Many here will call you a liar. Maddening.
And you believe the government?
They’ve lied to us from the beginning.
If you believe them you are a fool.
“Many here will call you a liar.”
...or worse.
We can just talk to each other through the noise.
Earlier in the month, I predicted that Omicron would be in full bloom in the USA around Christmas. I would say that it now is, with several States/Territories hitting all time highs for new cases.
I am guessing a National peak around the second week in January, plus or minus a week or two. It should be a doozy of a peak - possibly maxing out test capacity, with the rest going uncounted. If case numbers suddenly level off (possibly due to reaching testing capacity limits), watch test positivity rates for a few days or weeks to gauge when the wave actually breaks.
Historically, CDC estimates that about one out of four actual COVID infections gets officially reported/counted. For Omicron, we could see a lot more asymptomatic infections, and a higher ratio of unreported cases - especially if testing capacity is exceeded.
Hospitals are wise to brace for a surge, although it seems likely that hospitalizations (or deaths) will not track case numbers like they have in past waves. Omicron is milder, immunity is more widespread, or some combination - whatever the cause, lower per case hospitalization rates have characterized earlier Omicron waves elsewhere, like Europe and South Africa. Hospitalizations seem on track to increase, but not go wild.
We have entered the boom phase of our Omicron wave. There is no need to freak out, but doubtless some will over the coming weeks.
Won’t call him a liar, but will call his data crap ... it’s from the CDC ... the National Inquirer has more accurate data and is more reputable.