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Mashup Score: 1COVID news & more, 3/23/2024 - 2 month(s) ago
We are now nationally at a “LOW” level of SARS-CoV-2 virus in wastewater according to the CDC. Here in Santa Clara Valley, wastewater COVID levels are “Medium”. Sara Anne Willette’s wastewater map shows that there are no states with “Excessive” or “Very High” levels of SARS-CoV-2 this week. Only
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Mashup Score: 3COVID news & more, 3/16/24 - 2 month(s) ago
This week, March 11 marked four years since the WHO declared a global pandemic for COVID. Remember the run on toilet paper and cleaning supplies? We have come a long way since then, but COVID is still a serious disease. JN.1 and its descendants still make up most COVID cases now.
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Mashup Score: 0COVID news & more, 3/9/24 - 2 month(s) ago
JP Weiland estimates from wastewater viral levels that we are down to about 520,000 new COVID infections each day in the United States with 1 in every 64 people currently infected. This is less than half the number of cases that we were seeing in January. Wastewater SARS-CoV-2 levels are down to “
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Mashup Score: 3COVID news & more, 3/3/24 - 3 month(s) ago
JN.1 and its descendants continue to dominate both in the U.S. and globally. Hospitalizations and Emergency Department visits continue to decline, although national levels of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater are still “HIGH”, mostly related to high levels in some southern states. Walgreen’s map of COVID positivity shows that there is a
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Mashup Score: 18COVID news & more, 2/24/24 - 3 month(s) ago
JN.1 continues to be the only variant causing COVID cases now. A new study confirmed that the XBB.1.5 vaccine is effective against JN.1. It turns out that responses to COVID vaccines are better than previously thought. Antibody formation after vaccination shows two phases: an initial rapid decrease (waning) in SARS-CoV-2 spike IgG antibodies, followed by stabilization of antibody levels for at least 7 to 9 months. This is consistent with typical B cell physiology.
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Mashup Score: 1COVID news & more, 2/24/24 - 3 month(s) ago
JN.1 continues to be the only variant causing COVID cases now. A new study confirmed that the XBB.1.5 vaccine is effective against JN.1. It turns out that responses to COVID vaccines are better than previously thought. Antibody formation after vaccination shows two phases: an initial rapid decrease (waning) in SARS-CoV-2 spike IgG antibodies, followed by stabilization of antibody levels for at least 7 to 9 months. This is consistent with typical B cell physiology.
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Mashup Score: 1COVID news & more, 2/18/24 - 3 month(s) ago
JN.1 represents more than 96% of COVID cases now. Emergency department visits and hospitalizations for COVID continue to decrease again this week. Emergency department visits for COVID are highest for babies under age 1 and for people 65 and older at this time. Flu is having a small resurgence due to Influenza B, especially in children.
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Mashup Score: 9COVID news & more, 2/18/24 - 3 month(s) ago
JN.1 represents more than 96% of COVID cases now. Emergency department visits and hospitalizations for COVID continue to decrease again this week. Emergency department visits for COVID are highest for babies under age 1 and for people 65 and older at this time. Flu is having a small resurgence due to Influenza B, especially in children.
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Mashup Score: 3COVID news & more, 2/10/24 - 3 month(s) ago
COVID cases have peaked and are on their way down. We are still at “HIGH” SARS-CoV-2 virus wastewater levels per the CDC and Sara Anne Willette’s analysis shows “excessive” viral wastewater levels of SARS-2 in Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee
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Mashup Score: 12COVID news and more 2/3/24 - 3 month(s) ago
We are now at a “HIGH” virus wastewater level for COVID in the United States according to the CDC, down from “VERY HIGH” last week. Cases are on the decline, but we are still at about 900,000 new COVID cases each day. Fortunately, the number of COVID cases in Emergency Departments are
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