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Rockman
Oh dear .... Ten thousand increase ....
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Covid-19 is raging across the US, with a surge in cases and hospitalizations causing new disruptions
Covid19
Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations are rising once again, prompting a new wave of cancellations and disruptions as the country prepares for another pandemic holiday season.
The US is now averaging 118,717 new Covid-19 cases each day -- 40% higher than a month ago -- according to data from Johns Hopkins University, and 1,326 Covid-19 deaths are being reported each day on average. That's a 12% increase compared to a month prior. In response, some colleges and universities are moving to online classes and exams while multiple Broadway shows are canceling performances and professional sports leagues are postponing games.
Coronavirus hospitalizations also continue to climb, having now trended upward for more than two months as hospitals across the country face staffing shortages. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, 67,306 are hospitalized with Covid-19, 40% higher than a month ago. Beds in intensive care units are 78% full, and one in five of those patients are Covid-19 patients. "The cases are going up," Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday night. "We have an average of about 117,000 cases. We have an increase the percentage of hospitalizations. Deaths are still over a thousand. Then you have, looking over your shoulder, the Omicron variant, which we know, from what's going on in South Africa and in the UK, is a highly transmissible virus." The upticks come as the Omicron variant -- which scientists believe to be more contagious, though most cases so far appear to be mild -- is identified in a growing number of US states.
Experts including Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, have said it is likely the Omicron variant will become the dominant strain, though the US continues to struggle with the Delta variant. "Certainly, what it is showing us in other countries, and I believe soon in our own country ... is that it has an extraordinary ability to transmit efficiently and spread," Facui told ABC's "Good Morning America" Thursday. "It has what we call a doubling time of about three days," he said, adding that, "if you do the math on that ... very soon it's going to be the dominant variant." "We've seen that in South Africa, we're seeing it in the UK, and I'm absolutely certain that's what we're going to be seeing here relatively soon," he said. Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, a professor of infectious diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, agreed. Based on what's happening in the UK, she said, "we are almost certainly going to be in for what we're seeing already, which is an early surge, or I should say an early stage of the surge that is probably going to be informed by Omicron." Health officials are highlighting the importance for Covid-19 vaccines and boosters. While there's "no doubt" vaccinated individuals will be infected by Omicron, Fauci told Blitzer, "if you want to be optimally protected and you're vaccinated, get boosted."
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I think a lot of people here are opting out of office parties and pub or restaurant outings so that they can safely visit family over Christmas.
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Omicron more likely to reinfect than Delta, no milder -study (Reuters)
"Controlling for vaccine status, age, sex, ethnicity, asymptomatic status, region and specimen date, Omicron was associated with a 5.4-fold higher risk of reinfection compared with Delta."
The study involved AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines. Depending on the estimates used for vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic infection from the Delta variant, this translates into vaccine effectiveness of between 0% and 20% after two doses, and between 55% and 80% vaccine effectiveness after a booster dose.
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Nate
Everything known so far about omicron points towards it being the best news of the pandemic.It is high time that society opens up completely and the virus really gets flying then the pandemic really will be over within a few months.
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Nate
Everything known so far about omicron points towards it being the best news of the pandemic.It is high time that society opens up completely and the virus really gets flying then the pandemic really will be over within a few months.
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Nate
Everything known so far about omicron points towards it being the best news of the pandemic.It is high time that society opens up completely and the virus really gets flying then the pandemic really will be over within a few months.
Nate
I'll ask God if he agrees on that.
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yorkshirestoneWhat utter bollocks.Quote
Nate
Everything known so far about omicron points towards it being the best news of the pandemic.It is high time that society opens up completely and the virus really gets flying then the pandemic really will be over within a few months.
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Nate
Everything known so far about omicron points towards it being the best news of the pandemic.It is high time that society opens up completely and the virus really gets flying then the pandemic really will be over within a few months.
