Looks like communication is a problem area for health care agencies. So I have made a list of talking points for them.
1. Omicron is a serious threat because it is highly transmissible, more than any previous variant, and too many people will get it too fast.
1. Omicron is a serious threat because it is highly transmissible, more than any previous variant, and too many people will get it too fast.
2. Omicron appears "mild" mainly because a lot of people have some prior immunity from prior Covid or vaccines or both. But it is quite capable of severe disease. Don't be complacent.
3. There are some who are particularly vulnerable to omicron:
a) Unvaccinated and inadequtely vaccinated. Unvaccinated includes those for whom vaccines not available to them (eg., young children; people in low income countries)
b) those with compromised immune system
a) Unvaccinated and inadequtely vaccinated. Unvaccinated includes those for whom vaccines not available to them (eg., young children; people in low income countries)
b) those with compromised immune system
4. Omicron doesn't affect only those it infects. It affects us all. Because rapid rise in cases overwhelms hospitals and affects care for other illnesses. Doctors and nurses get infection and have to isolate creating major staff shortages.
5. What you can do is to get vaccinated and boosted because data show vaccines protect against hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and deaths.
6. What you can do is to continue other important preventive measure like mask, ventilation, avoiding crowded gatherings etc.
Data on vaccines in this thread.
https://twitter.com/VincentRK/status/1478944588513611777
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