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1/ @PPI_Insights #Omicron Situation Report Jan 5: A daily look at what’s known, unknown & what we're watching with our many global partners & collaborators.
The #Omicron variant has been detected in 141 countries and 155k genomes have been submitted to @GISAID from 95 countries.
2/ Hospitalizations are on the rise across the US. Multiple states have already surpassed the 2021 peak in new admissions including: NY, NJ, DE, MD, MI, MO, IL, OH, PA, and IN. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/covid-cases.html …
3/ According to this Circuit Breaker Dashboard, over 80% of the US population lives in counties either over 100% hospital capacity or at risk of exceeding capacity soon.https://twitter.com/jeremyfaust/status/1478609062388387840?s=20 …
4/ Epidemiological forecasts from the COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub suggest a peak in cases in the next 1-4 weeks of between 2M to 20M weekly cases, with a best estimate of ~3M/week. https://covid19scenariomodelinghub.org/viz.html pic.twitter.com/txLZdzaNqt
5/ An imminent peak in cases and hospitalizations is supported by data trends from South Africa and the UK–with both countries showing signs of passing peaks in recent days.https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/05/omicron-wave-seems-to-have-peaked-in-south-africa-london-next.html …
6/ 5 non-human/primate models and 2 in-vitro studies (all pre-print/not peer reviewed) show strong evidence for reduced pathogenicity of #Omicron. This supports early epi evidence of lower hospitalization/ICU rates. We will follow these studies closely.https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1478428697451380737?s=20 …
7/ Due to the #Omicron surge, Hong Kong has banned incoming flights from 8 countries including: US, UK, Australia, Canada, France, India, Pakistan, and the Philippines.https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2022/01/05/1070546748/hong-kong-flight-ban …
8/ Chicago public schools were cancelled today after the teacher’s union voted to move classes online due to the #Omicron surge.https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/01/05/covid-omicron-variant-live-updates/?tid=ss_tw …
9/ @CDCgov has updated the isolation guidelines to include optional testing (if testing is available). For those who do not test, the guidelines suggest continued mask use, avoiding high-risk settings, travel, and eating around others for the full 10 days.https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cdc-clarifies-isolation-guidance-criticism-call-testing/story?id=82071673 …
10/ Growing evidence suggests that cloth masks do not provide sufficient protection against #Omicron. Experts are calling for @CDCgov to update its guidance to recommend N95/KN95/KF94 or equivalents.https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/01/05/cloth-masks-not-effective-omicron-covid/9091574002/ …
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