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BigmanPigman

(52,222 posts)
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 08:44 PM Mar 2022

COVID-19 is surging again in Europe thanks to the BA.2 subvariant and is likely to spread to the US

COVID-19 is surging again in Europe thanks to the BA.2 subvariant and is likely to spread to the US soon

https://www.businessinsider.com/omicron-europe-surge-ba2-us-wave-likely-coming-2022-3

This article has good charts too.

Coronavirus cases in Europe are rising again as the BA.2 subvariant of Omicron spreads.
COVID-19 waves in Europe typically precede the US by a couple of weeks.
Experts say the US could even get it worse, as booster uptake in the US has been low.

The US could get a worse wave
Some experts warn that the US could get a worse BA.2 wave than Europe, with unboosted vulnerable and older people at more risk than those in Europe.

The uptake of booster vaccines has been poorer in the US: As of March 13, only one in three in the US population had received a third shot, compared to about 60% in the UK, Germany, and Denmark.

Wastewater surveillance suggests there may be more COVID-19 cases than are being reported. Some sites in the US reported over a 1,000% increase in the levels of genetic material from the coronavirus detected in sewage compared with 15 days earlier, as shown below.

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COVID-19 is surging again in Europe thanks to the BA.2 subvariant and is likely to spread to the US (Original Post) BigmanPigman Mar 2022 OP
cdc shows a slight uptick on the 7day - I think we have bottomed out and are looking at an upswing Blues Heron Mar 2022 #1
Of course Timewas Mar 2022 #2
I need to schedule my dental appoint. tomorrow BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #3
Yes Timewas Mar 2022 #4
I think it's here already, I read in newspaper.... Don't remember secondwind Mar 2022 #5
The article has a chart of the US which shows the different regions in the US. BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #7
and it will spread like crazy here Skittles Mar 2022 #6
And Bill Maher is more than happy to have them as guests on BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #8
heck, there's a lot of them right here on DU Skittles Mar 2022 #9

Timewas

(2,286 posts)
2. Of course
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 10:00 PM
Mar 2022

It will get here sooner or later, more likely sooner... The case reports here are not very accurate, I know of at least 7 cases that were stay at homes and never reported to any authority and if I have seen that many there must be a lot more.
And of course we now have many many not wearing masks...So it will get here and it will get bad again

BigmanPigman

(52,222 posts)
3. I need to schedule my dental appoint. tomorrow
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 10:05 PM
Mar 2022

so that I can cross that risk off my list before a 4th booster is available. I'm paranoid since my neighbor, who was vaxxed and boosted, got Covid at the end of Jan and he did have to go to the hospital a few days and he STILL is super tired (one of the Ba2 symptoms along with dizziness). This thing is far from over. My N95s are staying on my face for a long, long while.

Timewas

(2,286 posts)
4. Yes
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 10:07 PM
Mar 2022

I actually just ordered more masks.... and am ready for the next booster and then next after that if needed, same as flu shot.

BigmanPigman

(52,222 posts)
7. The article has a chart of the US which shows the different regions in the US.
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 11:12 PM
Mar 2022

CDC
States in the northeast have the heaviest burden, with the BA.2 subvariant making up almost 40% of cases there

BigmanPigman

(52,222 posts)
8. And Bill Maher is more than happy to have them as guests on
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 11:14 PM
Mar 2022

his show. Bari Weiss and Bill got negative feedback after she declared that she was "done with Covid".

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