03-09-2022, 10:04 PM
Data is really hard to come by, but IHME thinks that we have about 11k new cases/day in Ontario, which is well above 10/100K.
What is the harm in wearing masks, versus waiting until cases are actually lower? It is true that a case is now less likely to lead to hospitalization than before, but there are still going to be people who have bad consequences.
I'm not as optimistic about an Omicron-specific vaccine as I used to be, but I am still optimistic about more supplies of Paxlovid in the near term and a nasal spray vaccine in the long term. Both of these options mean that later is better than sooner for COVID spread.
What is the harm in wearing masks, versus waiting until cases are actually lower? It is true that a case is now less likely to lead to hospitalization than before, but there are still going to be people who have bad consequences.
I'm not as optimistic about an Omicron-specific vaccine as I used to be, but I am still optimistic about more supplies of Paxlovid in the near term and a nasal spray vaccine in the long term. Both of these options mean that later is better than sooner for COVID spread.