I hope I don’t get into trouble with the Department of Health for this, my DIY response to COVID.
The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review.
Health Minister Karl Lauterbach has said it's "naive" to think the omicron variant will be the end of the pandemic. He warned that new COVID-19 mutations were still possible.
As I write this, just about everyone we know, knows someone infected with the virus from this current wave.
From the onset of the pandemic, there has been a critical component in containing COVID-19: testing. And from the start of the pandemic, this has been a problem in this country.
The new highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus appears to be milder than previous variants, but it’s also dangerous.
Even in the shadow of Omicron, there was no stopping Christmas in our country. Natuloy din ang Pasko.
It’s not yet clear when people infected with omicron become contagious but it might be sooner than earlier variants.
As Covid-19 cases in the United States soar to record highs, many are pinning their hopes on the omicron variant, however contagious, being less severe than the delta variant that came before it. Perhaps, some health care experts hope, surviving omicron could even provide some immunity against other variants. It’s a glimmer of hope in a dark time.