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All I can say is that Omicron is not significantly less dangerous. This is actually shaping up to be worse than the Delta surge. If you believe Delta was seriou
by nwiswell 5y ago
All I can say is that Omicron is not significantly less dangerous. This is actually shaping up to be worse than the Delta surge. If you believe Delta was serious, then this is too.
Take a look.
https://i.imgur.com/o3DJfN2.png https://i.imgur.com/o3DJfN2.png
https://i.imgur.com/g8tyRdQ.png https://i.imgur.com/g8tyRdQ.png
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/01/09/us/omicron-cities-cases-hospitals.html?s=08 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/01/09/us/omicron-ci...
- jdminhbg 5y agoThese graphs are misleading because they do not accurately reflect the change in cases. Cases in the Omicron wave are probably closer to 10x the winter of 2021 than the 1.5x in those graphs, but testing sites have been overwhelmed and rapid tests are more widely available, leading most people to either test at home or simply give up. For reference to a Covid prevalence measurement that isn't sensitive to testing artifacts, check out the Boston wastewater analysis: https://www.mwra.com/biobot/biobotdata.htm https://www.mwra.com/biobot/biobotdata.htm
- nwiswell 5y ago> For reference to a Covid prevalence measurement that isn't sensitive to testing artifacts, check out the Boston wastewater analysis: This would be confounded by the greater viral loads for Omicron, wouldn't it?