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Metro Vancouver wastewater COVID surveillance data was published September 4. The most recent test was August 23. #covid #covid19 #wastewater #vancouver #yvr

Metro Vancouver wastewater COVID surveillance data was published September 4. The most recent test was August 23. #covid #covid19 #wastewater #vancouver #yvr

Metro Vancouver wastewater COVID surveillance data was published September 4. The most recent test was August 23. #covid #covid19 #wastewater #vancouver #yvr

Metro Vancouver wastewater COVID surveillance data was published September 4. The most recent test was August 23. #covid #covid19 #wastewater #vancouver #yvr

#USA, #Wastewater Data for Avian #Influenza #H5 (CDC, Sept. 4 '26), https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/09/usa-wastewater-data-for-avian-influenza.html

#USA, #Wastewater Data for Avian #Influenza #H5 (CDC, Sept. 4 '26), https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/09/usa-wastewater-data-for-avian-influenza.html

#USA, #Wastewater Data for Avian #Influenza #H5 (CDC, Sept. 4 '26), https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/09/usa-wastewater-data-for-avian-influenza.html

#USA, #Wastewater Data for Avian #Influenza #H5 (CDC, Sept. 4 '26), https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/09/usa-wastewater-data-for-avian-influenza.html

#USA, #Wastewater Data for Avian #Influenza #H5 (CDC, Sept. 4 '26), https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/09/usa-wastewater-data-for-avian-influenza.html

Metro Vancouver wastewater COVID surveillance data was published August 28. The most recent test was August 16. #covid #covid19 #wastewater #vancouver #yvr

Metro Vancouver wastewater COVID surveillance data was published August 28. The most recent test was August 16. #covid #covid19 #wastewater #vancouver #yvr

Metro Vancouver wastewater COVID surveillance data was published August 28. The most recent test was August 16. #covid #covid19 #wastewater #vancouver #yvr

Hi, these are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.

A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.

The West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant's 7 day running average is, well, sucky. The last 7DRA calculation was on 8/25. The only thing I can say about this is that this running average was just bouncing around, but then completely busted out in the two days from 8/23 to 8/25. It will be good to get some more data points next week to tell us if this is some super crazy outlier or not.

Also, you might notice the banner above the graph that says: "The CDC updated how it measures wastewater viral activity level (WVAL) in August 2026. Our dashboard currently uses the previous method while we work to incorporate these new updates." WVALs are the CDC categories used to describe very high/high/moderate/low/very low virus detection levels, and they get a fair amount of criticism because the category recalculations result in changing baselines that obscure year-over-year trends. I believe these WVAL categories get used in the state's "Statewide view" tab, so the CDC changes will affect that. By contrast, the facility-level graphs that I post each week are linearly-scaled graphs of seven day running averages of detected concentration levels. Whatever happens with the WVAL category definitions, it won't affect this facility-level reporting.

WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at @WADeptHealth

Greetings, these are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.

A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.

The West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant's 7 day running average climbed up some more from last week's numbers. The last 7DRA calculation was on 8/18. PS, it looks like the data for the ~ six week outage early this summer got backfilled for all three sites.

WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistica. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at
@WADeptHealth

Grundfos completes Metasphere rebrand in Australia

SOFIAH NICHOLE SALIVIO News Editor Grundfos ha…
#NewsBeep #News #Australia #assetmanagement #AU #Australian #Climatechange #CriticalInfrastructure #dataanalytics #Dataownership #digitaltwins #flooding #Integration #LocalGovernment #MergersandAcquisitions(M&A) #NetworkManagement #Oceania #OpenStandards #predictiveanalytics #Productivity #SCADA #sensors #smartcities #sustainability #Telemetry #WasteWater #Water
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/869373/

Hi, these are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.

A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.

The West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant's 7 day running average is higher. Looks like a (for now, modest) summer wave is upon us :( The last 7DRA calculation was on 8/11.

WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at @WADeptHealth

Hello, it’s the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.

A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.

The West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant's 7-Day running average of the Sars-CoV-2 levels went down a bit and then went up a bit. The last data are from 7/21.

WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at @WADeptHealth

Though the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater sampling has apparently resumed this week, there's a note up on the dashboard saying that the reporting won't start until July 22nd. That's about six weeks of no wastewater data on respiratory pathogens for the entire state, welp. I'm very disappointed.

DoH's site: https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater

Hi, these are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots. A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.

So, ugh, this is not good: all of the Washington State wastewater data are not being updated. The note isn't making any promises about when the reporting will resume. Since Seattle has about eighteen kajillion people coming here for the World Cup, it would be really great to have wastewater reporting up and running. 😬

You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at @WADeptHealth

#Genomic #wastewater #surveillance of seasonal and #zoonotic #influenza A viruses in #California during the 2024-2025 flu season, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/06/genomic-wastewater-surveillance-of.html

Hi, these are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.

A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.

The West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant's 7 day running average is low. The last 7DRA calculation was on 6/2.

WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at @WADeptHealth

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🚽🌱 #NASA is testing a mobile #wastewater system at the University of #NorthDakota that turns #astronaut #poop into water for #plants and drinking.

Three #bioreactors process different waste types and feed the treated #water into a vertical #garden – growing #lunar salad from human waste. Engineers are stress-testing the setup in a simulated moon habitat to support a planned lunar base by 2029.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/technology/nasa-wastewater-system-turns-poop-into-plant-food/

#moon #space #agriculture #recycling #science #engineering #food #nutrition

Hello! These are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots. A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.

The West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant's 7 day running average is low. The last 7DRA calculation was on 5/26.

WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at @WADeptHealth

#Michigan - Oakland County #RainSmart program expected to keep millions of gallons of #water out of #sewer - here's how

By Amber Eikenberry
Published January 27, 2026 12:51pm

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) - "Two years of helping Oakland County residents install green infrastructure is expected to keep 1.4 million gallons of stormwater out of the sewer system annually.

"During the two-year RainSmart Rebates pilot program, residents located in the George W. Kuhn Drain Drainage District were able to receive money to install rain gardens, rain barrels, and native trees to their yards.

Participants were able to install one garden, up to two trees, and two rain barrels after an evaluation of their property to determine which infrastructure would work best.

By the numbers:

According to Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash, the second year of the program, which started in 2024 and just wrapped up, saw a 22% increase in participation from 2024.

This past year, 379 rain barrels, 199 native trees, and 105 rain gardens were installed.

In 2024, there were 159 rain barrels, 98 trees, and 49 rain gardens installed.

Since the pilot began, nearly 300 residents have participated. A total of more than $176,000 rebates were distributed, with the average participant receiving $500 for their projects.

Why it matters:

Flooding is a major issue in many parts of #MetroDetroit, especially in cities that are part of the #GeorgeWKuhnDrain Drainage District, including all or part of Berkley, Beverly Hills, Birmingham, Clawson, Ferndale, Hazel Park, Huntington Woods, Madison Heights, Oak Park, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak, Royal Oak Township, Southfield, and Troy,

This is because it is a combined sewer system. In a combined system, #wastewater and #stormwater both flow through the same pipes, known as gray infrastructure, and go to a wastewater treatment plant.

This means that during periods of intense rain like Metro Detroit has been seeing more frequently, the system can get overwhelmed. The result? Flooded streets and backups into homes.

Also, there is a greater likelihood of contaminants making it into the system. This is a concern even for homes not on a combined sewer system.

Rain barrels, trees, and native plant gardens all help reduce the amount of rainwater that makes it to the sewer system."

Read more:
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/oakland-county-rainsmart-program-expected-keep-millions-gallons-water-out-sewer-heres-how

#SolarPunkSunday #WaterCollection #Rainbarrels #NativePlants #NativeTrees #RainGardens #TreePlanting

Detection And Spatial Modelling Of Trends In UK Rainfall Frequency
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https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2026.2622458 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #extremeweather #rainfall #pluvial #frequency #trends #nonstationarity #extremevalue #model #modeling #monitoring #UnitedKingdom #UK #Britian #England #Scotland #Wales #precipitation #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #drainage #monitoring #planning #resilience #naturalhazards #flooding #flood #water #hydrology # #sewerage #sewage #wastewater #waterways #pollution #spills #releases #stormwater #erosion #massmovement #landslides #engineeringgeology #risk #hazard #climatic #covariates #raingauges #maximums #duration #winter #NorthernEngland #NorthAtlanticOscillation #NAO #index #metrics #annualmaximum #AMAX #seasonalmaximum #SMAX #peaksoverthreshold #POT #statistics #geostatistics #MetOffice #weather #climate

DC Water continues efforts to contain sewage, environmental group calls pipeline break ‘a catastrophe’ https://www.byteseu.com/1749029/ #DcWater #E.Coli #environment #KateRyan #PotomacInterceptor #PotomacRiver #PublicHealth #sewage #SewerLineCollapse #wastewater

#Okra and #Fenugreek Extracts Safely Remove #Microplastics From Water in New Texas Research

May 10, 2025

"The substances behind the slimy strings from okra and the gel from fenugreek seeds could trap microplastics better than a commonly used synthetic polymer.

