Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]KY_EnviroGuy
(14,492 posts)49. Because SA is very different from the US in many ways and....
it makes more sense to pay attention to our own data and that of similar nations.
For example (from another Guardian article)....
Dr Susan Hopkins, the chief medical adviser at the UK Health Security Agency, told a select committee on Thursday that for Omicron the R value was between 3 and 5 in the UK and that the variant was spreading rapidly doubling in size every two days.
Hopkins said data on the severity of Omicron would not be known for another fortnight. At least 250 patients would need to be admitted to hospital before there could be a statistical analysis of the disease, she said.
Hopkins said data on the severity of Omicron would not be known for another fortnight. At least 250 patients would need to be admitted to hospital before there could be a statistical analysis of the disease, she said.
South Africa has a younger, much less mobile population and they were more seriously exposed by the earlier waves. They also live in a drastically different climate than the USA.
Just sayin' we should be watching the UK, Canada, Germany and Mexico for example, rather than SA.
Regardless, it's still too early in Omicron's life span for average citizens to even discuss it, or at least in ways that might shift people's behavior and hence possibly risk their life.
From what I'm reading, Delta is still the primary bad-ass virus. With everyone in the US trending toward the indoors and considering nation-wide holiday activities, this is no time to let our guard down.
KY
TopBack to the top of the page
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
ShareGet links to this post
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
Cannot edit, recommend, or reply in locked discussions
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
50 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
We've always known that having the virus gives you some immunity. The question
Scrivener7
Dec 2021
#7
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
Too early in that variant's life span to answer your question accurately ...
KY_EnviroGuy
Dec 2021
#24