Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Omicron Is Milder But Still Lethal
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Omicron Is Milder But Still Lethal
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/n1Y55Jk-mp0
With Omicron spreading faster than any previous CoVid version, it is proving to be the deadliest variant to date with a previous 7-day average of 2200 deaths. This is far greater than the numbers recorded during the Delta variant’s heyday and the greatest number of cases since February, 2021 when CoVid vaccinations were just beginning.
The CDC reports that Omicron kills 9 persons per 1,000 cases compared with 13/1,000 for Delta and 16/1,000 during the pre-vaccine era. With the current 7 day average of 555,252 cases per day and a reported 30% increase in deaths, Omicron could kill more than 4,997 persons a day or more than twice as many persons as previously reported.
One reason Omicron is killing so many is that far too many vaccinated persons are not boosted. We know that 2 shots of the otherwise excellent mRNA vaccines just don’t vanquish Omicron well enough.
We all want the pandemic to be over, but that fact is that it’s not. Cases are dropping, but it’s not yet time to stop precautions. Get boosted, use tight-fitting N95 or KN95 masks when around other people not in your bubble, stay clear of crowds, and use alcohol-based sanitizers.
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967451
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7104e4.htm?s_cid=mm7104e4_w
#CoVid #omicron #delta #vaccination #boosters #deaths
View all episodes
By Howard G. Smith MD, AM
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/n1Y55Jk-mp0
With Omicron spreading faster than any previous CoVid version, it is proving to be the deadliest variant to date with a previous 7-day average of 2200 deaths. This is far greater than the numbers recorded during the Delta variant’s heyday and the greatest number of cases since February, 2021 when CoVid vaccinations were just beginning.
The CDC reports that Omicron kills 9 persons per 1,000 cases compared with 13/1,000 for Delta and 16/1,000 during the pre-vaccine era. With the current 7 day average of 555,252 cases per day and a reported 30% increase in deaths, Omicron could kill more than 4,997 persons a day or more than twice as many persons as previously reported.
One reason Omicron is killing so many is that far too many vaccinated persons are not boosted. We know that 2 shots of the otherwise excellent mRNA vaccines just don’t vanquish Omicron well enough.
We all want the pandemic to be over, but that fact is that it’s not. Cases are dropping, but it’s not yet time to stop precautions. Get boosted, use tight-fitting N95 or KN95 masks when around other people not in your bubble, stay clear of crowds, and use alcohol-based sanitizers.
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967451
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7104e4.htm?s_cid=mm7104e4_w
#CoVid #omicron #delta #vaccination #boosters #deaths