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Re:New Covid variant BA.2 detected in at least 40 different ... by whatshisface on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @01:56PM (#30076259)
Sources are divided on the statistics, but catching Omnicron so you don't catch Delta would be a winning trade (not a big a win as catching one-time-use mRNA, haha, but we're talking strict economics.)
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Re:New Covid variant BA.2 detected in at least 40 different ... by lghh on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @10:34PM (#30081360)
Fair, but you don't get to choose what you catch and it's extremely unlikely (like, < .001% in the US) that you'll catch Delta instead of Omicron.

I'd for sure choose Omicron, though.

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Re:New Covid variant BA.2 detected in at least 40 different ... by whatshisface on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @10:36PM (#30081368)
I think the "Omnicron will protect us" statements are meant to be understood by comparison to a counterfactual world where there's only Delta.
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