DOOM: "Omicron Covid cases ‘doubling every two to three days’ in UK"

[d000hg]

That data is based on what exactly? Most people I know are getting Covid a 2nd time.

Really? Most people I know haven't had it at all.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

We are generally dealing with less 1% of infections being reinfections. The number is so small, in fact if all we had was reinfections the virus wouldn't be transmitted enough and would die out. So yes people can get infected more than once but it's almost not worth even considering when deciding any policy.

Even with omicron the numbers out of South Africa are still less than 3% of reinfections (if I recall the number correctly but it's quite low). Omicron seems to be much more transmissible but it only appears to be evading natural immunity when you compare it to other strains.. when you look at the numbers of reinfections its still very low percentage of total infections.

That data is based on what exactly? Most people I know are getting Covid a 2nd time. Also look at how many recorded infections in total there are and you can multiply that many fold to realise this virus will keep reinfecting people.

[d000hg]

According to DM (lefties do not read!) the Omicron variant is milder than other variants.

This is the suspicion, the data isn't complete.

What makes it a bit more complicated is that Omicron has shown a greater ability to reinfect those who have had other variants. When you catch a disease again, it is pretty normal you will have less severe symptoms. So this can skew the data in a population where many have had Covid (like the UK) "most people with Omicron have milder symptoms than most people who have Delta" even if it is actually more dangerous to those who have never had Covid.
But this is a fairly subtle point that is very hard to get across in a headline.

[SueEllen]

You are Boris Johnson and I claim my £5.

Nah he's too consistent in his beliefs.

[WTFH]

You are Boris Johnson and I claim my £5.

Your diagram misses out a few critical points... The anti-vax flat earthers who refuse to get jabs, go out spread the disease and take up most of the ITU beds, then blame everyone else (as is their MO) for the problem that they refuse to do anything to help as that would be civil and sociable, while they are selfish.

[jayn200]

Yes, it's more complicated than just antibodies but the fact is that people are catching it twice, and catching it after being double jabbed - but in general doing better than they would be if they didn't have some immunity.

We are generally dealing with less 1% of infections being reinfections. The number is so small, in fact if all we had was reinfections the virus wouldn't be transmitted enough and would die out. So yes people can get infected more than once but it's almost not worth even considering when deciding any policy.

Even with omicron the numbers out of South Africa are still less than 3% of reinfections (if I recall the number correctly but it's quite low). Omicron seems to be much more transmissible but it only appears to be evading natural immunity when you compare it to other strains.. when you look at the numbers of reinfections its still very low percentage of total infections.

[Fraidycat]

[SueEllen]

According to DM (lefties do not read!) the Omicron variant is milder than other variants.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...rt-claims.html

That's a good idea! Maybe we could spread mild variants to provide immunity to more serious Covid versions without any vaccinations!

Everyone with symptoms, get out there and cough in your friends'/loved ones' faces!

You mean like measles parties?

Where you have to hope your child isn't the one who ends up with serious life-long side effects?

[xoggoth]

But will it give me special goggles and lead me to wake up next to a woman that it the bright light of day isn't as pretty as she was 10 hours earlier?

Nice idea. Pretty? Who cares? As long as she has a huge a*e

[xoggoth]

According to DM (lefties do not read!) the Omicron variant is milder than other variants.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...rt-claims.html

That's a good idea! Maybe we could spread mild variants to provide immunity to more serious Covid versions without any vaccinations!

Everyone with symptoms, get out there and cough in your friends'/loved ones' faces!