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To: Sdgla who wrote (754198)	12/20/2021 12:45:02 PM
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I have to rely on the media for info. The tweet by dr Scott Gottlieb was very encouraging. But, yeah, it’s still early in the day. The only country with some real experience is So Africa. They seem to have done OK. Edit - I think if the new variant will be SO much milder, the admin won’t be able to get away with it. The entire world is having protests and demonstrations. In the US for some time now people refuse to make a big deal over the virus. Push them more - and they’ll push back. Not a good game plan going into an election year. Omicron surge is causing far less hospitalization than Delta did, South Africa minister says: 1.7% instead of 19% Marianne Guenot Dec 17, 2021, 9:22 AM A healthcare worker conducts a COVID-19 test on a traveller at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on November 28, 2021,Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty ImagesHospitalization rates from South Africa's Omicron surge are around 1.7%, its health minister said.That is less than a tenth of the 19% rate seen at a comparable point when Delta was surging. This is likely due to a high rate of immunity in the population, the health minister said.South Africa is seeing very low rates of hospitalization compared to the Delta wave, its health minister said Friday. It came as scientists and governments were scrambling to understand the fast-spreading Omicron variant, and work out how hard it is likely to hit. Only 1.7% of identified COVID-19 cases led to hospitalization in two weeks since South Africa declared a fourth wave, Health Minister Joe Phaahla said at a press briefing. That compared to a rate of 19% at a comparable point when the Delta variant was first surging, he said. "In terms of absolute numbers, we are still at a low level with just over 7,600 patients admitted," Phaahla said. businessinsider.com