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Omicron cases skyrocket, but not hospitalization. Prepare for doom.

Eric Ting @_ericting

Yes, COVID cases are "exploding," "skyrocketing" etc. etc. in San Francisco right now But even some of the Bay Area's more cautious experts believe the decoupling of cases and hospitalizations is very real, and not just a lag-time mirage sfgate.com/coronavirus/ar…

December 28th 2021

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Hospitalizations in children are up, but cases are milder than previous variants.

Robert W Malone, MD @RWMaloneMD

"In fact, preliminary data suggests that compared with the Delta variant, Omicron appears to be causing milder illness in children, similar to early findings for adults" Omicron Is Not More Severe for Children, Despite Rising HospitalizationsMore children are being treated for Covid, but a combination of factors, including low vaccination rates, most likely explains the increase.nytimes.com

December 29th 2021

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Israel starts round four of vaccinations because the first three worked so well.

Bloomberg Quicktake @Quicktake

A leading Israeli hospital has started what it says is the first formal clinical trial examining the safety and efficacy of a fourth dose of coronavirus vaccine trib.al/sjaz15C

December 27th 2021

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People are leaving areas of heightened restrictions. This chart shows population gains and losses in 2020.

John Stossel @JohnStossel

One great thing about remote work: It's now easier to move to places with less government. Tech innovator @JTLonsdale explains why he jumped from California to Texas, and how having choices like that makes him optimistic for the future:

December 26th 2021

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The COVID regime lies. Go figure.

Young Americans for Liberty @YALiberty

NY health commissioner admits they released misleading numbers on kids to media, who then published a bunch of scary headlines, to "motivate pediatricians and parents to seek the protection of vaccines." Propaganda. It's called propaganda.

December 29th 2021

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The mask argument is wearing thin.

Clay Travis @ClayTravis

CNN “experts” admitting cloth masks don’t work to stop covid after over a year of insisting everyone wear them to stop covid is perfect. There should be no mask requirements anywhere. It’s totally pointless.

December 28th 2021

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Don’t forget about this trial.

Reuters @Reuters

The judge in British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell's sex-abuse trial asked jurors to meet every day this week, saying a change to the schedule could help avoid a mistrial caused by the rapid spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant reut.rs/3mFy4m5

December 28th 2021

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