The CDC’s reported COVID wastewater levels by state show that viral activity is currently “Very High” in Hawaii and “High” in Utah, Wyoming, and Maine. Wastewater levels are “Low” or “Minimal” across all other reporting states and territories as of May 23
War in den letzten Jahren irgendwas, was einen explosionsartigen Anstieg von Pflegebedarf verursachen könnte?
Irgendeine systemische pan- und dann endemische Infektion, deren Eindämmung wir komplett aufgegeben haben? Die bei einem geringen aber sich aufsummierendem Anteil von Patient*innen Langzeitfolgen verursacht? Gerade auch bei älterwerdenden Menschen?
(Die Alterspyramide ist auch zusätzlich extrem unberechenbar gewesen, wie jetzt die Geburtszahlen vor 60+ Jahren waren, mein Gott, das sind fast 20 Legislaturperioden im Westen allein, wer soll sich das denn merken, das müssen wir erst untersuchen, Ausschuss dann nächstes Jahr)
@larsmb
Ja ne, nicht mal Pandemie oder so; und der Anstieg ist auch nicht explosionsartig sondern kontinuierlich und er sollte auch nicht überraschend sein.
Der Anteil der Einwohnerschaft, der 80 oder 85 Jahre und älter ist, steigt. Es steigt nicht nur der relative Anteil sondern auch die absolute Zahl.
Aber in einem Land, dass jedes Jahr von de Schulanfängern überrascht wird, können auch unmöglich Pflegebedürftige prognostiziert werden.🤷🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🙇🏼♀️
@Npars01 I find this an odd comment. How is the US any more a super spreader than any other nation now? There are no mitigations almost anywhere in the world. Almost no nation is masking. While I'd love to see more caution everywhere, I don't understand why you'd think the US is contributing more to COVID-19 than any other country.
My experiments going out with my CO2 monitor are discouraging. Tonight, with COVID in wastewater at its lowest in 11 months in my city, we went out to eat. We hoped for outdoor dining, but it rained, so we sat inside. CO2 readings:
4:30 pm: 50% crowd in a brewpub: 1548
5:45 pm: 75% crowd in a Mexican restaurant: 1341
7:45 pm: Long line at ice cream shop: 1896
I thought businesses upgraded air filtration & ventilation, but these readings encourage me to stay home. #COVID19 taught us nothing.
@zephyrleifrenner@TracyTThomas That still doesn't prove what you claimed. In fact, risks rise with people and more activities and breathing. As those things happen, CO2 rises. CO2 remains a good proxy of risks.
@augieray@TracyTThomas Same people, same space. Vigorous activity and loud talking for 3 hours. Zero ventilation -> ultra high CO2 -> 18 new infections / 63% risk. NOW add 20 ACH -> low CO2 -> 18 new infections. CO2 makes no difference. NOW remove short range interactions. High CO2 -> 8 infections. Low CO2 -> 4 infections. So, without short range interactions the CO2 proxies risk, but with short range interactions CO2 is irrelevant.
🇳🇿"New Zealand is experiencing its highest peak in COVID-19 cases since December 2022, professor Michael Baker says."
"Despite the recommended isolation period now only being 5 days, Baker suggested people still getting a positive Covid-19 test wait to test again on day 6 or 7 before going back into society."
"The biology hasn't changed," Baker said, but there was more pressure for people to go back to work and school."
It's to celebrate the founder's birthday, so the coupon code is “KEVSTURNING45”.
I'm happy with my Flo Mask—it's the most comfortable well-fitting mask for me as a glasses-wearer. Good protection with minimal fog. (I recommend getting the optional foam condensation insert, which also helps reduce fogging.)
The colder it gets, the worse the #COVID19 impact. STUDY:
"Results showed that every short-term drop in daily temperature of more than 3°C led to an increase in the number of hospitalizations due to a worsening of disease progression in infected individuals with a 1–3 day lag."
I can't access the entire study. I wonder if cold air does something to the virus, or if it's just that colder weather means more time indoors and greater exposure.
A STUDY finds what many of us suspected: #COVID19 antigen tests are less accurate than they used to be.
“The overall sensitivity of the ADT decreased from 63% in the Delta period to 33% in the Omicron period. This decrease was highly statistically significant (p < 0.001), and no decrease in viral load was detected at the RNA level. The nasal site presented a significantly higher viral load than the oral site during the Omicron wave.”