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omicron has solidly taken over Vancouver BC. Anecdotal evidence: in the past two years (except this past week) I have only known 1 person who got covid. In the

omicron has solidly taken over Vancouver BC. Anecdotal evidence: in the past two years (except this past week) I have only known 1 person who got covid. In the past week I know over 20 people who have got covid. I sincerely hope that this is the beginning of the end of covid lockdowns. omicron is taking the world by storm and I wouldn't be surprised if the entire world gets it in the next few weeks.

hereforphone 5y ago
Those 20 people are fine, right?
- mojzu 5y ago
  Anecdotally from the people I know who've got covid since omicron was identified, none have had to go to hospital (all are double vaccinated, some had booster), but it can still be a rough few days/week while ill and some are still coughing/feeling overly tired a few weeks later
- __turbobrew__ 5y ago
  yes, all mild cough which resolved in a day or two
- cecilpl2 5y ago
  Also in Vancouver and similar numbers. I know at least 10 people who currently have COVID, including myself and my partner. It's not mild for all. Two people in particular have been brutally sick for over a week. One spent three days in a self-described "fever dream". I actually don't know whether I have it, since I'm asymptomatic and can't get a test. But the four other people at my dinner party all got symptoms and two tested positive.
- sergiotapia 5y ago
  13 people in my immediate circle got it in the last 7 days. A few had 2 days of fever, a few a slight cough, a few sore throats. Everybody is fine now.
Semaphor 5y ago
I still know no one in Germany who ever had covid, only one person in the US and one in South Africa (who also died from it), so I’m not sure about that.
- bsaul 5y ago
  died from omikron ?
  - Semaphor 5y ago
    Nah, covid in general. Clarified. edit: Please don’t downvote the user, it was a relevant question and I only clarified my comment afterwards.
- NicoJuicy 5y ago
  - albertzeyer 5y ago
    I also live in Germany, and similar experience. I rarely know people who have been infected with Covid, and none with Omicron. Omicron is also a bit delayed in Germany (which is good).
    - reitoei 5y ago
      I live in Ireland and I know at least 100 people who have had covid, including my wife, father, mother and 2 sisters. Omicron is prevalent here right now.
      - lostlogin 5y ago
        I think you know more people who have had it than I know in total.
        reitoei 5y ago
BoxOfRain 5y ago
>I sincerely hope that this is the beginning of the end of covid lockdowns. Me too, I think at this point further lockdowns would be akin to trying to stop a freight train with your shins: futile and extremely painful.
pjc50 5y ago
It appears to be infeasible to stop omicron through non-extreme lockdown measures. What I'm not yet clear on is: - to what extent does recovering from Omicron prevent Delta? - how long does that immunity last? We probably are going to have to live with this, but I'm not sure many countries have caught up to the healthcare staffing implications of that.
- deleted 5y ago
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- TranquilMarmot 5y ago
  > to what extent does recovering from Omicron prevent Delta?' If Omicron is reaching 100% prevalence in so many locations, I wonder if Delta will not be as much of a threat anymore? It seems like there haven't been any infections with older variants for a long time now.
  - soperj 5y ago
    Omicron evolved from Beta, which had pretty much bottomed out in the human population. They believe it evolved in mice. Just because Delta is disappearing in the human population doesn't mean it's gone.
    - robocat 5y ago
      > They believe it evolved in mice. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34954396/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34954396/ https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/01/coronavirus-omicron-has-mutations-that-suggest-it-came-from-mice-study.html https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/01/coronavirus-omi...
      - soperj 5y ago
        of course Robocat has all the info on mice.
- tim333 5y ago
KennyBlanken 5y ago
Last night on NPR there was a scientist cautioning people who think this means the end because it'll burn itself out. His point was that nobody predicted delta, and nobody predicted omicron. There's no telling how serious the next variant will be (and arguably there's much greater chance of a variant given how many people are getting infected.)
- politician 5y ago
  Wasn't the point of Dr. Strangelove a warning against excessive worrying about a theoretical future viz a viz the mine shaft gap?
  - teachrdan 5y ago
    ...the missile gap?
    - bc4m 5y ago
      Mineshaft! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybSzoLCCX-Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybSzoLCCX-Y
BobbyJo 5y ago
+1, I work in a small, fully remote company, and up until the past 2 weeks, I know of only one colleague who had been infected. 5 people were out last week because of COVID. 5 people who live in different states.

