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Coronavirus and Avian Flu Tidbits # 296, May 26, 2024
Quick links News   Diagnostics   Drugs  Devices  Epidemiology/Infection control   Tips   Politics   Feel good du jour   Comic relief   Perspective/Poem   Bits of beauty Announcements: First, there is now a Resources Page here for the most commonly asked questions I'm getting. Happy to continue to answer your questions/concerns as best I can, so don't be shy about that. News Wastewater data: Infections are growing, esp in Hawaii, Delaware, Nevada, and Minn https://data.wastewaterscan.org/tracker/? https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/sara.anne.willette/viz/USCompositeWastewaterData/NWSSData Biobot data has disappeared, likely d/t loss of funding We are flying blind: (as of May 1): US hospitals do not report Covid hospital admissions, hospital capacity, or hospital…
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Coronavirus and Avian Flu Tidbits #295, May 19, 2024
Quick links News   Diagnostics   Drugs  Devices  Epidemiology/Infection control   Tips   Politics   Feel good du jour   Comic relief   Perspective/Poem   Bits of beauty Announcements: First, there is now a Resources Page here for the most commonly asked questions I'm getting. Happy to continue to answer your questions/concerns as best I can, so don't be shy about that. In this time of rising antisemitism, the warnings and lessons from my family's story, Resilience, are more pertinent than ever. I had the honor of speaking to faculty at the Allegany College of Maryland this week, sharing the story of my cousin, Mari. She was…
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Coronavirus and Avian Flu Tidbits #294, May 12, 2024
Quick links News   Diagnostics   Drugs  Devices  Epidemiology/Infection control   Tips   Politics   Feel good du jour   Comic relief   Perspective/Poem   Bits of beauty Announcements: First, there is now a Resources Page here for the most commonly asked questions I'm getting. Happy to continue to answer your questions/concerns as best I can, so don't be shy about that. New Post: 4.95 Million People Die From Treatable Infections Annually. A New Project Tells Their Stories https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2024/05/07/the-global-antimicrobial-resistance-diary-puts-a-face-on-serious-infections/?sh=611bddc643ba News Mike Hoerger, May 8: “SARS-CoV-2 levels in wastewater have increased marginally (2%) this week after months of decline. We expect a gradual increase through the…
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Coronavirus & Avian Flu Tidbits # 293, May 5, 2024
Quick links News   Diagnostics   Drugs  Devices  Epidemiology/Infection control   Tips   Politics   Feel good du jour   Comic relief   Perspective/Poem   Bits of beauty Announcements: First, there is now a Resources Page here for the most commonly asked questions I'm getting. Happy to continue to answer your questions/concerns as best I can, so don't be shy about that. News Overall, transmission is trending down. Mike Hoerger: “Transmission continues to decline. About 1 in 161 people in the U.S. are infectious, the lowest levels since July 1. Transmission levels are higher than during 27% of the pandemic… the over-reporting in real-time data…