Omicron will likely usher in the worst wave of the pandemic yet, some scientists are warning. But have people grown frustrated, tired and even bored with the “doomsday” messaging?
The speed at which Omicron is spreading and the variant’s intimidating attack rate means people will need to cut their personal contacts by at least 50 per cent in order to buy time for more booster vaccines and “blunt” — and only blunt, and not “flatten” — the coming wave, Dr. Adalsteinn Brown, head of Ontario’s COVID-19 science advisory table, said Thursday.
"We need to stop moaning, face the reality and do the right thing," said Dr. Peter Jüni, who is calling for 'circuit breaker' measures in Ontario. "What do you do if you're on a beach and the tsunami is coming? …You say, oh there's no tsunami? No, you can't." pic.twitter.com/KE9eJTiZyx
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