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yorkshirestone
I could ask you the same question. ‘Everything points to it being the best news of the pandemic’ is a laughably childish viewpoint and totally unevidenced. Basic maths - higher transmissibility, more cases, more hospitalisations, more health system pressure ( in mid January, a time when the nhs is usually at maximum capacity anyway). But hey, let anyone with waning vaccine immunity, other health issues etc just get it - that’s a humane solution. Btw if you looked at the evidence (which you clearly haven’t) the proportion of critical care beds in the uk should factor in to your thinking, far less per 100k population than Germany, etc. Assume you’re happy to see friends, family and neighbours treated in tents in hospital car parks- most of us (thankfully) wouldn’t be
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Everything known so far about omicron points towards it being the best news of the pandemic.It is high time that society opens up completely and the virus really gets flying then the pandemic really will be over within a few months.
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Hairball
Covid-19 is raging across the US, with a surge in cases and hospitalizations causing new disruptions
Covid19
Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations are rising once again, prompting a new wave of cancellations and disruptions as the country prepares for another pandemic holiday season.
The US is now averaging 118,717 new Covid-19 cases each day -- 40% higher than a month ago -- according to data from Johns Hopkins University, and 1,326 Covid-19 deaths are being reported each day on average. That's a 12% increase compared to a month prior. In response, some colleges and universities are moving to online classes and exams while multiple Broadway shows are canceling performances and professional sports leagues are postponing games.
Coronavirus hospitalizations also continue to climb, having now trended upward for more than two months as hospitals across the country face staffing shortages. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, 67,306 are hospitalized with Covid-19, 40% higher than a month ago. Beds in intensive care units are 78% full, and one in five of those patients are Covid-19 patients. "The cases are going up," Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday night. "We have an average of about 117,000 cases. We have an increase the percentage of hospitalizations. Deaths are still over a thousand. Then you have, looking over your shoulder, the Omicron variant, which we know, from what's going on in South Africa and in the UK, is a highly transmissible virus." The upticks come as the Omicron variant -- which scientists believe to be more contagious, though most cases so far appear to be mild -- is identified in a growing number of US states.
Experts including Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, have said it is likely the Omicron variant will become the dominant strain, though the US continues to struggle with the Delta variant. "Certainly, what it is showing us in other countries, and I believe soon in our own country ... is that it has an extraordinary ability to transmit efficiently and spread," Facui told ABC's "Good Morning America" Thursday. "It has what we call a doubling time of about three days," he said, adding that, "if you do the math on that ... very soon it's going to be the dominant variant." "We've seen that in South Africa, we're seeing it in the UK, and I'm absolutely certain that's what we're going to be seeing here relatively soon," he said. Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, a professor of infectious diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, agreed. Based on what's happening in the UK, she said, "we are almost certainly going to be in for what we're seeing already, which is an early surge, or I should say an early stage of the surge that is probably going to be informed by Omicron." Health officials are highlighting the importance for Covid-19 vaccines and boosters. While there's "no doubt" vaccinated individuals will be infected by Omicron, Fauci told Blitzer, "if you want to be optimally protected and you're vaccinated, get boosted."
I am sitting on a fence about Fauci's position - and I don't mean what he means. A lot of people want to just pain it black about the evil vax etc while others, which I suppose could be safely called a majority, are all Jumpin' Jack Flash about it. In the face of freedom and liberty, well, isn't that truly just tumbling dice?
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Hairball
Covid-19 is raging across the US, with a surge in cases and hospitalizations causing new disruptions
Covid19
Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations are rising once again, prompting a new wave of cancellations and disruptions as the country prepares for another pandemic holiday season.
The US is now averaging 118,717 new Covid-19 cases each day -- 40% higher than a month ago -- according to data from Johns Hopkins University, and 1,326 Covid-19 deaths are being reported each day on average. That's a 12% increase compared to a month prior. In response, some colleges and universities are moving to online classes and exams while multiple Broadway shows are canceling performances and professional sports leagues are postponing games.
Coronavirus hospitalizations also continue to climb, having now trended upward for more than two months as hospitals across the country face staffing shortages. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, 67,306 are hospitalized with Covid-19, 40% higher than a month ago. Beds in intensive care units are 78% full, and one in five of those patients are Covid-19 patients. "The cases are going up," Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday night. "We have an average of about 117,000 cases. We have an increase the percentage of hospitalizations. Deaths are still over a thousand. Then you have, looking over your shoulder, the Omicron variant, which we know, from what's going on in South Africa and in the UK, is a highly transmissible virus." The upticks come as the Omicron variant -- which scientists believe to be more contagious, though most cases so far appear to be mild -- is identified in a growing number of US states.
