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Fuck off following me round the boards you boring cunt.
We arent as far apart on some of that as we are about many other aspects of the pandemic.There are lots of reasons why we're in a better place than we were, including vaccination, past infection and the fact of many of the most vulnerable to a serious reaction to covid are now dead.
But omicron is different. It multiplies in a different part of the body, mostly causing something like bronchitis rather than something like pneumonia. Hence the hospital numbers are going up but the numbers in ICU are not. That's different from every strain before it, including the original strain. Whether or not you choose to call that 'milder' is a matter of taste, I guess, but it isn't an incorrect term. More transmissible, but different and less serious symptoms on average. That was the message from South Africa right from the start, and it's only been confirmed by what's happened since.
I'm not sure where you're thinking of wrt countries that are still in deep shit with the current wave. The places that have been horror shows in the past few months have been those with an undervaccinated population that have been swept by delta. So far, none of the countries that have seen an explosion of omicron has seen an associated explosion of deaths in the same way.
The advent of omicron could end up saving lives by knocking out the much more lethal delta. That's something few people seem prepared to speak about, but if omicron had happened a few months earlier, it could very well have saved many lives in places like Bulgaria or Romania that have been devastated by delta.
Omicron is starting to take a greater toll in England’s care homes, with deaths from Covid almost doubling in the first week of the new year to 122 from 65 in the last week of 2021. It represents the highest Covid death toll among care home residents since March 2021, according to weekly statistics on the deaths in care homes notified to the Care Quality Commission regulator.
Hospitalisations and deaths in the US have not been decoupled from cases to anything like the extent that the UK/SA have seen. Might not be an "explosion" but it is serious.I'm not sure where you're thinking of wrt countries that are still in deep shit with the current wave. The places that have been horror shows in the past few months have been those with an undervaccinated population that have been swept by delta. So far, none of the countries that have seen an explosion of omicron has seen an associated explosion of deaths in the same way.
Javid used several states in the USA to make a point or two in the commons today. Mostly to highlight how much of the heavy lifting our boosters have done in this wave. The tory government is not under many illusions about how 'mild' Omicron is.Hospitalisations and deaths in the US have not been decoupled from cases to anything like the extent that the UK/SA have seen. Might not be an "explosion" but it is serious.
Its getting hard.Im in the vulnerable group (moderate risk) and triple jabbed.
Over the past 18 months I've had periods of being CEV (due to meds changes) and like most people have done very little socialising.
Im now at the point of thinking "sod this" and just getting on with my life as usual (not in the bellend/Covid denial/burn my mask in the street way). Will still wear a mask when shopping etc but I'll use public transport, go the match, go the pub as before. To be fair my social life was limited before Covid anyway due to my health so it's not like I'll be out and about loads but very much feeling I'll take my chances now.
Watch me get Covid and be absolutely fucked
Its getting hard.
I went down the sea front today it was glorious, no wind a clear sky with low mist over the mumbles the beach was firm enough that I could cycle its length and it felt like everything was just fine for a couple of hours
Sigh
I think I’m slightly more concerned about long covid as time has gone on. Hearing about how much people are still suffering a long time after infection.