Michael Ejercito wrote:
> HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
>> Michael Ejercito wrote:
>>> HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
>>>> Michael Ejercito wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> https://www.reddit.com/r/LockdownSkepticism/comments/1hnwcqv/a_silent_covid_surge_may_hit_the_us_over_the/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> A ‘silent’ COVID surge may hit the US over the holidays, experts warn —
>>>>> here's what that means
>>>>> This year's winter COVID-19 wave is off to a late start, and experts
>>>>> expect cases to keep rising. Here's what to know.
>>>>>
>>>>> Christmas shopping with covid mask
>>>>> Person wearing mask COVID surgeGetty Images / iStockphoto
>>>>> Dec. 23, 2024, 4:09 PM EST / Updated Dec. 27, 2024, 3:30 PM EST /
>>>>> Source: TODAY
>>>>> By Caroline Kee
>>>>> The United States is approaching 2025 with COVID-19 on the rise across
>>>>> the country. COVID cases were already starting to tick up before the
>>>>> start of the holidays, and large, indoor gatherings are likely to make
>>>>> the virus spread even faster, experts say.
>>>>>
>>>>> Some experts are warning this winter COVID wave, starting later in the
>>>>> year than usual, could lead to a "silent" surge in transmission over the
>>>>> holidays and into the new year.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> They're calling it "silent" because the wave follows a long period of
>>>>> unusually low COVID activity this fall, so many people are unaware that
>>>>> COVID levels have risen sharply over the past two weeks, the most recent
>>>>> wastewater surveillance data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
>>>>> and Prevention show.
>>>>>
>>>>> What's more, wastewater viral activity of SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that
>>>>> causes COVID-19 — is currently “high” or “very high” in 28 states, per
>>>>> CDC data for the week ending Dec. 21.
>>>>>
>>>>> Despite these signs, people may not know their risk of infection is
>>>>> increasing or not test if they only have mild symptoms, which can allow
>>>>> the virus to spread at holiday events, during travel, and more.
>>>>>
>>>>> “There’s a good chance that a lot of people are going to get sick in the
>>>>> next couple of weeks and be unaware of it. Most people are not tracking
>>>>> CDC data, and so their only way of knowing whether we’re in a wave is if
>>>>> they’ve gotten sick,” Michael Hoerger, Ph.D., associate professor at
>>>>> Tulane University School of Medicine and public health expert on
>>>>> tracking COVID-19 trends, tells TODAY.com.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> While the data do not yet show the U.S. is in a large COVID surge, the
>>>>> country is entering its 10th COVID wave since the pandemic started,
>>>>> Hoerger adds.
>>>>>
>>>>> But there's a great deal of uncertainty about how bad this year's winter
>>>>> wave will be and how long it will last. “This is a very risky time in
>>>>> terms of lots of people interacting indoors, so we don’t really know how
>>>>> quickly transmission can pick up,” Hoerger says.
>>>>>
>>>>> A risk of "silent" transmission over the holidays
>>>>> Wastewater levels of COVID-19 are lower than they were at this point
>>>>> last winter, but they have risen sharply in recent weeks. And cases will
>>>>> likely continue to increase, experts say.
>>>>>
>>>>> As of Friday, Dec. 26, COVID-19 viral activity levels in wastewater are
>>>>> high nationally, per the latest CDC data. The week prior, COVID levels
>>>>> were “moderate” nationally. Just three weeks ago, they were considered
>>>>> "low."
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> “Nationally, COVID-19 levels in wastewater have been increasing through
>>>>> the month of December, following a period of low levels in October and
>>>>> November,” Dr. Jonathan Yoder, deputy director of the CDC Division of
>>>>> Infectious Disease Readiness and Innovation, tells TODAY.com.
>>>>>
>>>>> Currently, COVID wastewater levels are highest in the Midwest, data show.
>>>>>
>>>>> Where COVID is spreading in the U.S.
>>>>> National and regional trends of wastewater viral activity levels of
>>>>> SARS-COV-2CDC
>>>>> The CDC no longer tracks the total number of new COVID cases in the
>>>>> U.S., instead estimating transmission levels using wastewater
>>>>> surveillance, test positivity and emergency department visits.
>>>>>
>>>>> COVID test positivity is at 7.5%, up 1.9% from the previous week, per
>>>>> the latest CDC data. COVID-related emergency room visits and deaths are
>>>>> also increasing slightly.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> “The issue with this winter’s wave is it’s a lot different than previous
>>>>> ones," Hoerger explains. In past years, COVID has followed a similar
>>>>> pattern: Cases ramp up in November, increase steadily and peak around
>>>>> late December or early January.
>>>>>
>>>>> This wave is coming on late and “out of nowhere,” Hoerger wrote in a
>>>>> post on X on Dec. 16.
