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   Augie Ray (augieray@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Oct-2024 19:14:04 JST Augie Ray

   On a call today, a client said she was sick, and a peer responded, "Well, it is that time of year."

   No! Not it is not. People didn't get sick a lot in late summer and early fall. It isn't considered respiratory virus season. That doesn't start for another month or longer.

   We've normalized constant illness. Right now, COVID viral activity is medium to high, while RSV and influenza are low. Sure, you can get sick with other things, but it is PROBABLY #COVID19!

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     BenRiceM (benricem@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Oct-2024 19:14:04 JST BenRiceM

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     @augieray I think it is that time of year if you have kids going back to school though, right?

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     Infoseepage #StopGazaGenocide (infoseepage@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Oct-2024 19:14:10 JST Infoseepage #StopGazaGenocide

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     @augieray In King County (where I normally live) they keep weekly states for all the county's ER's, you're about 15 times more likely to show up with a Covid diagnosis than Flu and about 30 times more likely than RSV. If you're seriously sick, it's far more likely to be Covid than Flu/RSV. Covid is on par with Rhinovirus for lab tests.

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