> Eh, this is basic virology. We already saw the Alpha variant essentially die out because the Delta variant out-spread it. Survival of the fittest. To be fair

> Eh, this is basic virology. We already saw the Alpha variant essentially die out because the Delta variant out-spread it. Survival of the fittest. To be fair, the consensus at this exact moment seems to be that it's not clear the extent to which it's replacing/outcompeting Delta or co-existing alongside it as an (effectively) separate virus in circulation. Whitty actually addressed this from his podium the other night in saying that they're currently managing two pandemics - a Delta one that is holding steady in terms of numbers and an Omicron one that is rising exponentially by the day. The concern (I would assume) is that Delta cases have not dropped markedly while Omicron ones are increasing, which suggests co-infection. Again, early data, so no-one should be surprised if we find out yet again that we've no idea what's actually going on.