"Texas researchers proposed in 2022 using these sticky #NaturalPolymers to clean up water. Now, they’ve found that okra and/or fenugreek extracts attracted and removed up to 90% of microplastics from #ocean water, #freshwater, and #groundwater.

"With funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, Rajani Srinivasan and colleagues at Tarleton State University found that the plant-based polymers from okra, fenugreek, and #tamarind stick to microplastics, clumping together and sinking for easy separation from water.

"In this next stage of the research, they have optimized the process for okra and fenugreek extracts and tested results in a variety of types of water.

"To extract the sticky plant polymers, the team soaked sliced okra pods and blended fenugreek seeds in separate containers of water overnight. Then, researchers removed the dissolved extracts from each solution and dried them into powders.

"Analyses published in the American Chemical Society journal showed that the powdered extracts contained #polysaccharides, which are natural polymers. Initial tests in pure water spiked with microplastics showed that:

- One gram of either powder in a quart (one liter) of water trapped microplastics the most effectively.
- Dried okra and fenugreek extracts removed 67% and 93%, respectively, of the plastic in an hour.
- A mixture of equal parts okra and fenugreek powder reached maximum removal efficiency (70%) within 30 minutes.
- The natural polymers performed significantly better than the synthetic, commercially available polyacrylamide polymer used in #wastewater treatment.

"Then the researchers tested the plant extracts on real microplastic-polluted water. They collected samples from waterbodies around Texas and brought them to the lab. The plant extract removal efficiency changed depending on the original water source.

"Okra worked best in ocean water (80%), fenugreek in groundwater (80-90%), and the 1:1 combination of okra and fenugreek in freshwater (77%).

"The researchers hypothesize that the natural polymers had different efficiencies because each water sample had different types, sizes and shapes of microplastics.

"Polyacrylamide, which is currently used to remove contaminants during wastewater treatment, has low toxicity, but its precursor #acrylamide is considered #toxic. Okra and fenugreek extracts could serve as #biodegradable and #nontoxic alternatives.

" 'Utilizing these plant-based extracts in water treatment will remove microplastics and other pollutants without introducing additional toxic substances to the treated water,' said Srinivasan in a media release, 'thus reducing long-term health risks to the population [and the environment].

"She had previously studied the use of food-grade plant extracts as non-toxic flocculants to remove textile-based pollutants from wastewater and thought, ‘Why not try microplastics?’"

Source:
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/plant-based-filter-removes-up-to-99-9-of-microplastics-from-water/

#SolarPunkSunday #PlasticPollution #Plastics #Pollution #PollutionSolutions #WaterIsLife #Remediation

High tide for #Holtec

#Tritium dumped into #CapeCodBay will wash back onto community shores, says a new report

"The permanently closed Pilgrim nuclear power plant is now owned by Holtec, which wants to dump #RadioactiveWastewater into Cape Cod Bay. While waiting for a permit, so far denied, the company is quietly venting #tritium into the air."

by Linda Pentz Gunter, Posted on December 29, 2024

"Holtec, the company that has purchased a number of permanently closed #nuclear reactors in order to decommission them, has encountered yet another obstacle to its '#dilution is the solution to pollution' plans.

"One of the reactor sites Holtec has taken over is #PilgrimNuclearPlant in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on the Cape Cod Bay, which closed permanently in 2019. Holtec’s not-so-little problem there is what do with what started out as at least 1.1 million gallons of radioactively contaminated #wastewater stored at the site.

"The company first suggested it would simply release the wastewater into Cape Cod Bay, assuring residents and the immediately alarmed fishing community not to worry because (a) the wastewater isn’t dangerous anyway (b) everyone does this all the time at reactor sites and no one has gotten sick so far and (c) it would quickly disperse into the wider ocean. Holtec chose this disposal method for one reason alone: it is the cheapest.

"The proposal was vigorously fought by citizens, the state, and powerful Massachusetts Democrat, Senator Ed Markey. The state of Massachusetts effectively banned the discharge option, a decision Holtec is contesting.

"That Final Determination to Deny Application to Modify a Massachusetts Permit to Discharge Pollutants to Surface Waters was issued by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection [#MassDEP] Division of Watershed Management on July 18, 2024. A month later, Holtec launched its appeal to reverse the decision, something that could take months or longer to find its way to court.

"In the meantime, help has come from a new quarter in the form of an in-depth study by the prestigious Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution [#WHOI], also, as it happens, based on the Massachusetts shoreline, near Falmouth.

"The study — Model-Based Study of Near-Surface Transport in and around Cape Cod Bay, Its Seasonal Variability, and Response to Wind — found that contrary to Holtec’s claims, the wastewater would not immediately disperse into the ocean, but would linger potentially for months, and wash up on the shores of area communities.

“'We found virtually no out-of-the-Bay transport in winter and fall and slightly larger, but still low, probability of some of the plume exiting the Bay in spring and summer,' said Woods Hole study leader and physical oceanographer, Irina Rypina.

"The radioactively contaminated wastewater stored at Pilgrim is contaminated with what Holtec and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health have described as 'four gamma emitters — #Manganese54, #Cobalt60, #Zinc65 and #Cesium137 along with #Tritium, a beta radiation emitter'.

"While the Woods Hole Study did not look at the health outcomes of releasing the radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay — only at the plume pathway — there are plenty of data that demonstrate the harmful effects of these #radioisotopes on human health, especially women and children.

"After acquiring the Pilgrim reactor, Holtec’s President and CEO, Kris Singh, assured surrounding communities that,
'the decommissioning of Pilgrim will replicate the superb record of public health and safety and environmental protection that typified the plant’s 47 years of operations.'

But since that acquisition, Markey observed, 'Holtec has fallen woefully short on this commitment.' He noted of the Woods Hole report that 'In light of these recent findings, I urge Holtec to develop a wastewater discharge plan that is informed and guided by scientific fact and community input.'

"Long-time #PilgrimWatch activist, #MaryLampert, welcomed the report’s initial findings and said that 'Holtec dumping Pilgrim’s radiological and chemically #contaminated wastewater into semi-enclosed CapeCod Bay is harmful to human health, the environment, and our marine economy.'

"In a handbook explaining Pilgrim’s decommissioning process on the Pilgrim Watch website, the authors note that 'Cape Cod Bay, #PlymouthBay, #DuxburyBay, and #KingstonBay are all protected #OceanSanctuaries. Cape Cod Bay is a critical habitat for right whales and other endangered or special species. Dumping this #radioactive and chemically contaminated wastewater into them would cause incalculable economic damage and would harm both the environment and public health.'

"Absent a liquid discharge permit, Holtec’s preferred solution since has been to quietly evaporate the wastewater into the air. It has done this, as revealed during a Pilgrim Nuclear Decommissioning Citizen Advisory Panel meeting, by installing submerged electric heaters to increase the plant’s ambient temperature, ostensibly in order to improve worker comfort and expedite the drying of plant components.

"But, as Markey noted in an April 30, 2024 letter to Singh, the consequence of installing the heaters in that location 'is an increased rate of wastewater evaporation above the pace at which it occurs naturally.' That 1.1 million gallons is now down to 880,000 gallons remain, according to Holtec’s own reports.

"As Lampert points out, 'Meteorology studies show 60% of winds blow offshore,' which means at least some of that evaporated wastewater is going to fall into the bay anyway.

"Under Nuclear Regulatory Commission rules, Holtec has four disposal options: liquid discharge, evaporation, storage onsite, and shipping to a licensed facility. None of them are good solutions.

"In August, Holtec filed an appeal against the state’s ban on liquid radioactive discharges, in part claiming that the decision on whether or not to allow the discharge falls under federal not state jurisdiction.

"This, argue some opponents of Holtec’s discharge plans, is a stall and a distraction while it quietly gets on with the gradual evaporation of all the wastewater.

"'They’re using the appeal to buy themselves time,' Andrew Gottlieb, executive director of the Association to Preserve Cape Cod, told radio station WBUR. 'And what they buy themselves, with time, is the ability to continue to induce evaporation of the wastewater, so that ultimately it’s gone, at minimal cost to them.'

