{"id":5712,"date":"2023-12-22T11:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T16:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/?p=5712"},"modified":"2023-12-22T10:50:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T15:50:03","slug":"vdh-oep-weekly-situation-update-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/2023\/12\/22\/vdh-oep-weekly-situation-update-37\/","title":{"rendered":"VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>COVID-19 activity continues to increase across the Commonwealth. Hospitalizations for COVID-19 are up marginally. Models suggest that hospital admissions will remain static through the year\u2019s end. Statewide admissions levels are still classified as \u201cLow\u201d, but five localities in Southwest Virginia are now reporting \u201cHigh\u201d admissions levels.<\/li>\n<li>The JN.1 variant is now a WHO Variant of Interest. It is expected to become dominant in the coming weeks. Current vaccines are thought to offer protection against JN.1 and other emerging variants.<\/li>\n<li>Flu activity continues to increase as RSV activity drops slowly. Flu hospital admissions have nearly doubled in the last month. Models expect continued increase in flu hospital admissions through January.<\/li>\n<li>Norovirus rates are increasing in the American South. Physicians note a rise in gastrointestinal disease in the Commonwealth.<\/li>\n<li>A meningococcal disease outbreak is reported among children in Ohio.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2023\/12\/Situation-Update-2023-12-22.pdf\"><strong>VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2023\/12\/12.21.23_Hospitalization-Stakeholder-Call.pdf\"><b>VDH Surveillance Data Update.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This page updates weekly on Friday by 5:00 PM.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update is produced by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/\">VDH Office of Emergency Preparedness<\/a>. This update covers ongoing or potential public health and emergency preparedness issues, including COVID-19. <span dir=\"ltr\">This product is intended to enhance situational awareness among the public health, healthcare, and emergency management communities<\/span>. Some items covered may pose little or no threat to the public at large.<span dir=\"ltr\"> These items are included for situational awareness only and do not represent an endorsement of the source or information therein.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways COVID-19 activity continues to increase across the Commonwealth. Hospitalizations for COVID-19 are up marginally. Models suggest that hospital admissions will remain static through the year\u2019s end. Statewide admissions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":467,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-foresight","category-weekly-situation-update"],"modified_by":"alextelionis","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update - Emergency Preparedness<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/2023\/12\/22\/vdh-oep-weekly-situation-update-37\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update - Emergency Preparedness\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Key Takeaways COVID-19 activity continues to increase across the Commonwealth. 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