> Is there any evidence that shows that omicron is even particularly dangerous? Looks like death rates are climbing in jurisdictions who were on the leading ed

> Is there any evidence that shows that omicron is even particularly dangerous? Looks like death rates are climbing in jurisdictions who were on the leading edge of the Omicron wave. If I had to guess, it's significantly better if infected than Delta, but still much worse than we're used to dealing with with influenza. > There has a been a “savior” strain that a lot of us have been hoping for which is: extremely transmissible, and relatively benign. This is only able to have any benefit to the extent that it also is strongly and durably protective against infection from other variants. I'm hopeful that things go much better this time around, both because vaccines are still somewhat protective and it looks somewhat less dangerous than Delta.