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KY_EnviroGuy

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24. Too early in that variant's life span to answer your question accurately ...
Sat Dec 18, 2021, 03:33 PM
Dec 2021

which in reality, should be addressed by an immunologist of international standing, not by casual users of a political forum.

You can get most of the best opinions currently available here, as they have asked that question of people in SA:

South Africa says vaccines and natural immunity are limiting latest Covid wave
Peter Beaumont
The Guardian UK
Fri 17 Dec 2021

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/17/south-africa-says-vaccines-and-natural-immunity-are-limiting-latest-covid-wave

Many, many data sets, knowns and unknowns are involved in accurately answering such a question as well as demographic factors such as population aging and mobility.

It's irrelevant to us in the USA that SA's case spread rate appears to be slower.

KY.....

It's the result of not providing enough vaccines for the world. Nevilledog Dec 2021 #1
I was actually asking why cases are not doubling every 3 days Tomconroy Dec 2021 #2
In South Africa the problem is vaccine hesitancy. lapucelle Dec 2021 #6
There are plenty of vaccines, in fact madville Dec 2021 #15
Data is confusing... kirby Dec 2021 #3
You mean natural immunity works? Tomconroy Dec 2021 #4
Yes... kirby Dec 2021 #5
We've always known that having the virus gives you some immunity. The question Scrivener7 Dec 2021 #7
According to the experts, omicron's transmissibility is still unknown. lapucelle Dec 2021 #8
Depends on your definition of "works" Effete Snob Dec 2021 #9
As Johnny Cochran used to say: Tomconroy Dec 2021 #11
Because it's summer there Effete Snob Dec 2021 #34
It never ceases to amaze me that annonymous.people Tomconroy Dec 2021 #36
are you sure that it isn't? RussBLib Dec 2021 #38
Of course natural immunity works. Mariana Dec 2021 #44
In South Africa where many have already had Covid appalachiablue Dec 2021 #10
I am fully aware of the fear porn. I'm asking about what is Tomconroy Dec 2021 #12
I'm taking the new reports into account- 'fear porn' appalachiablue Dec 2021 #22
Because math and because they used to be doubling EVERY day Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2021 #13
Now if everyone would figure that out. Even the scientists. Tomconroy Dec 2021 #14
They have. Seems you haven't. What's your game? Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2021 #28
You mean they won't continue to double every day forever? Mariana Dec 2021 #46
COVID in Africa has confused scientists for 2 years now. No one really knows yet NickB79 Dec 2021 #16
And it's already clear that data coming out of UK on omicron isn't going to be the same as LisaL Dec 2021 #17
And getting back to my original question..... Tomconroy Dec 2021 #18
It's summer there? LisaL Dec 2021 #19
Africans eat a medium calorie diet in most countries. Tetrachloride Dec 2021 #27
South Africa is in the top 20% of countries by obesity. Ace Rothstein Dec 2021 #35
if I may rephrase, its rare to see super obese as in Wisconsin Tetrachloride Dec 2021 #48
As someone above said Sugarcoated Dec 2021 #29
I wonder if there is a prior widespread viral exposure Wingus Dingus Dec 2021 #23
Initially, it was incredible. They appear to have gone past the peak now. Pobeka Dec 2021 #20
This is their fourth wave. LisaL Dec 2021 #21
Yep. This one looks like they thought delta might look like. Pobeka Dec 2021 #25
Too early in that variant's life span to answer your question accurately ... KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2021 #24
Your response is the best answer to the OP's question Sugarcoated Dec 2021 #30
Thanks. We get asked the damnedest things on DU sometimes. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2021 #32
Why is it irrelevant? Tomconroy Dec 2021 #39
Because SA is very different from the US in many ways and.... KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2021 #49
When you get an answer, will you please let me know? hamsterjill Dec 2021 #26
I have been following the twitter feeds and no one knows the answer. Tomconroy Dec 2021 #31
Another thing. The total vaccination % for S. Africa is only 44 Pobeka Dec 2021 #33
And we have some unknown amount of unvaxxed people Tomconroy Dec 2021 #37
Why do YOU think they aren't doubling every three days? nt. Mariana Dec 2021 #40
I have no idea. Tomconroy Dec 2021 #42
why do you need an explanation to follow the science? cadoman Dec 2021 #41
I appreciate the warning! Tomconroy Dec 2021 #43
no problem, I stumbled onto some misinformation on COVID "prophylaxis" once.. cadoman Dec 2021 #45
So this is out there: Tomconroy Dec 2021 #47
People likely got a lot of immunity from the previous waves. LisaL Dec 2021 #50
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