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BigmanPigman

(51,567 posts)
Tue Dec 21, 2021, 01:26 AM Dec 2021

Unprecedented' Spike in San Diego Wastewater COVID Viral Load

"Since people with COVID-19 shed the virus in their stool even before they experience symptoms, wastewater screening acts as an early warning system."

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/ucsd-reports-unprecedented-spike-in-san-diego-wastewater-covid-viral-load/2821135/

"An "unprecedented" spike in COVID-19 viral load in wastewater collected from San Diego County's primary wastewater treatment facility has been noted by UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers."

"The amount of COVID-19 virus detected in wastewater has predicted the region's COVID-19 caseload up to three weeks ahead of clinical diagnostic reports, the researchers said Saturday. Since people with COVID-19 shed the virus in their stool even before they experience symptoms, wastewater screening acts as an early warning system."

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Unprecedented' Spike in San Diego Wastewater COVID Viral Load (Original Post) BigmanPigman Dec 2021 OP
virtually every (scientist) telling us stopdiggin Dec 2021 #1

stopdiggin

(11,242 posts)
1. virtually every (scientist) telling us
Tue Dec 21, 2021, 09:29 AM
Dec 2021

it's coming. Just have to hope that we get some luck in the form of severity of illness. Fingers crossed.

(in my area, people have completely abandoned any sort of protocol .. and a lot have just tuned out)

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