I feel like we are on the precipice of a really bad Covid surge. Covid is rampaging through China, which means more variants will mutate and some of those might get around vaccines. Given how weak the Sinovac vaccine is, though, perhaps it won't be especially damaging.
We had Covid - perhaps the new variant here in New England - burn through our household this Christmas. Three of the five people in our house got sick, despite efforts to mitigate it and despite everyone being some degree of vaccinated and having acquired immunity. For me, it was barely a 24 hour cold; for my son it lingered for a few days, and my wife felt like hammered whale shit for several days. However, it was not a potent as the Delta wave that sent me to the hospital.
We are entering that stage of Covid, where it really does mimic the flu. It's going to kill some people, especially those who are at risk and don't keep up with their vaccinations.
What was striking to me is that hospitalizations here in Connecticut have reached their third highest peak since September 2020 (apparently they don't trust the numbers from that spring). Deaths, however, have not really changed. That's likely the new normal.
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