First, why did the World Health Organization skip over two Greek letters? Here’s the laughable explanation
(Slate) When the WHO named the “mu” variant in August, “nu” was next in line. But the WHO decided to skip it over because officials felt the letter was too similar to the English word “new,” which could have led to a bit of confusion. Then came “xi,” but the WHO also decided to nix it because it is the same as the common last name Xi and using it would violate the organization’s guidelines to name diseases. The WHO always seeks to “avoid causing offense to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional or ethnic groups,” the organization said in a statement.
Right, right, “avoiding offense.” To the president of China. Uh huh. Omicron would be the 13th named variant in 2 years, with lots of sub-variants. Seems kinda quick for a virus caused by someone eating a bat in a wet market right down the road from an instituted that researches this stuff, eh? Well, crazy Leftist power hungry governor of New York Kathy Hochul has already declared a state of emergency. In the same article, lots of fear, including saying this will be Pandemic 2.0. Israel has shut its borders. The editorial board at the Washington Post is declaring doom.
But, what are we potentially talking about?
South African doctor says omicron variant symptoms ‘unusual but mild’
The South African doctor who first alerted authorities to the presence of the COVID-19 omicron variant reported that it presents “unusual but mild” symptoms.
Dr. Angelique Coetzee, a board member of the South African Medical Association, first noticed otherwise healthy patients demonstrating unusual symptoms on Nov. 18.
“Their symptoms were so different and so mild from those I had treated before,” Coetzee told The Telegraph.
“It presents mild disease with symptoms being sore muscles and tiredness for a day or two not feeling well,” Coetzee explained. “So far, we have detected that those infected do not suffer the loss of taste or smell. They might have a slight cough. There are no prominent symptoms. Of those infected some are currently being treated at home.”
So, primarily, it is very mild, you’ll feel like you have a mild cold for a day or two, and then you’re fine. And WHO was quick to designate it Omicron and countries enacted travel bans from African nations. Seems rather premature to be talking Doom, wouldn’t you say? Over to the Telegraph article
It is the most mutated form of Covid-19 discovered thus far, with 32 mutations to the spike protein. Scientists are concerned that the mutations may allow it to evade existing vaccines and spread quickly.
That just happens with a totally natural virus, right?
South African scientists say omicron is behind an explosion of cases in the country’s Gauteng province, which is home to the country’s commercial capital Johannesburg and Pretoria. Cases have rocketed up from about 550 a day last week to almost 4,000 a day currently.
What we’re not hearing is huge numbers in the hospitals with serious symptoms, nor huge death tolls. In fact, most articles aren’t even mentioning a death toll. You know, it’s so serious that
Not too long ago, Biden called wearing a mask “a patriotic responsibility, for God’s sake” https://t.co/h4imKHPBWE
— Jake Schneider (@jacobkschneider) November 28, 2021
Remember when Biden said he would end the Chinese coronavirus pandemic?
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