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Re: Update on Omicron

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Post by skrowl »

ajmurmann wrote: post #8
chasil wrote: post #2

This new variant has been called "mild." I hope this proves to be true, and is not used as an excuse for another lockdown. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-diseas...

Why do you say "excuse for another lockdown"? Are you implying that someone in government has alterior motives to desire a lockdown?

Lockdowns lead to one of the largest transfers of wealth in history

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/04/cramer-the-pandemic-led-to-a...

All those mom and pop businesses? FORCED CLOSED, many didn't make it through

Wal*mart, Amazon, Home Depot, etc? NO RESTRICTIONS AT ALL, LOL WEAR A CLOTH MASK

Re: Update on Omicron

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Post by aortega »

ajmurmann wrote: post #8
chasil wrote: post #2

This new variant has been called "mild." I hope this proves to be true, and is not used as an excuse for another lockdown. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-diseas...

Why do you say "excuse for another lockdown"? Are you implying that someone in government has alterior motives to desire a lockdown?

>Are you implying that someone in government has alterior motives to desire a lockdown?

They have obvious ulterior motives. Political motives, or ass-covering. If they don't do a lockdown they will be utterly attacked by the opposition for 'not being proactive enough' no matter if there is only one more death.

I believe this is the principal motive, health being a distant second. Remember, governments act first to get votes, second to help population.

Re: Update on Omicron

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Post by Hamuko »

skrowl wrote: post #51
ajmurmann wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why do you say "excuse for another lockdown"? Are you implying that someone in government has alterior motives to desire a lockdown?

Lockdowns lead to one of the largest transfers of wealth in history https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/04/cramer-the-pandemic-led-to-a... All those mom and pop businesses? FORCED CLOSED, many didn't make it through Wal*mart, Amazon, Home Depot, etc? NO RESTRICTIONS AT ALL, LOL WEAR A CLOTH MASK

Haven't Walmart, Amazon et all been eating mom and pop businesses for years now?

Re: Update on Omicron

#54

Post by legostormtroopr »

markdown wrote: post #37
marchingtomars wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It doesn't have to be someone in government. It could be a group of people acting strategically towards a particular goal, in a series of steps. Those steps would include paying funds for the following: Lobbying governmental officials across all three branches, Strategically networking & "giving gifts" (quid pro quo), Sponsoring scientific studies, Paying journalists to report certain things. For example, Amazon Exec…

But what about the frogs turning gay?

Estrogen and estrogen-like plastics in waterways is a huge problem. Some people mis interpreted it, but that doesn’t discount the fact that plastics are a huge problem that are interfering with nature.

https://www.newsweek.com/female-frogs-estrogen-hermaphrodite...

Re: Update on Omicron

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Post by greendesk »

m12k wrote: post #25
swader999 wrote: post #6

In general, respiratory viruses tend to get less severe over time. With this mass vaccination approach it may not turn out that way by some accounts I've read.

In order for there to be an evolutionary pressure toward becoming less severe, having higher severity has to give some disadvantage - e.g. killing the host before it can spread the disease or giving stronger symptoms so hosts can be isolated before they can spread it. The corona virus is pretty unique in how much it can spread before/without any symptoms showing up, which should mean there's relatively less room for…

Can someone explain whether corona is unique in this attribute of spreading versus other viruses? I would expect most cold-related viruses or other viruses in the human virome to exhibit this pattern.

Re: Update on Omicron

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Post by 0des »

When did it get renamed to "Omicron"?

Also, dammit, now it's a thing, and it's got its own little soundbite-able name instead of "B.1.1.529".

Re: Update on Omicron

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Post by pydry »

belter wrote: post #38

South Africa's COVID-19 adviser, Prof Barry Schoub told Sky News that so far, most Omicron cases, were mild. https://youtu.be/3RSRtuRm92o Edit: "South African doctor who raised alarm about omicron variant says symptoms are ‘unusual but mild’" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-diseas... "Dr Angelique Coetzee said she was first alerted to the possibility of a new variant when patients in her busy pr…

South Africa is also pissed that they've been cut off from the rest of the world. They might be downplaying.

Re: Update on Omicron

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Post by iamdamian »

Mountain_Skies wrote: post #35
afavour wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I do wish people would be more specific when saying “the media”. There are a lot of media outlets out there, some are level headed, some are hysterical.

Which ones do you believe are level headed?

The Economist.
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