Expect more worrisome variants after omicron, scientists say

[Puccini]

Expect more worrisome variants after omicron, scientists say

By LAURA UNGAR   2 hours ago

 

Get ready to learn more Greek letters. Scientists warn that omicron’s whirlwind advance practically ensures it won’t be the last version of the coronavirus to worry the world.

 

Every infection provides a chance for the virus to mutate, and omicron has an edge over its predecessors: It spreads way faster despite emerging on a planet with a stronger patchwork of immunity from vaccines and prior illness.

 

That means more people in whom the virus can further evolve. Experts don’t know what the next variants will look like or how they might shape the pandemic, but they say there’s no guarantee the sequels of omicron will cause milder illness or that existing vaccines will work against them.

 

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-science-health-pandemics-dc99bc9f769dd6d7cb669e3d185c6261

Edited January 15, 2022 by Puccini

[pikao]

If you know, you know

[Danderman123]

Omicron comes and goes quickly, so less time for mutations to develop. And Omicron will leave millions with natural immunity against the next descendant of Omicron.

[Meat Pie 47]

What about Xi ?

[AwwYesNice1]

Influenza shows up every year and vaccines are recommended. 

[Danderman123]

3 hours ago, AwwYesNice1 said:

Influenza shows up every year and vaccines are recommended. 

The difference is that flu vaccines are not very effective. 

[userabcd]

Bring it on....humans are invincible and shall overcome this with another booster shot.

Edited January 16, 2022 by userabcd

[Tropicalevo]

5 hours ago, AwwYesNice1 said:

Influenza shows up every year and vaccines are recommended. 

 

1 hour ago, Danderman123 said:

The difference is that flu vaccines are not very effective. 

The other difference is that influenza does not kill more than 5 million people in less than two years. ????

[Virt]

4 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

The difference is that flu vaccines are not very effective. 

70-90% on younger people and 60% on elderly is not that bad.

[BangkokBaksida]

On 1/16/2022 at 7:51 AM, Danderman123 said:

The difference is that flu vaccines are not very effective. 

How is that different from the COVID "vaccines"?

[Danderman123]

8 hours ago, BangkokBaksida said:

How is that different from the COVID "vaccines"?

For one thing, Covid vaccines are very effective in preventing death.

 

I am sure that you don’t want to die from Covid.

[morrobay]

Indeed and omicron is a distinct lineage from delta.           https://covariants.org/

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On 1/20/2022 at 4:30 PM, Danderman123 said:

For one thing, Covid vaccines are very effective in preventing death.

 

I am sure that you don’t want to die from Covid.

Actually, flu vaccines are also very effective at preventing death. Just as is currently the case with covid vaccines, flu vaccines do a lot better at preventing serious symptoms and death than they do at preventing infection.

 

• A 2021 studyexternal icon showed that among adults, flu vaccination was associated with a 26% lower risk of ICU admission and a 31% lower risk of death from flu compared to those who were unvaccinated.

• A 2018 studyexternal icon showed that among adults hospitalized with flu, vaccinated patients were 59 percent less likely to be admitted to the ICU than those who had not been vaccinated. Among adults in the ICU with flu, vaccinated patients on average spent 4 fewer days in the hospital than those who were not vaccinated.

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/vaccines-work/vaccineeffect.htm