The Omicron Variant and WHO

[SamSpade]

So the latest from the WHO is - no one has yet died from Omicron.

WHO: No Deaths Reported as a Result of Omicron Variant to Date (theepochtimes.com)

Admittedly, it's too early to make further observation about it - and certainly SOMEONE will die from it

Originally known as B.1.1.529, the variant first made international headlines on Black Friday, Nov. 26, soon after the variant was initially detected in southern Africa.

That day, the WHO named B.1.1.529 Omicron and labeled it a “variant of concern.”

Two days later, in a technical brief, it said the strain could present a “very high” risk, citing its large number of mutations.

Dr. Angelique Coetzee, the chair of the South African Medical Association and one of the first doctors to treat patients with Omicron, has consistently maintained that Omicron is a mild variant.

“Let me be clear: nothing I have seen about this new variant warrants the extreme action the UK government has taken in response to it,” she wrote in The Daily Mail.

By “extreme action,” Dr. Coetzee meant “heavy travel restrictions on flights from across southern Africa, as well as imposing tighter rules at home on mask-wearing, fines and extended quarantines.”

“No one here in South Africa is known to have been [hospitalized] with the Omicron variant, nor is anyone here believed to have fallen seriously ill with it.”

More recently, Dr. Coetzee told ThePrint that Omicron symptoms have been mild in both vaccinated and unvaccinated patients.

 

[GURPS]

 

[Kyle]

So the latest from the WHO is - no one has yet died from Omicron.

I’m sure that makes it even more deadly.

 

[Hijinx]

It seems the greatest danger to Omicron is to Faucci's ego and the democrat agenda.

 

[Sneakers]

I'm skeered... I'm going to set up an outdoor shower that all visitors will need to use before entering my home, with antibacterial hospital scrub and a can of lysol. Clothes are to be discarded and burned in the incinerator. There will be hazmat suits with their own air supply (singing 'come What May') for visitors to wear.

Wait. I don't ever have visitors. Or friends.

Nebermind.

 

[jrt_ms1995]

I'm skeered... I'm going to set up an outdoor shower that all visitors will need to use before entering my home, with antibacterial hospital scrub and a can of lysol. Clothes are to be discarded and burned in the incinerator. There will be hazmat suits with their own air supply (singing 'come What May') for visitors to wear.

Wait. I don't ever have visitors. Or friends.

Nebermind.

I think it's still a good idea; can't be too careful now, can we?

 

[Kyle]

I think it's still a good idea; can't be too careful now, can we?

Got to be careful with those outdoor showers… My neighbors called the cops and filed a complaint.

Now I have a court order insisting I’d be fully clothed whenever I use it.

 

[Sneakers]

Got to be careful with those outdoor showers… My neighbors called the cops and filed a complaint.

Now I have a court order insisting I’d be fully clothed whenever I use it.

I've gotten so many of those I just ignore them now.

 

[Sneakers]

If nothing else, there have been some interesting innovations spawned out of the public's obsessive need to kill every germ in sight. Like self-sanitizing door handles. Not a bad idea for hospitals and other high-infection places.

self sanitizing door handle - Google Search

www.google.com

 

[Kyle]

If nothing else, there have been some interesting innovations spawned out of the public's obsessive need to kill every germ in sight. Like self-sanitizing door handles. Not a bad idea for hospitals and other high-infection places.

i’m sure they already had that with every brass or bronze door knob or handle there is. Copper is anti-microbial.

 

[Gilligan]

Wait. I don't ever have visitors. Or friends.

 

[SamSpade]

I think this article and a few others I read were very -- telling. You know, it's NOT as though there weren't any OTHER letters of the Greek alphabet variants - (except Xi) - but they were utterly unremarkable. Yet SOMEHOW this one grabbed people's attention and the press and governments SEIZED on it to declare "it ain't over yet, folks" - even though most data then, and since pretty much spell the same thing. It's not dangerous. IT IS NOT dangerous.

In fact - it could actually be beneficial, in that it might promote immunity to other more dangerous strains. MIGHT. But everyone has this need to be terrified.

I am hoping - at some point in the future - SOMEONE is going to remember, these guys COULD NOT WAIT to shut down schools, impose rules, force people to act a certain way, compel people to OBEY - all in a VERY WEAK need to protect public safety. It's getting ridiculous and we have way too many Karens out there flipping out over nothing. We evidently have kids in parts of this country eating their lunch outside in the cold - because they haven't been vaxxed (even though - as I've observed - if you got vaxxed six, seven months ago - it's kind of useless).

 

[TPD]

(even though - as I've observed - if you got vaxxed six, seven months ago - it's kind of useless).

I talked to someone yesterday who got 2 shots of the vax AND a booster shot and was just out of their 10 day quarantine after suffering from the 'rona. Said their symptoms was horrible cold like and did a lot of sleeping - just couldn't get out of their own way. After describing everything to me, said they felt the vaccine did what the experts told them it would do - kept them from going to the hospital or dying.

Talked to another person earlier in the week who also was just finishing the quarantine - both this person and the spouse had the wuhan. Spouse was vaccinated, this person wasn't. Both had it equally bad - worse than any cold or flu they had ever experienced - down for 2 weeks or more, but neither went to the hospital.

So there I have 2 examples of vaccinated people, one WITH the booster, and both had the sweet-n-sour sickness with symptoms that were NOT mild. Yeah I know we were talking about Omicron, which neither of these cases were, but just wanted to show what we all know - these vaccines are not much better than not getting the vaccine when it comes to this virus.

 

[GURPS]

In fact - it could actually be beneficial, in that it might promote immunity to other more dangerous strains. MIGHT.

Covid 19 Omicron Parties anyone

 

[GURPS]

After describing everything to me, said they felt the vaccine did what the experts told them it would do - kept them from going to the hospital or dying.

I want to know what their treatment was

... these vaccines are not much better than not getting the vaccine when it comes to this virus

You didn't really believe St Fauci Did you

 

[Sneakers]

When was the last.... or even first.. time you've been to my place?

 

[Sneakers]

i’m sure they already had that with every brass or bronze door knob or handle there is. Copper is anti-microbial.

True, but to keep them from tarnishing, it's clear coated.

 

[PeoplesElbow]

I couldn't believe all the "if it mutates" talk, mutation of a disease isn't always bad, probably a 50/50 or no difference at all chance.

The first SARS mutated itself out of existence.

 

[Gilligan]

When was the last.... or even first.. time you've been to my place?

It was a dark and stormy night...

 

[SamSpade]

I couldn't believe all the "if it mutates" talk, mutation of a disease isn't always bad, probably a 50/50 or no difference at all chance.

The first SARS mutated itself out of existence.

That's true. In fact, it's kind of true across the board - mutations are typically NOT for the better. They're just mutations. IF by some chance they improve the survivability of the species substantially - it proves beneficial and it becomes the mutation that survives. Anything that puts pressure AGAINST the survival of a species WILL eventually kill off that mutation. And viruses are especially susceptible to this kind of thing, because if all potential hosts develop immunity - it has no means to reproduce (since it can't do it on its own).