#OmicronVariant

Surveillance of Twitter Data on #covid19 Symptoms During the Omicron Variant Period: A Sentiment Analysis Background: The global outbreak of #covid19 has significantly impacted healthcare systems and has necessitated timely access to information for effective decision-making by healthcare authorities. Conventional methods for collecting patient data and analyzing virus mutations are resource-intensive. In the current era of rapid internet development, information on #covid19 infections could be collected by a novel approach that leverages social media, particularly Twitter. Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the trending patterns of tweets containing information about various #covid19 symptoms, explore their synchronization and correlation with conventional monitoring data, and provide insights into the evolution of the virus. We categorized tweet sentiments to understand the predictive power of negative emotions of different symptoms in anticipating the emergence of new Omicron subvariants and offering real-time assistance to affected individuals. Methods: Relevant user tweets from 2022 containing information about #covid19 symptoms were extracted from Twitter (currently named ‘X’). Our fine tuning RoBERTa model for sentiment analysis, achieving 99.7% accuracy for sentiment analysis, was used to categorize tweets as negative, positive, or neutral. Joinpoint regression analysis was employed to examine the trends in weekly negative tweets related to #covid19 symptoms, aligning these trends with the transition periods of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants from 2022. Real-time Twitter users with negative sentiments were geographically plotted. A total of 105,934 tweets related to fever, 120,257 to cough, 55,790 to headache, 101,220 to sore throat, 3,410 to vomiting, and 5,913 to diarrhea were collected. Results: The most prominent topics of discussion were fever, sore throat, and headache. The weekly average daily tweets exhibited different fluctuation patterns in different stages of sub-variants. Specifically, fever-related negative tweets were more sensitive to Omicron subvariant evolution, while discussions of other symptoms declined and stabilized following the emergence of BA2. Negative discussions about fever rose to nearly 40% at the beginning of 2022 and showed two distinct peaks during the absolute dominance of BA.2 and BA.5, respectively. Headache and throat-related negative sentiment exhibited the highest levels among the analyzed symptoms. Tweets containing geographic information accounted for 1.5% of all collected data, with negative sentiment users making up 0.35% of all related tweets. Conclusions: This study underscores the potential of using social media, particularly tweet trends, for real-time analysis of #covid19 infections and has demonstrated correlations with major symptoms. The degree of negative emotions expressed in tweets is valuable in predicting the emergence of new Omicorn subvariants of #covid19 and facilitating the provision of timely assistance to affected individuals.

2 months ago

COVID-19 Captain DON FERNETS COVlD-19 Cleaners JOLENE BRADLEY TRACEY NORMAN COVID-19 Helper CURTIS OWEN

Heutzutage werden im #Fernsehen ja kaum noch die Abspänne gezeigt. In einem der seltenen Fälle habe ich gerade das hier entdeckt:

#Corona #Coronavirus #COVID19 #LongCovid #PostCovid #OmicronVariant #Fernsehfilm #Filmbranche

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JMIR Publications

@jmirpub.bsky.social

5 months ago

JMIR Formative Res: Surveillance of Twitter Data on #covid19 Symptoms During the Omicron Variant Period: A Sentiment Analysis #COVID19 #OmicronVariant #Healthcare #PublicHealth #DataAnalysis

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@xstreamfm.bsky.social

8 months ago

Get up to date with COVID-19 vaccine and boosters, ADPH recommends [Public Health, Alabama Department of] ADPH encourages you to get up to date with your COVID-19 vaccinations as a new subvariant of concern emerges. COVID-19 vaccine and the new bivalent boosters are important for your maximum protection as the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 overtakes other Omicron subvariants which were dominant in the fall.

AL. State Agencies:Alabama News Beacon #COVID19 #Vaccination #OmicronVariant #PublicHealth #ADPH

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Infectious Diseases Now

@infdiseasesnow.bsky.social

1 year ago

Delta and Omicron SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia: Comparison of clinical and radiological features Computed tomography (CT) is a critical tool for the diagnosis of pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2. The Delta and Omicron variants show distinct clinical…

[Publication] The article "Delta and Omicron SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia: Comparison of clinical and radiological features" is now available.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#IDsky #SeverePneumonia #SARS-CoV-2Pneumonia #PneumoniaImaging #OmicronVariant #DeltaVariant

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@castltrastondrs.bsky.social

1 year ago

Putzige Virusgrafik

Witzig, ich hab grad ne Mitschrift aus 2020 gefunden, wo ich so bisschen #Chronologie der #Coronapandemie geführt hatte.

War mir ganz entfallen.... 🤓

#Corona #Coronavirus #COVID19 #LongCovid #PostCovid #OmicronVariant

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TRAstonDrs

1 year ago

FDA Approves and Authorizes Updated mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines to Better Protect Against Currently Circulating Variants FDA approves and authorizes updated mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to better protect against currently circulating variants.

#MedSky🧪#IDSky #publichealth @fda.gov approved and granted emergency use authorization for updated #mRNA #COVID19vaccines (2024-2025 formula) to include a monovalent (single) component that corresponds to the #Omicronvariant KP.2 strain of #SARSCoV2.

www.fda.gov/news-events/...

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TRAstonDrs

@castltrastondrs.bsky.social

1 year ago

Clinical and radiological features of a case of primary... : Medicine f encephalitis following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Patient concerns: A 58-year-old male patient with immunodeficiency presented with respiratory and psychiatric symptoms after contracting SARS-CoV-2 Om...

Clinical & radiological features of a case of primary #encephalitis induced by #SARSCoV2 #omicronvariant infection: A #casereport.
journals.lww.com/md-journal/p...
🧠 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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1 year ago

Das eine Problem ist, dass jede Corona-Welle weiterhin zwischen acht und 15 Prozent neue Long- oder Post-Covid-Fälle generiert, was laut WHO und RKI auch so bleiben wird. Die Zahlen variieren sehr stark, je nachdem, welche Geschlechts- oder Altersgruppe man anschaut.

