| Chicho said: We will all get it in the end. It is inevitable.
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They just warned against that kinda thinking:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/rapid-spread-of-omicron-showing-tale-of-two-pandemics-rich-and-poor-1.5732819
While Omicron is thought to cause less severe disease in most people, especially those who are vaccinated, experts say characterizing the variant as "mild" can be problematic.
"You hear people say: 'Why are you worried about Omicron? If you're healthy and young, it's no problem, it's just a cold.' And ... that's completely dismissing the reality of millions of people in this country," Boozary said.
"It's that complete ableist language and tone and policy that's putting millions of people at risk."
Arya said it's "completely inaccurate" to call Omicron mild, saying people need to let go of the perception that the variant has transformed COVID-19 into the common cold or flu because not enough is known about the virus's long-term consequences.
Arya said dismissing Omicron as mild has been "very harmful," as is the notion from some that infection is inevitable because of the higher transmissibility of the variant.
"It centers our policy responses around young and healthy people who are well off and can afford protections," he said. "That's a big problem."
But true, this variant is much harder to dodge. So far so good though. As long as the schools stay closed we're Omicron free at home.
Meanwhile hopitalizations and ICU admittance keep rising steadily.
Another reason to keep social distancing is the flu. So far we've only detected 5 cases of Flurona (Covid+Flu co-infections) but you probably want to avoid getting both. The flu is still around
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/01/05/flurona-coronavirus-flu-symptoms/
Some countries are on track to be hit much harder by the flu this year, while strict measures to control the spread of the coronavirus appeared to have largely prevented the “twindemic” scenario in 2020.
That’s the case in the United States, which had record lows as covid surged last winter but is now seeing rising flu cases. Europe’s flu season is also just starting — and likewise expected to be worse this year.
Omicron is already thought to have come from co-infections with the common cold virus. Can Covid-19 exchange genes with the influenza virus as well?
