Omicron is in the US- CA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone in San Francisco area who returned from South Africa on Nov. 22. They were vaccinated but not boosted. Mild symptoms, close contacts have tested negative.

That's reassuring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone in San Francisco area who returned from South Africa on Nov. 22. They were vaccinated but not boosted. Mild symptoms, close contacts have tested negative.

That's reassuring.

For clarification, the reassuring part is the mild symptoms and close contacts testing negative.

[Anonymous]

Couldn't care less. What, are we supposed to stop the economy and our way of life for every letter in the Greek alphabet? Get used to variants and living with covid like the yearly cold. We aren't in the same place as we were back in late 2019-2020. Our arsenal for therapies is much bigger now. Even drugs that don't directly target the virus will help reduce severity and hospital stays.

Big whoop, life moves on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Couldn't care less. What, are we supposed to stop the economy and our way of life for every letter in the Greek alphabet? Get used to variants and living with covid like the yearly cold. We aren't in the same place as we were back in late 2019-2020. Our arsenal for therapies is much bigger now. Even drugs that don't directly target the virus will help reduce severity and hospital stays.

Big whoop, life moves on.

What is your point? Do you want scientists to stop researching new variants? Do you think a virus isn't capable of mutating enough to present us with new problems?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Couldn't care less. What, are we supposed to stop the economy and our way of life for every letter in the Greek alphabet? Get used to variants and living with covid like the yearly cold. We aren't in the same place as we were back in late 2019-2020. Our arsenal for therapies is much bigger now. Even drugs that don't directly target the virus will help reduce severity and hospital stays.

Big whoop, life moves on.

What is your point? Do you want scientists to stop researching new variants? Do you think a virus isn't capable of mutating enough to present us with new problems?

No but we do want the collective panics to end

[Anonymous]

Looking at travel patterns my guess is that there are already thousands of cases here.

The travel ban and tightening requirements for arrivals from every country, as is planned for tomorrow, will do nothing to stop the spread, but will further torment families that have been apart for two years now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Couldn't care less. What, are we supposed to stop the economy and our way of life for every letter in the Greek alphabet? Get used to variants and living with covid like the yearly cold. We aren't in the same place as we were back in late 2019-2020. Our arsenal for therapies is much bigger now. Even drugs that don't directly target the virus will help reduce severity and hospital stays.

Big whoop, life moves on.

What is your point? Do you want scientists to stop researching new variants? Do you think a virus isn't capable of mutating enough to present us with new problems?

No but we do want the collective panics to end

Honestly I hear far more "big whoop" and "nothing burger" sentiment than panic. Is there a rush on toilet paper at your local Target? Didn't think so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looking at travel patterns my guess is that there are already thousands of cases here.

The travel ban and tightening requirements for arrivals from every country, as is planned for tomorrow, will do nothing to stop the spread, but will further torment families that have been apart for two years now.

Agree, its not a surprise its here this quickly. Many of us haven't traveled or seen our family or friends for even longer that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Couldn't care less. What, are we supposed to stop the economy and our way of life for every letter in the Greek alphabet? Get used to variants and living with covid like the yearly cold. We aren't in the same place as we were back in late 2019-2020. Our arsenal for therapies is much bigger now. Even drugs that don't directly target the virus will help reduce severity and hospital stays.

Big whoop, life moves on.

What is your point? Do you want scientists to stop researching new variants? Do you think a virus isn't capable of mutating enough to present us with new problems?

No but we do want the collective panics to end

Honestly I hear far more "big whoop" and "nothing burger" sentiment than panic. Is there a rush on toilet paper at your local Target? Didn't think so.

Maybe the media should report that instead then

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Couldn't care less. What, are we supposed to stop the economy and our way of life for every letter in the Greek alphabet? Get used to variants and living with covid like the yearly cold. We aren't in the same place as we were back in late 2019-2020. Our arsenal for therapies is much bigger now. Even drugs that don't directly target the virus will help reduce severity and hospital stays.

Big whoop, life moves on.

What is your point? Do you want scientists to stop researching new variants? Do you think a virus isn't capable of mutating enough to present us with new problems?

No but we do want the collective panics to end

Honestly I hear far more "big whoop" and "nothing burger" sentiment than panic. Is there a rush on toilet paper at your local Target? Didn't think so.

Maybe the media should report that instead then

It seems from this thread that many of you don't want them to report on Omicron at all. I came here to see where the case was in California since I know public health folks at UCSF, but 2 out of 3 posts are here apparently just to let us know that they don't care. We get it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Couldn't care less. What, are we supposed to stop the economy and our way of life for every letter in the Greek alphabet? Get used to variants and living with covid like the yearly cold. We aren't in the same place as we were back in late 2019-2020. Our arsenal for therapies is much bigger now. Even drugs that don't directly target the virus will help reduce severity and hospital stays.

Big whoop, life moves on.

What is your point? Do you want scientists to stop researching new variants? Do you think a virus isn't capable of mutating enough to present us with new problems?

I mean it's interesting in the same way as it's interesting to know what Kim Kardashian was up to today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone in San Francisco area who returned from South Africa on Nov. 22. They were vaccinated but not boosted. Mild symptoms, close contacts have tested negative.

That's reassuring.

They were on a plane full of people.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Couldn't care less. What, are we supposed to stop the economy and our way of life for every letter in the Greek alphabet? Get used to variants and living with covid like the yearly cold. We aren't in the same place as we were back in late 2019-2020. Our arsenal for therapies is much bigger now. Even drugs that don't directly target the virus will help reduce severity and hospital stays.

Big whoop, life moves on.

What is your point? Do you want scientists to stop researching new variants? Do you think a virus isn't capable of mutating enough to present us with new problems?

No but we do want the collective panics to end

Honestly I hear far more "big whoop" and "nothing burger" sentiment than panic. Is there a rush on toilet paper at your local Target? Didn't think so.

Maybe the media should report that instead then

It seems from this thread that many of you don't want them to report on Omicron at all. I came here to see where the case was in California since I know public health folks at UCSF, but 2 out of 3 posts are here apparently just to let us know that they don't care. We get it.

You could google "Omicron California" if that's what you were after. It would have been faster in almost every scenario.

[Anonymous]

Not surprising.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Couldn't care less. What, are we supposed to stop the economy and our way of life for every letter in the Greek alphabet? Get used to variants and living with covid like the yearly cold. We aren't in the same place as we were back in late 2019-2020. Our arsenal for therapies is much bigger now. Even drugs that don't directly target the virus will help reduce severity and hospital stays.

Big whoop, life moves on.

What is your point? Do you want scientists to stop researching new variants? Do you think a virus isn't capable of mutating enough to present us with new problems?

No but we do want the collective panics to end

Honestly I hear far more "big whoop" and "nothing burger" sentiment than panic. Is there a rush on toilet paper at your local Target? Didn't think so.

Maybe the media should report that instead then

It seems from this thread that many of you don't want them to report on Omicron at all. I came here to see where the case was in California since I know public health folks at UCSF, but 2 out of 3 posts are here apparently just to let us know that they don't care. We get it.

You could google "Omicron California" if that's what you were after. It would have been faster in almost every scenario.

The initial reports didn't say SF, and so I came here after that. Considering the thread title, I don't think that was a bad assumption. Apparently it's really an incognito support group for people who are "over it".