Is that it? The original epicentre of the Omicron outbreak in South Africa, Gauteng province, has not seen reported daily infections increase for four days now.
One thing we don’t know from the available data is how much of the recent increase was due to increased testing in the country following the discovery of the Omicron variant. This means the spike may have been exaggerated by extra testing.
Combined with the reports that Omicron appears to produce milder disease, does this mean the Omicron scare is a false alarm? It’s looking that way.
On the other hand, a study from South Africa has found that antibodies from the Pfizer vaccine are more than 40 times less effective against Omicron compared to the original Wuhan strain. Data like this will be worrying governments relying on vaccines to avoid restrictions (always a bad idea – restrictions should be rejected on principle, because their harms outweigh any benefits, not made conditional on vaccines working), despite the wider reassuring news about Omicron.
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you really need to get off your Grauniad addiction
Yes, the GroanAid certainly seems to be a source for much of TY’s thinking.
Put me in the 22% group
If I wanted to read the Guardian, I would
“But there is a further step the would-be totalitarian rulers can take to increase the chance of a totalitarian psychosis, and this is to isolate the victims and to disrupt normal social interactions. When alone and lacking normal interactions with friends, family and coworkers, an individual becomes far more susceptible to delusions for several reasons: Firstly, they lose contact with the corrective force of the positive example. For not everyone is tricked by the machinations of the ruling elite and the individuals who see through the propaganda, can help free others from the menticidal assault. ”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09maaUaRT4M&t=13s
In a small close of just 8 houses, two marriages have fallen apart this year. One couple split up around Christmas, and the other about six weeks ago. They might have happened anyway, but it’s possible that lockdowns exacerbated already poor relationships.
I think my marriage will come to an end if I keep banging on about the dystopian future we’re being plunged into. She’s far to optimistic for her own good, thankfully.
As weird and desperate as this sounds, when my suspicions of my spouse became high, i had to contact a techie to help me gain access into my spouse’s phone just to get me off my suspicions of her cheating, to cut long story short, the techie successfully gained access into my spouse’s phone and the information i got gave me peace of mind. Feel free to text the techie if you’re found in the same situation
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