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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.
Theres 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 were in a wave is if >theyve 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 dont 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 winters wave is its 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 arent really aware of it, and thats 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.
Its silent (transmission) because most of these infections are quite
mild so people are not testing, or theyre 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 20242025 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.
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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.
Theres 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 were in a wave is if >theyve 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 dont 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 winters wave is its 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 arent really aware of it, and thats 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.
Its silent (transmission) because most of these infections are quite
mild so people are not testing, or theyre 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 20242025 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.
HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
Subject: The LORD says "Blessed are you who hunger now ..."
Shame on andrew, look at his red face.
He is trying to pull a fast one. His scripture bit is found among these:
'14 Bible verses about Spiritual Hunger'
Psalms
81:10 I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: >open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
Proverbs
13:25 The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, But the stomach of >the wicked is in need.
Joel
2:26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of
the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my
people shall never be ashamed.
Psalms
107 For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
Acts
14:17 "Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by >giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying
your hearts with food and gladness."
someone eternally condemned & ever more cursed by GOD perseverated:
HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
Subject: a very very very simple definition of sin ...
Does andrew's "definition" agree with scripture? Let's see in 1 John:
John wrote this to christians. The greek grammer (sic) speaks of an ongoing >> status. He includes himself in that status.
1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is
not in us.
1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, >> and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is >> not in us.
Michael Ejercito wrote:
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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 ?
On Sun, 29 Dec 2024 08:00:25 -0800, Michael Ejercito
<MEjercit@HotMail.com> 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.
Haven't you gooks done enough damage to the US?Like what damage?
Still you wonder why
ICE is coming for you.
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.
Theres 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 were in a wave is if >>> theyve 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 dont 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 winters wave is its 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 arent really aware of it, and thats 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.
Its silent (transmission) because most of these infections are quite
mild so people are not testing, or theyre 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 20242025 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!
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 !
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.
Theres 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 were in a wave is if >>>>> theyve 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 dont 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 winters wave is its 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 arent really aware of it, and thats 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.
Its silent (transmission) because most of these infections are quite >>>>> mild so people are not testing, or theyre blowing them off as a cold," >>>>> Schaffner adds.
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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 20242025 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.
Loose Cannon wrote:
On Sun, 29 Dec 2024 08:00:25 -0800, Michael EjercitoLike what damage?
<MEjercit@HotMail.com> wrote:
https://www.reddit.com/r/LockdownSkepticism/comments/1hnwcqv/a_silent_covid_surge_may_hit_the_us_over_the/Haven't you gooks done enough damage to the US?
A silent COVID surge may hit the US over the holidays, experts warn
Still you wonder why
ICE is coming for you.
I am an American citizen!
Michael
HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
Subject: The LORD says "Blessed are you who hunger now ..."
Shame on andrew, look at his red face.
He is trying to pull a fast one. His scripture bit is found among these:
'14 Bible verses about Spiritual Hunger'
Psalms
81:10 I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: >open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
Proverbs
13:25 The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, But the stomach of >the wicked is in need.
Joel
2:26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of
the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my
people shall never be ashamed.
Psalms
107 For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
Acts
14:17 "Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by >giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying
your hearts with food and gladness."
someone eternally condemned & ever more cursed by GOD perseverated:
HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
Subject: a very very very simple definition of sin ...
Does andrew's "definition" agree with scripture? Let's see in 1 John:
John wrote this to christians. The greek grammer (sic) speaks of an ongoing >> status. He includes himself in that status.
1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is
not in us.
1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, >> and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is >> not in us.
On Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:45:02 -0800, Michael Ejercito
<MEjercit@HotMail.com> wrote:
Loose Cannon wrote:
On Sun, 29 Dec 2024 08:00:25 -0800, Michael EjercitoLike what damage?
<MEjercit@HotMail.com> wrote:
https://www.reddit.com/r/LockdownSkepticism/comments/1hnwcqv/a_silent_covid_surge_may_hit_the_us_over_the/Haven't you gooks done enough damage to the US?
