Concerned about the emergence of the COVID-19 #Omicron subvariant BA.2? Follow these Practical ABCs, a simple and clear tool to help you safely navigate the pandemic.
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— CA Public Health (@CAPublicHealth)
Apr 2, 2022
from http://twitter.com/CAPublicHealth
5) Also fascinating is that in the 🏴 December #Omicron wave, hospitalization rate trailed cases and was about 2% of cases at the peak, but now it’s significantly outpacing 2% in the new surge. This may not mean it’s more severe—more likely cases are heavily under-diagnosed. https://t.co/XsRMY6pY00
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing)
Mar 23, 2022
from http://twitter.com/DrEricDing
The past 2 days in the US, 3,902 MORE people lost a battle with Covid.
3,902 MORE empty chairs at the table.
3,902 MORE families shattered.
But I get how wearing a mask is difficult for you.
This is not “normal”.
#COVID19 #Masks #Omicron #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne https://t.co/9NsRntRtLn
— 🏳️🌈 Cat Herding Science Nerd 🔬🇺🇦🌻 (@catladyactivist)
Mar 2, 2022
from http://twitter.com/catladyactivist
10) Worse— monoclonal antibody drug now fails against #BA2 VARIANT—one of the last monoclonal antibody drug still available fails—the rapidly spreading #Omicron BA.2 sublineage “exhibited marked resistance” to sotrovimab in lab experiments. Shit.
https://t.co/3QVoBjSaZn
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing)
Feb 20, 2022
from http://twitter.com/DrEricDing
9) I worry about more excess deaths around the corner with #BA2. BA2 is currently called a subvariant of #Omicron but given it’s more severe and more transmissible, and evasive against prior BA1 immunity, I think BA2 needs its own name. See thread 🧵 below 👇 https://t.co/2FpJHqPhIV
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing)
Feb 20, 2022
from http://twitter.com/DrEricDing
“The death toll during the Omicron wave is about 17 percent higher so far than the death toll in the Delta wave.”
People downplaying population level effects of #Omicron in the USA are in dangerous denial.
@nytimes https://t.co/QZUjahvHHN— Abraar Karan (@AbraarKaran)
Feb 19, 2022
from http://twitter.com/AbraarKaran
⚠️Worrisome—New lab experiments from Japan show that #BA2 may have features that make it as capable of causing serious illness as older variants–including Delta! And yet as evasive as old #Omicron cousin BA1. #BA2 🌍 surging—needs upgrade to VOC asap @WHO!
https://t.co/j6P3gwxMTk— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing)
Feb 18, 2022
from http://twitter.com/DrEricDing
Remind me again how #COVID19 & #Omicron is “mild” and like “#Influenza”
January 2022
US #COVID19 deaths 55,0002019 – Jan 22, 2022
#Influenza deaths 24,000In one month the US had over 2x the fatalities from COVID than we had from flu in 3 years
https://t.co/7rgExaPJXA
— Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA (@KrutikaKuppalli)
Feb 2, 2022
from http://twitter.com/KrutikaKuppalli
1/ You’ve probably heard the #Omicron “stealth” sub-variant, BA.2, is spreading rapidly in places like Denmark. We’re tracking the signal and, while there’s a lot of uncertainty, a picture is emerging. A 🧵 on what we’re learning. @RickABright @jessicamalaty @amymaxmen @Tuliodna
— Pandemic Prevention Institute (@PPI_Insights)
Jan 26, 2022
from http://twitter.com/PPI_Insights
Imagine hearing that 50,000 people in the world died last week & thinking that means a virus is mild. #Omicron wasn’t mild for any of them.
— Tatiana Prowell, MD (@tmprowell)
Jan 17, 2022
from http://twitter.com/tmprowell
Imagine finding out you have #cancer, going to one of the nation’s best hospitals , & finding out 40% of surgeries are being postponed due to #COVID19. The size & rate of growth of your tumor will decide when you get surgery. #Omicron doesn’t seem so mild there, does it? https://t.co/z2aUfh2Uz0
— Tatiana Prowell, MD (@tmprowell)
Jan 16, 2022
from http://twitter.com/tmprowell
📍REJECTING THE CDC ISOLATION RULE—Taiwan🇹🇼’s Central Epidemic Command announced it will not follow @CDCgov guidance on shortened 5-day isolation because #Omicron cases have been found to be infectious *up to 12 days* after positive. @CDCDirector is wrong.
https://t.co/xqvZNLMSaq https://t.co/azcKOHDQOE— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing)
Jan 1, 2022
from http://twitter.com/DrEricDing
A very good background thread and article on recent news that antigen tests *might* not detect #Omicron as well as #delta. Bottom line: there’s no reason to believe that the tests won’t work well in identifying Omicron infections. https://t.co/Ra7Zr53sa4
— Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD)
Dec 31, 2021
from http://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD
As you look to protect yourself during the #omicron surge, remember that cotton or surgical masks are more for show than effective protection, especially against omicron.
Get a N95 or KF 94/95! 😷
For more, read me and @mtosterholm in @PostOpinions https://t.co/YZtt9V1ScP
— Zeke Emanuel (@ZekeEmanuel)
Dec 31, 2021
from http://twitter.com/ZekeEmanuel
Powerful. Why can’t the CDC make clear and impactful #Omicron info videos such as this? #COVID19 https://t.co/L1sw9bO4O3
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing)
Dec 29, 2021
from http://twitter.com/DrEricDing
I don’t think I know anyone without a positive #COVID test in their household or at least one immediate family member who is positive right now. No exaggeration.
