An archive of the latest DuckDuckGo search for "Omicron variant deaths".
https://archive.is/vBh3h
As the search results show, we see a lot of media hype about "first" Omicron deaths but no headlines indicating media reporting on a surge in COVID mortality.
While this is essentially anecdotal evidence and does not lend itself to statistical …
As the search results show, we see a lot of media hype about "first" Omicron deaths but no headlines indicating media reporting on a surge in COVID mortality.
While this is essentially anecdotal evidence and does not lend itself to statistical analysis, that Omicron mortality has not yet become a staple of the media narrative is quite telling, and suggests the variant is sufficiently mild as to not provide the deaths necessary to sustain a narrative of lethality vis-a-vis Delta.
With greatly reduced ICU admits and little to no mortality being reported, if these trends continue the notion of an ongoing pandemic will become much more difficult to sustain in the media and the rationales for lockdowns and mandates much less credible.
My two cents: the severe vs mild distinction is largely missing the point.
Keep in mind that the majority of COVID-19 cases pre-omicron are mild, with as many as 50-60% of COVID-19 hospitalizations being classified as such on a positive COVID-19 test AFTER admission for another ailment.
An archive of the latest DuckDuckGo search for "Omicron variant deaths".
https://archive.is/vBh3h
As the search results show, we see a lot of media hype about "first" Omicron deaths but no headlines indicating media reporting on a surge in COVID mortality.
While this is essentially anecdotal evidence and does not lend itself to statistical analysis, that Omicron mortality has not yet become a staple of the media narrative is quite telling, and suggests the variant is sufficiently mild as to not provide the deaths necessary to sustain a narrative of lethality vis-a-vis Delta.
With greatly reduced ICU admits and little to no mortality being reported, if these trends continue the notion of an ongoing pandemic will become much more difficult to sustain in the media and the rationales for lockdowns and mandates much less credible.
I would also hope to be proven wrong and for mild Omicron specifically. I am sure that it would be totally mild if proper early treatments were used.
My two cents: the severe vs mild distinction is largely missing the point.
Keep in mind that the majority of COVID-19 cases pre-omicron are mild, with as many as 50-60% of COVID-19 hospitalizations being classified as such on a positive COVID-19 test AFTER admission for another ailment.
https://allfactsmatter.substack.com/p/on-what-planet-does-jeff-zients-spend
For the vast majority of patients, COVID has always been mild, even before Omicron.