Experts including Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, have said it is likely the Omicron variant will become the dominant strain, though the US continues to struggle with the Delta variant. "Certainly, what it is showing us in other countries, and I believe soon in our own country ... is that it has an extraordinary ability to transmit efficiently and spread," Facui told ABC's "Good Morning America" Thursday. "It has what we call a doubling time of about three days," he said, adding that, "if you do the math on that ... very soon it's going to be the dominant variant." "We've seen that in South Africa, we're seeing it in the UK, and I'm absolutely certain that's what we're going to be seeing here relatively soon," he said. Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, a professor of infectious diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, agreed. Based on what's happening in the UK, she said, "we are almost certainly going to be in for what we're seeing already, which is an early surge, or I should say an early stage of the surge that is probably going to be informed by Omicron." Health officials are highlighting the importance for Covid-19 vaccines and boosters. While there's "no doubt" vaccinated individuals will be infected by Omicron, Fauci told Blitzer, "if you want to be optimally protected and you're vaccinated, get boosted."
I am sitting on a fence about Fauci's position - and I don't mean what he means. A lot of people want to just pain it black about the evil vax etc while others, which I suppose could be safely called a majority, are all Jumpin' Jack Flash about it. In the face of freedom and liberty, well, isn't that truly just tumbling dice?
All I know is if you don't get the vaccine you'll end up with ventilator blues and we'll all miss you. I'm sure someone'll come on by to help us with an emotional rescue.
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Hairball
Covid-19 is raging across the US, with a surge in cases and hospitalizations causing new disruptions
Covid19
Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations are rising once again, prompting a new wave of cancellations and disruptions as the country prepares for another pandemic holiday season.
The US is now averaging 118,717 new Covid-19 cases each day -- 40% higher than a month ago -- according to data from Johns Hopkins University, and 1,326 Covid-19 deaths are being reported each day on average. That's a 12% increase compared to a month prior. In response, some colleges and universities are moving to online classes and exams while multiple Broadway shows are canceling performances and professional sports leagues are postponing games.
Coronavirus hospitalizations also continue to climb, having now trended upward for more than two months as hospitals across the country face staffing shortages. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, 67,306 are hospitalized with Covid-19, 40% higher than a month ago. Beds in intensive care units are 78% full, and one in five of those patients are Covid-19 patients. "The cases are going up," Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday night. "We have an average of about 117,000 cases. We have an increase the percentage of hospitalizations. Deaths are still over a thousand. Then you have, looking over your shoulder, the Omicron variant, which we know, from what's going on in South Africa and in the UK, is a highly transmissible virus." The upticks come as the Omicron variant -- which scientists believe to be more contagious, though most cases so far appear to be mild -- is identified in a growing number of US states.
Experts including Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, have said it is likely the Omicron variant will become the dominant strain, though the US continues to struggle with the Delta variant. "Certainly, what it is showing us in other countries, and I believe soon in our own country ... is that it has an extraordinary ability to transmit efficiently and spread," Facui told ABC's "Good Morning America" Thursday. "It has what we call a doubling time of about three days," he said, adding that, "if you do the math on that ... very soon it's going to be the dominant variant." "We've seen that in South Africa, we're seeing it in the UK, and I'm absolutely certain that's what we're going to be seeing here relatively soon," he said. Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, a professor of infectious diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, agreed. Based on what's happening in the UK, she said, "we are almost certainly going to be in for what we're seeing already, which is an early surge, or I should say an early stage of the surge that is probably going to be informed by Omicron." Health officials are highlighting the importance for Covid-19 vaccines and boosters. While there's "no doubt" vaccinated individuals will be infected by Omicron, Fauci told Blitzer, "if you want to be optimally protected and you're vaccinated, get boosted."
I am sitting on a fence about Fauci's position - and I don't mean what he means. A lot of people want to just pain it black about the evil vax etc while others, which I suppose could be safely called a majority, are all Jumpin' Jack Flash about it. In the face of freedom and liberty, well, isn't that truly just tumbling dice?
All I know is if you don't get the vaccine you'll end up with ventilator blues and we'll all miss you. I'm sure someone'll come on by to help us with an emotional rescue.
Oh I'm getting lined up all down the line on Monday.