“Omicron is mild” dismissiveness = same energy as the “It’s just the flu” downplaying from Jan-March 2020. Learn from history. Don’t repeat it.
HT @danaparish #Omicron #COVID19pic.twitter.com/xfxuG4zF17
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“Omicron is mild” dismissiveness = same energy as the “It’s just the flu” downplaying from Jan-March 2020. Learn from history. Don’t repeat it.
HT @danaparish #Omicron #COVID19pic.twitter.com/xfxuG4zF17
Eric Feigl-Ding Retweeted Eric Feigl-Ding
2) Exponential surge in cases is what will kill more people in the end. And while boosters work against #Omicron, the rollout of boosters wont be able to keep up with the exponential rise. We need to do more ASAP. See thread
below.https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1470678216255971328 …
Eric Feigl-Ding added,
every 1.7 days
BoJo’s booster-only plan cannot stop fast enough. The political willpower to save lives matters. pic.twitter.com/htTSGhY8eSEric Feigl-Ding Retweeted Eric Feigl-Ding
3) Anyone who touts “Omicron is milder” (not proven) also doesn’t understand epidemiology and exponential math. Even if it is 1/10th deadlier, but just merely 2x more contagious (we think #Omicron is 4-6x more), more people will die even with the 1/10th milder virus. See
belowhttps://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1469723185084084225 …
Eric Feigl-Ding added,
NOTA BENE—a “mild but faster” virus will often kill & harm more people than a virus that is slower & more severe. Even if just 2x more transmissible & 1/10 less deadly!
Folks who call Eric Feigl-Ding Retweeted Eric Feigl-Ding
4) The most ignored fact of the pandemic that could have saved millions of lives is that #COVIDisAirborne—should have been the message from Day 1 of the pandemic… yet it was an inconvenient fact that many leaders and even many virologists / ID doctors chose to ignore / dismiss.https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1471054758085632002 …
Eric Feigl-Ding added,
The coronavirus is airborne. Very airborne. Even if you don’t see anyone—doesn’t mean the aerosols aren’t in the air. WATCH
you need high quality N95 / KN95 / KF94 / FFP2/ FFP3 masks.
also please ventilate, get HEPA filters, get upper room UV. pic.twitter.com/4RjVs7BE2xEric Feigl-Ding Retweeted Eric Feigl-Ding
5) Oh hey, for the “it’s mild” crowd… it’s not. It’s just as severe as Delta. See thread
below
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1471833968655966212 …
Eric Feigl-Ding added,
BREAKING—Imperial College study finds
All those who said “it’s mild” need to think about how many they have endangered.
https://www.ft.com/content/48931667-cbb5-481d-acef-b2263bb74f80 … pic.twitter.com/RbKdXl0RUr
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