Thread by @jonkay

Ont. COVID case #'s have climbed since beginning of Nov, even b4 the omicron spike. But hospital/ICU admissions are almost totally flat—& ICU admissions for fully vaxxed remains extremely low. seems consistent with pattern South Africa's been reporting
covid-19.ontario.ca/data/hospitali…

Omicron is going to be a problem for months, since a +-ve case is a +-ve case, with all the disruption that entails on a personal level. But society-wide, Ontario's hi vax rate (including 1-million-plus boosted) looks like it'll have a huge effect. hi cases yes, hi deaths no

Before I log off, I want to make sure I've pissed off everyone. Anti-vaxxers should be pissed at me bcuz I'm crediting vaccines (which are awesome). Lockdown apocalypticists should be pissed bcuz I'm telling them the sky isn't falling. If you're not mad, I've done something wrong

In other news, mark Dec 18 down as the date I tested POSITIVE .... for top-20 excellence in Roll For the Galaxy on @BoardGameArena! (Season ends in 23 days and I won't be playing another game because I don't want to compromise my position)