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Boston-area COVID wastewater data spikes before the holidays, variant JN.1 on the rise: ‘A worrisome situation’
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Boston-area COVID wastewater data spikes before the holidays, variant JN ...
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We Are in a Big Covid Wave. But Just How Big?: Wastewater data has become perhaps the best metric to track the spread of the virus in the U.S. ...
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We Are in a Big Covid Wave. But Just How Big?
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US sees COVID resurgence as JN.1 variant becomes dominant: The U.S. is riding another wave of rising COVID-19 infections, as holiday gatherings and a new variant ...
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US sees COVID resurgence as JN.1 variant becomes dominant
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Another covid wave hits U.S. as JN.1 becomes dominant variant: The JN.1 variant, covid hospitalizations and wastewater levels are rising heading into 2024 ...
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Another covid wave hits U.S. as JN.1 becomes dominant variant
Quick Glance: Experts Warn of Covid Resurgence
  • Experts recommend increased mask usage and vaccination rates.

  • Covid infection rates are rising similarly to previous winters.

  • The low number of masks and low vaccination rate among vulnerable individuals are concerning.

  • Dr. Rivers notes that weekly hospitalizations are increasing more slowly than in previous years.
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COVID-19 rates are rising again — What you need to know: People are getting infected with COVID subvariant JN.1, but you can protect yourself and others over the ...
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COVID-19 rates are rising again — What you need to know
Quick Glance: JN.1 Variant: Latest on Covid Developments
  • The JN.1 variant may be more transmissible, but does not cause more severe Covid cases.

  • Covid cases are on the rise, driven by the JN.1 variant, according to Dr. Mandy Cohen of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  • JN.1 accounts for about 21% of Covid cases in the US, up from 8% just two weeks ago, according to the CDC.