"Lampert agrees. 'Holtec can evaporate all the water to meet its schedule to dismantle the reactor building,' she said.

"In October, Lampert, along with other citizens representing the fishing, environmental, real estate and medical communities traveled to Boston to meet with staff in Massachusetts Governor Mary Healy’s office to demand that Healy’s administration call a halt to the evaporation.

"'There are laws on the books already that prohibit #AirbornePollution,' Diane Turco of #CapeDownwinders told the local NPR station after the Boston meeting. “And we’re asking our governor to immediately enforce those laws… She’s been very strong about no dumping in the bay. And we see this as a parallel assault on our communities,' Turco said.

"So far the governor has not taken action."

https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2024/12/29/high-tide-for-holtec/
#HoltecLies #PilgrimNuclear #NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies #NoNukes #RethinkNotRestart #NoRadioactiveDumping #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife #RadioactiveWaterDumping #NewEngland #BeyondNuclearInternational

Research Offers Insights Into Permian Basin Earthquake Hazards
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https://phys.org/news/2024-12-insights-permian-basin-earthquake-hazards.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1306/intro10012424106 <-- shared paper(s)
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https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards <-- USGS earthquake record, including catalogue
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #model #modeling #3dmodeling #Texas #NewMexico #well #fracking #injection #oilandgas #petroleumindustry #wastewater #PermianBasin #subsurface #reservoirs #fault #faulting #earthquake #sesimicity #inducedseismicity #geology #basin #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #risk #hazard #reservoirengineering #geomechanics #WestTexas #oil #gas #production #Midland #MidlandBasin #regulations

More fried equipment? Not surprising! #Japan to resume trial removal of #radioactive #Fukushima nuclear debris amid safety concerns

10/25/2024

Fukushima, Japan - "The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant will resume an operation to remove a sample of #HighlyRadioactive material next week, reports said Friday, after having suspended the effort over a technical snag.

"Extracting the estimated 880 tons of highly radioactive fuel and debris inside the former power station remains the most challenging part of decommissioning the facility, which was hit by a catastrophic tsunami in 2011.

"Radioactivity levels inside are far too high for humans to enter, and last month engineers began inserting an extendable device to try and remove a small sample.

"However, operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) had to halt the procedure after noticing that remote cameras on the apparatus were not beaming back images to the control center.

"TEPCO on Friday said it would resume the removal on Monday after replacing the cameras with new ones, the Asahi Shimbun daily and other local media reported.

"TEPCO officials could not immediately be reached to confirm the reports.

Safety of Fukushima #wastewater release in question

"Three of Fukushima's six reactors went into meltdown after a tsunami triggered by Japan's biggest earthquake on record swamped the facility in one of the world's worst atomic accidents.

"Japan last year began releasing into the #PacificOcean some of the 540 Olympic swimming pools' worth of contaminated reactor cooling water amassed since the catastrophe."

Read more:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/japan-to-resume-trial-removal-of-radioactive-fukushima-nuclear-debris-amid-safety-concerns/ar-AA1sUYYO

#FukushimaIsntOver #NoDumping #FukushimaWastewater #TEPCOLies #PacificLivesMatter #WaterIsLife #RethinkNotRestart #TEPCO

"If the bill does become law – and I hope it does – #California’s oil-producing future will likely be a patchwork. Some counties will implement stronger restrictions; others will codify the right of industry to operate. What we do know is the landscape of the country’s third-largest #oil- and #gas-producing state, with over 242,000 wells, will look different. And it will be thanks to a group of local #MontereyCounty residents.”—Sara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow https://www.montereycountynow.com/opinion/local_spin/assemblymember-dawn-addis-scores-a-big-victory-against-big-oil/article_e9b08b24-6b0e-11ef-9bf9-bb26b66bbf52.html

https://bikemonterey.org/californias-local-environmental-choice-and-safety-act-ab-3233.html

#ClimateAction
#ClimateJustice
#MontereyCounty
#LosAngelesCounty
#BigOil #FossilFuels #ClimateCrisis
#Wastewater #DawnAddis #CentralCoast

#PlasticRain Is the New #AcidRain

Plastic rain could prove to be a more insidious problem than acid rain.

by Matt Simon
June 12, 2020

"Hoof it through the national parks of the western United States—Joshua Tree, the #GrandCanyon, Bryce Canyon—and breathe deep the pristine air. These are unspoiled lands, collectively a great American conservation story. Yet an invisible menace is actually blowing through the air and falling via raindrops: #Microplastic particles, tiny chunks (by definition, less than 5 millimeters long) of fragmented plastic bottles and microfibers that fray from clothes, all #pollutants that get caught up in Earth’s atmospheric systems and deposited in the #wilderness.

"Writing in the journal Science, researchers report a startling discovery: After collecting #rainwater and air samples for 14 months, they calculated that over 1,000 metric tons of microplastic particles fall into 11 protected areas in the western US each year. That’s the equivalent of over 120 million plastic water bottles.

"'We just did that for the area of protected areas in the West, which is only 6 percent of the total US area,' says lead author Janice Brahney, an environmental scientist at Utah State University. 'The number was just so large, it's shocking.'

"It further confirms an increasingly hellish scenario: Microplastics are blowing all over the world, landing in supposedly pure habitats, like the #Arctic and the remote #FrenchPyrenees. They’re flowing into the #oceans via #wastewater and tainting #deepsea #ecosystems, and they’re even ejecting out of the water and blowing onto land in sea breezes. And now in the American West, and presumably across the rest of the world given that these are fundamental atmospheric processes, they are falling in the form of plastic rain—the new acid rain.

"Plastic rain could prove to be a more insidious problem than acid rain, which is a consequence of #SulfurDioxide and #NitrogenOxide emissions. By deploying #scrubbers in power plants to control the former, and catalytic converters in cars to control the latter, the US and other countries have over the last several decades cut down on the #acidification problem. But microplastic has already corrupted even the most #RemoteEnvironments, and there’s no way to scrub water or land or air of the particles—the stuff is absolutely everywhere, and it’s not like there’s a plastic magnet we can drag through the oceans. What makes plastic so useful—its hardiness—is what also makes it an alarming pollutant: Plastic never really goes away, instead breaking into ever smaller bits that infiltrate ever smaller corners of the planet. Even worse, plastic waste is expected to skyrocket from 260 million tons a year to 460 million tons by 2030, according to the consultancy McKinsey. More people joining the middle class in #EconomicallyDeveloping countries means more #consumerism and more #PlasticPackaging. "

Read more:
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/plastic-rain-is-the-new-acid-rain?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

#Crapitalism #BanPlastics #WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife

📝
The #EAWAG just published a report on "Mainstreaming Decentralised Urban Water Management Solutions for Sustainable Cities" where they talk about sustainable water and sanitation solutions at different scales.

Read more here: https://www.eawag.ch/en/info/portal/news/news-detail/innovative-water-solutions-for-sustainable-cities/

Some of our work in the OCAPI program is also mentioned in there 😉

#water #wastewater #sanitation #sustainability #cities #urbanism #excreta

📝
The #EAWAG just published a report on "Mainstreaming Decentralised Urban Water Management Solutions for Sustainable Cities" where they talk about sustainable water and sanitation solutions at different scales.

Read more here: https://www.eawag.ch/en/info/portal/news/news-detail/innovative-water-solutions-for-sustainable-cities/

Some of our work in the OCAPI program is also mentioned in there 😉

#water #wastewater #sanitation #sustainability #cities #urbanism #excreta

📝
The #EAWAG just published a report on "Mainstreaming Decentralised Urban Water Management Solutions for Sustainable Cities" where they talk about sustainable water and sanitation solutions at different scales.

Read more here: https://www.eawag.ch/en/info/portal/news/news-detail/innovative-water-solutions-for-sustainable-cities/

Some of our work in the OCAPI program is also mentioned in there 😉

#water #wastewater #sanitation #sustainability #cities #urbanism #excreta

📝
The #EAWAG just published a report on "Mainstreaming Decentralised Urban Water Management Solutions for Sustainable Cities" where they talk about sustainable water and sanitation solutions at different scales.

Read more here: https://www.eawag.ch/en/info/portal/news/news-detail/innovative-water-solutions-for-sustainable-cities/

Some of our work in the OCAPI program is also mentioned in there 😉

#water #wastewater #sanitation #sustainability #cities #urbanism #excreta

Good Afternoon SARS2PAians!

