Originally posted by jersey Aren't all Omicron cases reported as mild or even no symptoms at all?
Yes.
Originally posted by jersey It seems more like a panic then anything else and at one point poeple will stop care about "wolf" if they hear warnings too often.
We're already seeing that.
The virus is doing exactly what is to be expected. A virus is, essentially, a parasite. It needs a host to reproduce. If it kills its hosts it kills itself (as a species). If it weakens to the point of allowing its hosts to survive, it survives. Many common cold viruses are coronaviruses. Whether all of them were fatal at one time is unknown. The point is, uh, what was my point? Oh yeah, I remember; this is progressing as could be predicted. The virus is weakening. That's of no comfort to the families of those who have died or to those of us who are aware that we still could, but it's the way it is. Nature cares nothing for the individual, regardless of species. From a purely biological standpoint the mortality rate of people who contract Covid is ultimately EXACTLY the same as for those who don't.