A ‘silent’ COVID surge may hit the US over the holidays, experts warn —
Pearl Harbor, AIDS, Covid, eating domestic animals. rude. That's for
starters
Still you wonder why
ICE is coming for you.
I am an American citizen!
Michael
I have it from an unimpeachable source that you are lying.
Loose Cannon wrote:
On Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:45:02 -0800, Michael EjercitoWhich unimpeachable source?
<MEjercit@HotMail.com> wrote:
Loose Cannon wrote:
On Sun, 29 Dec 2024 08:00:25 -0800, Michael EjercitoLike what damage?
<MEjercit@HotMail.com> wrote:
https://www.reddit.com/r/LockdownSkepticism/comments/1hnwcqv/a_silent_covid_surge_may_hit_the_us_over_the/Haven't you gooks done enough damage to the US?
A silent COVID surge may hit the US over the holidays, experts warn >>>>>
Pearl Harbor, AIDS, Covid, eating domestic animals. rude. That's for
starters
Still you wonder why
ICE is coming for you.
I am an American citizen!
Michael
I have it from an unimpeachable source that you are lying.
Michael
HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
Subject: The LORD says "Blessed are you who hunger now ..."
Shame on andrew, look at his red face.
He is trying to pull a fast one. His scripture bit is found among these:
'14 Bible verses about Spiritual Hunger'
Psalms
81:10 I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: >open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
Proverbs
13:25 The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, But the stomach of >the wicked is in need.
Joel
2:26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of
the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my
people shall never be ashamed.
Psalms
107 For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
Acts
14:17 "Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by >giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying
your hearts with food and gladness."
someone eternally condemned & ever more cursed by GOD perseverated:
HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
Subject: a very very very simple definition of sin ...
Does andrew's "definition" agree with scripture? Let's see in 1 John:
John wrote this to christians. The greek grammer (sic) speaks of an ongoing >> status. He includes himself in that status.
1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is
not in us.
1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, >> and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is >> not in us.
<Caroline> 12/29/24 Loose/KK again vainjangling (1 Tim 1:6) ...
https://groups.google.com/g/sci.med.cardiology/c/4tIJn_I167w/m/bKWQRUarAgAJ
Link to post explicating vainjangling by the eternally condemned: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sci.med.cardiology/O23NguTslhI/-xLGqnNjAAAJ
"Like a moth to flame, the eternally condemned tragically return to be
ever more cursed by GOD."
Behold in wide-eyed wonder and amazement at the continued fulfillment
of this prophecy as clearly demonstrated within the following USENET
threads:
(1) Link to thread titled "LORD Jesus Christ of Nazareth is our #1
Example of being wonderfully hungry;"
https://groups.google.com/g/sci.med.cardiology/c/_iVmOb7q3_Q/m/E8L7TNNtAgAJ
(2) Link to thread titled "Being wonderfully hungry;"
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/sci.med.cardiology/uCPb3ldOv5M
(3) Link to thread titled "A very very very simple definition of sin;"
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.bible.prophecy/xunFWhan_AM
(4) Link to thread titled "The LORD says 'Blessed are you who hunger
now;'"
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.bible.prophecy/e4sW8dr44rM
(5) Link to thread titled "Being wonderfully hungry like LORD Jesus;"
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.bible.prophecy/xPY1Uzl-ZNk/QeKLDNCpCwAJ
... for the continued benefit (Romans 8:28) of those of us who are http://WonderfullyHungry.org like GOD ( http://bit.ly/Lk2442 ) with
all glory ( http://bit.ly/Psalm112_1 ) to the LORD.
Source: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sci.med.cardiology/O23NguTslhI/pIZcsOCJBwAJ
Laus DEO !