It's going to get a bit chilly the next few days , butin spite of that I hope you're haivng a great Spring! 💐💐💐

🔴Reminder: If you've built a Corsi-Rosenthal box, you can get lots of seasonal allergy relief by running it! CR boxes have many, many practical uses besides just controlling air particles that carry pathogens.

There was nothing much new to post on Monday plus I had a bunch of family things to handle (and doing this, admittedly takes time) so I apologize again for not posting. But you know the saying "no news is good news" and that defintiely applies to these updates.

I'm going to try and update the link list ASAP.

I hope you still find all this useful and informative. I hope the medical community finds these accurate and reliable.

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VOCs

While we are experiencing a MOST welcome lull in COVID numbers right now, disease modelers are predicting a bump up in numbers at the end of this month.: https://ibb.co/YpnpfMF

This is due to a variant block that have specific mutations. Together they are nicknamed the FLiRT group and are named so because their most important mutations are located at S:F456L and S:R346T within the structure of the pathogen.

🔴Right now FLiRT mutes have an 8% advantage even over JN.1. That's fast.: https://ibb.co/NshJLK6

The most important VOCs out there right now are the variants that have the FLiRT designation, and I've highlighted these mutes on these screenshots in pink.

Remember that there is nowhere near the amount of national testing or sequencing that should be implemented, so it makes trying to predict growth activity more difficult.

Nationally, lots of FLiRT mutations out there. It is unknown whether they are fast enough to cause a wave altogether, but they're fast enough to compete with JN.1 to eventually take over quite a bit of the current leaderboard.: https://ibb.co/S7kCkpH

In PA, we have quite a few FLiRT mutation here but these mutes are in relatively low numbers, so far.: https://ibb.co/bdhJwKv

In NY/NJ, FLiRT mute JN.1.4 already in second place on the leaderboard at over 9% of random sequencing. The other FLiRT variants will undoubtedly catch up.: https://ibb.co/ZBgYP2G

Here you can see FLiRT's innate growth advantage compared to JN variants.: https://ibb.co/3swYQ4r

Here you can see JN.1's innate growth advantage compared to older variants.: https://ibb.co/DfH6j53

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Wastewater

Nationally we're still on the bottom of the lull. This might be the lowest point of the whole year as our numbers ongoing could match 2022/2023, where we had quite a bump up in the middle of the summer (because, reminder: COVID doesn't have a "season", it can bump those numbers up anytime it gets lucky with a new mutation!).: https://ibb.co/3mVzfx9

In PA, wastewater still low pretty much everywhere which is great. MontCo SMASHING it, going way below national levels!!: https://ibb.co/TbrQgk7

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CDC

The counties showing high increase in hospital admits has shifted around. Now the counties with the highest increases are along the NY border and down in the Southwest corner surrounding Greene Co. Adams and York also showing high end increases. Philly corner showing moderate increases.: https://ibb.co/cQRgbwM

The % inpatient beds map looks very good! stable or decreasing everywhere, except some increases in Columbia Co up going Northeast to Wayne Co.: https://ibb.co/Q8JMZvh

Staffed ICU beds in the vast majority of counties steady or going down...except Columbia, Luzerne and Wyoming in the eastern half of the State and Centre, Clearfield and Jefferson in Central PA.: https://ibb.co/5kXgcYR

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Other Pathogens

We're still high in non-SARS2 respiratory pathogens according the WastewaterSCAN. FluA, FluB, and Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) are still HIGH.

Gastro stuff is very high too, Norovirus and Roitavirus.

🔴Keep the air clean, be aware of social contacts and wear a quality respirator in crowds and in places where air filteration is suboptimal. Stay home of you are sick to beat the respiratory stuff.

🔴WASH HANDS with warm water and soap for at least 20 seconds to beat Noro and Rota. Rinse off fruits and veg before you eat them. Be aware of food handling safety in the kitchen. Don't send kids to school with this.

Mostly because...Noro and Rota are not only extremely contagious, they're also just...gross. 🤢

I hope you have a GREAT and safe Spring!! 💐💐💐

#covid #Covid19 #SARS2PA #CDC #CovidIsNotOver #Wastewater #Pennsylvania #PA #JN1 #FluA #FluB #Influenza #Norovirus #Rotavirus #HMPV #FLiRT #F456L #R346T #spike_r346t #spike_f456l

#WearAMask #CleanTheAir #WashHands #StayHomeIfSick !

Update for 3/8/2024!

Good Morning SARS2PAiains!!

I hope you're ready for that time change on Sunday! 🕐🕐🕐

This is a wonderfully short update. I mean, it doesn't look short, but it kinda is. 🤪

There's no new CDC stuff.

There are no new wastewater updates and we are continuing to approach lower levels of previous years as spring gets closer.: https://ibb.co/QfPr8NJ

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Lineage News

There's no new immediate variant news as JN.1 is still the only thing all over the place so far.

There are some new varaints being watched as JN.1 (and specifically JN.1.11) seems really capable of producing descendants that worry virologists:

❗️JN.1.16: Concerningly infectious even over very wide areas in China; Lots of this currently being uploaded from what I gather in USA too, already in 9 states.

❗KP.1.1 (which is JN.1.11.1.1.1): this has a potential nuts-level of growth rate going by genetics alone.

❗KP.2 (which is JN.1.11.1.2): seems closely related to JN.1.16 that I was, in my very very unprofessional opinion, concerned about last update.

❗KP.2.1: widespread already in East Asia.

KP.x.y has an extraordinary growth rate only considering mutations but we'll see how any of this checks out in actual biological results.

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NON SARS PATHOGENS

There is still a very high amount of total pathogens all around.: https://ibb.co/3sxWQ3C

Respiratory pathogens are still high according to WastewaterSCAN:

❗SARS2

❗RSV

❗Flu A

❗Flu B

❗Parainfluenza, which has been upgraded to HIGH since last update.

Gastro stuff is still very high too!:

❗Norovirus

❗Rotavirus

Noro is thankfully declining at UPark but still in the very high range.: https://ibb.co/CMSGsjg

If we keep using common sense ways to control it, it prevents DAYS of learning/financial loss and potential hospital visits for dehydration. And...it's just gross to deal with. 🤢

Fpr respiratory illnesses, wear a quality respirator, be aware of social contacts, mask/respirator up in crowds and in low ventilation areas (low ceilings, restrooms, elevators, etc.), keep the air clean, get those COVID and flu shots, and STAY HOME if you are sick!

For the gastro stuff, don't prepare food when sick. Don't depend on gloves for sanitizing either! Wash fruits and veg before you eat them.

Wash hands with soap and water for 20 seconds.

❗Hand sanitizer and heat does not work well against Norovirus because the individual virions are very very tough to kill. You MUST wash hands with soap and water.

For all pathogens, cover coughs and sneezes in the elbow crease and not your hands.

We're almost there! :canparrot:

It's Goose flyover season! :cangoose:

We're gonna have a great Spring, and simple, common sense consideration and source control is how we get there! 💐💐💐

#covid #Covid19 #SARS2PA #CDC #CovidIsNotOver #Pennsylvania #PA #JN1 #FluA #FluB #Influenza #Norovirus #Noro #Rotavirus

#JN1Sixteen #JN116
#KP1One #KP11
#KP2
#KP2One #KP21

#WearAMask #CleanTheAir #VaccinesSaveLives #WashHands #Wastewater #StayHomeIfSick #SourceControl #USESourceControl #COVIDSourceControl

My comments in brackets.

A small drone flies into a damaged #Fukushima #nuclear reactor for the first time to study melted fuel

by MARI YAMAGUCHI

Updated Wed, February 28, 2024 at 8:20 AM EST

"A drone small enough to fit in one's hand flew inside one of the damaged reactors at #Japan's #FukushimaDaiichi #NuclearPowerPlant Wednesday in hopes it can examine some of the molten fuel debris in areas where earlier robots failed to reach [the radiation fried some of them].

"Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings also began releasing the fourth batch of the plant’s treated and diluted #radioactive #wastewater into the [#PacificOean] Wednesday. The government and TEPCO, the plant's operator, say the water is safe [BULLSHIT] and the process is being monitored by the International Atomic Energy Agency, but the discharges have faced strong opposition by fishing groups and a Chinese ban on Japanese seafood.

"A magnitude 9.0 quake and tsunami in March 2011 destroyed the plant's power supply and cooling systems, causing three reactors to melt down. The government and TEPCO plan to remove the massive amount of fatally radioactive melted nuclear fuel that remains inside each reactor — a daunting decommissioning process that's been delayed for years and mired by technical hurdles and a lack of data.

