Posted on 12/26/2021 4:43:59 PM PST by lightman
Brown University School of Public Health Dean Ashish K. Jha said Sunday that the mild symptoms stemming from the omicron variant of COVID-19 should lead to a reevaluation of what to measure the pandemic by because infections among the vaccinated are now less likely to result in hospitalizations or deaths.
"For two years, infections always preceded hospitalizations which preceded deaths, so you could look at infections and know what was coming. Omicron changes that. This is the shift we’ve been waiting for in many ways," Jha said during an appearance on ABC's "This Week."
Jha said that the country is in a different state than it had been previously and noted that vaccinated individuals, particularly those who have been boosted, will "bounce back" if they become infected with the coronavirus.
"That's very different than what we have seen in the past," he said. "So I no longer think infections, generally, should be the major metric."
However, Jha did say that he believes it is still important for infections among those who have not been vaccinated to continue to be tracked because "those people will end up in the hospital."
"But we really need to focus on hospitalizations and deaths now," he said.
The U.S. is seeing COVID infection numbers not seen since the start of the pandemic, due in part to the highly infectious omicron variant, which has led to fully vaccinated and boosted people catching the virus.
The current coronavirus case count in the U.S. is reported to be more than 52 million people while the death toll since the start of the pandemic sits at more than 800,000, according to The New York Times COVID-19 data tracker.
NOT on "positive tests"
Trying to pull the ‘karens’ back from demanding we all lock down again?
Are they trying to get banned from social media?
try telling that to Australians:
27 Dec updated 6min ago: ABC Australia: NSW records first death linked to COVID-19 Omicron variant as hospitalisation figures climb
By Kevin Nguyen, Danuta Kozaki and Paulina Vidal
NSW Health confirmed the death of a man in his 80s in Western Sydney, who was a resident of the Uniting Lilian Wells aged care facility in North Parramatta, where he contracted the infection.
He had two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and had underlying health conditions.
Another two deaths were recorded in the latest reporting period, a woman in her 90s and a man in his 80s, who were also fully-vaccinated but had underlying health problems.
The total number of patients admitted to hospital for treatment in NSW now stands at 521, with 55 in intensive care.
Another 6,324 infections have been identified from 97,241 swabs — ***a significant drop from the seven-day average of about 145,000 tests...
The arrival of the hyper-infectious Omicron variant of the virus triggered a backflip by the NSW government, which had relaxed many COVID-safe measures on December 15.
Mask mandates returned on Friday, with face coverings made compulsory in all indoor non-residential settings, including for hospitality staff and in offices, unless eating or drinking.
Today, mandatory QR code check-ins are back and apply to the following...
(NSW Health Minister Brad) Hazard said yesterday it was likely every person in NSW and the country would contract Omicron.
“And if we’re all going to get Omicron, the best way to face it is when we have full vaccination including our booster,” Mr Hazzard said...
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-27/qr-check-ins-density-rule-in-nsw-from-today-stem-covid-19/100726028
***if they’d done the 145K tests, they’d have 10,000 “positives” or whatever today no doubt.
joke is Victoria, which shut down time after time with almost no cases, is now hosting big cricket comp between England and Australia, with 50-60,000 unmasked screaming fans, no social distancing, and the MEDIA doesn’t even mention it.
I keep telling her to bump into this Dr.. He'd be a perfect fit as a mentor.
I check with this Dr. every day...he said 5 days quarantine is enough...and after that, Fauci said it.
He's also adamant about keeping the schools open.
I think he is kicking Fauci to the curb...gently...and Fauci seems to be following his lead now.
Also, Dr. Hja's resume says he's a Pandemic Expert.
“Trying to pull the ‘karens’ back from demanding we all lock down again?”
Good luck with that worthy goal with the Karens.
They want us in eternal lockdowns, wearing 3 N95 masks 24/7, and having maximum doses on every vaccine injections and boosters available.
The pro-lockdown people in power in the gubmit will lose their freaking minds if the numbers start to fall. If whatever they were trying to do isn’t complete yet, expect SERIOUS pushback. Especially with 2022 being an election year when so much of “The Biden Agenda” is still not passed.
The PCR test loses FDA Emergency Use Authorization as the ball descends on Time Square.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Whatever happens- do not fork up my Packers run at the Super Bowl!
This is what passes for sciences these days, from an Ivy Leaguer no less.
“There are no authorized, cleared, or approved diagnostic tests to specifically detect SARS-CoV-2 variants (Omicron or other variants). Currently, COVID-19 tests are designed and authorized to check broadly for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, not for specific variants.”
Dr. Jha is agreeing with Fauci and Biden. He's saying without offering evidence that we will still have a pandemic of the unvaccinated.
Our idiot neighbors have decided to cancel our annual progressive dinner two years in a row now due to COVID. Of course, they all travel and go out to events and restaurants daily. However, they are mortally petrified to attend a small gathering with neighbors on New Years. I truly think this is just an introverts dream …. Gets them out of socializing and attending events.
“Cases” should never have been a metric. We’ve had two years of bad decision making based on bad data.
Nah, I think they’re just beginning to realize the jig is up.
You have good info. Glad you are on FR.
This is a false positive problem has basically nothing to do with people coming down with serious illness. Just more of the same nonsense being used to create a panic to distract people from the failures of leftist policies.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/11/omicron-coronavirus-variant-what-we-know/620827/
Bingo.
It has been one year since my first, last, and G-d willing ONLY COVID “test”!
I think this is what the public health professionals have been saying for the last two weeks.
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