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Swansong said:
BA.2 is definitely an issue for places that didn't get hit with the BA.1 wave, but for those of us in areas that already had Omicron waves, it's unlikely to be a big deal.
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It’s going to vary wildly. Most countries won’t be hit the same but in the US it will probably vary by county
 
Swansong said:
Yup. It seems that if your community has been hit by Omicron, BA.2 will mostly pass you by. Yes, "Mostly" is doing a lot of work there.
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It's funny that the news is reporting a 100% increase. But when you double a small amount, it probably is still small. It will be interesting to see how this progresses. Still seems that things are going in the right direction.
 
MichVandal said:
It's funny that the news is reporting a 100% increase. But when you double a small amount, it probably is still small. It will be interesting to see how this progresses. Still seems that things are going in the right direction.
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Yup. And some media are still fearmongering about "stealth omicron" (BA.2 looks virtually identical to BA.1 and requires a very close examination to distinguish - calling it "stealth" is bullshit and meaningless) or "deltacron" or "flurovid".
 
MichVandal said:
Not long ago, I saw a doctor opinion that BA2 would not be a big deal, since it's the "same" as Omicron. Even though it was very different, as he also pointed out. Now I know that his opinion is, well, questionable- along with some others.
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I recently saw that an estimated 40-50% of Americans still haven't had any form of COVID. Factor that into any estimations you make.

(Goes for me as well)
 
Kepler said:
Thx. I thought the elderly were the top vaxxed group everywhere.
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Believe it or not, the elderly in Hong Kong were the most resistant to getting vaccinated. They felt the possible side effect risks of the vaccine outweighed the risks of actually catching the virus. I kid you not. I have no idea why that was the only elderly population in the world which felt like that.
 
Russell Jaslow said:
Believe it or not, the elderly in Hong Kong were the most resistant to getting vaccinated. They felt the possible side effect risks of the vaccine outweighed the risks of actually catching the virus. I kid you not. I have no idea why that was the only elderly population in the world which felt like that.
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Longstanding distrust of the CCP, most likely.
 
dxmnkd316 said:
I recently saw that an estimated 40-50% of Americans still haven't had any form of COVID. Factor that into any estimations you make.

(Goes for me as well)
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How many of that percentage has been vaccinated (partly, fully, boosted, etc.)? I've never had any form of Covid, but I'm fully vaccinated and boosted.
 
dxmnkd316 said:
Hong Kong and China are in serious fucking trouble if they can't stop the spread.
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If you are this far into a Pandemic with multiple vaccines out there and the world literally shutting down for an extended time in the hopes of protecting you and you still can't get the spread under control...then you are no better than the idiots in Red Counties and my empathy for you is gone.
 
According to the CDC, There is a high correlation with those people who can’t let go of their mask and those who sucked their thumb until they had an overbite…
 
Handyman said:
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If you are this far into a Pandemic with multiple vaccines out there and the world literally shutting down for an extended time in the hopes of protecting you and you still can't get the spread under control...then you are no better than the idiots in Red Counties and my empathy for you is gone.
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I wouldn't wish the results of poor planning and management on the peasants.
 
France removed COVID restrictions and since then new cases have spiked. Germany and Italy, who have not removed them, as also spiking.

Hospitalizations are not going up. Yet. French politicians are starting to act awfully defensive.
 
Swansong said:
Yup. It seems that if your community has been hit by Omicron, BA.2 will mostly pass you by. Yes, "Mostly" is doing a lot of work there.
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Welll, that was when the herd (the intelligent herd) were still taking precautions- masking being the biggest. I expect to see an increase in not good things now the advice/messaging is not promoting any sort of safety measures at all. Consider you have sig increase in people moving around the country (many from Orange Grove/Red counties), less protective measures, less caution and in many places less availability of testing sites. NH closed all its sites.

Take home- If you are at risk- older, immunocompromised, unable to be vaxed d/t age or medical contraindications, physically compromised or someone who is exposed to large doses-- long time to multiple people- eff you. Young vaxed people are fine, just fine, so who cares about the rest?
 
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