"To help on data, a fleet of four drones were set to fly one at a time into the hardest-hit No. 1 reactor’s primary containment vessel. TEPCO plans to probe a new area Thursday.

"TEPCO has sent a number of probes — including a crawling robot and an underwater vehicle — inside each reactor but was hindered by debris, #HighRadiation and the inability to navigate through the rubble, though they were able to gather some data. In 2015, the first robot to go inside got stuck on a grate.

"Wednesday’s drone flight comes after months of preparations that began in July at a nearby mock facility.

"The drones, each weighing 185 grams (6.5 ounces), are highly maneuverable and their blades hardly stir up dust, making them a popular model for factory safety checks. Each carries a front-loaded high-definition camera to send live video and higher-quality images to an operating room.

"In part due to battery life, the drone investigation inside a reactor is limited to a 5-minute flight.

"TEPCO officials said they plan to use the new data to develop technology for future probes as well as a process to remove the melted fuel from the reactor. The data will also be used in the investigation of how the 2011 meltdown occurred.

"On Wednesday, two drones inspected the area around the exterior of the main structural support in the vessel, called the #pedestal. Based on the images they transmitted, TEPCO officials decided to send the other two in Thursday.

"The pedestal is directly under the reactor’s core. Officials hope to film the core’s bottom to find out how overheated fuel dripped there in 2011.

"About 880 tons of highly radioactive melted #NuclearFuel remain inside the three damaged reactors. Critics say the 30- to 40-year cleanup target set by the government and TEPCO is overly optimistic. The damage in each reactor is different, and plans need to accommodate their conditions.

"TEPCO's goal is to remove a small amount of melted debris from the least-damaged No. 2 reactor as a test case by the end of March by using a giant robotic arm. It was forced to delay due to difficulty removing a deposit blocking its entry.

"As in the past three rounds of wastewater discharges which started in August, TEPCO plans to release 7,800 metric tons of the treated water through mid-March after diluting it with massive amounts of seawater and sampling it to make sure radioactivity is far below international standards [by using faulty dosimeters].

"China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Wednesday accused Japan of risking the whole world with '#NuclearContaminated water' and demanded it stop 'this wrongdoing.' Mao urged #Japan to cooperate in an independent monitoring system with neighboring countries and other stakeholders [rather than bribing the #IAEA]."

Source:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/small-drone-flies-damaged-fukushima-051008732.html

#WaterIsLife #FukushimaIsntOver #TEPCOLies #RethinkNotRestart #NoNewNukes #RenewablesNow #ThermalSprings #TidalEnergy

Good Morning SARS2PAians!

I hope you're enjoying the milder weather and staying safe. :canparrot:

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VOCs

Nationally, nothing really new. JN.1 everywhere, all over the place. Still over 80% of randomly tested sampling.: https://ibb.co/r6wyHdy

In PA, Same thing, reflecting national levels.: https://ibb.co/b78MGWY

There is nothing so far on the mutation horizon that can compete with JN.1. As always there are a few concerning mutations out there, but sample numbers are low and variant hunters have not sent out any immediate warning signals.

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Wastewater

Nationally, SARS2 matierial found in wastewater starting to take an unpleasant upturn again. 😓: https://ibb.co/PQkNZs6

Regionally, the decline in levels has evened out again across all non-Eastern regions, and levels are rising in our area.: https://ibb.co/XWGNB1r

In PA,levels rising slightly in Bucks and ChesterCo areas but heeeeeey Lackawanna, please stay safe and use some form of source control! Levels are waaaay up over there.: https://ibb.co/8XLYRgb

The PA Wastewater dashboard has levels staying level for now except in the West Chester area.: https://ibb.co/C0BX4tY

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CDC

The New Admits map is looking pretty good, except in the center fo the State and again in SchuylkillCo and the rest of the old coal region west of there, where level increases are substantial. Seems like this rather isolated area still has cases filtering through the health system.: https://ibb.co/vDM2rRL

Lancaster Co also showing significant increases.

The Inpatient Bed map also looking better, with some elevated counties up by Potter Co there, also somewhat in Berks. Nothing substantial which is.....OK.: https://ibb.co/12hc0HV

ICU bed use increased substantially in the center of the State (along I-80-ish) in CentreCo and counties west oif there, with smaller increses east of there too.: https://ibb.co/DMskC0W

Berks showing isngificant increases in ICU use. Berks/Lancaster seem to be having a tough time this winter. Please be safe there, get your most current COVID vaccinations and use source control! Don't become a statistic!

Overall, the northern half of the US, including PA, is doing fairly well in controlling ILIs (influenza-like infections).: https://ibb.co/RvkZ8Hw

Keep practing SOME form of source control (wearing a quality respirator, staying home when sick, do NOT send sick kids to school, avoiding large crowds, aware of social contacts, run those air purifiers, wash hands often to control non-SARS stuff like flu/norovirus etc.) and if we all do SOMETHING then we can keep this controlled for the arrival of Spring! 💐

#covid #Covid19 #SARS2PA #CDC #CovidIsNotOver #Pennsylvania #PA #BA286 #JN1 #WearAMask #CleanTheAir #VaccinesSaveLives #Flu #Influenza #RSV #Wastewater

Update for 2/02/2024!

Good Morning SARS2PAians!

I hope you're staying dry with all this winter rain! (Sorry I haven't mirrored on Fedi for a while, i had major important stuff going on.)

There's no new CDC stuff today, but also not much new info to write about in total, JN.1.11 doesn't seem to be taking off right now, and numbers are still doing very well in spite of colder weather (when air cleaning and freshening is a bit more difficult).

THIS IS GOOD! I don't want to have any more news here ever! 🎊

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VOCs

Nationally, nothing different yet. JN.1 and JN.1.4 still at the top. JN.1.11 still way down at 0.13% and though it's in 5 states and a few more sequences have been found, it hasn't risen above 1% yet.: https://ibb.co/wgZHftH

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Wastewater

Nationally, the decline is starting to level off a bit. Hopefully it continues down after more data is collected.: https://ibb.co/MkcDDX5

Regionally, the West is ticking a bit upwards while everyone else is levelling off.: https://ibb.co/kXdhcTJ

In PA, the 5 stations reporting to Biobot are still doing fabulously. Luzerne and Lackawanna still quite above the national average though.: https://ibb.co/M1KzWJy

According to PA's own wastewater monitoring site numbers are holding steady through the state except thre's an uptick in Franklin Co and over by Pottstown.: https://ibb.co/n3hfVrY

FranklinCo: https://ibb.co/VCb9Z9N

Pottstown: https://ibb.co/0Jg6Gy8

Please use caution to keep these numbers from going back up and causing life, learning, and financial loss.

I just want to shoutout Erie Co since I lost track of there, Erie doesn't report to Biobot but it IS on the PA Wastewater dashboard.

It's not only that Erie's numbers are low, it's that (except for a post-holiday small rise) the absolute baseline there is going down!! Look at that. : https://ibb.co/RyVt4bn

That's amazing. Every county, State, and territories' chart should look like this.

:canparrot: :canparrot: Thank you Erie! :canparrot: :canparrot:

Another short update is a good update. Please keep using caution especially with at-risk people and in large public gatherings. Wear a quality respirator in places where there is tightly enclosed space with little ventilation (elevators, restrooms, large public closets, etc.)

Keep that air fresh and clean and we'll be fantastic by Spring! ❄️❄️🌷

#JN1Eleven

#covid #Covid19 #SARS2PA #CDC #CovidIsNotOver #Pennsylvania #PA #BA286 #JN1 #HV1 #WearAMask #CleanTheAir #VaccinesSaveLives #Flu #Influenza #RSV #Wastewater

Update for 1/22/2024!

Good Morning SARS2PAians!

Warmer temperatures are ahead, finally, after this bitter cold spell.❄️❄️❄️

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VOCs

There's not much new info out there and of course JN.1 and its child JN.1.4 still dominate the variant leaderboard, so this update will be brief as I have family stuff to do this morning anyway.

It's all going to be about closely watching JN.1.11 (JN-one-eleven).

It's now in 5 states as now it's been found in Washington State, and is spreading blazingly fast in India.

