[timr]

Rare things happen, rarely. It's a big world. Also that "may" in the headline is a logical hole that you can drive a truck through -- being PCR positive prior to death is by no means dispositive evidence that the virus is what killed the person. Pretty much everyone setting foot in a hospital today is tested for Covid, whether they went there for cancer, a heart attack, or the infection itself.

WaPo and "if it bleeds, it leads" coverage like this will give you a completely distorted view of reality. Stop feeding the beast.

[tambourine_man]

Let’s hope so. Checkout this comment in 2-3 weeks to see how well it fares.

[timr]

This is not reddit. I have no doubt that in 2-3 weeks there will be numerous people who have died of Omicron. Given sufficient time, I'm sure there will be examples of people who die from the virus after reinfection.

As I said: it's a big world, and people die of incredibly innocuous things, every day.

[tambourine_man]

This is not Reddit, as you said. You’re claiming it will be innocuous with nothing to support it.

The little data we do have shows it’s much more transmissible, with partial vaccine scape and probably just as deadly.

We have every reason to be worried.

[timr]

The very first comment I posted -- the one to which you're replying now -- is a link to a paper showing that cellular immunity to Omicron is likely quite robust after exposure to a prior strain. There is now ample evidence that vaccines provide robust protection as well:

https://twitter.com/miamalan/status/1470712673629261837

You will be fine. Please stop panicking. And turn off the news.

[clairity]

hey timr, i really appreciate your level-headed critiques (in the positive sense) of covid research despite the continued negativity you're receiving. few folks have been able to ignore the fearmongering and dig more deeply into the turbulent and harried research to tease out where we're really at in terms of understanding and uncertainty. just wanted to go beyond the anonymous upvote to show some appreciation and support.

[timr]

Thanks for the kind words. I've been trying really hard to stay balanced on this issue here.