Ex-White House Doctor Says Omicron Could Spell End of Pandemic

 This new Omicron variant of Covid could end up being great news for us all.  Initial studies are that Omicron is very contagious, just like the common cold every winter, but that the symptoms are very light and could end up turning Covid 19 into just another corona virus that causes the common cold.

Former White House physician William Lang believes Omicron could continue to spread and become dominant across the globe. But he thinks that could be a good thing.

Lang said he tells people who fear Omicron may be a killer virus like Delta that it is highly probable "that Omicron is the beginning of the end because it is morphing into one of the other coronaviruses.”

He explained that there are about four common coronaviruses that cause about 20% of colds in the world. They were at one point in their existence likely causing bad disease, but humanity developed resistance to them, and now they cause colds. “That’s maybe what is happening with Omicron. I believe it’s more likely that it’s a Delta-plus killer,” he said.

But indications are that the severity of illness associated with Omicron is significantly less. It is not known for sure how much less severe, but there are fewer relative number of hospitalizations, Lang noted. He said heavily overcrowded areas are not seeing significant increases in hospitalizations, and, anecdotally, doctors in South Africa are saying Omicron is causing mild symptoms.

But Lang wonders whether Omicron will escape the mitigation tools in place, which he categorizes as antiviral medications, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines and social distancing and masking.

For one, he questions whether social distancing and wearing a mask, which has been touted throughout the pandemic as foolproof ways to stay safe, will continue to provide the protection as they did with the earlier variants.

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Omicron could be a Delta variant killer!

Of course news like this won't immediately silence the "vaccinate everyone now!" crowd, but over time it certainly could.

Maybe someday soon getting a Covid vaccine will fall into the same category as getting a seasonal flu shot.  You aren't mandated to get a flu shot but it's highly recommended you get one if you are weak, old and frail because the flu kills thousands of Americans every year but we don't shut down the entire economy and put businesses out of business and lock people up forcing them from their jobs.

We can certainly hope this dude is correct!