It may be too early to celebrate, but it looks like Omicron is spreading rapidly, how’s that good news you ask? Well, first off if it’s transmitting far quicker than it will displace the original Wuhan virus as well as Delta, both of which pack a bigger punch than Omicron. Secondly, given its milder, the “fear mongers” will have a far more difficult time selling the “overwhelming of the health system” narrative. Lastly, with it spreading so rapidly, the likelihood of hitting some form of “herd immunity” just got a lot easier.

Here are two recent stories that support this in addition to what we’re seeing in Florida, which I posted about earlier:

-According to the CDC’s data tracker, 95% of all Covid cases in Tennessee last week were estimated to be the Omicron variant. Two weeks ago, Omicron was estimated at only 1%. In other words, Omicron appears to quickly be displacing prior variants.

-A new study published yesterday in MedRxIV is titled, “Early assessment of the clinical severity of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in South Africa.” The researchers looked at Omicron hospitalizations in South Africa, and concluded that hospitalization rates for the new variant are EIGHTY PERCENT (80%) LOWER than they were for the Delta variant.

Once again, it’s a bit too early to “break out the champagne” but looks like chilling it may not be such a bad idea!