Image Descriptions for 11.28.22 @PeoplesCDC Weather Report

[Image description 1: Image shows a background with white and black colors. A white square is centered with text that reads, “Welcome to the People's CDC weekly update for November 28, 2022! The Weather Report from the People's CDC sheds light on the COVID situation in the United States. You'll find the full written report, which includes clickable links to sources and data, additional information not provided in these graphics, and translation to Spanish, on PeoplesCDC.org!” There’s a salmon-pink “People’s CDC” icon at the bottom left corner.]

[Image description 2: Text box on a background of the same style as the previous slide. A white square is centered with text that reads, “More than 84% of the population lives in areas with substantial or higher COVID transmission." A figure is inset in the middle; below reads, "With PCR testing infrastructure dismantled in Spring 2022, we would like to reiterate that the transmission map represents an undercount.” Map shows COVID transmission levels by US county as of 11/24/22. Low to Moderate transmission levels are blue and yellow, Substantial is orange, and High is red. Most of the Northeast and Midwest are orange and red; CA is mostly orange and red. TX and the Gulf Coast are mostly yellow except Mississippi is blue and orange. The Southwest has more red than previous weeks; and the Plains states are orange and red.]

[Image description 3: Text reads, "We applaud the National Institute of Health (NIH) this week for finally releasing an anonymous self-reporting portal for rapid antigen tests – until now, antigen tests were unreported in the US. Transmission reporting and map presentation matters. As we reported last week, the CDC’s recent MMMR suggests that half of adults surveyed incorrectly perceived local COVID transmission to be low to moderate, despite sustained high transmission. When people perceive transmission to be high, they use mitigations like masks. Forward our newsletter to five friends, and encourage them to subscribe!"]

[Image description 4: Text reads, "On Variants: There are a lot of variants circulating in the US, most of which are resistant to monoclonal antibodies which were previously used as preventative medicine and as treatment for people who are immunocompromised or unable to take Paxlovid." A figure is inset in middle with a thin lime green border with text below reads, "Graphic Source: pandemicmemes.substack.com/p/this-is-fine-too-many-variants" Meme: “This is fine dog” removed from his house, but remains at his table enjoying coffee. Flames surround the table. He is superimposed over an evolutionary flow chart starting with SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.2 before fracturing off into an overwhelming number of branches, sub branches, and iterative branches demonstrating a complexity I don’t know how to convey in alt text. There are too many evolutionary branches.]

[Image description 5: A text box at the top reads, "Between November 17 and November 24, 2,633 people died of COVID nationally. A text box at the bottom reads, "That brings the 2022 death total to over 247,500. We cannot let ourselves become numb to these staggering numbers."]

[Image description 6: Text reads, "This COVID-based hospitalizations chart that we show week after week appears plateaued, despite reports of overwhelmed hospital systems." A line chart is inset in the middle with a thin lime green border. At the bottom, text reads, "Remember that this chart does not show hospitalizations from flu, RSV, or rhinovirus, which we’re seeing in both pediatric and adult hospitals. And it doesn’t reflect the effects of a mass exodus from the healthcare system." The chart shows new admissions of patients with confirmed COVID in the United States over time. “New Admissions per 100,000 Population” is the y-axis. The dates from January 2021 to July 2022 are on the x-axis, though actual dates range from August 2020 to November 2022. There are eight distinct lines which represent different age groups. The age groups are not specified in this image. They are: dark purple line for people 70 and older; dashed pink for people 60-69; dotted pink for people 50-59; solid green for people 40-49; dashed teal for people 30-39; dotted teal for people 18-29; solid yellow for under 17. The lines indicate peak hospitalizations in January 2021, August 2021, and January 2022, with smaller peaks in April 2021 and July 2022. In each case, the dark purple line is markedly higher than the others. Zooming in over the past few months, the dark purple line hovers around 5 admissions/100,000 population and the rest of the lines are clustered under 2/100,000.]

[Image description 7: Text reads, "The healthcare system has lost all sorts of workers: CNAs, respiratory therapists, doctors, nurses, and social workers. So fewer staff members are doing more care work. National Nurses United (NNU) cautions that overwhelming RSV and flu hospitalizations are the result of the lack of public health protections, not “immunity debt.” Instead of normalizing measures like tent hospitals and 250,000+ COVID deaths per year, join us in demanding public health measures: infrastructural investment from government at all levels in indoor air quality, mask mandates, paid sick leave, robust contact tracing and more."]

[Image description 8: Text reads, "Protect each other, whatever the weather: Given the urgency of the moment, it is essential that we protect each other. If you are choosing to gather with friends and family amidst the ongoing pandemic, please use #LayersOfLove. Use and share our Safer In-Person Gathering guide to help prevent spread. Remember that COVID is airborne and that masks protect against COVID as well as the other viruses surging right now (flu, RSV, and rhinovirus). We urge you to wear a well-fitting N95, KN95, or KF95 mask."]

[Image description 9: A text box at the top reads, "Take action. Public Health Advocacy works: after many testified on the efficacy and importance of masking on public transit, the New York MTA removed the inappropriate “you do you” campaign and replaced it with signs recommending masks. Keep making noise!" A text box at the bottom reads, "Testify virtually or in-person or submit a comment in favor of masks on NY public transit: @mandatemasksny on Twitter."]

[Image description 10: Text reads, "Take Action. Ontario, Canada introduced an indoor mask mandate, and Brazil reinstated a transportation mask mandate. Consider calling on others to follow suit! A future where we prioritize community care is possible. Thursday is #WorldAIDSDay. Demand @POTUS Biden & Congress address colliding global+domestic pandemics: #HIV, #LongCOVID, COVID, Ebola, cholera,TB, and more."]

RT @PeoplesCDC@twitter.com

Our Safer In-person Gatherings Guide - http://SeeYouSafer.org

We hope that it moves all of us to think about choosing layers of protection as an act of practical solidarity and community care rather than as an individual act of personal safety. #SeeYouSafer #LayersOfLove

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/PeoplesCDC/status/1594364171281649667

"Our Safer In-person Gatherings Guide - http://SeeYouSafer.org

We hope that it moves all of us to think about choosing layers of protection as an act of practical solidarity and community care rather than as an individual act of personal safety. #SeeYouSafer #LayersOfLove"

Via https://twitter.com/PeoplesCDC/status/1594364171281649667.

#COVID19 #NPI #SARSCoV2