The vaccine experiment has failed like some experts predicted it would. There is a reason vaccines take 5+ years to develop.
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Omicron has changed things in several ways, with its dozens of mutations and the speed of its spread. It's too soon to tell what all of the outcomes will be.
There are indications that having a booster shot of an mRNA vaccine provides some protection against being infected by Omicron, but otherwise it spreads through both the non-boosted vaccinated and unvaccinated populations at about the same rate. Having only two doses of an mRNA vaccine is no advantage there so far but, as stated, if you've received a Moderna or Pfizer booster there are indications you are better protected against Omicron. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/01/no-omicron-immunity-without-booster-study-finds/
As of today there are 4,686,745 people from Ontario who are boosted but since case counting is no longer accurate it's impossible to see this effect. It would show up if they started classifying people who are boosted separately instead of lumping them in with the fully vaccinated.
So there are still a lot of unanswered questions around Omicron but the major one is "Will it flood the hospitals and continue to prevent people from getting care for "normal" illnesses?"
Not sure what the 2002 SARS epidemic has to do with anything today.
SARS-nCov-1 was a typo. I fixed it to 2.
Hmmm yes Omicron is an interesting development. Apparently there is also already another 'edition' HVU (HMU?) or somesuch.
Wether taking another (identical) shot to the first 3 will stave off omicron, depends on if it's even worth bothering with, that is, what data is there on the virulence and of that, resulting in a high IFR/CFR of omicron?
It's already been stated in the mainstream that omicron appears to have very low pathogenicity - referring to the proportion of alleged infected people - determined apparently by the PCR test or other methods being "positive" - who then develop clinical symptoms of the disease, of whatever severity.
Because a "positive" test apparently now is a "Case" irrespectivley as to if that person even 'feels' ill or not.
We are already in the 1.25% IFR rate, (Derived from data from previous versions, the Indian/Delta one being allegedly more virulent) and mostly elderly with comorbidities die with it, so if anyone who proposes the jab method, I posit we should be offering jabs to the alleged most vulnerable- that is, persons above 70/75.
And if they refuse it, let it be.
If it turns out that the virulence of omicron is even lower, to get us a lower IFR than 1.25% then that is surely good news, no? So far, it appears that omicron has very low virulence, that is, persons with clinical disease who become severely ill or die, as a sole cause, with no comorbidities.
I could not find any obvious internet search references to anyone worldwide dying entirely from omicron, however 1 person in the UK has died with it. (as of As of 13th dec 2021) I could not on superficial digging find the age & comorbidities of that person. If anyone has any data on deaths purely of people dying from omicron as the only cause with zero comorbidities, <70, worldwide, that would be great.
Now that you mentioned SARS1, that raises the Q about why a vaccine never came to market for that one, odd considering its 11% CFR. I do recall in the media at the time a big fuss was made about SARS1 at the time. But yet, one was developed for it's cousin, SARS2, even though the pathogenicity of the virus is a fraction of 1.
Ultimately, Canada is nearing 90% jabbed, higher if we exclude those who have already got natural innoculation & immunity by previously getting & recovering from the China variant/Alpha, the Oxford/Beta, Indian/delta, or South African/Omicron etc, under 10yrs, persons away from Canada for long streches, citizens who are ex pats etc).
The situation is as good as it's going to get.