Okay, so I checked the wastewater again, and it was vastly different. Excluding the latest data, I zoomed again on the same time frame. Upward trends last week are now downward? @GovCanHealth can you please explain?! ImageImageImage
I heard back (thanks @GovCanHealth for being speedy & thorough 💕).

Re: discrepancies TL:DR data error & correction Image
Samples collected by Metro Van & analysed by BCCDC &National Microbiology Laboratory
Winnipeg. BCCDC and NML have slightly different methods (🤔). Periodic checks to see how methods are tracking. Image
Why is BCCDC and NML wastewater COVID analysis methods different? No standard practice yet, and we have slightly different operational needs (🤔). Working on common standard Canada & internationally (Peanut gallery: This can't happen fast enough!) Image
PHAC usu has local/provincial agency or academic colleague that is testing the wastewater as well. (@RyanZiels - is @UBCCivilLabs playing verification role?) Image
Re normalizing to pepper mild mottle virus (so cool - see ref next tweet!)

PHAC said yes, BUT due to reagent issue, had to stop for awhile. This has resumed and, yep, normalization in that way has proven useful.

Public normalization data should be available by end Jun 🥳 Image
Reference to normalizing COVID wastewater sampling to the pepper mild mottle virus is here:

I hope @GovCanHealth appreciates how grateful we are for this data. Several ppl in many provs pull & share, from screenshots (lazy me) to pulling data and replotting, like @anarchodelphis. Some greater clarity on specific data issue would be great.

For reference, I pulled some screenshots today to compare. Solid line is rolling 7-day average, dotted line is daily value.

Here's Lulu Island (Richmond). As @anarchodelphis notes, big spike then drop. Very odd. Image
Here's Annacis Island WWTP (Burnaby, Surrey, New West, (Po) Coq & NW Langley

Um, #COVIDisNotOver!!! ImageImage
And, Iona (Vancouver) and Lions Gate (North Shore)

My guess? About as low as it's gonna get and going up soon (see Fraser Valley, Ontario, much of US, UK, Europe - you don't really think we're unicorns, do you?!) #COVIDisNotOver Image
Oh, and my wastewater COVID level snapshots above were just looking at Omicron (BA.1) wave onward. If you want to get a feel for how high our COVID levels are historically, here you go:

#WearADamnMask #bced #bcpoli #COVIDisAirborne Image
To add to the wastewater picture and further underscore the current high levels of COVID circulating in BC, also check out this plot by @rdumont99

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Jun 18
Wouldn't have anything to do with pediatric #InfectionMandate, would it? Wherein ~ 1 in 5 #COVID19 cases in Canada were in kids (who were the least tested)?

How many now have serious diabetes, cardiac, organ inflammation, psychiatric issues? #MorallyBankrupt
Source for fact that Canadians have not protected kids, with almost 1 in 5 #COVID19 cases being in kids (who were tested the least)

health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/ Image
Mass infection of kids. This is what our public health ghouls had in mind. Exhibit A:

Read 6 tweets
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BC CDC - Centre for Disease Collusion / Death Creation
May 4, 2022
bccdc.ca/resource-galle…

Are you fucking kidding me?!!!!

#COVIDisAirborne #bcpoli
🧐🧐🧐
Uh, BC Centre for Disease Collusion / Death Creation says you are infectious for 10 (TEN) days after onset of symptoms.

So we have a bunch of infectious people running around school & work. I mean, we do anyway, because no one can get tested 🙃

bccdc.ca/resource-galle…
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"Dr Henry - there have been numerous research reports lately flagging very serious outcomes from COVID infection in children & pregnant people. Can you comment on the following studies?"
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Looking forward to Apr 12 @ashraenews webinar with @WBahnfleth & moderator @healthyheating. We know that #COVIDisAirborne, and BC schools (all buildings really) can do more to keep us safe. Ask your district to register facilities, OH&S, legal, HR & other staff! #bced #bcpoli
To help @WBahnfleth & @healthyheating, a small 🧵on current #COVIDisAirborne knowledge & practice in #bcpoli. Maybe some examples can be incorporated?

I'll look at BC Legislature, BC CDC, Vancouver Coastal Health, UBC, and Vancouver & Surrey School Districts.

Let's investigate!
How will BC measure up wrt understanding and implementing @ashraenews COVID guidance?

BC Legislature: "The virus that causes COVID-19 spreads in several ways, but most commonly through airborne transmission" Wow! It says airborne. Measures are poor.

leg.bc.ca/Documents/LABC…
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Mar 24
"The Public Health Agency denied or downgraded fact that children could be infectious, develop severe disease, or drive spread of infection in the population; while their internal emails indicate their aim to use children to spread infection in society"

nature.com/articles/s4159…
"The Public Health Agency was systematically incorrect in their risk assessments, & ignored scientific evidence on suppression strategies, airborne transmission, pre-symptomatic & asymptomatic spread, face masks, children & COVID-19, “long-COVID”" #bcpoli

nature.com/articles/s4159…
"'Precautionary principle’ ... has been ignored, since a “wait-and-see” passive approach has been followed. Sweden never aimed at suppressing transmission of infection; only to not overwhelm healthcare"
@Protect_BC @PopAlberta @POP_Quebec @PoPNB_kindness
nature.com/articles/s4159…
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Mar 23
🚨🚨🚨

Making #bced Schools Safer for Occupancy: Understanding & Applying ASHRAE’s Core Recommendations for Mitigating Aerosol Infection Risk

Special @ashraenews webinar with @WBahnfleth, Chair of ASHRAE's Epidemic Task Force.

TUE APR 12 NOON PT

register.gotowebinar.com/register/38381…
@WBahnfleth will present key elements of ASHRAE’s COVID-19 risk mitigation guidance.

BC parents, students, teachers, trustees, association and facility managers, have been under the influence of misinformation wrt mitigating aerosol infection risks in educational facilities.
Please make sure your PAC, trustees, medical officers of health, MLA are invited to this special webinar Apr 12 w/ @WBahnfleth - Making BC Schools Safer for Occupancy
#COVIDisAirborne

Email text available here: docs.google.com/document/d/173…
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