He’s mostly right:No thanks bro. Nice try scaring us with Omicron. South Africa is only 27% vaccinated and Omicron came from there. No one has died from this Omicron in SA. No more Covid?
1. It’s not true that no one has died in South Africa. The uk has even had a couple omicron deaths. People die from the common cold all the time. It is true deaths are lower in all age groups, in both the vaxxed and unvaxxed, hospital stays are shorter, and icu cases are both shorter and lower
2. South Africa has a ton of natural immunity. For that reason certain low vaxxed us places should be fine if they paid for it with delta
3. He’s right about the staffing problems but that’s mostly a policy issue about the response not the virus. Medical staff will be excluded if sick (and they all will be). In the uk we are seeing the problem isn’t the beds but the staff. Businesses and schools will be disrupted too because lots of people will be ill at once
4. The supply lines which have been recovering somewhat will teeter and maybe fall in some areas. Not much can be done if all your truck drivers are sick
5. In normal years everyone in such circumstances works through their colds. This year people will be forced to isolate. The biggest saving grace though is the peaks will be short and won’t happen in the country all at once. Dads right that January will test some areas but by February things may be a ok.