JN.1.11 is now accounting for 0.13% of all random sequencing in the US, up from 0.8%. (Yes, it matters to watch it at those low numbers. Low numbers become top leaderboard numbers eventually!).: https://ibb.co/q92Mccf

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CDC

The new hospital admits map looks very much improved since last time. Still some increased activity in Philly, Pike Co, and Lawrence Co. Significant increases in Tioga.: https://ibb.co/n6YqkGj

The Northeast US still struggles with lots of occupied inpatient beds. Lots of increases here as COVID filters through the medical system. Increases from Wayne Co down southwest through Huntingdon Co, over to Jefferson Co and up to Potter and McKean.: https://ibb.co/cyzjP7j

ICU Beds now rising through the State too, especially in Berks, Lancaster, Franklin Co up through to Centre, and the northwest corner of the State excluding Crawford Co.: https://ibb.co/wNWptSH

The 3-month death metric unfortunately remains high in most states including PA, and if you compare to last week, this number is increasing steadily in a lot of States.: https://ibb.co/9TNjnkW

We are sadly experiencing over 300 deaths a month from COVID, 1004 deaths in the past 3 months alone.

❄️❄️❄️Don't become a statistic! Please keep wearing those quality respirators, keep the air clean, be aware of social contacts, and get those vaccinations! 😷❄️❄️❄️

#JN1Eleven

#covid #Covid19 #SARS2PA #CDC #CovidIsNotOver #Pennsylvania #PA #BA286 #JN1 #HV1 #WearAMask #CleanTheAir #VaccinesSaveLives #Flu #Influenza #RSV #Wastewater

Update for 1/19/2024!

Good Morning SARS2PAians!

So. How 'bout that snow? ❄️❄️❄️

Please be cautious and don't travel today if you don't have to! (And don't travel even if you do have to, if you can help it!)

There's no new CDC map stuff today.

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VOCs

Nationally, JN.1 at the top of the leaderboard at over 32% of sequencing.: https://ibb.co/vsK3j09

Please remember ALL sequencing is very slow so these numbers are delayed by weeks. Its child JN.1.4 in second place at over 16%.

In PA, JN.1 and its child mutation JN.1.4 at the top of the chart, reflecting naitonal levels.: https://ibb.co/Bcp6Skk

In NY/NJ, numbers also reflect national levels, ans the first few successful lineages are JN.1, JN.1.4, and HV.1.: https://ibb.co/WBk99sG

XDD is a recombinant that has potential to keep up with and even surpass JN.1.

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Lineage News

I want to bring your attention to two potentially problematic new mutations: Previously mentioned XDD (a recombo of EG.5.1.1 and JN.1,) and also especially JN.1.11.

Note: That is J-N-ONE-ELEVEN, and I'll hashtag it here on the Fediverse as #JN1Eleven so it won't get confused with other names like JN.1.1.1 or JN.11.1. Understanding the correct lineage name is vital in tracking!

JN.1.11 has a bonkers high estimated fitness (ability to reproduce, infect, take over the lineage leaderboard etc.) based on genomic info alone.: https://ibb.co/J28MbXh

It was only sequenced this month and is already in 5 countries: India, USA, Singapore, Israel, and the UK.

It's already in at least 4 US States: TX, CO, MD and NC.: https://ibb.co/vDhvmX2

Reminder that the JN.x.y series also as a whole has a bonkers high estimated fitness and binding ability based on genomics alone that you can see here on the ACE2/Immune Escape estimation graph.: https://ibb.co/cJ7dLRT

Numbers in wastewater are starting to go down from the original JN.1, but the trouble with this JN.1 clan is it mutates quickly AND all of it is fast. It has the potential to raise the absolute baseline high and keep it there so it never goes down IF we all do not practice some form of source control.

Schools as they open will contribute to rising cases and increased absences all over the place, for kids AND for adults. The way to combat this is source control.

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Wastewater

Nationally, SARS2 in wastewater starting to decline.: https://ibb.co/ftKcw5N

Regionally, the Northeast on a sharp downturn and the rest of the regions holding steady or ever so slightly declining.: https://ibb.co/KbjPYLR

Please don't get comfy with this until we know how schoolkids are going to fare.

In PA, the 5/11 Biobot up-to-date sheds are showing a promising downturn, ChesterCo and BucksCo down to meeting the national average level again.: https://ibb.co/0MTv8cm

MontCo is back to smashing it going BELOW national levels!

According to the PA DOH wastewater site (thank you so much to a supercool Fediverse reader that pointed this site out for me!!...thank you lemon❤️️) sheds in CentreCo, near Philly and in MonroeCo are experiencing increases in tested SARS2 material.: https://ibb.co/BgDtfH0

On WastewaterSCAN, levels are still HIGH nationally for SARS2, RSV, and Norovirus (which is the "24hr stomach thing" from tainted surfaces/food). Make sure your utensils and eating places are cleaning things properly...this stuff's just gross 🤢: https://ibb.co/LSnpD2j

We are not out of the woods yet with this illness season. PLEASE practice some source control as this blazing fast JN.x.y clan takes over and can push numbers way up if we get hit with multiple very fit variants at once.
NOWCAST

The latest NOWCAST from CDC is out. JN.1 estimated at 85% of cases this week! 👀🚀👀🚀👀🚀: https://ibb.co/LS53WZH

Lots of junk out there and JN.x.y is some seriously fast business. Please :canparrot: doooooooooo the source control :canparrot: and we can prevent life, learning, and financial loss and have an easy transition into spring! 😷😷😷

(And be careful out there today too ❄️❄️❄️)

#JN1Eleven

#covid #Covid19 #SARS2PA #CDC #CovidIsNotOver #Pennsylvania #PA #BA286 #JN1 #HV1 #WearAMask #CleanTheAir #VaccinesSaveLives #Flu #Influenza #RSV #Wastewater

Good Morning SARS2PAians!

I hope you have a restful and powerful holiday today! ✊

Thre's not much new info out today. No Tableau stuff, no wastewater.

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CDC

CDC has released new per-county information, though.

The new hospital admits map has improved quite a bit for now, the post-holiday pre-school timeslot. Cases are still substantially increasing in the counties along south of I-80, and north up to Potter and McKean Cos.: https://ibb.co/zSCd72n

Also in Crawford, Franklin and Fulton Cos.

The map showing inpatient beds has gotten only slightly better, still a LOT of counties showing substantial and high increases.: https://ibb.co/ZxS1yYN

A direct result of waning immunity considering most people not getting current vaccines...XBB or even their bivalents from last year.

Substantial increases east of Potter Co, east of Luzerne Co, in Berks, and east of Juniata.

ICU bed occupation near the Philly area and surrounding counties has considerably lessened since last update where this area in particular was experiencing high levels.: https://ibb.co/n8vsDst

Now everywhere else but Philly and surrounding counties are showing substantial and high levels. Again, those counties are the same already mentioned...East of Juniata, east of Luzerne, Berks, and along the western half of the NY border counties. Also in Mercer Co.

C19 Emergency Dept visits are nationwide on the low side except here in the Northeast.: https://ibb.co/mbdkxDq

Unfortunately, as of Jan.11th, there have been 1,026 deaths from Covid-19 in PA in the past 3 months. (PLEASE NOTE this number keeps rising monthy.): https://ibb.co/xmjvw2d

PA, and in fact the majority of states, are in the highest CDC percentage category of states with COVID deaths in a 3 month roling period.

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JN.1 News

Along with 11 NYC public hospitals, mask mandates have returned to NYC EMS for their fire/ambulance emergency services.: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/mask-mandate-returns-for-fdny-fire-ambulance-personnel-amid-rise-in-covid-other-viruses/ar-AA1mVNAu

China is issuing stern warnings about JN.1, but I want to draw attention to the last paragraph of this article in particular: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-01-14/China-warns-on-possible-rebound-of-COVID-19-JN-1-subvariant-1qmE7pROeGY/p.html

""High-risk groups like pregnant women, children and the elderly should prioritize annual influenza vaccination and maintain healthy habits," Wang advised. He further stressed the importance of understanding that contracting one type of respiratory illness does not guarantee immunity against others in the short term."

Please, folks, keep up with all available respiratory vaccinations, not just COVID.

Encourage children to mask up with quality respirators when they go back to school. If we are cautious until the Spring it's going to save us going through some things in the long run!! 😷😷😷

:canparrot:

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Update for 1/8/2024!

Good Morning SARS2PAians!

I hope your holidays are continuing to be joyful and safe. 🎊🎊🎊

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VOCs

Nationally, JN.1 firmly in the lead at over 32% of leaderboard share. This number is most likely a LOT higher (as per the CDC NOWCAST) as the last few weeks of sequencing are incomplete.: https://ibb.co/YTBcv9J

The most current CDC NOWCAST estimates JN.1 at almost 62% of share.: https://ibb.co/HFcmSRC

It is EXTREMELY important to practice some form of source control in the next few weeks and when school starts.

