Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA (@michael_hoerger) on X
“Current transmission (red line) closely tracks that of summer 2023 (yellow line).
We expect to break 500k daily infections between July 9 and the end of July.”
Thread by @TRyanGregory on Thread Reader App
“Two new variants are competing for dominance: NB.1.8.1 and XFG. We recently nicknamed NB.1.8.1 ‘Nimbus’, and it's pretty clear that XFG deserves a nickname as well. Keeping with the meteorological theme, XFG = ‘Stratus’.
Here's some more info about Nimbus and Stratus. 🧵
Two new variants are competing for dominance: NB.1.8.1 and XFG. We recently nicknamed NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus", and it's pretty clear that XFG deserves a nickname as well. Keeping with the meteorological theme, XFG = "Stratus".
Here's some more info about Nimbus and Stratus. 🧵
Covid 19 au%20 %20report%20 cases
“Australian COVID-19 cases update:
Reported Cases have continued to rise sharply at the national level and in most states & territories.
As always, it is hard to be certain with this series; the data quality is very shoddy & the raw data is spiky.”
Thread by @Mike_Honey_ on Thread Reader App
SharonBC,Canada (@SharonBurnabyBC) on X
COVID19 update for May 16, 2025 *
- New wave seems to be building globally * Lizzietraveler is on TikTok.
COVID activity is high, but Canada not 'remotely close' to worst days of the pandemic: experts
“I don’t think the majority of scientists who were looking at this early in 2020 or at the end of 2019 expected that, four years later, we’d be dealing with unrelenting waves of variants, which are immune evasive…
…We haven’t seen a widely distributed virus in recent human history that has had this property.”
“I don’t think the majority of scientists who were looking at this early in 2020 or at the end of 2019 expected that, four years later, we’d be dealing with unrelenting waves of variants, which are immune evasive,” Razak said.
“We haven’t seen a widely distributed virus in recent human history that has had this property.”
File this under covid yikes, the North Toronto wastewater data is not wrong.
“We are in a surge that rivals the original omicron surge.”
I genuinely thought there might be a momentary lull between the summer and autumn waves this year here.
“I genuinely thought there might be a momentary lull between the summer and autumn waves this year here. But no. There's tons of infections around, and XEC (which seems to be able to reinfect due to the T22N mutation on the spike, growth below) is not hanging around.”
No matter how hard people pretend, Covid isn’t over
Covid levels right now:
September 2, 2024 Covid levels
Only 33% of hospitals in the U.S. submitted COVID data this week, which is similar to last week but down from 91% in May. This means actual case numbers and hospitalizations are substantially higher than reported.
“Only 33% of hospitals in the U.S. submitted COVID data this week, which is similar to last week but down from 91% in May. This means actual case numbers and hospitalizations are substantially higher than reported.”
U.S. reports more than 1,000 new COVID deaths for the 3rd week in a row
Asking , from my bedroom, where I'm moored because of , why the CDC isn't recommending masking -- alongside handwashing, vaxes and testing (which they are recommending). Alt text of response from Dr. Brendan Jackson below.
“Asking @CDCgov, from my bedroom, where I'm moored because of #LongCovid, why the CDC isn't recommending masking -- alongside handwashing, vaxes and testing (which they are recommending). Alt text of response from Dr. Brendan Jackson below. 1/7”
Excellent thread:
BREAKING: Up to 50% of Americans Expected to Be Infected in Current COVID-19 Wave.
“BREAKING: Up to 50% of Americans Expected to Be Infected in Current COVID-19 Wave.
The current COVID-19 wave in the U.S. has resulted in approximately 24.3% of Americans being infected since May 2, and around 19.3% since the surge began on June 23.”