🔸️New 8 Week US Forecast: New infections will remain very high for the next few weeks, but are forecasted to decrease quickly for the rest of the winter. None of the JN.1 derivatives so far appear particularly problematic.
After a rougher winter in terms of infections (though nowhere near the hospitalizations/deaths of 2020/2021 winters), we can look forward to much lower infection numbers into spring. Hopefully we see a sustained lack of noteworthy evolution for a while after JN.1.
@JPWeiland What about JN.1.4? That looks like it’s advancing rapidly according to Dr. Raj’s monitoring reports.
@JPWeiland Thank you! Would you say the Midwest (Chicagoland) peaked earlier or later than the US as a whole?
@JPWeiland as of what upcoming week approximately would you anticipate it to be safer to go to indoor medical appts? (wondering what next few weeks means-i saw 3/17 looked lowest on chartt-thx for ur work) #Jn1
@JPWeiland Perhaps JN.1 will be the official pandemic breaker. Welcome to the endemic.