But then came omicron. In terms of the new variant itself, while symptoms in the double vaxxed seem milder, children and the elderly are still open questions. At 70% more contagious than Delta, Omicron could easily overwhelm our hospitals but we do have hope our high double vaxxed rate will help dampen it down. TDB Recommends NewzEngine.comJacinda promised to protect us from Delta and give us Christmas, Omicron over Summer however is a whole different issue. Increasingly having independent opinion in a mainstream media environment which mostly echo one another has become more important than ever, so if you value having an independent voice – please donate here.

Source: Stuff December 30, 2021 05:49 UTC