In PA, JN.1 at 28% of random sequencing, almost reflecting national levels.: https://ibb.co/4VR9Pwv

In NY/NJ, JN.1 at 46.89% of leaderboard share. It's getting close to the 50% of shares to get to to know whether this will cause an actual surge and not a takeover of share.: https://ibb.co/Pgf37bk

A surge strains hospitals (not only from COVID, but also fluA, fluB, RSV, etc. etc. etc.) and requires extra care and source attention from the public. Please wear a quality respirator in public so this doesn't happen in the next few months.

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Pennsylvania hospital systems are already REQUIRING masks and putting strict entrance standards on +C19 carriers.: https://6abc.com/penn-medicine-face-mask-policy-philadelphia-pa-covid-rsv/14284086/

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- With COVID-19, RSV, and flu cases rising, another hospital system in Philadelphia is taking extra precautions.

Starting Monday, Penn Medicine says in certain departments like emergency and waiting rooms, everyone two and older is required to wear a mask.

Visitors who tested positive for COVID-19 or have symptoms are not allowed to enter any facility even with a mask.

Other health systems across the region, including Main Line Health and Cooper University Health Care, have revised their mask policies due to the rise in cases.
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Wastewater

Nationally, C19 material in wastewater still climbing nationally. You can see where we were last time I posted, at 800 copies/mL by the blue line there I drew. We're now well on our way to 1300 copies/mL.: https://ibb.co/0cwFJyv

Regionally, if there's a "more-than-vertical" way to increase, the Northeast is almost there. Other regions lag behind. You can see here, too where we were last time at 800 copies/mL by the line I drew.: https://ibb.co/gmFjQJr

The Northeast is now in the second highest level of the whole pandemic.: https://ibb.co/Y2JTgKZ

In PA, only 5/11 sheds have anywhere near current data. Bucks and Chester are doing rather well handling this current rise. Lackawanna, Luzerne and MontCo going vertical. PLEASE do the source control.: https://ibb.co/n0LDZLF

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CDC

EDvisits have increased moderately in most States, including PA.: https://ibb.co/Nxpc7C8

Lots of new C19 hospital admits for PA. The vast majority of the state is showing substantial rise except for Warren and McKean Cos down to Centre Co.: https://ibb.co/dcPTfw4

Don't be this statistic and keep those hospitals clear. Get your C19 vaccine, whether mRNA or Novavax. You'll still have to wait 2 weeks for full effect but it's better than nothing. Once these kids start school, hoooooo boy.

Staffed inpatient beds on the rise, moderately, all through the State. High levels in Berks, Lancaster, Elk, Wayne and Lackawanna Cos.: https://ibb.co/7JwQ4S2

ICU beds on a sharp increase through the State, the southwestern corner, Fulton circling around to Jefferson, circling around again over the NJ border to Columbia and Wayne Cos.: https://ibb.co/xfh2Hx4

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Please practice some form of source control, and mask up when those kids go back to school! Run those Corsi-Rosenthal boxes you have. Open a window if at all possible. Be aware of social contacts. Do takeout instead of dine-in. Go virtual at work if you can. Stay home if you're sick. Test test test! :canparrot: :canparrot: :canparrot:

If we work together we can keep cases down to manageable level and keep our medical facilities working well. 😷😷😷

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Update for 1/5/2024!

Good Morning SARS2PAians!

There's not much new data as of yet, and I don't have much time to post this morning.

There's no new Biobot wastewater data, that will be updated Jan. 9th.

There's also no new CDC map data and the NOWCAST has not been updated at the time I posted this.

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VOCs

The Tableau site is regularly updated after the holidays again, however.

Nationally, JN.1 flying high at over 31% of random sequencing.: https://ibb.co/Qf1vD0t

In PA,, a little slower pace but it's still at over 28% of leaderboard share.: https://ibb.co/sCmQtbH

In NY/NJ, JN.1 at over 45% of share and this is only going to go up when kids go back to school.: https://ibb.co/DkJbCXs

Please take this highly evasive, transmissible variant seriously. The latest XBB vaccine will help sorta-ok-marginally against severe disease and health care system strain but this variant is many, many mutations away from anything we currently have, so source control is best.

Wear a quality RESPIRATOR. This is increasingly VITAL as it gets colder, making leaving windows open less ideal.

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Wastewater

Biobot isn't updated yet but CDC has its own wastewater info page.: https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVID19-nationaltrend.html

Nationally, most of the contiguous States are at VERY HIGH levels. We in PA are in more moderate levels of SARS2 spread and it will be more important than ever to practice source control against JN.1 to maintan this. It will prevent straining health care systems from not only increasing FluA, FluB, etc. but also people that just didn't care to get vaccinated.: https://ibb.co/RCYyNY3

Previous vaccination formulas DO NOT protect against JN.1 at all due to antigen drift.: https://zeroes.ca/@[email protected]ial/111664708844139916

Please get the XBB version ASAP if you didn't get one.

In PA, numbers match national levels so there's no real difference here. The last 2 weeks are shaded grey as they are incomplete, so the massive dropoff in wastewater on the end there is not due to declining levels but rather data gap.: https://ibb.co/FJK3BxN

PLEASE NOTE that we are in the midst of the SECOND largest increase in wastewater SARS2 material, and even if cases aren't reflecting this in data, those cases are still out there.

Try to go virtual if you can. Crack open a window. Practice SOME form of source control until the Spring!

If we all work together we can prevent life, learning, and finanical fallout in the next few months! :canparrot: :canparrot: :canparrot:

Stay safe from COVID and also that wacky storm coming our way tomorrow! ❄️❄️❄️

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Update for 1/2/2024!

Good Morning SARS2PAians!

I hope you're having a GREAT and SAFE new year! 🎊🎊🎊😷

There's no new wastewater for today.

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VOCs

Nationally, JN.1 is now the top variant in random testing with an easily-gotten 26% of variant share.: https://ibb.co/JrVrwsT

In PA, JN.1 is now the top varaint in PA, too with 23% share.: https://ibb.co/Pcrc2cv

In NY/NJ, JN.1 has ALREADY reached 40% of random sequencing 👀 and that was before 100,000 people hung out together unmasked in Times Square. 😓: https://ibb.co/ZhghSmQ

The closest new competitor to JN.1 is GE.1.2.1, a descendant of XBB.2.3, but it still falls a bit short of JN.1'a relative growth rate. JN.1.1.1 also falls a bit short but is still so fast it warrants monitoring.: https://ibb.co/9Yhn37n

This NOWCAST was from two weeks ago, so should be updated this Friday. You can see the absolutely explosive rate of JN.1's growth.: https://ibb.co/0qYtpB1

We will know how much of a surge it will cause once it hits 50% share of national sequencing, after which hosiptals and other care centers could experience strain.

DON'T CONTRIBUTE TO THIS.

Wear a respirator.

Keep the air clean.

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CDC

You can see on the CDC At-A-Glance graphic, we're heading (not unexpectedly) in the wrong way after the holday season.: https://ibb.co/61yR8Jk

Emergency Department visits rising along most populous/coastal/border States.: https://ibb.co/QYzSJM6

Most Eastern states and metro areas in most other States have substantially increased in new hospital admits.: https://ibb.co/3CHBpQb

Don't let this get worse, folks. Wear a quality respirator. Stay home. test and retest. Keep the air clean!

The old coal region including and west of Schuylkill south toward the MD border is holding steady.

Tioga and the southwest corner is still hoiding out there, doing OK with numbers reducing.

Inpatient Beds holding steady and actually decreasing through msot of the state with some rising around Easton, around CentreCo. and up by Potter Co.: https://ibb.co/dW26YRs

ICU bed use reducing in a lot of areas but increasing significantly in Huntigdon, Mifflin and Juniata Cos.: https://ibb.co/wsc4jmp

More states are experiencing increases in deaths over a 3-month period. This is very much caused in part by refusal to take latest vaccinations causing waning immunity.: https://ibb.co/Sf3rk0K

4% of deaths in PA in the past week were from COVID. GO GET XBB VACCINATED.

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With an increase of caution now we can prevent fallout in the health system in the next month or two! 😷😷😷😷😷

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Update for 12/29/2023!

Good Morning/Afternoon SARS2PAians!

I hope your holiday season is joyful and safe. ❤️️❄️❄️❄️

TL;DR: I'm going to do a lot of yelling in this, but I want you to have a GOOD new year and not a BAD one! ❤️️

Unfortunately there's no new VOC info from the Tableau site as it has not been updated since the 23rd. I'll try to make this issue with as much VOC data I can collect without it.

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VOCs

Raj Rajnarayanan's Tableau data hasn't been updated since 12/23 so I'll try to make do with other sources.

