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Top Boston doctors talk about the latest data trends, subvariant XBB.1.5 and whether we’ve reached herd immunity during NBC10 Boston’s weekly “COVID Q&A” series.

New Hampshire’s Department of Health has announced the implementation of a wastewater surveillance program to monitor COVID-19 levels in New Hampshire communities.  Viral fragments in samples are collected from wastewater treatment facilities can help determine if the levels of COVID-19 are going up, down, or staying the same.  “Wastewater surveillance does not depend on individuals testing for COVID-19, so...

As the Boston area’s sewer system detects more COVID than any time in over a month, top Boston doctors say it could be the start of a surge, or it could be a blip. Levels are as high as they’ve been since last winter’s omicron surge, data from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority shows. COVID-19 data collected from the region’s...

Top Boston doctors talk about rising COVID levels detected in Boston-area wastewater during NBC10 Boston’s weekly “COVID Q&A” series.

More COVID is being detected in the Boston area’s sewer system than any time in over a month, and levels are as high as they’ve been since last winter’s omicron surge, new data shows. COVID-19 data collected from the region’s wastewater — a metric officials track to get a sense of how much the virus is spreading — shows...

Top Boston doctors discuss the new COVID variant BQ 1.1, concerns around the upcoming flu season and bivalent booster shots during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “COVID Q&A.”

After weeks of hitting a plateau, COVID-19 levels could be making a comeback in Massachusetts. Data shows that the amount of COVID-19 being detected in Massachusetts wastewater is on the rise, which three Boston doctors said could be a sign of a forthcoming surge in cases during NBC10 Boston’s latest “COVID Q&A” discussion. But it’s becoming more and more...

Top Boston doctors explain the rise in Massachusetts COVID-19 wastewater data, new variants to keep an eye on and the efficacy of the bivalent booster shot during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “COVID Q&A.”

The amount of COVID-19 being detected in Greater Boston’s wastewater has been on the rise recently, as the weather begins to get colder and wintertime approaches. Data that was updated Wednesday from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority shows the amount of virus copies per milliliter of wastewater is trending upward in communities on both the north and south systems,...

The seven-day COVID wastewater average north of Boston is up more than 100%, according to the Boston Herald.

After a case of polio was confirmed in New York and a wastewater surveillance program was launched there, Boston health officials say they are looking into possibly launching the same initiative. The Boston Public Health Commission told The Boston Herald that it’s “exploring options” to monitor wastewater for polio, but it would first need permission to be granted through...

The Boston Public Health Commission must get approval from the CDC to track polio in wastewater.

There are new concerns about the potential spread of polio in New York, with the state health commissioner saying there could be “hundreds” of people infected as new evidence shows the virus has been found in samples from multiple counties. The state health department, which launched wastewater surveillance earlier this month after officials announced the first confirmed U.S. polio...

Top Boston doctors talk about the latest on BA.5, COVID “super dodgers,” drone test deliveries and vaccine development during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “COVID Q&A.”

Public health experts have been concerned about the possibility of a summer surge and now Massachusetts COVID wastewater data seems to be backing that up.

Public health experts have been concerned about the possibility of a summer surge and now rising COVID levels in Massachusetts wastewater seems to be backing that up. Samples taken from both the North and South Shores show a significant rise in COVID RNA detected in the wastewater, according to the MWRA wastewater tracking system at the Deer Island Treatment Plant….

Top Boston doctors talk about the plateau in cases in Massachusetts, what this summer will look like, when people might be told to get another booster and whether people are still dying from COVID during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “COVID Q&A.”

Authorities are investigating the spread of poliovirus found in London sewage samples.

Massachusetts has been dealing with a new surge of COVID-19 for the past several weeks, with 12 of the state’s 14 counties now considered high risk for COVID-19, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Boston area’s sewer system, however, is exhibiting hopeful signs, with the most recent update from the Massachusetts Water...

Massachusetts has been dealing with a new surge of COVID-19 for several weeks now, with many concerned residents eager for it to end. A sign that it’s coming may have just appeared in the area’s sewer system. The most recent update from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority’s COVID-19 wastewater tracker, submitted over the weekend, shows COVID levels declining somewhat....