization (WHO) convened an emergency meeting. Scientists have so far only detected the B.1.1.529 variant in relatively small numbers, mainly in South Africa but also in Botswana and Hong Kong, but say they are concerned by its high number of mutations which could possibly make it vaccine-resistant and more transmissible. Britain said the variant was the most significant one found yet after banning flights from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and Namibia from midday on Friday. European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said the EU also aimed to halt air travel from the region, describing the variant in a tweet as "of concern". A WHO working group on virus evolution is due to meet on Friday to discuss whether to officially give it that label, a designation only given to four variants so far. WHO epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove said in a video posted on Twitter that it could take a few weeks to understand the impact of the variant's mutations. The rand slumped over 2% against the dollar early on Friday, as the variant unnerved investors. South African hospitality stocks also plummeted. South Africa will speak to British authorities to try to get them to reconsider their ban, the foreign ministry in Pretoria said. "Our immediate concern is the damage that this decision will cause to both the tourism industries and businesses of both countries," Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor said in a statement. As Asian countries also moved to tighten curbs, two Welsh rugby clubs in South Africa for a tournament scrambled to leave as soon as possible, and British and Irish golfers withdrew from the Johannesburg Open. South Africa - the worst affected in Africa in terms of total reported Covid cases and deaths - had been experiencing a lull after a severe third wave of infections, until last week when new infections started to pick up. On Thursday, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported 2 465 new cases, almost double the previous day's number. Although the NICD did not link the resurgence to the B.1.1.529 variant, leading local scientists suspect it is the cause. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention strongly discouraged travel bans on countries that had reported the variant. "Imposing bans on travellers from countries where a new variant is reported has not yielded a meaningful outcome," it said.

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The head of the Centre for Vaccines & Immunology at NICD, Dr Melinda Suchard, says there is no maximum time period to get another jab, but as time goes on your antibody levels may decline. SA is vaccinating with the Johnson & Johnson jab, a one-doser, and the Pfizer two-dose vaccine.

Robert B. Talisse is the W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University and author of Sustaining Democracy: What We Owe to the Other Side (Oxford University Press, 2021). This conversation between NICD's Dr. Timothy Shaffer and Dr. Talisse highlights the challenge of what it means to wrestle with what Talisse calls the "democrat's dilemma:" the tension between the moral requirement to recognize the equality of political opponents and the moral directive to pursue and promote political justice. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to CVAR, a Covid Vaccine Adverse Reactions podcast. I'm your host, Von Galt. Today, we talk to UK citizen, Wayne Cunnington about his adverse events after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine and what we can learn from his testimony. Wayne, welcome to CVAR! Watch the video interview here: https://www.bitchute.com/video/0TuIQcDpK4jH/ https://odysee.com/@covidvaccineadversereactions:9/Astrazeneca_CV-19__Jab_Gave_Me_Brain_Damage_with_Prognosis_MS_and_Dementia_Wayne_Cunnington:4 https://www.brighteon.com/b8d63ea9-ae11-46c0-81d3-b1006b2d1622 https://rumble.com/vmm04g-astrazeneca-cv-19-jab-gave-me-brain-damage-wprognosis-of-ms-and-dementia-wa.html You can follow Wayne's journey on his Twitter page: https://twitter.com/waynetlc You can also donate to Wayne's crowdfunding site: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/wayne-cunnington The FDA report on the Pfizer clinical trials and adverse events reported: https://www.fda.gov/media/144245/download?fbclid=IwAR134_3fzb0EYfEHMG500kRnNUSJ5iBsWLYNA5OJN7UnGpjjT4CaX7cUz04 For more information: https://merkabachakras.com/pages/cvar-podcast Covid Injection DETOX Protocol suggestions: https://healthfreedomdefense.org/covid-injection-detox-protocols/ If you're in the USA, report adverse reactions to VAERS: https://vaers.hhs.gov/esub/index.jsp If you're in the UK, report adverse reactions to MHRA Yellow Card: https://coronavirus-yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/ If you're in Australia, report adverse reactions to TGA website: https://www.tga.gov.au/periodic/covid-19-vaccine-weekly-safety-report-24-06-2021#section-527 If you're in Canada, report adverse reactions to PHAC/Health Canada: https://health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/vaccine-safety/ If you're in New Zealand, report adverse reactions to MedSafe: https://medsafe.govt.nz/COVID-19/adverse-event-reporting-form.asp If you're in South America, report adverse reactions to NICD: https://www.nicd.ac.za/diseases-a-z-index/adverse-event-following-immunization-aefi/ If you, your family, or friend needs assistance, you can go to the ICAN (Inform Consent Action Network) or America's Frontline Doctors website for medical treatment advisory and legal consult: https://www.icandecide.org/report-a-vaccine-injury/ https://americasfrontlinedoctors.org/ #WayneCunnington, #CovidVaccineAdverseReactions, #Covid19vaccine, #mrna, #CVAR, #VonGalt, #VaccineInjuries, #CDC, #NHS, #IvermectinCovidTreatment, #VaccinePassports, #VaccineMandates, #GreenHealthPass

