Hi, these are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots. A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.

So, ugh, this is not good: all of the Washington State wastewater data are not being updated. The note isn't making any promises about when the reporting will resume. Since Seattle has about eighteen kajillion people coming here for the World Cup, it would be really great to have wastewater reporting up and running. 😬

You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at @WADeptHealth

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A screencap that says: "Washington wastewater data is currently unavailable as of June 15 due to a disruption in sample delivery services. The WA State Department of Health is evaluating alternative sample delivery options and will update this dashboard as soon as samples are received and results become available."

Alas, the same notice is up this week, so Washington State #covid #COVID19 wastewater reporting is still offline. :( Any ideas on when it will get fixed, @WADeptHealth ?

Ugh, the #covid #covid19 #wastewater dashboard for Washington State is out of commission again this week. :( I would love love love to see this get fixed, @WADeptHealth

https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater

Im so grateful that my brother wore his #n95 #mask when he came over for a game of scrabble with my son and I. I feel so much more comfortable two way masking and then I have the air purifiers going too. And I feel respected. Wearing an n95 mask around those who mask is a great way to be supportive and helps stop #covid transmissions and surges.

Betsy Ladyzhets at the Sick Times has an article about efforts to make sure the CDC's #wastewater surveillance program continues past this fall:
https://thesicktimes.org/2026/06/30/wastewater-testing-is-vital-for-public-health-it-needs-sustained-funding-to-continue-beyond-fall-2026/ The state level programs and the one run by Verily depend on CDC funding. Right now, there doesn't seem to be a firm commitment to include the program in the Congressional appropriations process.

About Washington State: she talked to WA DoH officials about what would happen to the program if the CDC's wastewater surveillance funding went away, and they told her our state's program is fully funded to July 2027, and could continue after that with some reductions.

#covid #COVID19

Es ist absurd. Wenn Leute eine Gefahr nicht wahrhaben wollen, verfallen sie in immer dieselben Argumentationsmuster.
Da schreibt Springer von "Es sterben nur Leute mit Vorerkrankungen an der Hitze" und man hört, das sei auch nicht schlimmer als "früher" (TM).

Fehlt nur noch, dass jemand fordert, Hitzerekorde seien nur auf die vermehrte Nutzung von Thermometern zurückzuführen.

#hitzewelle
#Hitze
#KlimaKrise
#Covid

#COVID #vaccine study suppressed by #CDC director gets published

https://www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalraptorblog.php/covid-vaccine-study-suppressed-by-cdc-director-gets-published/