Puccini Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikao Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 If you know, you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danderman123 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Pie 47 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 What about Xi ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwwYesNice1 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Influenza shows up every year and vaccines are recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danderman123 Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 3 hours ago, AwwYesNice1 said: Influenza shows up every year and vaccines are recommended. The difference is that flu vaccines are not very effective. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
userabcd Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 (edited) Bring it on....humans are invincible and shall overcome this with another booster shot. Edited January 16, 2022 by userabcd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 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. ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virt Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokBaksida Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 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"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danderman123 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrobay Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Indeed and omicron is a distinct lineage from delta. https://covariants.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post placeholder Posted January 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 23, 2022 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 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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