Re:S.Africa says vaccines, prior infection help mildness of ...
by nawgz on Monday December 20, 2021 @01:57PM
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Yes, I understand ICU beds are a lagging indicator, but search "Ontario Covid Cases" and observe the exponential graph in case count without any movement in ICU count to understand that I already claim the 1:40 ratio is reduced
Further, have you seen the latest theory about the mechanism of Omicron? It grows faster in your bronchus/windpipe[0], and slower in your alveoli, so while the cytokine storm (immune response) side of the disease is still concerning, the risk of pneumonia is greatly reduced. I will not comment on cytokine storm vs pneumonia frequency in terms of long COVID or case severity as I am ignorant in this regard, but I can imagine people need the breathers less if they aren't dying of pneumonia, and I somewhat understood this to be a major issue for ICU capacity. This also explains the increased infectiousness to me, as your bronchus would emit comparatively larger viral loads with each breath than the alveoli if we still believe the droplet and not airborne theory.
Further, have you seen the latest theory about the mechanism of Omicron? It grows faster in your bronchus/windpipe[0], and slower in your alveoli, so while the cytokine storm (immune response) side of the disease is still concerning, the risk of pneumonia is greatly reduced. I will not comment on cytokine storm vs pneumonia frequency in terms of long COVID or case severity as I am ignorant in this regard, but I can imagine people need the breathers less if they aren't dying of pneumonia, and I somewhat understood this to be a major issue for ICU capacity. This also explains the increased infectiousness to me, as your bronchus would emit comparatively larger viral loads with each breath than the alveoli if we still believe the droplet and not airborne theory.
[0] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/15/omicron-found-...