Huh. Delta’s threat was clear by end of May, from UK data and India. Omicron is developing fast, but thanks to South Africa we got a very early warning—and antibody evading variant of some sort was discussed a lot before then because that’s what the other human coronaviruses do.https://twitter.com/JonLemire/status/1472009383886393348 …
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So much discourse around “is it mild”—not even coherent, conflating intrinsic virulence with immunity. But health-care crisis looks dangerous even if small percent is severe: that can be a big number in a huge wave. HCW already exhausted, plus many will test positive.
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I know President Biden will address the nation on Tuesdy. I would like daily press briefings from the CDC, and weekly updates from the President. It’s okay to say “here’s what we don’t yet know.” People need frequent updates, explanations, and a sense of the plan, no?
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I’m really thinking of keeping my daughter home from school next week. The last day is supposed to be on Wednesday but things seem to be moving & changing so quickly in NYC. Feels like I need to prepare for a shut down (to help avoid a hospital collapse) by doing a big food run
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Even if we avoid the worst case scenario as in March 2020-we could still overwhelm the healthcare system and may need to go all remote. I can feel that passivity coming and feel the need to prepare.
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