While wonderfully hungry ( http://bit.ly/Philippians4_12 ) in the Holy Spirit, Who causes (Deuteronomy 8:3) me to hunger right now (Luke
6:21a), I pray (2 Chronicles 7:14) that GOD continues to curse
(Jeremiah 17:5) you, who are eternally condemned (Mark 3:29), more
than ever in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen.
Laus DEO ! ! !
Bottom line: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sci.med.cardiology/O23NguTslhI/h5lE-mr0DAAJ
<begin trichotomy>
(1) Born-again (John 3:3 & 5) humans - Folks who have GOD's Help (i.e.
Holy Spirit) to stop (John 5:14) sinning by being http://WonderfullyHungry.org (Philippians 4:12) **but** are still
able to choose via their own "free will" to be instead http://bit.ly/terribly_hungry (Genesis 25:32) trapped in the
entangling (Hebrews 12:1) deadly (i.e. killed immortals Adam&Eve) sin
of gluttony (Proverbs 23:2).
(2) Eternally condemned (Mark 3:29) humans - Folks who will never have
GOD's Help (i.e. Holy Spirit) to stop being
http://bit.ly/terribly_hungry (2 Kings 6:29) as evident by their
constant vainjangling (1 Timothy 1:6) about everything except how to
stop (John 5:14) sinning.
(3) Perishing humans - The remaining folks who may possibly (Matthew
19:26) become born-again (John 3:3 & 5) as new (2 Corinthians 5:17)
creatures in Christ.
<end trichotomy>
Suggested further reading:
http://T3WiJ.com
+++
someone eternally condemned & ever more cursed by GOD wrote:
HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
Subject: The LORD says "Blessed are you who hunger now ..."
Source: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.bible.prophecy/e4sW8dr44rM/NSkTJxvFBAAJ
Shame on andrew, look at his red face.
LIE.
The color of my face in **not** visible here on USENET nor is the
color of my face red for those who can see me.
He is trying to pull a fast one. His scripture bit is found among these:
'14 Bible verses about Spiritual Hunger'
Such are the lies coming from the lying pens of the http://bit.ly/terribly_hungry (Genesis 25:32) commentators.
That which is "spiritual" is independent of time so that there
would've been no reference to "now."
Therefore, the LORD is referring to physical hunger here instead of
the spiritual "hunger and thirst for righteousness" elsewhere in
Scripture.
Indeed, physical hunger can **not** coexist with physical thirst
because the latter results in the loss of saliva needed for physical
hunger.
It is when we hunger for food "now" (Luke 6:21a) that we are able to
eat food "now."
No such time constraints exist for "spiritual hunger."
Moreover, the perspective of Luke 6:21a through the eyes of a
physician (i.e. Dr. Luke) would be logically expected to be physical
instead of spiritual.
All glory ( http://bit.ly/Psalm112_1 ) to GOD for His compelling you
to unwittingly demonstrate your ever worsening cognitive condition
which is tragically a consequence of His cursing (Jeremiah 17:5) you
more than ever.
Laus DEO !
+++
someone eternally condemned & ever more cursed by GOD perseverated:
(in a vain attempt to refute posts about being wonderfully hungry)
Psalms
81:10 I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt:
open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
Indeed, receiving a mouthful (Psalm 81:10) of manna from GOD will only
make His http://WDJW.great-site.net/Redeemed want even more, so that
we're even http://bit.ly/wonderfully_hungrier with all glory ( http://bit.ly/Psalm112_1 ) to GOD.
Laus DEO !
Proverbs
13:25 The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, But the stomach of >> the wicked is in need.
Indeed, the righteous know to be satisfied (Luke 6:21a) with an omer
(Exodus 16:16) of manna, while the wicked need (Proverbs 13:25) this knowledge as evident by their eating until they are full (i.e.
satiated).
Joel
2:26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of
the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my
people shall never be ashamed.
Indeed, an omer (32 ounces per Revelation 6:6) of manna is plenty
(Joel 2:26) with all glory ( http://bit.ly/Psalm112_1 ) to GOD and to
the shame of you, who are eternally (Mark 3:29) condemned.
