Today with @AmaraCNN I said all variants of concern have their unique challenges and for omicron in US it’s the fact that hospitalizations are now starting to accelerate and even though it may be as severe, it’s severe enough and exacerbated by the fact that so many HCWs are home
…with breakthrough symptomatic and asymptomatic Covid. We’ve seen last 2 years how mortality climbs when hospitals ICUs become overwhelmed and that could happen with our covid-induced depletions in our healthcare workforce. Adding to the mix…
1. People are walking away from the long lines at diagnostic testing centers, frustrated but going ahead with events even though they may unknowingly be +. Testing is a debacle.
2. Two of our 3 mabs don’t work
3. Remdisivir complicated to administer, Paxlovid not available
2. Two of our 3 mabs don’t work
3. Remdisivir complicated to administer, Paxlovid not available
For all those reasons I’m deeply concerned
Fyi “not be as severe” wish there was an editing function
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