Omicron Wave Already Peaking ...

19 December 2021, 10:19 PM

Piano*Dad

And some interesting material from Eric Topol, editor of Medscape and cardiologist at Scripps Research Institute.

Omicron possibly less pathogenic

19 December 2021, 10:43 PM

pianojuggler

If it spreads faster, that is, each infected person infects more people (higher R number), an infected person is infectious sooner, it's not a surprise that the infections will peak faster in a given population.

I hope Omicron blows over quickly. If it peters out rapidly because it's infected everyone that it can, it may not have as much time to mutate. Wussy variant.

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20 December 2021, 07:15 AM

ShiroKuro

I was just reading this
The case for more Covid restrictions is overwhelming

I know it’s not the most pressing problem, but I reallyreallyreally don’t want to teach online in spring semester.

20 December 2021, 08:26 AM

Piano*Dad

Don't worry about that. Your uni would never do that ...

20 December 2021, 08:42 AM

QuirtEvans

quote:
Originally posted by pianojuggler:
If it spreads faster, that is, each infected person infects more people (higher R number), an infected person is infectious sooner, it's not a surprise that the infections will peak faster in a given population.

I hope Omicron blows over quickly. If it peters out rapidly because it's infected everyone that it can, it may not have as much time to mutate. Wussy variant.

I think that's a logical mistake. More time doesn't equal more chances to mutute ... more infections equals more chances to mutate.

20 December 2021, 08:47 AM

QuirtEvans

By the way, Omicron is already swamping professional sports. Their response? Stop testing so much.

https://profootballtalk.nbcspo...-15-fmia-peter-king/

20 December 2021, 09:47 AM

CHAS

quote:
Originally posted by QuirtEvans:
By the way, Omicron is already swamping professional sports. Their response? Stop testing so much.

https://profootballtalk.nbcspo...-15-fmia-peter-king/

20 December 2021, 10:04 AM

Steve Miller

quote:
Originally posted by QuirtEvans:
By the way, Omicron is already swamping professional sports. Their response? Stop testing so much.

https://profootballtalk.nbcspo...-15-fmia-peter-king/

Good grief.

20 December 2021, 05:50 PM

pianojuggler

quote:
Originally posted by QuirtEvans:
quote:
Originally posted by pianojuggler:
If it spreads faster, that is, each infected person infects more people (higher R number), an infected person is infectious sooner, it's not a surprise that the infections will peak faster in a given population.

I hope Omicron blows over quickly. If it peters out rapidly because it's infected everyone that it can, it may not have as much time to mutate. Wussy variant.

I think that's a logical mistake. More time doesn't equal more chances to mutute ... more infections equals more chances to mutate.

Perhaps, but I think increasing the time between when a virus or a variant enters a population and the time it peters out gives a further mutation a better chance to take hold.

Maybe.

New mutations are happening constantly, but few of them get to spread widely from their original environment.

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mod-in-training.

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20 December 2021, 06:11 PM

ShiroKuro

quote:
Originally posted by Piano*Dad:
Don't worry about that. Your uni would never do that ...

I don't know though, they're being very... conscientious lately.

Also, worse than online would actually be hybrid, which we did in Spring 2021. That would be worse.
Sigh.