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1/ Q: Is it true that #Omicron is less severe than previous variants?
A: We HOPE so, but we don’t know yet. The evidence so far is mixed.
dearpandemic.org/is-omicron-les…
A: We HOPE so, but we don’t know yet. The evidence so far is mixed.
dearpandemic.org/is-omicron-les…
2/ We are WAY past due for some good variant news. But pinning our #Omicron hopes on a less virulent variant is not wise for 2 reasons:
1) It might not be less severe in those who are “immune naïve” (neither vaccinated nor with a previous infection—still millions of people).
1) It might not be less severe in those who are “immune naïve” (neither vaccinated nor with a previous infection—still millions of people).
3/ 2) Many more infections *even* if less severe can still lead to an avalanche of hospitalizations and deaths, and the risk of long Covid.
@AdamJKucharski raised this last December w/ the rise of Alpha:
@AdamJKucharski raised this last December w/ the rise of Alpha:
