Learn how to use quotes, it can't be that hard for someone of your clearly towering intellect. /s
Omicron variant caught a cold
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In interesting news, we've now got the most confirmed Omicron cases of any country in the world.
https://www.gisaid.org/hcov19-variants/
But that's because we do so much sequencing than most other nations. In percentage terms we're tiny, at 0.5%, compared to SA which had 89% of their sequences in the last month turn out to be Omicron.
https://www.gisaid.org/hcov19-variants/
But that's because we do so much sequencing than most other nations. In percentage terms we're tiny, at 0.5%, compared to SA which had 89% of their sequences in the last month turn out to be Omicron.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...s-Omicron-outbreak-slows-figures-suggest.html
This article is somewhat self-contradictory but worth looking at.
Daily Mail says that the wave is already peaking in SA, though that's not super-clear. Red line here:
The green line, 25% daily growth, would be a doubling in 3.1 days.
((ln2)/(ln1.25))
Gauteng figures are quoted as 90% omicron. Presumably most of those elsewhere are delta.
The figures could be very wrong, because they're testing fewer:
Those Cases bars are all a similar proportion, but the reason for less testing is not given. Nor who is being tested.
Overall, SA has tested at about 1/15th the UK's rate per million population. (Worldometers).
Some of the other graphs in the article appear to be clearly showing omicron less bad than delta.
So it's a poor set, a lot of "could be"s, but it does seem that
" 'At the moment, virtually everything points toward it being milder disease,' ".
Their Drs were saying that from their observations before the figures quoted here.
This article is somewhat self-contradictory but worth looking at.
Daily Mail says that the wave is already peaking in SA, though that's not super-clear. Red line here:
The green line, 25% daily growth, would be a doubling in 3.1 days.
((ln2)/(ln1.25))
Gauteng figures are quoted as 90% omicron. Presumably most of those elsewhere are delta.
The figures could be very wrong, because they're testing fewer:
Those Cases bars are all a similar proportion, but the reason for less testing is not given. Nor who is being tested.
Overall, SA has tested at about 1/15th the UK's rate per million population. (Worldometers).
Some of the other graphs in the article appear to be clearly showing omicron less bad than delta.
So it's a poor set, a lot of "could be"s, but it does seem that
" 'At the moment, virtually everything points toward it being milder disease,' ".
Their Drs were saying that from their observations before the figures quoted here.
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Meagre intellect mate, but it's clear to use quotation marks for the odd few words and it complies with forum Rule 11.
Medical scientists are predicting 75.000 by April .
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...d-exceed-60000-by-christmas-sage-adviser-says
I trust SAGE epidemiologists over random doctors in the news.
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Come on let's panic again, like we did last summer.
This had been bothering me so I checked.
There was an example where someone with uncontrolled HIV had Covid for 200+ days. Because their immune system was crap and they weren't taking their Anti retrovirals they weren't able to fight it off which meant it had lots of time to mutate. They caught the original strain, or something very close, but ended up having a brand new one something like a combination of Beta, Delta and hints of Omicron. They eventually fought it off when they were on their retroviral medications properly.
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.09.14.21263564v2.full-text
There have been other cases of people with weak immune systems who've had Covid for hundreds of days but HIV probably makes up the largest single group.
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The antivaxxers can panic all they like, most sensible people will carry on taking precautions as always. Science rules!
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Crikey. You need a good nights sleep fella. No wonder your in such a state.
Covid deniers love using words like “panic” and “fearmongering” - because they don’t have to back them up with facts or evidence.
This is true.
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I don’t think anyone can seriously deny covid.
Simply because they are in a tizz, thinking about the personal risk the are taking, wondering if they have really done the right thing/backed the right horse and think everyone ought to be join them in their sense of panic. No need for panic or fear, if you do/have done the right thing.
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