I am the kind of person who always has to know why things are the way they are so my interests range from genetics and biology to politics and what makes people tick.
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Interesting stuff – and scary. One always hopes that a version will emerge that is generally less virulent, but Omicron doesn’t seem to be it. Currently there are cases of Omicron in NZ, ‘at the border’ in the quarantine hotels. Doubtless it will get into the community; apart from anything else, the word ‘at the border’ is misleading because the quarantining involves travel by bus to hotel facilities in the main centres. Sure, they’re isolated, but there have been multiple ‘mixing’ incidents. Meanwhile, Delta is about to sweep the country because government lifted the 4-month lockdown around Auckland for what look suspiciously like political reasons, albeit with a certain leavening of social well-being in the mix.
Ugh. That sounds an awful lot like what happened here in Victoria. I fear there comes a point when govt throws up its hands and eases restrictions because they rely mostly on trust and goodwill, and a whole lot of people have neither.
To be honest, I haven’t felt safe here since our state govt gave up the ghost and went with ‘living with covid’.
There is some new data that suggests Omicron attacks the bronchial tubes rather than the alveoli of the lungs. But no one really knows how severe that could still end up.
As a lot of people have been saying, even if Omicron only makes a small percentage of people sick, when everyone’s infected, that small percentage becomes a very big number.
Scary, Andrea. Cases and deaths are going up here, but it’s great to know that there’s some T-Cell immunity that is providing protection from both vaccinated and previously infected people. Thanks for sharing!.
Omicron will be sweeping the US over the next 3-4 weeks. Sigh. The good thing about it being so virulent is it will peak quickly (hoping). Enjoy your holiday and wishing you a much improved 2022!
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December 20th, 2021 at 9:19 am
Interesting stuff – and scary. One always hopes that a version will emerge that is generally less virulent, but Omicron doesn’t seem to be it. Currently there are cases of Omicron in NZ, ‘at the border’ in the quarantine hotels. Doubtless it will get into the community; apart from anything else, the word ‘at the border’ is misleading because the quarantining involves travel by bus to hotel facilities in the main centres. Sure, they’re isolated, but there have been multiple ‘mixing’ incidents. Meanwhile, Delta is about to sweep the country because government lifted the 4-month lockdown around Auckland for what look suspiciously like political reasons, albeit with a certain leavening of social well-being in the mix.
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December 20th, 2021 at 10:13 am
Ugh. That sounds an awful lot like what happened here in Victoria. I fear there comes a point when govt throws up its hands and eases restrictions because they rely mostly on trust and goodwill, and a whole lot of people have neither.
To be honest, I haven’t felt safe here since our state govt gave up the ghost and went with ‘living with covid’.
There is some new data that suggests Omicron attacks the bronchial tubes rather than the alveoli of the lungs. But no one really knows how severe that could still end up.
As a lot of people have been saying, even if Omicron only makes a small percentage of people sick, when everyone’s infected, that small percentage becomes a very big number.
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January 10th, 2022 at 5:35 am
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January 10th, 2022 at 8:16 am
James William…this is not a marketing forum and I have no interest in sharing business ideas.
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January 10th, 2022 at 8:16 am
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January 10th, 2022 at 8:17 am
How are you doing today friend
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December 19th, 2021 at 5:38 am
Scary, Andrea. Cases and deaths are going up here, but it’s great to know that there’s some T-Cell immunity that is providing protection from both vaccinated and previously infected people. Thanks for sharing!.
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December 19th, 2021 at 10:18 am
Yes, that’s what’s making me cautiously optimistic. We still have mostly Delta though so I’m not doing anything social for a while yet. 🙂
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December 20th, 2021 at 12:36 am
Omicron will be sweeping the US over the next 3-4 weeks. Sigh. The good thing about it being so virulent is it will peak quickly (hoping). Enjoy your holiday and wishing you a much improved 2022!
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December 20th, 2021 at 10:16 am
Yes, if South Africa is anything to go by, it will be quick. Let’s hope it’s also mild.
Take care, Diana, and all the very best to you as well. 🙂
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