luckytran ,
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News: Biobot is sunsetting its COVID-19 wastewater public data visualization platform.

While Biobot will continue to publish their contextualized weekly respiratory risk reports, this represents another decrease in data transparency, and a step in the wrong direction.

Source: https://biobot.io/from-raw-data-to-actionable-insights-biobots-evolution-of-public-data-sharing/

The Future of Biobot’s Public Data: With the abundance of publicly available wastewater data and our shift to contextualized respiratory risk reports, we are sunsetting our public data visualization platform (www.biobot.io/data). This evolution represents Biobot’s commitment to maximizing the value of wastewater data. We believe that by adding context and expert analysis, we can empower individuals, communities, and public health officials to take proactive steps towards a healthier future.
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    Powerfromspace1 ,
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    @luckytran 😞 now flying blind for next variant

    noyes ,
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    @luckytran
    I hope they publish it on cottenelle. The other stuff always tears.
    @shansterable

    decapitae ,
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    @luckytran Who might be following the money on this one?

    donato27 ,
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    @luckytran mileikowsky es una bestia sanguinaria hay que encadenarlo y recluirlo

    sabrinacostell3 ,
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    @luckytran I live in a state that covers a HUGE geographic area and there’s only one site reporting to the CDC. No idea where it is located. 😬

    kdnyhan ,
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    @luckytran
    They call them weekly reports, but they also say
    “These reports will be published throughout the respiratory virus season and during moments of need (such as in the case of H5N1)…. Periodic updates will also be shared outside of respiratory virus season as and when they become relevant to the public.”

    artisanrox ,
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    @luckytran

    oooommmmmgggggg what the hell :blobfoxbonk: Wastewater was supposed to stay the ONE THING we had to monitor thisssssssssss

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    OrangeRight ,
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    @luckytran

    That sucks to hear, that was the website I was using. My county was even still updating as of last week.

    At least People's CDC still exists...right?

    TappinLisa ,
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    @luckytran

    Dammit...that has been my go-to for updates on COVID info.
    Thanks for the CDC page...I'm bookmarking it now!

    luckytran OP ,
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    CDC COVID wastewater data remains publicly accessible: https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVID19-nationaltrend.html

    Various local COVID wastewater data also remains accessible.

    But it’s sad to see Biobot sunsetting their publicly accessible charts, which have been available since the start of the pandemic.

    artisanrox ,
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    @luckytran

    I'd trust Biobot to be more transparent about it though because there's not much non-transparency going on anywhere here in Murrikah

    thomasfuchs ,
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    @luckytran :/

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