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> “Omicron mortality is likely around 0.2%, roughly in line with seasonal flu."

Like Constable Bob, people underestimate influenza at their own peril.

More to the point, if the numbers indicate lethality comparable to a bad strain of influenza and transmissibility comparable to measles, we’re in a very bad situation.

Even before all the data is in, the number of hospitalizations we’re seeing alone signifies a bad situation.



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