📍DOMINANT IN 2 WEEKS—to overtake Delta, all it took was half a month for spiking #Omicron cases (via SGTF proxy test) to surge from <1% on Dec 1st to 50.8% of all #COVID19 in Washington state on Dec 14th (from @UWVirology). Likely same worldwide!
HT @AliHMokdad of @IHME_UW
HT @AliHMokdad of @IHME_UW
2) Let this sink in—worldwide cumulative #Omicron spiked up ⬆️ 31% in just **one day**. You can try to delude yourself that a slightly “milder” virus won’t kill many people — but only if you lie to yourself about how exponential math works.
https://twitter.com/bnodesk/status/1472442953671008256
3) Mini lesson how exponential #Omicron math works—even if we hypothetically set Omicron extreme at 1/10th as lethal—but just merely 2x more contagious (ignoring it’s likely 4-6x)—you will ultimately have way more deaths even if 90% milder but more contagious—EXPONENTIAL MATH!👀
https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1469723185084084225
4) our leaders often act too late (think climate change)… and try to delude themselves it isn’t surging exponentially whenever it has been since the beginning. Boosters work, but “Chasing an exponential” trend with linear measures won’t be enough. Fast blanket measures needed!
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