Subj : I'm alive. And back.
To   : Avon
From : Oli
Date : Tue Feb 08 2022 19:43:20

Avon wrote (2022-02-08):

 A> I'm also (again) working from home because Omicron is on the rise here in
 A> New Zealand, it will be our countries first real dealing with Covid-19 as
 A> up until now we've adopted a 'keep it out' strategy that has meant around
 A> only 50 deaths since 2020... but now with wider vaccination coverage and
 A> given the transmissible nature of Omicron now out in the community those
 A> national settings have changed.

 A> So yeah, fun and games here over the coming 4-8 weeks as case number rise
 A> :(

Being vaccinated and getting infected with Omicron is still much better than catching an earlier strain unvaccinated. The only alternative would be to keep the lock-downs until there is enough omicron-specific mRNA vaccine. Let's hope next fall and winter will be less bad.

I wonder if one day they can create vaccines like in scify movies and TV shows. Just before everyone dies (mutates to another species), the doctor / scientist somehow synthesizes a vaccine / antidote and everyone's saved.

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