Worldwide, JN.1 is absolutely the dominant variant/mutation set right now, even if it hasn't filtered through everywhere less populous yet.

Mike Honey's ( :fediverse: Fediverse: https://aus.social/@mike_honey_) Covid variant tracker tracker shows a strong crossover for JN.1 nationally.: https://ibb.co/0hTvz6P

JN.1 is horribly close to an estimated 50% of national sampling, after which we will know if it's going to cause a surge and not just take over the leaderboard. (There is no way something this fast will NOT cause a surge in my very very non-med non-stat-guy opinion.)

In PA, the JN.1 crossover is slower, steadier, but we have enough to deal with here because of the high numbers of RSV, Noro, etc.: https://ibb.co/FwJJbJF

Babies and the elderly are in particular danger from RSV. Don't spread it! Wear a quality respiratoir, stay home, and keep the air clean!

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Wastewater

Wastewater monitoring continues to be absolutely essential in tracking pathogens during this extrmely volatile season.

Nationally, C19 signal in wastewater keeps rising. We're not even started with this, folks. PLEASE use some source control in this high pathogen season.: https://ibb.co/tYQDWyh

Regionally, all regions rising, Northeast going almost vertical, and what I thought would be a nice respite in the Midwest is now also turning into a strong rise. 😓: https://ibb.co/q52nqDm

In PA, 5/11 sheds reporting current info to BIOBOT. Of those 5 sheds, all of them have a general trend of rising absolute baseline.: https://ibb.co/89xxPdk

Luzerne going VERTICAL and MontCo now matching national trend. Chester and Berks are really trying hard. Keep at it!! Source control will help everyone in the long run!

University Park now reports to WWSCAN (https://ibb.co/tbrzPg4), making it the third shed that reports there along with Dauphin and Chester. Here again you can see Chester trying to handle it, but the absolute baseline is still rising.

Dauphin and UPark sheds going vertical.

WastewaterSCAN also shows C19 levels as HIGH in all regions.: https://ibb.co/hst7ZRy

WWS also shows RSV (https://ibb.co/DDgpYfX) and Norovirus (https://ibb.co/NtYPX4G) (which is the "24 hour stomach bug" that is picked up from unclean surfaces like improperly washed restaurant flatware) as HIGH in all regions, with Noro high in our region.

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CDC

Lots of new hospital admits in Central PA excluding CentreCo.: https://ibb.co/G9WGKSc

Most counties holding steady for %change in bed use, but some counties showing significant increases: Fulton, Franklin, Luzerne, Wyoming, Columbia, Tioga.: https://ibb.co/sFZdmQL

ICU bed use rising significantly in a LOT of counties.

People NOT getting bivalent and XBB VACCINATIONS are going to make this skyrocket next month, foilks.: https://ibb.co/58whZh7

Significant rise in FranklinCo and counties West of there along the MD border; in the Northeast especially all north of Luzerne; Berks; Crawford and counties east of there.

Southwest corner of the State looks very good for now.

Stop this nuimber from going up, guys. Don't be part of this statistic. Get those vaccinations.

Also flu. Don't be that guy clogging up health facilities on others who also need them.

Diagnosed C19 Emergency admits rising in the Northeast and the South. Moderate increase in PA.: https://ibb.co/52SJX7G

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Side Note: Immune Dysregulation is Not New

Permanent immune system disability from pathogens is not unheard of, which is the actual reason measles is so deadly and not just its initial acute symptoms.: https://ibb.co/1mNvwq9

BBC link: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211112-the-people-with-immune-amnesia

C19 also disables the immune system with each bout of it. REPEATED INFECTIONS DOES NOT HELP YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM. Your immune system is not a muscle and pathogens are not deadweights.

It's not just about acute symptome. We need to think long-term.

I hope your holiday celebrations are joyful with a focus on social contact tracing and source control. The fallout in January and February will not be as bad, folks!!

Stay safe! ❄️❄️❄️

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Update for 12/22/2023!

Good Morning SARS2PAians!

I hope you are having a SAFE holiday season. (Sorry I missed mirroring Monday's post on the Fediverse.)

There's no new CDC map info for today.

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VOCs

Nationally, HV.1 still at the top of the leaderboard in random sequencing, with JN.1 catching up FAST at over 15%.: https://ibb.co/5RM1Ncf

In PA, quite a looong list of variants found here. HV.1 at the top at 28%, and JN.1 also catching up here at 12%.: https://ibb.co/F8gvjDH

In NY/NJ, JN.1 has easily taken over the leaderboard at 26% of share in NY/NJ. "Variants? What other variants?": https://ibb.co/G0kQBsj

If you have plans to see the ball drop on 5th in person this year, you reeeeaally might not want to do that. Seriously.

The WHO has now categorized JN.1 as a Variant of Interest, separated out from the BA.2.86 clan it came from.: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/who-designates-jn1-separate-covid-19-variant-interest

:ms_arrow_right: "The WHO recommended universal masking in health facilities, with appropriate masks, respirators, and other personal protective equipment for health workers caring for patients who have suspected or confirmed COVID. The group also urged improved ventilation for health facilities."

The concern is not only JN.1, but also STILL rising levels of FluA and FluB, and also RSV not at low levels yet. All these together could potentially strain health care facilities in the new year if we do not choose some form of source control and help one another now.

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Wastewater

Nationally, SARS2 levels still rising.: https://ibb.co/HFggZ4y

Regionally, levels going up FAST in the Northeast, with the Midwest declining.: https://ibb.co/86fx1nx

In PA, only 5/11 sheds are current. Of those sheds, Berks is going vertical and Lackawanna is rising fast. The absolute baselines of all 5 are rising though some sheds seem to be working at controlling outbreaks.: https://ibb.co/7NBCTGp879

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If we all do some form of simple source control this winter (wear quality respirators, s tay home when sick, test test test, avoid unnecessary trips, open a window, keep the air clean, take out instead of dine-in, etc.) IT ADDS UP and quite honestly we have a lot less miserable and very much more merry January and February this year.

Don't let people rooting for the virus discourage you. EVERY small act of source control in this holiday season matters with a variant as fast as JN.1! ❄️❄️❄️

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Update for 12/15/2023!

Good Morning SARS2PAiains!

There's no new CDC stuff today.

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VOCs

Nationally, HV.1 at over 27% of random testing, and JN.1 catching up more every day, now at over 10% nationally.: https://ibb.co/TmgNzjM

This thing is FAST, and also immune evasive. PLEASE stay home and wear a quality respirator to keep souce control down.

In PA, HV.1 reflecting national levels almost right on at 27%, JN.1 coming outta nowhere to over 6% and second place in random testing.: https://ibb.co/6Rmhy14

I want to bring to your attention the last variant in the list, XDD, which is a recombo of two already fast variants (EG.5.1.1, or HK, and JN.1). It's at .51% but probably won't stay there with holiday gatherings and work environments that ignore source control.

This thing is fast, too, so PLEASE be sure to use caution this month into next month.

In NY/NJ, HV.1 at over 27%, but JN.1 at over 16% already👀 👀 👀. Not enough to start chipping away at HV.1 right now, but......soon.: https://ibb.co/4890HZS

According to Biobot, RSV has most likely hit its peak but FluA and FluB are STILL on the rise.: https://ibb.co/2nt8Hbh

We don't want a mess in January...please practice some form of source control.

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Wastewater

Nationally, SARS2 wastewater concentration stil rising.: https://ibb.co/DWP0Fr9

Regionally, the West has been adjusted downwards, but the Northeast, Midwest and South still rising.: https://ibb.co/wrZRZrn

In PA, only 5/11 stations anywhere near current. Luzerne and MontCo going vertical. Lackawanna on a plateau (good) so we'll see if it declines there (BETTER!): https://ibb.co/tPGth19

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Research

Dr. Eric Topol has posted important research from The Lancet about C19 vs. Flu outcomes.: https://ibb.co/6b1ct7F

Direct Mastodon/Fedi link: https://mstdn.social/@erictopol/111581476647325603

Takeaways:

50% post C19 higher death rate.

Worse C19 outcomes for all organ systems and disability except lung.

Higher burden of health loss on the POST ACUTE PHASE than in the acute phase for both. (Which means acute severity is NOT the only real danger!)

Screenshot of research findings: https://ibb.co/cgqKWx8

Paper is at: https://thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(23)00684-9/fulltext

Stay safe out there and have a GREAT holiday season!!! ❄️❄️❄️

Have a safe winter and if we all contribute to source control, we can have a GREAT post-holiday season!! ❄️❄️❄️

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