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Deminpenn

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31. The 2 US cases are both mild with both

Reply to ratchiweenie (Original post)

Thu Dec 2, 2021, 07:09 PM

Dec 2021

the fully vaccinated individuals already recovering.

It's been interesting following the cases in my local Pittsburgh sports teams. Some of the players who have tested positive had mild or no symptoms and some have had worse symptoms. It kind of makes me think the less/no symptoms were not the delta strain and the other symptomatic ones were.

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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