Laus DEO ! !
Psalms
107 For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
Indeed, being filled (Psalm 107:9) with an omer (Exodus 16:16) of
manna is a Wonderful (Isaiah 9:6) thing while being satiated (i.e.
full) is evil.
Acts
14:17 "Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by
giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying
your hearts with food and gladness."
In the interim, you, who are eternally (Mark 3:29) condemned, will
never be satisfied (Acts 14:17) because you are ever more cursed
(Jeremiah 17:5) by GOD.
Source: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sci.med.cardiology/uCPb3ldOv5M/KgM8NFKuAQAJ
+++
someone eternally condemned & ever more cursed by GOD perseverated:
HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
Subject: a very very very simple definition of sin ...
Source: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sci.med.cardiology/mXmFD9kIocc/y8GNXircBQAJ
Does andrew's "definition" agree with scripture? Let's see in 1 John:
Actually, sin is **not** defined in 1 John 1:8-10
John wrote this to christians. The greek grammer (sic) speaks of an ongoing >>> status. He includes himself in that status.
John was a Jew instead of a Greek so there is really no reason to
think that Greek grammar is relevant here.
1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is >>> not in us.
1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, >>> and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is >>> not in us.
John also wrote earlier at John 5:14 that LORD Jesus commands:
"Now stop sinning or something worse may happen to you." (John 5:14)
And, indeed, your being eternally condemned (Mark 3:29) & ever more
cursed (Jeremiah 17:5) by GOD, as evident by your ever worsening
cognitive deficits, is really worse.
Now again, here's how to really stop sinning as LORD Jesus commands
(John 5:14):
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.bible.prophecy/2-Qpn-o81J4/ldGubKEZAgAJ
While wonderfully hungry ( http://bit.ly/Philippians4_12 ) in the Holy Spirit, Who causes (Deuteronomy 8:3) me to hunger right now (Luke
6:21a), I again pray (2 Chronicles 7:14) that GOD continues to curse (Jeremiah 17:5) you, who are eternally condemned (Mark 3:29), more
than ever in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen.
Laus DEO ! ! !
Again, this is done in hopes of convincing all reading this to stop
being http://bit.ly/terribly_hungry (2 Kings 6:29) where all are in
danger of becoming eternally condemned (Mark 3:29) just as had
happened to Ananias and Sapphira and more contemporaneously to Bob
Pastorio.
Again, the LORD did strike down http://bit.ly/Bob_Pastorio on Fool's
day just 9+ years ago:
http://bobs-amanuensis.livejournal.com/8728.html
Again, this is done ...
http://bit.ly/HeartDocAndrew touts hunger (Luke 6:21a) with all glory
( http://bit.ly/Psalm112_1 ) to GOD, Who causes us to hunger
(Deuteronomy 8:3) when He blesses us right now (Luke 6:21a) thereby
removing the http://WDJW.great-site.net/VAT from around the heart
...because we mindfully choose to openly care with our heart,
HeartDoc Andrew <><
HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
<Caroline> 12/29/24 Loose/KK again vainjangling (1 Tim 1:6) ...
https://groups.google.com/g/sci.med.cardiology/c/4tIJn_I167w/m/bKWQRUarAgAJ >>
Link to post explicating vainjangling by the eternally condemned:
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sci.med.cardiology/O23NguTslhI/-xLGqnNjAAAJ >>
"Like a moth to flame, the eternally condemned tragically return to be
ever more cursed by GOD."
