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Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith<p>COVID numbers are going up, but <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flu</span></a> and <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/RSV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSV</span></a> cases continue to drop in <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a>. We still don't have accurate hospitalization numbers for <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influenza</span></a> and <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/RSVirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSVirus</span></a> here, but it looks like the overall risk of hospitalization and death from acute airborne infectious diseases is dropping.</p><p>I'm going to plan for indoor dining and singing, and maybe travel, but as long as this many people are dying and being hospitalized I'll <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/WearAMask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WearAMask</span></a> in elevators, trains, doctor's offices, pharmacies and supermarkets!</p>
Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith<p>Cases of <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flu</span></a> and <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/RSV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSV</span></a> in <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> continue to fall, a week or two later than they did last year. Unfortunately, cases and hospitalizatios of <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a> are going up.</p><p>I'm going to be pissed if we have a full-blown Spring <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a> wave and I have to start moving karaoke online, after months of not singing in person to avoid spreading <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influenza</span></a> and <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/RSVirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSVirus</span></a>! </p><p>While there are meaningful numbers of people being hospitalized for airborne diseases, I <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/WearAMask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WearAMask</span></a> in elevators, trains and doctors' offices!</p>
Omega_Scribet<p>'Gezondheidsraad: prik RS-virus voor ouderen en risicogroepen'</p><p>"Maar eerst moet duidelijk worden hoe vaak de prik moet worden herhaald, zegt de Gezondheidsraad in een advies."</p><p>"De Gezondheidsraad adviseert een vaccinatieprogramma voor mensen van 75 jaar en ouder, voor bewoners van zorginstellingen van 60 jaar en ouder en voor mensen in medische risicogroepen. Dit kunnen bijvoorbeeld mensen met hartfalen, COPD, diabetes, morbide obesitas of een nierziekte zijn."</p><p>"Volgens de raad beschermt het vaccin zeker twee tot drie jaar. Daarna neemt het effect af, “maar omdat de vaccins net nieuw zijn is het nu nog niet duidelijk hoe het zit met de jaren daarna”. Pas als dat duidelijk is, kan de vaccinatie geregeld worden."</p><p><a href="https://www.skipr.nl/nieuws/gezondheidsraad-prik-rs-virus-voor-ouderen-en-risicogroepen/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">skipr.nl/nieuws/gezondheidsraa</span><span class="invisible">d-prik-rs-virus-voor-ouderen-en-risicogroepen/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/gezondheid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gezondheid</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/RSVirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSVirus</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/vaccinatie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccinatie</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/ouderen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ouderen</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/risicogroep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>risicogroep</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/gezondheidsraad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gezondheidsraad</span></a></p>
Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith<p>At least <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flu</span></a> and <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/RSV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSV</span></a> cases are continuing to drop - although not as steeply as I'd like them to!</p><p>Current combined hospitalization rates for COVID, <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influenza</span></a> and <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/RSVirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSVirus</span></a> are below 6 per lakh per day, but that was barely tolerable in past flu seasons. I want to see the ends of these winter waves!</p>
Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith<p>Also frustrated that the <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> Department of Health and Mental Hygiene still isn't releasing accurate hospitalization counts for <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flu</span></a> and <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/RSV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSV</span></a>, but it looks like the case counts are finally down to relatively low levels - below 8,000 for <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influenza</span></a> and below 700 for <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/rsvirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rsvirus</span></a>! </p><p>I think I finally feel comfortable hosting karaoke in person next week, for the first time this year!</p><p>But as long as there are lots of people suffering and dying, I still <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/WearAMask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WearAMask</span></a> in trains, buses and doctors' offices!</p>
Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith<p>It looks like as of the week ending March 1, <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/RSV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSV</span></a> cases in <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> have now been below 1,000 for two weeks. The <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flu</span></a> is below 10,000 cases per week, and hospital visits for <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/InfluenzaLikeIllness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfluenzaLikeIllness</span></a> are below 8%!</p><p>To be safe, I'm going to skip the live band karaoke I was hoping to attend last week, but I will be hosting karaoke over Zoom on Monday!</p><p>My mother and I are still recovering from <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/rsvirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rsvirus</span></a> that was diagnosed in early February. Please <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/WearAMask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WearAMask</span></a> in hospitals, doctors' offices and trains!</p>
Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith<p>Due to incomplete data, it turns out the <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/RSV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSV</span></a> case count in <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> was NOT below 1,000 in the week ending February 15. But it's again reported below 1,000 for the week ending February 22.</p><p>Cases of <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/RSVirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSVirus</span></a> and the <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flu</span></a> are clearly trending down. Let's hope they keep dropping, and don't get revised up too far!</p><p>In combination with the drop in COVID cases, this suggests that overall March will be safer from respiratory infections. It's stil a good idea to <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/WearAMask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WearAMask</span></a> in crowded spaces !</p>
Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith<p><a href="https://toot.cat/tags/influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influenza</span></a> cases are dropping in <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a>, and <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/rsv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rsv</span></a> is now down below 1,000 cases a week. Small comfort if, like me, you've been caring for a loved one who's been in and out of hospitals with the <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/rsvirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rsvirus</span></a> for three weeks!</p><p>Still, in combination with the plateau in COVID cases, it should be safer to relax precautions - eating indoors more, singing karaoke, maybe taking a plane trip.</p><p>But I still <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/WearAMask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WearAMask</span></a> in elevators, trains, buses, doctors' offices, hospitals, pharmacies and supermarkets!</p>
Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith<p><a href="https://toot.cat/tags/RSV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSV</span></a> cases peaked in <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> in December, and now it looks like <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influenza</span></a> cases peaked the week ending January 25. Unfortunately, <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flu</span></a> case counts were at the highest in years, and have a long way to go down!</p><p>A thousand cases of <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/rsvirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rsvirus</span></a> means a bunch of vulnerable people are still going to end up in the hospital, and that includes my mom, who was hospitalized for RSV and pneumonia last week, and is still in the hospital; I wrote about our experience. Please <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/WearAMask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WearAMask</span></a> !</p><p><a href="https://grieve-smith.com/ftn/2025/02/what-infectious-disease-hospitalization-looks-like/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grieve-smith.com/ftn/2025/02/w</span><span class="invisible">hat-infectious-disease-hospitalization-looks-like/</span></a></p>
Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith<p>We hear these statistics - there are currently 31 people a day hospitalized for <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a> in NYC. What does it mean to be hospitalized for an infectious disease?</p><p>Unfortunately, I've recently had a front seat. My mom was hospitalized for <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/RSV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSV</span></a> and <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/pneumonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pneumonia</span></a> last Friday night. Every case is different, but this can give you an idea...</p><p><a href="https://grieve-smith.com/ftn/2025/02/what-infectious-disease-hospitalization-looks-like/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grieve-smith.com/ftn/2025/02/w</span><span class="invisible">hat-infectious-disease-hospitalization-looks-like/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.cat/tags/rsvirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rsvirus</span></a></p>
Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith<p>My 86-year-old mom's in the hospital with <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/RSV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSV</span></a> and pneumonia, but I have the <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/rsvirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rsvirus</span></a> too, so I haven't been able to visit her for two days. Fortunately my kid went and I talked to Mom on the phone, and she's stable.</p><p>I was well enough just now to go to the supermarket, where I always <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/WearAMask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WearAMask</span></a> . On the way, my hairdresser said a lot of people have been canceling due to <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flu</span></a> or RSV.</p><p>I heard a cough that sounded exactly like the one I've been making the past couple days. It was the publican.</p>
Omega_Scribet (has moved)<p>'Iemand die kucht en snottert: hoe groot is de kans dat je daar zelf ziek van wordt?'</p><p>Viroloog Van Gucht:<br>"Sinds de pandemie weten we […] dat virussen zich ook via hele fijne druppeltjes kunnen verspreiden. Dat kan zelfs al door gewoon te ademen."</p><p>"Daarnaast is het ook verstandig om als je zelf ziek bent een mondmasker te dragen. […] In Azië zie je dat bijvoorbeeld heel veel, daar is het ingeburgerd.”</p><p>AD:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/2025.01.30-064527/https://www.ad.nl/gezond/iemand-die-kucht-en-snottert-tegenover-je-in-de-trein-hoe-groot-is-de-kans-dat-je-daar-zelf-ziek-van-wordt~a4cb70a5/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.ph/2025.01.30-064527/h</span><span class="invisible">ttps://www.ad.nl/gezond/iemand-die-kucht-en-snottert-tegenover-je-in-de-trein-hoe-groot-is-de-kans-dat-je-daar-zelf-ziek-van-wordt~a4cb70a5/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gezondheid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gezondheid</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/griep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>griep</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>covid</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RSvirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSvirus</span></a></p>
Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith<p><a href="https://toot.cat/tags/flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flu</span></a> was still on the rise in <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> the week before last, nowhere near the peaks from the past two years, but it looks like the winter <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/RSV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSV</span></a> wave peaked in the week ending December 21!</p><p><a href="https://toot.cat/tags/rsvirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rsvirus</span></a> appears to have peaked at the same level as last year, and slightly lower than 2022-2023.</p><p>Here's hoping we have relatively mild, quick winter waves for COVID and <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influenza</span></a> and no big outbreaks of pneumonia or bird flu!</p><p>For now, I'm avoiding in-person karaoke and I <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/WearAMask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WearAMask</span></a> in trains and supermarkets!</p>