#Corona ist immer noch da und fordert Opfer. Jede Corona-Welle verursacht weiterhin zwischen acht und 15 Prozent neue Long- oder Post-Covid-Fälle.

#Corona #Coronavirus #COVID19 #LongCovid #PostCovid #MECFS #POTS #OmicronVariant […]

[Original post on mastodon.online]

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Original post on mastodon.online

1 year ago

"Ein Marburger #Forscherteam hat einen neuen Ansatz zur Behandlung von Post-Covid-Symptomen gefunden: Cholesterin- und Blutdruck-Medikamente zeigen erstaunliche Erfolge."

#Corona #Coronavirus #COVID19 #LongCovid #PostCovid #MECFS #POTS #OmicronVariant […]

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@coupdegraz7.bsky.social

1 year ago

#COVID19 #OmicronVariant #medsky

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TRAstonDrs

@castltrastondrs.bsky.social

2 years ago

Results of Gray Matter and Subcortical Nuclear Volume Analysis and Post Hoc Region of Interest Analysis Comparing Pre-Omicron and Post-Omicron Evaluations and the Febrile and Nonfebrile Groups

MedSky🧪 #NeuroSky #NeuroCOVID These findings provide new insights into the emotional and cognitive mechanisms of an #OmicronVariant infection, demonstrate its association with alterations to the nervous system & verify an imaging basis for early detection and intervention of neurological sequelae.

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Margaret Hollingdale

@marghollingdale.bsky.social

4 years ago

Health authorities worried about Omicron sub-variant as c... Brad Hazzard says new data shows the BA.2 sub-variant is ...

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#OmicronVariant

www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-10/nsw-covi...

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Mark Kamstra

@markkamstra.com

4 years ago

I tried to set up a grocery delivery today, but the first available time is Friday. A stark contrast to a few weeks ago when there were delivery times the same day. I think that people are going into self-imposed lockdown in Toronto right now. #OmicronVariant

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Cafe Follow the latest with Unpublished Cafe’s host, Ed Hand, ...

4 years ago

Check out our #UnpublishedTV panel dig as they deeper into the #OmicronVariant in #Canada and its affect on Canadians’ physical and mental health. #cdnpoli #COVID19 #covidvariant unpublishedottawa.com/cafe/370821/tonight-unpu...

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Covid-19 : variant Omicron, on le connaît mieux Ses mutations démultipliées inquiètent et mettent la France sous tension.

4 years ago

Just as double vaccination rates are rising in Canada, so are the number of new cases of the latest variant of Covid-19: Omicron. Will it mean a fifth wave for Canada? #OmicronVariant #COVID19
@DavidColetto @CFIB @SteveJoordens @deonandan...

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@domipalacci.bsky.social

4 years ago

Si après avoir lu ça vous ne courez pas vous faire vacciner, c'est que vous êtes fans des tubes dans la gorge.
Chacun son trip après tout.
#Covid_19 #OmicronVariant #vaccination

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4 years ago

Check out our #UnpublishedTV panel dig as they deeper into the #omicronvariant in #Canada and its affect on Canadians’ physical and mental health. #cdnpoli #COVID19 #covidvariant unpublishedottawa.com/cafe/370821/tonight-unpu...

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4 years ago

The Omicron variant of COVID is spreading like wildfire around the globe. Will this lead to a 5th wave of the pandemic in Canada? #COVID19 #Omicron #OmicronVariant unpublishedottawa.com/cafe/370821/tonight-unpu...

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Cafe Follow the latest with Unpublished Cafe’s host, Ed Hand, ...

4 years ago

Listen to our #UnpublishedTV panel dig deeper into the #omicronvariant in #Canada and its affect on Canadians’ physical and mental health. #cdnpoli #COVID19 #covidvariant unpublishedottawa.com/cafe/370821/tonight-unpu...

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Kempo50

@kempo50.bsky.social

4 years ago

#OmicronVariant Huge numbers of “mildly ill” people unable to go to work or school can cause enormous societal disruption. There’s also the risk of long covid. www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/12/21/omicr...

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Postcards for America

@postcards4usa.bsky.social

4 years ago

Wishing everyone a peaceful holiday. Please stay safe.
#COVID19 #OmicronVariant is one of the most contagious viruses ever.
We are seeing another family so tested (again; other one was PCR) to be extra safe.
#WearAMask indoors.

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Ian Middleton

@ianmiddleton.bsky.social

4 years ago

It's been like this for over a week now and none available in the local pharmacies. I have 2 tests left and then I suppose I just have to wing it. Meanwhile Bobo the Cheese King says carry on but "be cautious". What does that even mean?? #OmicronVariant #lateralflowtests

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Cafe Follow the latest with Unpublished Cafe’s host, Ed Hand, ...

4 years ago

Will the Omicron variant lead to a 5th wave of the pandemic in Canada? #covidvariant #COVID19 #OmicronVariant #Omicron www.unpublishedottawa.com/cafe/370821/tonight-unpu...

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AlikaMD

@alikamd.bsky.social

4 years ago

For anyone who needs to hear it, Covid is airborne.

#OmicronVariant

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Heather Turner

@techielibgrl.com

4 years ago

The latest The Heather Turner Daily!Thanks to @BronwynWrites #omicronvariant

paper.li/HeatherATurner…

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4 years ago

Our http://Unpublished.vote question asks: Will the Omicron variant lead to a 5th wave of the pandemic in Canada?

Our audience responded:
Yes = 24.3%
No = 70.8%
Unsure = 4.9.%
#COVID19
#OmicronVariant #Omicron

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