Al-O-Meter
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...and still ZERO deaths from omicron.
Omicron Seems to Spread Quickly. But It Hasn’t Caused Any Deaths.
It could be better at skirting natural immunity.
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...and still ZERO deaths from omicron.
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Except, she is the Republican base. Most Republicans support her directly or indirectly. Just think how many Trumpers support her comparison of Covid to cancer? Those who indirectly support her are those who admit that Covid is different from cancer but won’t stand up to her because “the left” is deemed worse.
MTG, Boebert, and Gaetz are clearly the base of the GOP. It’s where Fox News and social media have taken the majority of R voters. It’s why MTG is one of the top fundraisers in the entire Congress. She is the party’s base.
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How long has it even been around? While I hope it’s less virulent than delta, I still want to be cautious for the next few months to see what this variant actually does. I’m still recovering from Covid from over one year ago....and still ZERO deaths from omicron.
Omicron Seems to Spread Quickly. But It Hasn’t Caused Any Deaths.
It could be better at skirting natural immunity.slate.com
Exactly. Early results are surprisingly positive, but it is still very early. We've only known about it for, what? 10 days? 2 weeks?
*EDIT* OK, it was first reported to WHO on 11/24, based on samples taken between 11/11 and 11/14. So, yeah, 2 weeks. Per the CDC website.
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Boebert is also pretty ****ing dumb. Like I'd honestly like to see some sort of standardized test for legislators, their knowledge of the Constitution, national law, how government works, international geography, world history, etc.. I bet there would be some of the 30 year vets that know less, honestly because of cognitive decline and actual dementia or mental health issues, but of the under 80 crowd I bet these two would be looking pretty dumb.
Sounds good, although I'd be interested to see how you could avoid racial bias. Or even class bias. (Rich people would do better on the tests, right? Due to better access to education?)
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Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates. Misinformation is to blame
An analysis by NPR shows that since the vaccine rollout, counties that voted heavily for Donald Trump have had more than twice the COVID mortality rates of those that voted for Joe Biden.
www.npr.org
Al-O-Meter
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It has been in the population since at least November 9th. It is also worth noting that it isn't only the mortality statistics but also universal reporting of mild symptoms, including no loss of smell or taste, as supporting evidence to the idea of omicron being a far less dangerous pathogen than what we've been dealing with.
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They're going up the Greek alphabet except they skipped 2 letters. They skipped Nu because it sounds like "new" and would lead to a who's-on-first confusion, and they skipped Xi because they're worried they'd upset the Chinese government. That gives us Omicron.