The wastewater viral load figures (Covid-19 Wastewater Monitoring | Biobot Analytics) show that there isn’t much of a lull. 2022’s low point was back in March. Even with the current “lull”, the average wastewater viral load is still 5 times higher. What made this year different from 2021 and 2020 is a massive summer surge that surpassed all surges except for last winter’s massive surge.
The recent anemic drop in wastewater viral load has stopped. I’ll be surprised if NO massive surge begins after Thanksgiving and continues into December and January.
I’m shocked that only about 10% of the people eligible for the updated booster have gotten it. I got my updated Moderna booster over 2 months ago, during the first week it became available. Getting vaccine appointments was so easy, a stark contrast with April of 2021, when it was so hard to get one.
Getting the updated booster should be a no-brainer. Why are there so many morons out there? The original booster is 6 variants behind BA5 and 7 variants behind the newest ones. The updated booster is current with BA5 and only one variant behind the newest ones. Being 1 variant behind is MUCH better than being 7 variants behind.
How did the idea of getting sick become so normalized? Even a “mild cold” is plenty nasty. I cannot do anything if I have even the slightest hint of a fever. I really, really hate dealing with sneezing, a runny nose, and the sensation of suffocation from a stuffy nose.