As on other HN threads, transmissibility (Omicron is almost certainly more transmissible) has an exponential effect on healthcare demand and severity is linear

As on other HN threads, transmissibility (Omicron is almost certainly more transmissible) has an exponential effect on healthcare demand and severity is linear (1). Plus if you're wrong about it being less deadly, no do-overs. Though, arguably, it's already way too late to do anything but look like you're doing something. (1) Pseudo-linear? It's more like shifting the peak of a bell curve.