Behold in wide-eyed wonder and amazement at the continued fulfillment
of this prophecy as clearly demonstrated within the following USENET
threads:
(1) Link to thread titled "LORD Jesus Christ of Nazareth is our #1
Example of being wonderfully hungry;"
https://groups.google.com/g/sci.med.cardiology/c/_iVmOb7q3_Q/m/E8L7TNNtAgAJ >>
(2) Link to thread titled "Being wonderfully hungry;"
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/sci.med.cardiology/uCPb3ldOv5M
(3) Link to thread titled "A very very very simple definition of sin;"
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.bible.prophecy/xunFWhan_AM
(4) Link to thread titled "The LORD says 'Blessed are you who hunger
now;'"
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.bible.prophecy/e4sW8dr44rM
(5) Link to thread titled "Being wonderfully hungry like LORD Jesus;"
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.bible.prophecy/xPY1Uzl-ZNk/QeKLDNCpCwAJ >>
... for the continued benefit (Romans 8:28) of those of us who are
http://WonderfullyHungry.org like GOD ( http://bit.ly/Lk2442 ) with
all glory ( http://bit.ly/Psalm112_1 ) to the LORD.
Source:
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sci.med.cardiology/O23NguTslhI/pIZcsOCJBwAJ >>
Laus DEO !
While wonderfully hungry ( http://bit.ly/Philippians4_12 ) in the Holy
Spirit, Who causes (Deuteronomy 8:3) me to hunger right now (Luke
6:21a), I pray (2 Chronicles 7:14) that GOD continues to curse
(Jeremiah 17:5) you, who are eternally condemned (Mark 3:29), more
than ever in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen.
Laus DEO ! ! !
Bottom line:
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sci.med.cardiology/O23NguTslhI/h5lE-mr0DAAJ >>
<begin trichotomy>
(1) Born-again (John 3:3 & 5) humans - Folks who have GOD's Help (i.e.
Holy Spirit) to stop (John 5:14) sinning by being
http://WonderfullyHungry.org (Philippians 4:12) **but** are still
able to choose via their own "free will" to be instead
http://bit.ly/terribly_hungry (Genesis 25:32) trapped in the
entangling (Hebrews 12:1) deadly (i.e. killed immortals Adam&Eve) sin
of gluttony (Proverbs 23:2).
(2) Eternally condemned (Mark 3:29) humans - Folks who will never have
GOD's Help (i.e. Holy Spirit) to stop being
http://bit.ly/terribly_hungry (2 Kings 6:29) as evident by their
constant vainjangling (1 Timothy 1:6) about everything except how to
stop (John 5:14) sinning.
(3) Perishing humans - The remaining folks who may possibly (Matthew
19:26) become born-again (John 3:3 & 5) as new (2 Corinthians 5:17)
creatures in Christ.
<end trichotomy>
Suggested further reading:
http://T3WiJ.com
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someone eternally condemned & ever more cursed by GOD wrote:
HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
Subject: The LORD says "Blessed are you who hunger now ..."
Source:
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.bible.prophecy/e4sW8dr44rM/NSkTJxvFBAAJ >>
Shame on andrew, look at his red face.
LIE.
The color of my face in **not** visible here on USENET nor is the
color of my face red for those who can see me.
He is trying to pull a fast one. His scripture bit is found among these: >>>
'14 Bible verses about Spiritual Hunger'
Such are the lies coming from the lying pens of the
http://bit.ly/terribly_hungry (Genesis 25:32) commentators.
That which is "spiritual" is independent of time so that there
would've been no reference to "now."
Therefore, the LORD is referring to physical hunger here instead of
the spiritual "hunger and thirst for righteousness" elsewhere in
Scripture.
Indeed, physical hunger can **not** coexist with physical thirst
because the latter results in the loss of saliva needed for physical
hunger.
It is when we hunger for food "now" (Luke 6:21a) that we are able to
eat food "now."
No such time constraints exist for "spiritual hunger."
Moreover, the perspective of Luke 6:21a through the eyes of a
physician (i.e. Dr. Luke) would be logically expected to be physical
instead of spiritual.
All glory ( http://bit.ly/Psalm112_1 ) to GOD for His compelling you
to unwittingly demonstrate your ever worsening cognitive condition
which is tragically a consequence of His cursing (Jeremiah 17:5) you
more than ever.
