12-31-2021, 05:03 PM
(12-31-2021, 04:44 PM)tomh009 Wrote:(12-31-2021, 03:53 PM)jeffster Wrote: Right now, the omicron appears to be the disease of little children and vaccinated adults.
Not just kids. And not just vaccinated adults, though the unvaccinated are more likely to get Delta.
The early study shows significantly reduced likelihood of death or hospitalization as compared to Delta. I like this study as it accounts for the differences in age, vaccination etc to ensure the cases are comparable.
https://www.publichealthontario.ca/-/med...sc_lang=en
I hope they'll be updating the study frequently.
Yes, if no ones dies from Omicron it would be a strain of 'much ado about nothing'.
As I said before, though, I believe the infection rates are high in vaccinated individuals for two main reasons: vaccine does little to prevent infection, and vaccinated people are more likely to throw caution in the wind with other vaccinated people.
One hopes that the pi variant will be just as tame, in severity, as omicron.