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berni_mccoy

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23. Agreed. Let's not go the other way and dismiss concern

Reply to Tomconroy (Reply #19)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 02:06 PM

Dec 2021

On false information less false hope be given.

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Omicron variant appears to be 'super mild' mutation with Covid death rate not jumping [View all] ratchiweenie Dec 2021 OP

Yay!!! mucifer Dec 2021 #1

I guess that's our Christmas present this year. Haggard Celine Dec 2021 #2

I certainly hope this is the case. I've been wondering if the shelf-life weakens with time. lindysalsagal Dec 2021 #3

Encouraging that WHO is saying that everyone is overreacting. Before they have said that everyone ratchiweenie Dec 2021 #4

They're not saying that. See my post below. scipan Dec 2021 #35

Natural selection at work... targetpractice Dec 2021 #5

OK: You said what I was thinking. Thanks. This is good news. lindysalsagal Dec 2021 #8

We don't know if it's all good news... targetpractice Dec 2021 #14

If this is true, and it out-competes Delta EarlG Dec 2021 #6

I get those symptoms after having a couple of martinis. Tomconroy Dec 2021 #7

Confused because I saw reports of increased hospitalizations in South Africa. Wingus Dingus Dec 2021 #9

I've seen reports of increased hospitalizations in South Africa, too. hamsterjill Dec 2021 #11

I read that there are three versions of Covid plus a nasty strain of Tomconroy Dec 2021 #13

Nope. hamsterjill Dec 2021 #25

The article in the OP is BS. berni_mccoy Dec 2021 #16

+++ JohnSJ Dec 2021 #21

Got to be following this issue. Corgigal Dec 2021 #10

Great news indeed GusBob Dec 2021 #12

This is hopeful speculation by the paper which is a no-nothing in London berni_mccoy Dec 2021 #15

Still, there have been no hospitalizatons or deaths. By comparison, that is what I would call ratchiweenie Dec 2021 #17

That's completely untrue. berni_mccoy Dec 2021 #18

The line: 'There is no reason for panicking' is very sage advice. Tomconroy Dec 2021 #19

Agreed. Let's not go the other way and dismiss concern berni_mccoy Dec 2021 #23

Agreed. There actually is one little bit of info from SA that does concern me but I'm not going Tomconroy Dec 2021 #24

From what I'm reading Covid 19 hospitalizations and deaths have gone up. They don't ratchiweenie Dec 2021 #22

Sorry, but I will wait until they actually have the data on this variant. WHO messed up big time JohnSJ Dec 2021 #20

Oh boy... greenjar_01 Dec 2021 #26

Could this be the endemic variant? malaise Dec 2021 #27

By 1925 those wishing to study the 1918 Flu could not find it...I believe it had mutated into Demsrule86 Dec 2021 #28

*wipes sweat off forehead* Initech Dec 2021 #29

I can't find anything on the WHO site recommending scipan Dec 2021 #30

The 2 US cases are both mild with both Deminpenn Dec 2021 #31

We're all going to get it. Initech Dec 2021 #32

IMO, not really "super mild" but not as lethal as Delta. ananda Dec 2021 #33

Article in Nature scipan Dec 2021 #34

That could be a false flag and hope we're not being naive. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2021 #36