The Covid – 19 Xi variant may not be as harsh as previous versions although it is more easily transmitted. The Wall Street Journal reported today:
New data from Scotland and South Africa suggest people infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus are at markedly lower risk of hospitalization than those who contracted earlier versions of the virus, promising signs that immunity as a result of vaccination or prior infection remains effective at warding off severe illness with the fast-spreading strain....
“This is a qualified good news story,” said Jim McMenamin, incident director for Covid-19 at Public Health Scotland, and one of the authors of the Scottish study, at a briefing. “It’s important we don’t get ahead of ourselves. A smaller proportion of a much greater number of cases can still mean a substantial number of people that might experience severe Covid infections that could lead to hospitalization.”...
The University of Edinburgh study, drawing on the health records of 5.4 million people in Scotland, found the risk of hospitalization with Covid-19 was two-thirds lower with Omicron than with Delta. The new variant became dominant in Scotland last week.
A separate study published online by researchers at South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases similarly found people infected with Omicron were 70% to 80% less likely to need hospital treatment than people infected with earlier variants, including Delta.
“In South Africa, this is the epidemiology. Omicron is behaving in a way that is less severe,” Professor Cheryl Cohen, who heads the institute’s center for respiratory diseases and meningitis, told reporters on a conference call.... Article
8 comments:
The Faucis of the world don't want to let go of their rice bowls by keeping the virus narrative alive. These viruses give them power, control, and silver.
It's winding down but they won't let go.
they misspelled flu
A cold-
If a healthy person without preexisting medical conditions contracts this new variant and is at minimal risk for serious consequences, but will gain natural antibody protection, why are they a "danger to society" when they don't get vaccinated? Even the vaccinated can catch and spread the virus. Please Dr. Fauci explain. I know you don't have to, but explain anyway.
So far only 2 cases of Omicron in Mississippi?
Amiright?
If this strand is mild, why are vaccine mandates being required NOW? Multiple long term employees are being fired from area healthcare facilities because they have chosen not to be vaccinated. They worked through the height of the pandemic and are now being required to be vaccinated. Doesn’t make sense. Is it tied to federal money somehow?
Punked for profit
@8:47, It’s about getting that shit in your arm at all costs. Nothing to do with a virus or any variant thereof.
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