>>>>>
>>>>> “Normally people would have had a month or so of warning by now, seeing
>>>>> friends and family getting infected,” Hoerger explains. "Transmission
>>>>> was freakishly low for November, and so people are kind of lulled into a
>>>>> false sense of security."
>>>>>
>>>>> COVID-19 levels are ticking up about a month later than usual, which
>>>>> puts the country into “uncharted territory," according to Hoerger.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> “You can think of the start of the wave as kind of a silent transmission
>>>>> period where people aren’t really aware of it, and that’s coinciding
>>>>> with the start of holiday travel,” he explains.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hoerger, the director of the Pandemic Mitigation Collective, uses the
>>>>> PMC COVID-19 forecasting model, which projects there could be an average
>>>>> of 900,000 new daily infections by January. The PMC New Year's Eve
>>>>> forecast estimates that, if no one is testing or isolating, there is a 1
>>>>> in 4 chance of COVID exposure at a party of 20 and a 1 in 2 chance at a
>>>>> party of 40-50.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Other experts agree that infections are expected to go up in the coming
>>>>> weeks.
>>>>>
>>>>> "We anticipate that these holiday gatherings and traveling and all that
>>>>> will provide opportunities for an increase in COVID, as well as
>>>>> (influenza) and RSV,” Dr. William Schaffner, professor of infectious
>>>>> diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, tells TODAY.com.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> “It’s silent (transmission) because most of these infections are quite
>>>>> mild so people are not testing, or they’re blowing them off as a cold,"
>>>>> Schaffner adds.
>>>>>
>>>>> Recommended
>>>>>
>>>>> Coronavirus
>>>>> What states have the highest COVID rates? Map shows where it's spreading
>>>>> as winter approaches
>>>>> While this year's late summer COVID surge provided the U.S. population
>>>>> with some immunity, it's likely starting to wane, the experts say. And
>>>>> the current variants circulating, including XEC and the decedents of the
>>>>> FLiRT family, are highly transmissible.
>>>>>
>>>>> "These current variants are causing a lot of milder infections, which
>>>>> are going largely undetected," says Schaffner, adding that people with
>>>>> mild or no symptoms can still spread the virus to others.
>>>>>
>>>>> "The communicability of these viruses is contributing to a silent
>>>>> epidemic, if you will," he says.
>>>>>
>>>>> Where COVID is spreading in the U.S.
>>>>> Where COVID is spreading in the U.S.
>>>>> Current wastewater viral activity level of SARS-CoV-2 by state in the
>>>>> U.S.CDC
>>>>> As of Dec. 21, wastewater viral activity of COVID is currently "very
>>>>> high" in 14 states, according to the latest CDC data. These are:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Arizona
>>>>> Kentucky
>>>>> Massachusetts
>>>>> Minnesota
>>>>> Missouri
>>>>> Montana
>>>>> Nebraska
>>>>> New Hampshire
>>>>> New Mexico
>>>>> Oklahoma
>>>>> Oregon
>>>>> Pennsylvania
>>>>> South Dakota
>>>>> Wyoming
>>>>> As of Dec. 21, COVID wastewater levels are "high" in 14 states:
>>>>>
>>>>> Arkansas
>>>>> Connecticut
>>>>> Delaware
>>>>> Idaho
>>>>> Indiana
>>>>> Iowa
>>>>> Kansas
>>>>> Maine
>>>>> Michigan
>>>>> Ohio
>>>>> Rhode Island
>>>>> South Carolina
>>>>> Utah
>>>>> Wisconsin
>>>>> “If you see increased COVID-19 wastewater viral activity levels in your
>>>>> area, it might indicate that there is a higher risk of infection,” says
>>>>> Yoder.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> However, regional variation in wastewater data also depend on the number
>>>>> and specific location of wastewater surveillance sites that are
>>>>> monitoring, says Hoerger. Some states have no data, and others only have
>>>>> limited coverage. “Take regional variation with a grain of salt,” he adds.
>>>>>
>>>>> Overall, decreases in testing and lags in reporting can make it
>>>>> challenging to accurately track COVID-19 levels, the experts note.
>>>>>
>>>>> COVID-19 symptoms in 2024
>>>>> The symptoms caused by the dominant variants circulating, XEC and
>>>>> KP.3.1.1, are very similar to those caused by previous omicron
>>>>> subvariants, according to experts.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Common COVID-19 symptoms include:
>>>>>
>>>>> Sore throat
>>>>> Congestion
>>>>> Runny nose
>>>>> Cough
>>>>> Fatigue
>>>>> Headache and body aches
>>>>> Fever or chills
>>>>> Shortness of breath
>>>>> Nausea or loss of appetite
>>>>> Diarrhea
>>>>> Loss of sense of taste or smell
>>>>> Symptoms will vary from person to person. Even milder infections can be
>>>>> "debilitating" for several days, says Schaffner.
>>>>>
>>>>> Although the latest COVID-19 variants appear to be causing milder
>>>>> disease, they can still cause severe illness requiring hospitalization.
