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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is OP an anti-vaxxer?

She seems to be implying vaccines don't work. They work very well. And I agree with one of the responders that everyone will get COVID.  Adults in bars and restaurants aren't doing these things so no reason to put the burden on our children.[/quote]

OMG no, no no no

I'm not "implying" anything, I'm stating facts. The efficacy of being "fully vaccinated" (2 mRNA shots or 1 J&J) has gone down significantly against the omicron variant. The efficacy rates were around 95% against symptoms against the wild variant, 75% against the Delta variant, and they drop to 30% against the Omicron variant (and if you have 1 J&J shot, they drop to 0% protection). ALSO, NO ONE AT THIS POINT HAS ESTABLISHED WHAT THE RATE OF HOSPITALIZATION IS. AT [b]THIS MOMENT WE DO NOT KNOW IF OMICRON IS MILDER.[/b]

Everyone needs to get boosters but my point is that teachers are no longer as protected against this variant as they were back when they were required to be fully vaccinated (2 shots) and were only facing the Beta variant and could have in person schooling in April 2021 -- because most of them haven't gotten boosters yet and boosters haven't been mandated. So in person on January 3, 2022 is way more dangerous to the community as in person was on May 2021. And even if omicron is less lethal, it is still generating symptoms, which means people can't come into work. If everyone can't come into work at the same time, schools can't stay open. Put 2 and 2 together people!

I can't ... wrap my head ... around the complacency ....

Also a whole bunch of bars and restaurants just announced that they were shutting down to in-person service. Wake the F up! This isn't about your 2020 Heritage Foundation Talking Points anymore![/quote]

While we don't have definitive proof Omicron is milder, we have heaps and heaps of evidence suggesting it is. Just look at the data coming out of South Africa. Hospitalizations aren't climbing at the same rate. The average duration of hospitalization has declined by 50%. Cases in Gauteng province have leveled off (contrary to what the models said should happen). We also have tons of testimonial evidence from doctors who have treated Omicron patients saying the same thing.

Now it's possible that one or two other factors are responsible for those things, and Omicron is just as bad as Delta. But at this point you'd have to defy Occam's razor to assume Omicron isn't milder. That's where the weight of the evidence is, and policy needs to reflect that. Assuming otherwise is doom-saying masquerading as analysis. [/quote]

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