A lot of people around the world are feeling elated & treating emergence of #Omicron as a signal of the end of the pandemic! Most believe it will bring “endemicity".
Does it make sense? 1/
Does it make sense? 1/
How can anyone think we’ve got this under control when a new #variant suddenly pops up, nearly completely evades immunity & then sweeps the world in a few weeks?
Further, we must know “mutations have no schedule.” Could be 4-6 months, could be next week. 2/
Further, we must know “mutations have no schedule.” Could be 4-6 months, could be next week. 2/
“to what extent will #Omicron-like emergence events characterize "endemic" circulation of #SARS2? Given it occurred once, having it occur again would not be at all surprising,…whether to expect this every year or every ten.” 3/
https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1483996725354192900?s=21
On the other hand, it is certain that #SARS2 pandemic would end sometime in coming months & years as all other pandemics in the past had. It would be naive to believe that the 🦠 will continue to mutate & fully bypass our existing immunity—both natural & vaccine induced! 4/
Eventually, it will hit some sort of ‘evolutionary equilibrium’ more similar to other Human common-cold CoVs.
There were some indications earlier👇that looked like evolution was slowing, however, Omicron upended this! 5/
There were some indications earlier👇that looked like evolution was slowing, however, Omicron upended this! 5/
https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1460275910804865026?s=21
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