Laus DEO !
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someone eternally condemned & ever more cursed by GOD perseverated:
(in a vain attempt to refute posts about being wonderfully hungry)
Psalms
81:10 I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: >>> open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
Indeed, receiving a mouthful (Psalm 81:10) of manna from GOD will only
make His http://WDJW.great-site.net/Redeemed want even more, so that
we're even http://bit.ly/wonderfully_hungrier with all glory (
http://bit.ly/Psalm112_1 ) to GOD.
Laus DEO !
Proverbs
13:25 The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, But the stomach of >>> the wicked is in need.
Indeed, the righteous know to be satisfied (Luke 6:21a) with an omer
(Exodus 16:16) of manna, while the wicked need (Proverbs 13:25) this
knowledge as evident by their eating until they are full (i.e.
satiated).
Joel
2:26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of >>> the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my
people shall never be ashamed.
Indeed, an omer (32 ounces per Revelation 6:6) of manna is plenty
(Joel 2:26) with all glory ( http://bit.ly/Psalm112_1 ) to GOD and to
the shame of you, who are eternally (Mark 3:29) condemned.
Laus DEO ! !
Psalms
107 For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
Indeed, being filled (Psalm 107:9) with an omer (Exodus 16:16) of
manna is a Wonderful (Isaiah 9:6) thing while being satiated (i.e.
full) is evil.
Acts
14:17 "Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by
giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying
your hearts with food and gladness."
In the interim, you, who are eternally (Mark 3:29) condemned, will
never be satisfied (Acts 14:17) because you are ever more cursed
(Jeremiah 17:5) by GOD.
Source:
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sci.med.cardiology/uCPb3ldOv5M/KgM8NFKuAQAJ >>
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someone eternally condemned & ever more cursed by GOD perseverated:
HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
Subject: a very very very simple definition of sin ...
Source:
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sci.med.cardiology/mXmFD9kIocc/y8GNXircBQAJ >>
Does andrew's "definition" agree with scripture? Let's see in 1 John:
Actually, sin is **not** defined in 1 John 1:8-10
John wrote this to christians. The greek grammer (sic) speaks of an ongoing
status. He includes himself in that status.
John was a Jew instead of a Greek so there is really no reason to
think that Greek grammar is relevant here.
1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is >>>> not in us.
1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is
not in us.
John also wrote earlier at John 5:14 that LORD Jesus commands:
"Now stop sinning or something worse may happen to you." (John 5:14)
And, indeed, your being eternally condemned (Mark 3:29) & ever more
cursed (Jeremiah 17:5) by GOD, as evident by your ever worsening
cognitive deficits, is really worse.
Now again, here's how to really stop sinning as LORD Jesus commands
(John 5:14):
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.bible.prophecy/2-Qpn-o81J4/ldGubKEZAgAJ >>
While wonderfully hungry ( http://bit.ly/Philippians4_12 ) in the Holy
Spirit, Who causes (Deuteronomy 8:3) me to hunger right now (Luke
6:21a), I again pray (2 Chronicles 7:14) that GOD continues to curse
(Jeremiah 17:5) you, who are eternally condemned (Mark 3:29), more
than ever in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen.
Laus DEO ! ! !
Again, this is done in hopes of convincing all reading this to stop
being http://bit.ly/terribly_hungry (2 Kings 6:29) where all are in
danger of becoming eternally condemned (Mark 3:29) just as had
happened to Ananias and Sapphira and more contemporaneously to Bob
Pastorio.
Again, the LORD did strike down http://bit.ly/Bob_Pastorio on Fool's
day just 9+ years ago:
http://bobs-amanuensis.livejournal.com/8728.html
Strip away the racism, the Judenhass, the Holocaust denial, the
baseless accusations of bestiality, the perversion, the deportation >fantasies, the buggerism, the rape victim blaming, the sheer fear of
Chris, and the support for strangling babies, and what is left?
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