  • The World Health Organization has designated JN.1 as a 'variant of interest', indicating genetic changes that could enhance its spread.
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Fifth Covid wave hits new high as govt mulls ending free RATs: National rates of Covid have surged to their highest levels since New Zealand’s fifth wave began ...
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Fifth Covid wave hits new high as govt mulls ending free RATs
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Does COVID prefer the gut now? Surging virus detections in wastewater prompt debate
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Does COVID prefer the gut now? Surging virus detections in wastewater ...
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Mask policies return in US as respiratory viruses threaten to strain hospitals: Covid, flu and RSV rates creep up as vaccination rates for all three remain low ...
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Mask policies return in US as respiratory viruses threaten to strain ...
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Is this covid surge really the second biggest? Here’s what data shows.: Virus levels in wastewater are higher than they were a year ago, but experts caution ...
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Is this covid surge really the second biggest? Here’s what data shows.
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COVID in the Bay Area: Track virus levels with wastewater data: This tracker charts the concentration of the coronavirus, which causes COVID ...
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COVID in the Bay Area: Track virus levels with wastewater data
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Utah’s flu activity is ‘rapidly’ increasing, data shows, as COVID-19 and RSV also continue to rise
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Utah’s flu activity is ‘rapidly’ increasing, data shows, as COVID-19 and ...
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Howie Carr: Masking COVID truth (Biden needs the Panic): Stop me if you’ve read these headlines before. Over and over and over again, especially every January ...
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Howie Carr: Masking COVID truth (Biden needs the Panic)
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Bay Area wastewater data reveals alarming COVID spike: Bay Area wastewater data reveals alarming COVID spike and hospitalizations are rising ...
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Bay Area wastewater data reveals alarming COVID spike
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JN.1 variant observed in wastewater samples in Pune: The World Health Organisation has classified Covid 19 strain JN 1as a separate “variant of interest” given ...
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JN.1 variant observed in wastewater samples in Pune
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COVID-19 levels high ahead of holiday travel season: As of early December, 22 states had "very high" COVID-19 wastewater levels.
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COVID-19 levels high ahead of holiday travel season
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Can Covid’s JN.1 spread be contained? Your poop in sewers may hold some answers: Dr Vineeta Bal, Professor Emeritus , Indian Institute of Science Education and ...
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Can Covid’s JN.1 spread be contained? Your poop in sewers may hold some ...
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Boston-area COVID wastewater data spikes: A ‘concerning’ jump in Massachusetts cases as doctors urge people to get vaccinated
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Boston-area COVID wastewater data spikes: A ‘concerning’ jump in ...
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Wastewater analysis shows rise in coronavirus cases: An analysis of wastewater in Belgium confirms the recent spike of Covid-19 cases in the country ...
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Wastewater analysis shows rise in coronavirus cases
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Covid-19 rates are rising again: What you need to know: With the holiday season and colder winter months looming in the northern hemisphere ...
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Covid-19 rates are rising again: What you need to know
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Wastewater analysis in Athens shows big jump in Covid-19: Testing on raw sewage in Athens shows a steep spike in Covid-15 infections over the holiday season ...
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Wastewater analysis in Athens shows big jump in Covid-19
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Mass General Brigham bringing back mask mandate, as Boston-area COVID wastewater surges and infections rise
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Mass General Brigham bringing back mask mandate, as Boston-area COVID ...
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New Years risk? San Jose experiencing 3rd highest COVID wave ever right now, wastewater shows
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New Years risk? San Jose experiencing 3rd highest COVID wave ever right ...
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New Covid-19 'pirola' variant on the rise in Belgium: "We see in the sewage water that Belgium is experiencing its second largest Covid-19 wave.. ...
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New Covid-19 'pirola' variant on the rise in Belgium
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Monitoring the sewage treatment plant: Corona viruses in Flensburg's wastewater?: The coronavirus wave is back. Flensburg is taking part in a pilot project to ...
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Monitoring the sewage treatment plant: Corona viruses in Flensburg's ...
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California's COVID-19 wastewater levels are high: Wastewater analysis is one of the best methods for tracking the spread of COVID-19 these days.
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California's COVID-19 wastewater levels are high
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JN.1 variant observed in wastewater samples in Pune: The World Health Organisation has classified Covid 19 strain JN 1as a separate “variant of interest” given ...
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JN.1 variant observed in wastewater samples in Pune
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Coronavirus researchers measure the highest viral load in Luxembourg's wastewater since the start of the pandemic - Tageblatt.lu
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Coronavirus researchers measure the highest viral load in Luxembourg's ...
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Corona in Cologne: Great rush for rapid tests - Viral load in wastewater increases
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Corona in Cologne: Great rush for rapid tests - Viral load in wastewater ...
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Wave of illness is rolling: More corona viruses measured in NRW wastewater than ever before
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Wave of illness is rolling: More corona viruses measured in NRW wastewater ...
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Utah has ‘very high’ COVID-19 levels in wastewater, new CDC tool shows: Utah is one of 10 states showing “very high” levels of coronavirus, according to a ...
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Utah has ‘very high’ COVID-19 levels in wastewater, new CDC tool shows
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Lots of viruses in the sewage treatment plants: “We are currently seeing a high wave of corona in the wastewater” - Zofinger Tagblatt
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Lots of viruses in the sewage treatment plants: “We are currently seeing a ...
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Göttingen: How many coronaviruses are in wastewater?: The virus concentration in Göttingen wastewater has been measured since November. Almost everyone currently ...
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Göttingen: How many coronaviruses are in wastewater?
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Corona: Are we currently in a new wave?: It is unclear how widespread the infections are. The wastewater monitoring that Switzerland relies on for Covid and now ...
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Corona: Are we currently in a new wave?
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Corona is increasing rapidly again and the flu wave is coming soon: Switzerland is coughing and feverish again, many people are missing school and work ...
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Corona is increasing rapidly again and the flu wave is coming soon
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'Fifth wave' of Covid-19 apparent as Kiwis fail to take up booster: Wastewater testing and the number of hospitalisations are signs the virus is prevalent at ...
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'Fifth wave' of Covid-19 apparent as Kiwis fail to take up booster
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Viral load in wastewater is increasing: new corona wave is rolling in: There is coughing and fever in the country. Corona is making many people sick again ...
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Viral load in wastewater is increasing: new corona wave is rolling in
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COVID-19 levels in Boston-area waste water increase slightly: Public health officials are giving out free rapid COVID-19 testing kits and urging people to stay ...
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COVID-19 levels in Boston-area waste water increase slightly
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Boston-area COVID wastewater rises ahead of Thanksgiving, free at-home test kits available
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Boston-area COVID wastewater rises ahead of Thanksgiving, free at-home ...
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Corona in Cologne: Infection numbers have more than doubled: Our wastewater shows it: Shortly before November 11th. The number of corona infections in Cologne is ...
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Corona in Cologne: Infection numbers have more than doubled