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Bleacher Creature

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1. Fauci wouldn't say something like this unless he were fairly confident in the statement.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Dec 5, 2021, 04:51 PM

Dec 2021

He obviously left himself some wiggle room and it's still VERY early, but I'm pretty sure he's not just speaking off the cuff based solely on anecdotal evidence.

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Fauci says early reports encouraging about omicron variant [View all] Omaha Steve Dec 2021 OP

Fauci wouldn't say something like this unless he were fairly confident in the statement. Bleacher Creature Dec 2021 #1

I respect Fauci, but I wish that he would not wnylib Dec 2021 #2

The mark of a scientist is to take all existing data, make a hypothesis, and see if you're right AZLD4Candidate Dec 2021 #3

I agree KS Toronado Dec 2021 #5

You're preaching to the choir regarding wnylib Dec 2021 #9

Republicans only think in binary. Yes/No, Right/Wrong, Right Wing/Communist AZLD4Candidate Dec 2021 #19

Initial symptoms reported have been fatigue with no loss of smell or taste, I am becoming yaesu Dec 2021 #6

He is NOT the only one saying "early reports are encouraging" Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2021 #7

I disagree about whether my statement is logical. wnylib Dec 2021 #10

It's very likely this variant mutated within vulnerable people IronLionZion Dec 2021 #8

In U.S. for example, 809k deaths out of 49,979k cases, or 1.6% host death rate progree Dec 2021 #12

It's much higher death rate for immune compromised people IronLionZion Dec 2021 #13

And much lower death rate (fraction of a percent) for the non-elderly non-immune-compromised people progree Dec 2021 #15

Transmissibility is the key factor in a new variant taking over IronLionZion Dec 2021 #16

That I definitely agree with. Even the omicron optimists are saying it is spreading much faster progree Dec 2021 #17

Assuming it's accurate, it's still soldierant Dec 2021 #4

Its pretty much accepted that it will become endemic. oldsoftie Dec 2021 #11

There is no way COVID doesn't become endemic. Ace Rothstein Dec 2021 #14

Good point. soldierant Dec 2021 #18