Thread by @RajlabN

#COVID19 #VariantDashboard - #UnitedStates

TOP lineages (15-DAY TRENDS):

20.0% BA.5.2.1
12.7% BA.5.2
12.7% BA.4.6
8.6% BA.5.1
4.8% BQ.1👀
3.6% BF.7
2.6% BQ.1.1👀
2.1% BA.5.6
2.1% BF.10
1.8% BA.5

Tracker: tinyurl.com/mryj4uu7
#OmicronUpdates 10/09/22
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Charts represent #15DayTrends

~50% of sequences are from #NewYorkCity!

919 sequences out of 1825 total sequences uploaded in @GISAID from #USA with sample collection dates in the last 15 days!

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44 of the 1825 sequences are from opt-in airport screening

Mostly Asymptomatic

5 BQ.1.1 (2-NJ, 2-NY, 1-CA)
2 XBB (NJ, CA airport)
1 BA.2.3.20 (GA)
1 BN.1 (CA)
1 BY.1 (NJ)
1 BM.1.1.1 (NJ)
1 BA.2.75.2 (NJ)

Time to bring back Universal Masking in the Transportation Sector!

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Top circulating lineages (#15DayTrends)

71.7% BA.5*
12.7% BA.4.6*
5.1% BQ.1*
3.6% BF.7*
2.6% BQ.1.1*
2.0% BA.2.75*
1.1% BA.4*
0.4% XBB*
0.1% BA.2.3.30*

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.@CDCgov updated variant proportions estimates on 10/7/2022

https://twitter.com/RajlabN/status/1578405616367931394

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The Great Convergence!

Key #Spike amino acids tracked: 346, 356, 444-446, 450, 452, 460, 486, 490, 493-494

https://twitter.com/RajlabN/status/1578187371337564161

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Updates from #LineageWatchTeam's
@GenSpectrum #Collection24 maintained by
@siamosolocani/@Asinickle1

>> All eyes on BQ.1*/BQ.1.1*, BA.2.3.20, XBB and BA.2.75* lineages <<

Collection24: cov-spectrum.org/collections/24…

Tracker: public.tableau.com/app/profile/ra…

(#15DayTrends - #USA)
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Immune Escape and ACE2 binding of top lineages in USA (relative to BA.2)

Bivalent boosters (OG/Omicron.BA.5) will potentially protect the boosted from getting severe disease/hospitalizations.

Please get #boosted ASAP!

public.tableau.com/app/profile/ra…

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#Hospital #Capacity - (by State/Division)

All hospitalizations not just COVID-19

public.tableau.com/app/profile/ra…

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#COVID19 #Hospitalizations in the #UnitedStates

Please get #boosted (especially > 50 yr old and immune compromised) and #MaskUP!

Hospital Tracker (by States, by age group): public.tableau.com/app/profile/ra…

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#COVID19 #Cases and #Deaths - US States
- @CDCgov data

Tracker: public.tableau.com/app/profile/ra…

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Status of the latest #COVID19 Wave in #NewYork #BellwetherState

Top Circulating Lineages (#15DAYTrends):

BA.5.2.1 (16.3%)
BA.4.6 (12.4%)
BA.5.2 (11.3%)
BA.5.1 (8.4%)
BQ.1 (7.9%) 👀🚀
BF.7 (5.3%)
BQ.1.1 (3.6%)👀

Please get #Boosted, #Ventilate and #MaskUp!

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What to expect in the next few weeks!

https://twitter.com/RajlabN/status/1578796086839619584