#Omicron is bananas.
— Kimberly D. Manning, MD (@gradydoctor)
Dec 28, 2021
from http://twitter.com/gradydoctor
New preprint from a prominent lab in Japan finds that #Omicron has characteristics that could give it reduced binding potential to lung cells based on an experimental model involving hamsters. They postulate that it’s more transmissible but less pathogenic https://t.co/ZUR04v1nNM
— Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD)
Dec 25, 2021
from http://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD
#Omicron epidemic in hard hit #Gauteng province in South Africa is rapidly abating with thankfully much less relative impact in terms of daily hospitalizations and deaths than past Covid waves. ICU admissions down ~80% on relative basis; hospital stays were generally less acute. https://t.co/O4fduSkKLz
— Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD)
Dec 23, 2021
from http://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD
📍ADJUSTED SEVERITY of Omicron vs Delta—Need to discuss *intrinsic severity* versus *observed severity* of #Omicron, which reinfects & evasive against 2-vaccine shots. New 🇬🇧study found that after adjusting for factors, Omicron is only slightly intrinsically milder—2%-12% (red)👇 https://t.co/WV3tF8EIH1
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing)
Dec 23, 2021
from http://twitter.com/DrEricDing
This will be useful. But it would have been more useful before the holidays. Just saying. #omicron https://t.co/9twgLMmY0w
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell)
Dec 21, 2021
from http://twitter.com/HelenBranswell
The US is relying on other countries’ data to track COVID and its variants, including #Omicron. We should be the ones providing information to the world – but we are not. This is a serious problem.
https://t.co/6vAJW5NX60— Zeke Emanuel (@ZekeEmanuel)
Dec 20, 2021
from http://twitter.com/ZekeEmanuel
To illustrate how fast the growth rate of #Omicron in #Indiana could be, let’s assume:
1. Current decline in Delta continues.
2. 12/9 was the first case of Omicron.
3. Omicron doubling rate of 3d.
On 1/15/2022 we’d hit 7,800 #COVID19 cases/day, 16% higher than previous record. /1 https://t.co/PFDOgemw4Z— Micah Pollak (@MicahPollak)
Dec 19, 2021
from http://twitter.com/MicahPollak
In South Africa, we’re thankfully seeing a striking decoupling between new Covid cases and ICU admissions and deaths. Whether #Omicron is inherently less virulent, whether this hopeful finding is result of baseline immunity in infected, or a combination of both, is still unclear. https://t.co/xtmCSdpCNc
— Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD)
Dec 19, 2021
from http://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD
1. The world wants answers about #Omicron. Scientists around the globe are racing to try to provide them.
Two reports today — unbelievable speed. First pass: Yeah, vaccines are likely not *as* effective against this variant. But all protection isn’t gone. Interesting 🧵below. https://t.co/BnnjvpHMpu— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell)
Dec 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/HelenBranswell
A terrific 🧵breaking down what you need to know about #COVID19 and the #Omicron variant from @BMore_Healthy 👇🏼 https://t.co/nEImSmpL0k
— Dr. Anne Rimoin (@arimoin)
Dec 7, 2021
from http://twitter.com/arimoin
To really encourage vaccination, we need to require vaccines for domestic travel, especially as holiday travel ramps up and the #Omicron variant emerges.
https://t.co/JPVVrUGqKt— Zeke Emanuel (@ZekeEmanuel)
Dec 3, 2021
from http://twitter.com/ZekeEmanuel
No surprise that we have a case identified in LA.
The #OmicronVariant is certainly everywhere + we’ll start finding it now that we are looking.
The best protection vs #Delta or #Omicron variants remains:
-Vaccination + boosters
-Testing
-Masking in indoor public places https://t.co/FaIv94DjMF— Dr. Anne Rimoin (@arimoin)
Dec 3, 2021
from http://twitter.com/arimoin
🧵/My “what we know and don’t know” about #Omicron thread
For new followers: I’m a health data expert. I look at patterns + trends across a wide variety of datasets. There are others like me, but our field doesn’t get much media attention. Without us, however, data stops flowing
— Jorge A. Caballero, MD (@DataDrivenMD)
Dec 2, 2021
from http://twitter.com/DataDrivenMD
The #Omicron variant has reached the US, but we rely on Israel 🇮🇱, Britain 🇬🇧 & now South Africa 🇿🇦 to determine vaccine efficacy, the breakthrough rate, etc. We are flying blind. It’s time to massively improve our genetic surveillance infrastructure.
https://t.co/CBeYzm87j6— Zeke Emanuel (@ZekeEmanuel)
Dec 2, 2021
from http://twitter.com/ZekeEmanuel
Preliminary report of #Omicron says Omicron is 1.3x more transmissible than Delta, & unvaccinated have 2.4x greater risk of severe. Those with BOOSTERS: 90% lower risk of severe outcome. But it’s only early ➡️main worry is if 2 doses enough—data is coming.
https://t.co/3hPWsYclpX— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing)
Dec 1, 2021
from http://twitter.com/DrEricDing