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Why would we downvote rationality friend? We are living in madness. New data out of South Africa showed that the risk of hospitalization from Omnicron was 29%

Why would we downvote rationality friend? We are living in madness. New data out of South Africa showed that the risk of hospitalization from Omnicron was 29% less than the original strain which was already pretty unlikely for young, healthy people . And another study just showed that this new strain multiples faster in the airways than in the lungs, which would contribute to less severe outcomes. But yet, there are talks of more restrictions, more panic, and more fear due to omnicron. https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/omicron-thrives-airways-not-lungs-new-data-asymptomatic-cases-2021-12-15/ https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/... https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/12/14/south-africa-omicron-coronavirus/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/12/14/south-africa...

TwoNineA 5y ago
> New data out of South Africa showed that the risk of hospitalization from Omnicron was 29% less than the original strain which was already pretty unlikely for young, healthy people Did they account for previous immunity from other strains when they said Omicron is 29% less severe than original strain? How did they study this? Magically find people who (1) Never had a strain of Covid and (2) Aren't vaccinated at all.
tzs 5y ago
> And another study just showed that this new strain multiples faster in the airways than in the lungs, which would contribute to less severe outcomes How does the part after the comma follow from the part before the comma? "I've not got a bigger pile of dry leaves next to my shed than the big pile of dry leaves next to my house, which should contribute to lower risk of my house burning down". "I was only using log4j on systems that weren't customer facing. Now I'm also using it on customer facing systems, which should contribute to lower risk of getting hacked".

TwoNineA 5y ago

> New data out of South Africa showed that the risk of hospitalization from Omnicron was 29% less than the original strain which was already pretty unlikely for young, healthy people Did they account for previous immunity from other strains when they said Omicron is 29% less severe than original strain? How did they study this? Magically find people who (1) Never had a strain of Covid and (2) Aren't vaccinated at all.

tzs 5y ago

> And another study just showed that this new strain multiples faster in the airways than in the lungs, which would contribute to less severe outcomes How does the part after the comma follow from the part before the comma? "I've not got a bigger pile of dry leaves next to my shed than the big pile of dry leaves next to my house, which should contribute to lower risk of my house burning down". "I was only using log4j on systems that weren't customer facing. Now I'm also using it on customer facing systems, which should contribute to lower risk of getting hacked".