Michael Olesen
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Michael Olesen
@molesen.bsky.social
Epidemiologist with expertise in pandemics, healthcare infection prevention, and emergency management.

See my COVID data viz at https://icemsg.org/

Twitter: @maolesen
That and low vaccine update, mask resistance, and low air filtration.
November 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Sounds like a RFK Jr move.
November 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
It's H5N5. Never seen in humans before. Equally concerning.

doh.wa.gov/newsroom/h5n...
H5N5 Avian influenza confirmed in Grays Harbor County resident
For immediate release: November 14, 2025 (25-138) First detection of this strain in a human, risk to the public remains low Contact: DOH Communications
doh.wa.gov
November 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The issue also arises with a human or animal infected with both viruses at the same time. I dread this so much. I've spoken about this threat around the world for a couple of decades.
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 AM
6- The other possibility is that some of these symptom search increases are due to influenza. However, searches for fever remain relatively flat, which suggests that is not the problem.
November 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
5- When combined and looking at the correlation between all of these and past waves, it looks like COVID is still quite active in the US in spite of what we are led to believe.

www.cdc.gov/cfa-modeling...
November 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
4- This is some of the data available until the shutdown. A strong correlation is very obvious.
November 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
3- The controls are Type 2 diabetes, Urinary tract infection, Hair loss, Candidiasis, Weight gain. Here it is again after adjusting using controls.
November 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
2- One of the few data sources right now is Google symptom searches. Here's the raw data for the US. I had noticed that these were increasing in many states as I was updating my website last evening.

icemsg.org/graphs/
November 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Nothing like making things up to look the fool.
November 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Ketchup duty in the Lincoln bathroom tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
At least with driving I have some control over routes, distance from vehicles, and time of day.
November 5, 2025 at 4:26 AM