hereforphone 5y ago

Those 20 people are fine, right?

mojzu 5y ago
Anecdotally from the people I know who've got covid since omicron was identified, none have had to go to hospital (all are double vaccinated, some had booster), but it can still be a rough few days/week while ill and some are still coughing/feeling overly tired a few weeks later
__turbobrew__ 5y ago
yes, all mild cough which resolved in a day or two
cecilpl2 5y ago
Also in Vancouver and similar numbers. I know at least 10 people who currently have COVID, including myself and my partner. It's not mild for all. Two people in particular have been brutally sick for over a week. One spent three days in a self-described "fever dream". I actually don't know whether I have it, since I'm asymptomatic and can't get a test. But the four other people at my dinner party all got symptoms and two tested positive.
sergiotapia 5y ago
13 people in my immediate circle got it in the last 7 days. A few had 2 days of fever, a few a slight cough, a few sore throats. Everybody is fine now.

Semaphor 5y ago

I still know no one in Germany who ever had covid, only one person in the US and one in South Africa (who also died from it), so I’m not sure about that.

bsaul 5y ago
died from omikron ?
- Semaphor 5y ago
  Nah, covid in general. Clarified. edit: Please don’t downvote the user, it was a relevant question and I only clarified my comment afterwards.
NicoJuicy 5y ago
- albertzeyer 5y ago
  I also live in Germany, and similar experience. I rarely know people who have been infected with Covid, and none with Omicron. Omicron is also a bit delayed in Germany (which is good).
  - reitoei 5y ago
    I live in Ireland and I know at least 100 people who have had covid, including my wife, father, mother and 2 sisters. Omicron is prevalent here right now.
    - lostlogin 5y ago
      I think you know more people who have had it than I know in total.
      - reitoei 5y ago

BoxOfRain 5y ago

>I sincerely hope that this is the beginning of the end of covid lockdowns. Me too, I think at this point further lockdowns would be akin to trying to stop a freight train with your shins: futile and extremely painful.

pjc50 5y ago

It appears to be infeasible to stop omicron through non-extreme lockdown measures. What I'm not yet clear on is: - to what extent does recovering from Omicron prevent Delta? - how long does that immunity last? We probably are going to have to live with this, but I'm not sure many countries have caught up to the healthcare staffing implications of that.

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TranquilMarmot 5y ago
> to what extent does recovering from Omicron prevent Delta?' If Omicron is reaching 100% prevalence in so many locations, I wonder if Delta will not be as much of a threat anymore? It seems like there haven't been any infections with older variants for a long time now.
- soperj 5y ago
  Omicron evolved from Beta, which had pretty much bottomed out in the human population. They believe it evolved in mice. Just because Delta is disappearing in the human population doesn't mean it's gone.
  - robocat 5y ago
    > They believe it evolved in mice. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34954396/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34954396/ https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/01/coronavirus-omicron-has-mutations-that-suggest-it-came-from-mice-study.html https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/01/coronavirus-omi...
    - soperj 5y ago
      of course Robocat has all the info on mice.
tim333 5y ago

KennyBlanken 5y ago

Last night on NPR there was a scientist cautioning people who think this means the end because it'll burn itself out. His point was that nobody predicted delta, and nobody predicted omicron. There's no telling how serious the next variant will be (and arguably there's much greater chance of a variant given how many people are getting infected.)

politician 5y ago
Wasn't the point of Dr. Strangelove a warning against excessive worrying about a theoretical future viz a viz the mine shaft gap?
- teachrdan 5y ago
  ...the missile gap?
  - bc4m 5y ago
    Mineshaft! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybSzoLCCX-Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybSzoLCCX-Y

BobbyJo 5y ago

+1, I work in a small, fully remote company, and up until the past 2 weeks, I know of only one colleague who had been infected. 5 people were out last week because of COVID. 5 people who live in different states.