>>>>> Certain people are at higher risk of developing severe disease. These
>>>>> include people over the age of 65, people with underlying medical
>>>>> conditions and people who are immunocompromised.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Every time a person is infected with COVID, they are at risk of
>>>>> developing long COVID, which can cause symptoms that persist and
>>>>> reemerge for weeks or months after infection, per the CDC.
>>>>>
>>>>> Are new COVID boosters effective?
>>>>> The updated COVID-19 vaccine for 2024–2025 is recommended by the CDC for
>>>>> everyone ages 6 months and older.
>>>>>
>>>>> The new mRNA COVID vaccine is monovalent, which means it targets one
>>>>> variant — in this case, the KP.2 "FLiRT" variant. The strains currently
>>>>> circulating are closely related to KP.2, and the new booster should
>>>>> provide good protection, TODAY.com previously reported.
>>>>>
>>>>> However, uptake of the new vaccine has been low so far — just 21% of
>>>>> adults in the U.S. have gotten the shot, per the latest CDC data.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> “The best protection is to get vaccinated. Although vaccinated people
>>>>> sometimes get infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, staying up
>>>>> to date on COVID-19 vaccines significantly lowers the risk of getting
>>>>> very sick, being hospitalized, or dying from COVID-19," says Yoder.
>>>>>
>>>>> How to protect yourself against COVID-19
>>>>> When COVID-19 levels are rising, it's important for people to take steps
>>>>> to protect themselves and their families, according to the CDC.
>>>>>
>>>>> You can take the following actions to avoid infection and prevent
>>>>> spreading COVID-19 to others:
>>>>>
>>>>> Stay up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations.
>>>>> Test if you have symptoms or an exposure.
>>>>> Stay home when sick.
>>>>> Seek treatment for COVID-19 if you are at high risk.
>>>>> Wear a mask.
>>>>> Practice social distancing.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In the interim, we are 100% prepared/protected in the "full armor of
>>>> GOD" (Ephesians 6:11) which we put on as soon as we use Apostle Paul's
>>>> secret (Philippians 4:12). Though masking is less protective, it helps
>>>> us avoid the appearance of doing the evil of spreading airborne
>>>> pathogens while there are people getting sick because of not being
>>>> 100% protected. It is written that we're to "abstain from **all**
>>>> appearance of doing evil" (1 Thessalonians 5:22 w/**emphasis**).
>>>>
>>>> Meanwhile, the only *perfect* (Matt 5:47-8 ) way to eradicate the
>>>> COVID-19 virus, thereby saving lives, in the UK & elsewhere is by
>>>> rapidly (i.e. use the "Rapid COVID-19 Test" ) finding out at any given
>>>> moment, including even while on-line, who among us are unwittingly
>>>> contagious (i.e pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic) in order to
>>>> "convince it forward" (John 15:12) for them to call their doctor and
>>>> self-quarantine per their doctor in hopes of stopping this pandemic.
>>>> Thus, we're hoping for the best while preparing for the worse-case
>>>> scenario of the Alpha lineage mutations and others like the Omicron,
>>>> Gamma, Beta, Epsilon, Iota, Lambda, Mu & Delta lineage mutations
>>>> combining via slip-RNA-replication to form hybrids like "Deltamicron"
>>>> that may render current COVID vaccines/monoclonals/medicines/pills no
>>>> longer effective.
>>>>
>>>> Indeed, I am wonderfully hungry (
>>>> https://groups.google.com/g/sci.med.cardiology/c/6ZoE95d-VKc/m/14vVZoyOBgAJ
>>>> ) and hope you, Michael, also have a healthy appetite too.
>>>>
>>>> So how are you ?
>>>
>>> I am wonderfully hungry!
>>
>> While wonderfully hungry in the Holy Spirit, Who causes (Deuteronomy
>> 8:3) us to hunger, I note that you, Michael, are rapture ready (Luke
>> 17:37 means no COVID just as eagles circling over their food have no
>> COVID) and pray (2 Chronicles 7:14) that our Everlasting (Isaiah 9:6)
>> Father in Heaven continues to give us "much more" (Luke 11:13) Holy
>> Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) so that we'd have much more of His Help to
>> always say/write that we're "wonderfully hungry" in **all** ways
>> including especially caring to "convince it forward" (John 15:12) with
>> all glory (Psalm112:1) to GOD (aka HaShem, Elohim, Abba, DEO), in
>> the name (John 16:23) of LORD Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen.
>>
>> Laus DEO !
>
> Thank you for noting that I have no COVID.

Just please do likewise as our LORD Jesus & I have done for you,
Michael, and http://go.WDJW.net/ConvinceItForward (John 15:12) to be
https://bit.ly/Wonderfully_Hungrier more blessed by GOD right now
(Luke 6:21a):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiqdnasgd6c