We'll see, this is a respiratory disease, and lung issues have been the main problem from it from my understanding (not saying there aren't other problems, there definitely are), pneumonia causes a lot of trouble. Since this is reported to be significantly less severe in the lower respiratory that gives me some hope that there will be overall less severe/less long covid. I'm not gonna lie breh, I'm getting a weird vibe from me hoping it's less severe and you almost combatively replying repeatedly. Would you prefer the virus not to be less severe as long as the vaccines are very effective? That being said I'm probably autistic and have a hard time reading people, especially in an online forum setting, so forgive me if I'm mistaken.
Israel does significantly more testing than the US and still has fewer cases per capita, and about 33% of the deaths. Seems like their vaccine philosophy is working pretty well.
From the israel data, https://datadashboard.health.gov.il/COVID-19/general, Israel tests about 3x more per capita than the US. The positivity rate is 11.75% while the US has a positivity rate of 25-30%. Death is also incomparable. USA has about 10x more deaths per capita in the past week compared to Israel.
In comp to Isreal We currently have over 6x the deaths per capita to Isreal We have 3x the case fatality rate We have 3x the positivity rate (this combined with the above could infer we might have a similar case fatality rate, I'm not really sure) We have roughly half the documented cases, all according to https://ourworldindata.org It's tough to compare countries like this, we came from different places pre omicron, Isreal also has a much higher population density and the cases will likely run through their population much quicker. The main thing I'd look at to see if what they have done has had any positive effects is cumulative deaths per capita, why look at a recent snapshot of cases when it's known the vaccines aren't very effective in preventing cases for this variant? That's not a secret, and this has been going on for 2 years now. Total documented covid deaths per capita USA (2565) and Isreal (895) That's nearly a third of the deaths per capita, you can play politics and ponder if you personally think their actions were worth the lives saved, the disease prevented, that's on you, but you can't ignore that stark difference in death.
Gee, commodore posting a tweet providing at best misleading data results that ultimately argue against political point he is trying to make... who woulda thunk?
No problem. No. Under 6 still can't be vaccinated and 10-11m or so have a weak immune system in the US. One of these days, any of us can transition into that pool of 10-11m as we age or develop other diseases. I certainly prefer the virus to be less virulent innately.
Boris Johnson is facing one of the most politically perilous moments of his premiership, as he continues to come under intense scrutiny over his own involvement in a series of No 10 drinks parties held in the midst of England’s lockdowns to combat the coronavirus. It comes as anger continues to simmer against the prime minister and his administration for repeatedly breaking Covid rules to hold parties in Downing Street while the rest of the country was in lockdown. A survey of grassroots Conservative supporters found that 40% said he should resign.
Looks like someone finally realize gov covid mandates and restrictions are temporary, meant for public health instead of forever control over people.
Well it looks like everyone in my family have it now. But this is not too bad so far, low fever, cough and sore throat, a lot like flu. Hope this is all it is.
BREAKING: United Kingdom To Drop All COVID Restrictions People in England will no longer be required to wear face masks anywhere or work from home from next week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday, adding that scientists believed a wave of the Omicron coronavirus variant had peaked nationally. Johnson also said that while people would still be required to self-isolate for now, he did not expect to renew self-isolation legislation, which will expire in March, and would look into scrapping the requirement sooner.
Texas shows the dangers of indifference to omicron Hospitalizations have more than doubled since last month to over 11,500, including over 2,200 patients in the ICU. It’s the first time Texas has had more than 10,000 Covid-19 hospitalizations since September 2021. Pediatric hospitalizations, which are on the rise nationally, increased by 200 percent in the state between Christmas and January 3. That has put hospital capacity under strain yet again. As of January 12, 87 percent of available ICU beds across more than 500 Texas hospitals are in use, and about a third of those beds are filled with Covid-19 patients. That leaves only 315 available adult ICU beds across the entire state. Those numbers are concerning, especially if hospitalizations have yet to peak during the latest wave. https://www.vox.com/2022/1/13/22876492/texas-omicron-hospitalizations-covid-icu-testing-vaccine Omicron on track to shatter Texas' COVID-19 hospitalization record Across the nation, hospitalizations are already on the verge of breaking new pandemic records. In Texas on Thursday, according to state data, about 9,200..with current numbers climbing exponentially each week, hospitalizations of Texans with COVID are likely to follow national trends and surpass previous levels in the state before they start to decline https://www.texastribune.org/2022/01/07/texas-covid-hospital-capacity/
