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1. So far every article I have seen has said that it's not disastrous.

Sat Nov 27, 2021, 03:26 PM

Nov 2021

I don't think we'll be going into 2020 style lockdowns. But who knows?

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Laurie is worried about COVID-omicron... [View all] brooklynite Nov 2021 OP

So far every article I have seen has said that it's not disastrous. Initech Nov 2021 #1

Maybe Laurie Garrett knows? dchill Nov 2021 #2

From her Twitter Profile: bucolic_frolic Nov 2021 #4

The Coming Plague won her a Pulitzer Prize... brooklynite Nov 2021 #10

Hey, I'm not knocking it bucolic_frolic Nov 2021 #11

Uh oh. Laurie Garrett knows what she's talking about. Vinca Nov 2021 #3

There's not going to be another shut down. beaglelover Nov 2021 #5

Well. As long as YOU support them in that (when, by the by, they Scrivener7 Nov 2021 #7

This sheshe2 Nov 2021 #12

Is There A Daily Death Total You're Willing To Accept? SoCalDavidS Nov 2021 #8

We need to have jobs Calculating Nov 2021 #15

It's all going to come down to how effective the existing vaccines work. Bleacher Creature Nov 2021 #6

This. Pfizer is checking it now. We should know soon. Scrivener7 Nov 2021 #9

If you read her twitter feed this seems to be an outlier Tomconroy Nov 2021 #13

We are not going into full 2020 lockdown again Dorian Gray Nov 2021 #14

We don't know if being vaccinated works against omicron. LisaL Nov 2021 #16

Masks (if high quality and properly worn) work against any variant. radius777 Nov 2021 #17

Absolutely Dorian Gray Nov 2021 #22

We Sort Of Do ProfessorGAC Nov 2021 #20

Yes to this Dorian Gray Nov 2021 #23

You're right Dorian Gray Nov 2021 #21

Yes, Omicron can infect vaccinated people dalton99a Nov 2021 #24