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Screencap of two Bsky posts about a CDC change that reads: "On January 13, Covid-19 WVAL data began reflecting the planned updated baselines based on the previous 12 months of data (see About Data for more information). ‪Violet Blue®‬ ‪@violetblue.bsky.social‬ · 23m she/her US news outlets will be reporting that "per CDC data, Covid is at its lowest levels" and framing as if the virus is gone. But if 2024 levels now = 0, then it's a year with 6-9 months at winter surge levels. Think about what it means if CDC hands the new administration data showing "no Covid." ‪Gregory Travis‬ ‪@gregorytravis.com‬ · 9h IMPORTANT The US CDC has announced that, going forward, reported SARS-CoV-2 wastewater levels will be normalized to an endemic baseline "Zero" on this baseline will be levels in the previous year @evanblake17.bsky.social @benjaminmateus.bsky.social