- A new COVID wave appears to be rising in Europe.
- Throughout the pandemic, US COVID trends have mirrored what Europe does.
It's time to get a COVID vaccine booster shot, experts say.
There are early warning signals in the US and in Europe that we are entering a winter wave of COVID-19 infections, epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina wrote in her $4 on Wednesday.
Jetelina $4 showing an uptick in COVID hospital admissions across Western Europe, adding: "Here we go again."
These European trends are concerning for virus-watchers in the US, who know that generally during the pandemic whatever happens in Europe will be mirrored in the states.
"We may be in for a bumpy ride this winter," Jetelina said. "There's a lot you can do, but the lowest hanging fruit is to get your $4."
Confirmed cases started going up across Europe when temperatures dropped
The uptick in cases in Europe is likely due to a mix of colder weather forcing people indoors, more mingling as school starts up, and celebrations like $4 bring people $4.
As Jetelina points out, the dominant variant is still Omicron — which is good news, given our $4 vaccines.
The real warning sign: A rise in hospitalizations
In Germanyfor COVID are increasing fast>$4, and roughly half (14/27) of the European countries reporting hospitalization and ICU numbers to the $4 are seeing similar surges.
"Overall, the epidemiological picture suggests that there is increasing transmission," the ECDC said on September 30.
Much the same is $4.
Case rates are still stable in the US — but toilet-water data suggests that will change soon
Though official $4 and $4 aren't ticking up much yet in the US, toilets in Boston are already suggesting an increase in COVID is upon us.
Wastewater can turn positive for COVID $4 of how many COVID-positive people are $4 — whether they know it or not.
This is the first time our COVID shots have been so closely matched to the virus around us
The coronavirus variants circulating now are all versions of Omicron, with $4 dominating. New COVID booster shots are $4 that target those variants specifically — the first time we've had COVID shots so closely matched to circulating virus.
Booster shots are $4, and you can get one any time, as long as its been at least two months since your last COVID vaccination, and you don't have an active COVID infection right now.