I was only aware of BioBot for Wastewater Surveillance, so gratefully add the ones mentioned to my repertoire. If you'd told me 5 years ago that not only would I be aware Wastewater Surveillance exists but that I would monitor it, well, I'd be very worried about future me. 🥴 So grateful for you and this information!
Perhaps people spend 90% of their time indoors, but perhaps in the hotter weather the socialization (mixing), and larger groups congregate more indoors than out. More dining indoors, rather than out. More drinking indoors, less outdoors. More kids "stay overs" in the living room, fewer in backyard tents. Fewer open doors in buildings. I intuitively think this makes sense but am not an expert in this field and don't keep up with the literature.
I expected an uptick around July 4 and we're seeing that here in the Bay Area. The question is if it settles in 1-2 weeks similar to the Easter uptick or if it launches a new wave-let.
Thank you so much for this valuable update. My five year old daughter and I are flying to London today for the final few weeks of summer, to visit family. We’ll be masking. My dad has end stages M.S, we’re not taking any chances!
I was only aware of BioBot for Wastewater Surveillance, so gratefully add the ones mentioned to my repertoire. If you'd told me 5 years ago that not only would I be aware Wastewater Surveillance exists but that I would monitor it, well, I'd be very worried about future me. 🥴 So grateful for you and this information!
You might also see if your state has one. For example NY has this: https://mbcolli.shinyapps.io/SARS2EWSP/
Thanks so much for the heads up!
Perhaps people spend 90% of their time indoors, but perhaps in the hotter weather the socialization (mixing), and larger groups congregate more indoors than out. More dining indoors, rather than out. More drinking indoors, less outdoors. More kids "stay overs" in the living room, fewer in backyard tents. Fewer open doors in buildings. I intuitively think this makes sense but am not an expert in this field and don't keep up with the literature.
This is my line of thinking as well. Also considering the lower humidity of air-conditioned air (said to be a factor of transmission in winter).
Thank you.
I expected an uptick around July 4 and we're seeing that here in the Bay Area. The question is if it settles in 1-2 weeks similar to the Easter uptick or if it launches a new wave-let.
Excellent info.
thank you
Thank you so much for this valuable update. My five year old daughter and I are flying to London today for the final few weeks of summer, to visit family. We’ll be masking. My dad has end stages M.S, we’re not taking any chances!
This is probably not the full picture, but is it possible that part of the uptick in summer is vacationers?
Greeeeeeeeeeeat. Just in time for me to start my PhD at Michigan. In infectious disease. In respiratory viruses.
Thank you for writing this article.
What are people doing when they are outside in the summer? Maybe we can get clues from data on that.
I've known people to get infected outside