I recently heard a colleague (I'm a physician) state that eventually COVID will become seasonal like Flu, only peaking in the winter months. Can you speak to whether this is likely based on evidence? So far we've seen a consistent, although smaller, summer peak. I'm curious to hear if you think that will eventually go away with peaks only occurring in the winter.
I doubt it will depart from its current pattern. There's nothing left to settle re: epidemic dynamics. Population immunity is widespread and the recent variants have not had super different properties from previous versions.
Thanks again for sharing all of this!
Thanks for all you do to keep us informed. And double thanks for the nod to Canada. Much appreciated!
Thanks for including Canada in your report!
Will you be reporting on the outcome of this week’s CDC ACIP meeting?
Thanks for keeping us informed!
Kids school closed tomorrow and Friday due to staff illness (SW Ohio). Can this season just end already?
Thanks as always!
I recently heard a colleague (I'm a physician) state that eventually COVID will become seasonal like Flu, only peaking in the winter months. Can you speak to whether this is likely based on evidence? So far we've seen a consistent, although smaller, summer peak. I'm curious to hear if you think that will eventually go away with peaks only occurring in the winter.
I doubt it will depart from its current pattern. There's nothing left to settle re: epidemic dynamics. Population immunity is widespread and the recent variants have not had super different properties from previous versions.
Current pattern bring every 2 months? 🫤
Interesting-- what do you make of this study that showed annual seasonality of Coronaviruses prior to the pandemic? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9514339/