Less virulent, less dangerous than delta by far, according to the South African medical authorities who first identified and reported it. It's been a long established medical fact that viruses evolve to become less severe over time, due to selective pressures of being able to spread easier if you don't incapacitate your host. Micheal Crichton's Andromeda Strain featured this as a key plot point, written in the 70s.
For some reason, the international community treated South African scientists like third-world know-nothings, and overreacted, ignoring the fact that it's less severe.
Most everyone is vaxxed that is high-risk. Let the rest deal with their consequences. We have a few treatments that are highly effective, including monoclonal AB and the new Pfizer pill that has been shown in clinical trials to be absurdly effective:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/14/health/pfizer-paxlovid-pills-...
Let's move on from this fear and get back to living instead of just existing.
For some reason, the international community treated South African scientists like third-world know-nothings, and overreacted, ignoring the fact that it's less severe.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/12/14/south-africa...
Most everyone is vaxxed that is high-risk. Let the rest deal with their consequences. We have a few treatments that are highly effective, including monoclonal AB and the new Pfizer pill that has been shown in clinical trials to be absurdly effective: https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/14/health/pfizer-paxlovid-pills-...
Let's move on from this fear and get back to living instead of just existing.