Mat WrightAug 25, 2023

About that stupid notion Covid is seasonal. As it's this bad in our summer, winter will be a nightmare. (Yet again - we never learn)

“Northern Hemisphere regions where we are in our summer period … and that is not expected when you are thinking of a respiratory pathogen like influenza that typically has peaks in the winter months,”

#Covid #Covid19

https://globalnews.ca/news/9919665/covid-infections-northern-hemisphere/

Large number of COVID-19 reinfections in Northern Hemisphere ‘concerning’: WHO

The World Health Organization on Friday urged countries to strengthen their surveillance and reporting of COVID-19 amid the spike in hospitalizations in northern nations.

Global News
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@MatWright
It's still a pandemic virus. All it takes is a variant with enough immune escape to overcome existing immunity and we're off to the races with exponential growth. That's what's happening with XBB now and BA.2.86 has the potential to be next. The timing is all about when variants emerge, not seasonaliity.
Aug 25, 2023 at 11:50pmWeb