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Omicron and Delta were both more deadly and more contagious than the early 2020 versions of COVID, so you don’t need to imagine. It was only the prevalence of
by thawaya3113 4y ago
Omicron and Delta were both more deadly and more contagious than the early 2020 versions of COVID, so you don’t need to imagine.
It was only the prevalence of vaccinations that prevented things from getting much worse. As far as the unvaccinated were concerned, the impact was devastating.
- antisinguIarity 4y ago>Omicron and Delta were both more deadly Just goes to show the difference in public messaging. Where I live, all the headlines said that Omicron and Delta were less deadly (but more contagious). Then again, Delta arrived here just as the vaccination campaign was starting, so where were not many column inches left to discuss the new variant. >so you don’t need to imagine. I sure do. I have yet to meet anyone who's had more than flu-like symptoms with any strain of Covid, and I doubt my experience is particularly unique.
- kyriakos 4y agoTo add to this lockdowns saved a lot of vulnerable people from early exposure until vaccines became available. The fact that omicron is now considered mild is because we are facing it while vaccinated.
- antisinguIarity 4y agoAt least where I live (UK), seems to me that we all sat confined under house arrest while all of the vulnerable old people were discharged from hospitals (presumably, to make space for the tide of sick people that never happened) and gave each other Covid in retirement homes.