Kees Noome<p>Er zijn landen met wel slagvaardig beleid en goed gekozen prioriteiten.</p><p>“Landen als Frankrijk en Luxemburg geven de prik al en volgens het RIVM is het aantal ziekenhuisopnames van kinderen met RS in deze landen daadwerkelijk met 80 procent gedaald.”</p><p><a href="https://nos.nl/l/2550334" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">nos.nl/l/2550334</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RSvirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSvirus</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vaccinatie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccinatie</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ziekenhuisopname" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ziekenhuisopname</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KinderIntensiveCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KinderIntensiveCare</span></a></p>
Dr. Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith<p>The December 21 <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flu</span></a> and <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/RSV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSV</span></a> PDF is out from the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/RSVirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSVirus</span></a> appears to have peaked the week ending December 14, but <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influenza</span></a> probably has a ways to go.</p><p>So I spent the day implementing code to cache the PDFs, extract the charts I find most helpful, and display them on my dashboard:</p><p><a href="https://contagion.grieve-smith.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">contagion.grieve-smith.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith<p>In <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flu</span></a> and <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/RSV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSV</span></a> case counts continue to climb. There were 2,380 positive <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influenza</span></a> cases in the week ending December 7, well below rates reported in 2022 and 2023 at this time of year.</p><p>4,495 positive <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/rsvirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rsvirus</span></a> cases were reported for the week, nearing the 2022 and 2023 peaks.</p><p>I still <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/WearAMask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WearAMask</span></a> in crowded places like trains, buses and elevators, and wherever there are vulnerable people, like doctors' offices, pharmacies and grocery stores!</p><p><a href="https://toot.cat/tags/MaskUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaskUp</span></a></p>
Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith<p>This year's <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flu</span></a> and <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/RSV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSV</span></a> seasons in <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> are either late or mild. By this time last year we were seeing over five times as many <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influenza</span></a> cases, and <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/rsvirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rsvirus</span></a> case counts were peaking.</p><p>NYC hospitals are reporting 3,436 cases of RSV, more than 2/3 of previous peaks.</p><p>These diseases can still be deadly, so let's try to keep the waves small! <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/WearAMask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WearAMask</span></a> in confined spaces like elevators and trains, and where there are vulnerable people like doctors' offices, pharmacies and supermarkets!</p><p><a href="https://toot.cat/tags/MaskUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaskUp</span></a></p>
Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith<p>The November 9 NYC <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flu</span></a> and <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/rsv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rsv</span></a> report is out, and there's no sign of this year's <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influenza</span></a> wave, but there's definitely an <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/rsvirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rsvirus</span></a> wave, starting about a month later than last year. Hopefully it won't climb as high as last year, or overlap with the winter COVID wave very much!</p><p>I have recovered from my ILI, and went for a bike ride today.</p><p>Please <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/MaskUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaskUp</span></a> in confined spaces like elevators and trains, and where there are vulnerable people like doctors' offices, pharmacies and supermarkets!</p>
Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith<p>As I wrote, while there doesn't seem to be much sign of <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flu</span></a> in <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/rsv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rsv</span></a> and other <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/InfluenzaLikeIllness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfluenzaLikeIllness</span></a> is clearly on the rise in this report, which is almost two weeks old.</p><p>There's no sign of a fall/winter COVID wave yet, and <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/rsvirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rsvirus</span></a> counts by themselves aren't very high, but it's something to keep an eye on.</p><p>I'm currently home with a mild ILI: no fever, three negative COVID rapid tests.</p><p>Please <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/MaskUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaskUp</span></a> in confined spaces (elevators, trains) and where there are vulnerable people (markets)!</p>
Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith<p>As of October 26 three appears to be a slight increase in <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flu</span></a> and <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/rsv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rsv</span></a> lab rates in <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> but the <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influenza</span></a> rate is still below 2022-23 and 2023-24, and the <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/rsvirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rsvirus</span></a> is well below the past three years.</p><p>We need to keep monitoring these levels, in order to increase precautions once we have full-blown waves, especially if they coincide with a <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a> wave. Fortunately, we are still well below outbreak thresholds!</p>