Omicron is dominant in wastewater samples in Florida county

AP via ABC News ^ | 12/16/21

[BusterDog]

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Even though there have been practically no cases of clinical infection, wastewater samples show that the new omicron variant is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the Florida county that is home to the nation's largest theme park resorts, officials said this week.

The omicron variant has quickly surpassed the delta variant in collections taken from wastewater sampling sites in Orange County, officials said.

[BusterDog]

I suspect of variant detection in poop samples.

Nevertheless, going from nothing to 100% in such a short time is quite the accomplishment.

What happened to Delta?

[Maskot]

Omg! We’re all gonna die…..eventually

It’s crossed over to the absurd…

[Lurker]

Good thing I don’t drink Florida waste water.

L

[mewzilla]

I’m not convinced that there was a Delta.

Or that there is an Omicron.

Why in God’s name are we taking the word of proven serial liars for anything?!

[lgjhn23]

These people are as full of shite as a Christmas goose.
They should stay outta the sewer...but then again, Rats LOVE sewers. /s

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

I don’t honestly know.

[Seruzawa]

Almost like it’s being planted.

[DallasBiff]

And how many people are in the hospital?

[afchief]

This is such BS!!!!

There is NO variant........PERIOD!!

[digger48]

If you’re drinking any water in Florida, you’re already taking your chances

My daughters well water smelled worse than a sewage plant until they spent a bunch of money on a filtration system

Still wouldn’t drink it, but at least you could brush your teeth without gagging

[BusterDog]

“And how many people are in the hospital?”

*****

That’s the thing, not only no hospitalizations, but no clinical diagnosis of Omicron in the county. But the poop is 100% Omicron.

[seowulf]

What happened to Delta?

Omicron out competed it, ate its lunch, killed it off; at least it will soon.

[DallasBiff]

That’s the thing, not only no hospitalizations, but no clinical diagnosis of Omicron in the county. But the poop is 100% Omicron

Well I guess if you continuously smell the crap out of the toilet, one will get omicron.

[gas_dr]

It almost certainly has caused infection — and based on the number of hospitalized (or lack thereof) and complications (or lack thereof) this is more definitive proof that CoVID has modulated into something entirely tolerable and omicron will be the end of the story.

[gas_dr]

THERE absolutely was a delta — just ask anyone in the southeast around August.

[gas_dr]

Often wrong, never in doubt as usual.

[Pollard]

Are they really doing full genome on sewage?

[Sparticus]

It sounds like there might be tons of subclinical, asymptomatic Omicron cases. Here's hoping for rapid herd immunity.

"I caught Covid and I didn't even notice."

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I had a great aunt and family who lived in Valparaiso, Indiana near Gary. I remember staying there ONCE as a kid and I can still gag on the memory of the highly sulfurous water. The stench was unbelievable in the shower.

[ballplayer]

The miracle vaccine is fine for all these variants,you know the vaccine that doesn’t prevent you from getting the virus or spreading it,but get it for all the different variants,