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases says South African scientists have detected a new coronavirus variant with multiple mutations but are yet to establish whether it is more contagious or able to overcome the immunity provided by vaccines or prior infection.The variant, known as C.1.2, was flagged last week by the KwaZulu-Natal Research and Innovation and Sequencing Platform in a preprint study that has yet to be peer-reviewed. NICD scientists say C.1.2 was only present at very low levels and that it was too early to predict how it might evolve.NICD researcher Penny Moore says they do not have experimental data to confirm how it reacts in terms of sensitivity to antibodies.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases says South African scientists have detected a new coronavirus variant with multiple mutations but are yet to establish whether it is more contagious or able to overcome the immunity provided by vaccines or prior infection.The variant, known as C.1.2, was flagged last week by the KwaZulu-Natal Research and Innovation and Sequencing Platform in a preprint study that has yet to be peer-reviewed. NICD scientists say C.1.2 was only present at very low levels and that it was too early to predict how it might evolve.NICD researcher Penny Moore says they do not have experimental data to confirm how it reacts in terms of sensitivity to antibodies.

Recently, Oxford University Press has published The Ubiquitous Presidency: Presidential Communication and Digital Democracy in Tumultuous Times, written by Joshua M. Scacco and Kevin Coe. In this episode of NICD Chat, Timothy Shaffer speaks with Scacco and Kevin Coe about their recent book, what it means to think about the modern presidency reaching back to the time of Franklin D. Roosevelt to today. Significantly, the book utilizes data to make arguments about the impact and significance of the presidency well beyond simply speeches. Establishes a novel framework that incorporates the goals and contexts of modern presidential communication Includes a wide-ranging variety of never before published quantitative and qualitative data, including thousands of presidential communications and media texts, massive Twitter datasets, national and regional survey data, and a national survey experiment Provides detailed case studies of Barack Obama and Donald Trump, examining how both presidential administrations shared similar communication goals and contextual circumstances, but responded quite differently Joshua M. Scacco is an Associate Professor of Communication at the University of South Florida. He is an expert on political communication and news media, having published more than 50 academic articles, book chapters, and public research papers as well as provided commentary for national and local news outlets. Kevin Coe is a Professor of Communication at the University of Utah. He has published more than 50 academic articles and chapters, and is the coauthor of The God Strategy: How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Bob Bordone is an internationally recognized expert, speaker, author, coach, and teacher on negotiation, mediation, consensus-building, dialogue, and facilitation. He is the founder and principal at the Cambridge Negotiation Institute. He is also currently a Senior Fellow at Harvard Law School and previously served as the Thaddeus R. Beal Clinical Professor of Law at Harvard Law School for more than two decades where he also founded and directed the Harvard Law School Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program. He is also a senior advisor to the National Institute for Civil Discourse. Bordone has taught thousands of executives, government leaders, and others over the last two decades through executive education and leadership programs as well as through Harvard's Program on Negotiation's Negotiation and Leadership Executive Education Program and through the Harvard Negotiation Institute at Harvard Law School. In this episode, Bordone speaks about his work helping people address conflict and provides numerous examples through his work, including efforts as a member of the board of directors of Seeds of Peace and as a member of the advisory board for the Catholic Common Ground Initiative. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Tonight we chat with our friend Chris Zep of @MakeEverythingshop, a youtubesman from long island for a good chat about the useful features of whale oil and NiCd batteries. We share a passion for leatherman multitools, stop motion videos, and names that contain the letter "Z". Chris used to eat bricks of ramen noodles, raw, and i just can't get that image out of my mind. This was a fun chat with a great maker!

Driving back from a visit to the VOA Greenville transmitter site, we passed through Fredericksburg That reminded me that Mike Bird has started referring to the Fredericksburg Index in his solar forecasts. It turns out there is a connection. On the last Monday in the month Radio Glasnost, a new programme on a West German FM station is airing messages from East German (religious and environmentalist) groups. The show airs via Radio 100. But conservative groups object to the programmes and attempts have been made to silence the broadcasts. There has also been talk of jamming of recent broadcasts. The programme also talks to Pat Gowen who explains what the Phase 3C satellite will do for Amateur Radio. Pat explains the problems with earlier launches including Oscar 10. The memory has gone because of the Van Allen Belt. The Transatlantic Traveloge reports from the Dayton Hamvention. We talk to Joseph Fell, who explains why NiCD batteries fail earlier than expected.  He has developed a solution called the GMS-403. Bob Horvitz reports on a new Interactive radio system called TV Answer so you can broadcast answers to the cable head end on 218.5 MHz. But in fact, it only being used for music videos. The programme concludes with a propagation forecast from Mike Bird.