“We’re not in a great situation,” said Jennifer Nuzzo, a Brown University pandemic researcher.
a coronavirus variant — the descendant of omicron known as BA.2 — seven days earlier than any other reported detection in the U.S.But it’s different elsewhere. The World Health Organization this week reported that the number of new coronavirus cases increased two weeks in a row globally, likely because COVID-19 prevention measures have been halted in numerous countries and because BA.2 spreads more easily.BA.2 accounts for a growing share of U.S.
Tallies of test results have been at the core of understanding coronavirus spread from the start, but they have always been flawed. Mara Aspinall is managing director of an Arizona-based consulting company that tracks COVID-19 testing trends. She estimates that in January and February, about 8 million to 9 million rapid home tests were being done each day on average — four to six times the number of PCR tests.HUNTING FOR VARIANTSA year ago, the agency signed deals with 10 large labs to do that genomic sequencing. The CDC will be reducing that program to three labs over the next two months.
Researchers have linked wastewater samples to the number of positive COVID-19 tests a week later, suggesting health officials could get an early glimpse at infection trends. “It’s a really important and promising strategy, no doubt. But the ultimate value is still probably yet to be understood,” said Dr. Jeff Duchin, the health officer for Seattle/King County, Washington.Last month, the CDC outlined a new set of measures for deciding whether to lift mask-wearing rules, focusing less on positive test results and more on hospitals.
I think unless people are dropping like flies in the Streets, Americans are Living Thier Lives . No More Lockdown! No Closing business and Schools! It Can Never Happen again! Just Say No! Find alternative Solutions!
It’s called the mail in ballot variant
Read photo captions: -Fire fighters are pulling sewage samples. -Students are trying to pull RNA from sewage samples -2nd graders are given at home covid tests. -Evolving monitoring system looks for signs of coronavirus in sewage, however, cannot yet be counted on. experts
BrujoFaolan Experts ok name them and their profession because that is kind of general. Are they experts in virology or social engineering studies
Untrustworthy reporting
Has it been two weeks already? Ukraine got boring? Might as well bring back COVID to bring the fear back to the masses.