From WSJopinion: Widespread rapid testing, more-effective vaccines and antiviral drugs will soon take the place of worry. We need our normal lives back, and Omicron may help us get there, writes DrMarcSiegel.
Wonder Land: What we needed most from the Government during Covid's two long years were mid-course corrections. Instead politicians chose rigidity, such as Joe Biden's vaccine mandate. Images: AFP via Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyThe Omicron variant may be what we need to learn to live with Covid, especially if it turns out to be much milder than Delta, as it appears, and overtakes it.
Scientists are at work on the critical questions about Omicron: How contagious? How severe? Can you get it if you were already sick with another variant? Do existing vaccines still work? The South African Medical Research Council reports that among several hospitals in Gauteng province,developed pneumonia or needed supplemental oxygen or intensive care. Many were hospitalized primarily for other diseases.
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