US omicron spike now

Omicron in the US is rip roaring away SA data https://www.nicd.ac.za/diseases-a-z-index/disease-index-covid-19/surveillance-reports/daily-hospital-surveillance-datcov-report/ Omicron variant, Houston Methodist patients https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2021/12/17/415844/omicron-variant-is-now-responsible-for-nearly-half-of-houston-methodists-covid-19-cases/ https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2021/12/15/415577/houston-hospitals-see-a-covid-19-uptick-as-omicron-and-delta-continue-to-spread/ Omicron variant, doubling every two to three days At least 45% of Methodist’s COVID-19 patients were omicron as of Friday Wednesday, 32% COVID-19 tests on symptomatic patients Saturday, (4 days before) 13% Half of the hospital’s omicron patients have been vaccinated with either two or three doses Four times as many positive COVID-19 test results since last week Fueled by the continued spread of the omicron variant Dr. Marc Boom, Methodist president and CEO If this spreads so rapidly that there are massive numbers of infected people, even if on average they’re very mild, if that hits the vulnerable in our population and they end up hospitalized, that can still be an incredibly challenging time S. Wesley Long, medical director of diagnostic microbiology Very likely reach 100% of all COVID-19 cases within the hospital by January That would be a faster sweep than even the delta variant, which took about a three-month span to sweep prior variants and achieve 100%, It is also possible that delta remains in some equilibrium with omicron over time US Cases https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_dailycases Hospitalizations https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#hospitalizations Rip roaring away Could bring the highest level of cases yet https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/12/20/covid-omicron-variant-live-updates/ New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio we are seeing a very substantial rise in the number of cases in a way we haven’t seen previously New York adults had at least one dose, 94% People with 2 doses, 70% (10% above national rate) Dr. Anthony Fauci https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fauci-warns-omicron-variant-raging-world-rcna9293 raging around the world Omicron variant is really something to be reckoned with Our hospitals, if things look like they're looking now, in the next week or two are going to be very stressed because, again, we have so many people in this country who are eligible to be vaccinated who have not yet been vaccinated The hospitalization to case ratio appears to be smaller than delta We are going to see breakthrough infections, there's no doubt about that The difference between a vaccinated and boosted person who has an infection and someone who has an infection who's never been vaccinated, there's a major difference with regard to the risk of severity President Biden, winter plan tomorrow Lots of flights Broadway cancelled Sports events cancelled Education going remote UK surge Omicron Cases, + 12,133 + 8,044 = 45,145 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1042543/20211220_OS_Daily_Omicron_Overview.pdf https://covid.joinzoe.com/data#levels-over-time https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk London hospital admissions Professor Niels Hoiby Denmark Total vaccinated with mRNA vaccine = 4,304,710 Total myocarditis + pericarditis = 129 (0.003%) One case in 33,369 Norway Total vaccinated with mRNA vaccine = 3.765.354 Total myocarditis + pericarditis = 274 (0.0073%) One case in 13,743 2.4 times more cases in Norway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices