Mild Omicron Could Still Be Bad

“The early indications suggest that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus typically causes disease that is ‘mild.’ But even if that turns out to be true, ‘mild’ doesn’t mean ‘no big deal,’” Politico reports.

“Mild Covid-19 can still cause a whole lot of illness, a whole lot of economic disruption, a whole lot of strain on health care systems around the world. In the U.S., the big Omicron wave could hit in January when we could also be wrestling with a travel-propelled post-Christmas Delta surge. Plus maybe the flu.”