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We don't know how deadly it is. This article grossly misinterprets what literally every epidemiologist is saying right now which is "we don't f***ing know, just
by junon 5y ago
We don't know how deadly it is. This article grossly misinterprets what literally every epidemiologist is saying right now which is "we don't f***ing know, just chill and let us do our jobs".
It is irresponsible and incorrect to state "it's not deadly". We can hardly detect it, we are still doing retroactive testing to see if omicron has been around longer than thought, and to see if it resulted in deaths.
- boringg 5y agoSo heres the thing. That might be right, but if it turns out omicron is deadly, we have a quiver in our arrow thats ready to fly in the near future (roll outs, manufacturing and public campaign will take some time). So in the case of a deadly fourth wave we have some strategy instead of just huck and pray. Only reason we have any sense of normalcy is through the scientific achievement of these vaccines and the public campaigns. So yah im super happy to hear pfizer is getting ready fir this. Are they a business and do we need to watch them? Yes, but afaik they saved our sorry butts alongside moderna.
- junon 5y agoYes of course, but just like we can't say "it's not deadly" we can't also say "it is deadly". That's not to say we shouldn't be prepared, as you said. I think most epidemiologists agree with that.