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GGnoRE · 12-16-2021, 05:26 PM

Hate to say it but I think we will face some sort of restrictions in the near future, possibly another lockdown. Virus dgaf if we are exhausted or not. Check out this deck published by Ontario Science Advisory Table today. Specifically, look at slide 6-8 related to the severity of Omicron. Even if Omicron is less severe than Delta, it can still overwhelm hospitals if the rate of infection is exponentially higher.

https://www.documentcloud.org/docume...tions_20211216

South Africa is cited as evidence of Omicron’s lower severity, but hospitalizations, ICU occupancy, and in-hospital deaths are rising despite a younger population with some immunity
A steep rise in cases in South Africa during the current Omicron wave is followed by a steep rise in hospitalizations, while the rise in deaths currently is less steep than in previous waves
Initial data from Denmark indicate that the percentage of cases requiring hospital admission is not lower with Omicron

In Ontario, they are essentially recommending a "circuit breaker" lockdown + boosters immediately.

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GGnoRE RS controls my life! Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 768 Thanked 562 Times in 245 Posts Failed 62 Times in 18 Posts	Hate to say it but I think we will face some sort of restrictions in the near future, possibly another lockdown. Virus dgaf if we are exhausted or not. Check out this deck published by Ontario Science Advisory Table today. Specifically, look at slide 6-8 related to the severity of Omicron. Even if Omicron is less severe than Delta, it can still overwhelm hospitals if the rate of infection is exponentially higher. https://www.documentcloud.org/docume...tions_20211216 South Africa is cited as evidence of Omicron’s lower severity, but hospitalizations, ICU occupancy, and in-hospital deaths are rising despite a younger population with some immunity A steep rise in cases in South Africa during the current Omicron wave is followed by a steep rise in hospitalizations, while the rise in deaths currently is less steep than in previous waves Initial data from Denmark indicate that the percentage of cases requiring hospital admission is not lower with Omicron In Ontario, they are essentially recommending a "circuit breaker" lockdown + boosters immediately.