I posted this b/c the behavior of Omicron is fascinating. Please remember that vaxx'd + boosted people are highly protected against severe infection. Our hospitalizations rates are very low. I'm really concerned for hospital capacity. I also have faith in my own immune system.
https://twitter.com/magi_jay/status/1477438017845579777
I'm *not* saying "it's all gonna be okay." It's not going to be okay for people w/ compromised immunity. It's not going to be okay for our hospitals, which has consequences for all of us. We need to protect vulnerable people + our hospitals by being vaxx'd & masking up.
I don't want to catch Omicron. My immune system is not the greatest. Which is why I got TB! I also have extensive lung damage from TB. It takes me forever to clear a mild cold. I still have confidence that my immune system has power against this variant given my boosted status.
I am very concerned for our hospital system & for medical workers. I'm concerned for vulnerable adults + kids. I've told my boosted parents to isolate b/c they don't want to get a fever from *anything* right now. I am very concerned. I also have confidence in my own immune system
We can see these curves and we SHOULD be concerned. We should protect ourselves and others. We also have to remember that, if we're vaxx'd & boosted, our bodies have power to fight this pathogen. That doesn't mean "be nonchalant." It does mean, "your body is not powerless"
Here are the hospitalization rates for unvaxx'd vs. vaxx'd people. Every body is different, mine certainly is, and there are people who are more vulnerable than me, but, as a group, vaxx'd people are doing really well. Our bodies were powerless in 2020. They're not powerless now 
The next thing to remember is that part of the danger of COVID is that your OWN body freaked out when it saw it. Now your body recognizes it. This means your body 1. can fight COVID itself & 2. will not nuclear-bomb itself over a novel pathogen
https://twitter.com/magi_jay/status/1476591208965316612
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