COVID-19 is surging again in Europe thanks to the BA.2 subvariant and is likely to spread to the US

[BigmanPigman]

COVID-19 is surging again in Europe thanks to the BA.2 subvariant and is likely to spread to the US soon

https://www.businessinsider.com/omicron-europe-surge-ba2-us-wave-likely-coming-2022-3

This article has good charts too.

Coronavirus cases in Europe are rising again as the BA.2 subvariant of Omicron spreads.
COVID-19 waves in Europe typically precede the US by a couple of weeks.
Experts say the US could even get it worse, as booster uptake in the US has been low.

The US could get a worse wave
Some experts warn that the US could get a worse BA.2 wave than Europe, with unboosted vulnerable and older people at more risk than those in Europe.

The uptake of booster vaccines has been poorer in the US: As of March 13, only one in three in the US population had received a third shot, compared to about 60% in the UK, Germany, and Denmark.

Wastewater surveillance suggests there may be more COVID-19 cases than are being reported. Some sites in the US reported over a 1,000% increase in the levels of genetic material from the coronavirus detected in sewage compared with 15 days earlier, as shown below.

[Blues Heron]

1. cdc shows a slight uptick on the 7day - I think we have bottomed out and are looking at an upswing

[Timewas]

2. Of course

It will get here sooner or later, more likely sooner... The case reports here are not very accurate, I know of at least 7 cases that were stay at homes and never reported to any authority and if I have seen that many there must be a lot more.
And of course we now have many many not wearing masks...So it will get here and it will get bad again

[BigmanPigman]

3. I need to schedule my dental appoint. tomorrow

so that I can cross that risk off my list before a 4th booster is available. I'm paranoid since my neighbor, who was vaxxed and boosted, got Covid at the end of Jan and he did have to go to the hospital a few days and he STILL is super tired (one of the Ba2 symptoms along with dizziness). This thing is far from over. My N95s are staying on my face for a long, long while.

[Timewas]

4. Yes

I actually just ordered more masks.... and am ready for the next booster and then next after that if needed, same as flu shot.

[secondwind]

5. I think it's here already, I read in newspaper.... Don't remember

which state or states.

[BigmanPigman]

7. The article has a chart of the US which shows the different regions in the US.

CDC
States in the northeast have the heaviest burden, with the BA.2 subvariant making up almost 40% of cases there

[Skittles]

6. and it will spread like crazy here

because stupid, selfish people think it's just "time to move on"

[BigmanPigman]

8. And Bill Maher is more than happy to have them as guests on

his show. Bari Weiss and Bill got negative feedback after she declared that she was "done with Covid".

[Skittles]

9. heck, there's a lot of them right here on DU

they know better, they just don't care