Sources and updates, March 5
Sources and updates for the week of March 5 include a joint COVID/flu rapid test, new Long COVID studies, RSV vaccines, and more.
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This winter’s COVID-19 surge wasn’t “mild”
You might have seen some headlines like this in the last few weeks: COVID-19 was “mild” this winter. This winter was “better” than previous winters. COVID-19 is becoming “another seasonal virus” like flu and RSV. But looking at the actual data, we can see this is far from the truth.
Read MoreNational numbers, December 18
After a significant post-Thanksgiving spike, COVID-19 transmission in the U.S. appears to be in a high plateau, according to trends in cases and wastewater. Official case counts stayed fairly steady this week compared to the week following the holiday, according to the CDC, while wastewater data from Biobot show coronavirus concentrations leveling out.
Read MoreNational numbers, November 20
Nationwide, reported COVID-19 cases and new hospital admissions are still in a plateau; both metrics declined very slightly this week after rising slightly last week (declining by 3% and 1%, respectively).
Read MoreCOVID source shout-out: HealthWeather dashboard
I recently learned about the Kinsa HealthWeather dashboard, a resource providing COVID-19 risk estimates by state and county based on data from smart thermometers.
Read MoreSources and updates, November 6
Sources and updates for the week of November 6 include Omicron bivalent boosters, a Long COVID clinical trial, an RSV vaccine, and more.
Read MoreThe U.S.’s flu and RSV surveillance is insufficient for tracking this fall’s outbreaks
I recently received a question from a reader, asking how to follow both COVID-19 and the flu in the county where she lives. For COVID-19, county-level data sources aren’t too hard to find; for the flu, this is much harder.
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