The Covid scenario does not seem to have changed much, except for the occasional false hope that has arisen so far. To date, numerous vaccine companies have come up with promises of effective means to tackle the virus. The third wave seems to be almost there, with a massive number of Omicron infections in the U.S. Almost 73 percent of new infections are Omicron cases. It has managed to race well ahead of the Alpha strain, which wreaked havoc on the planet two years back almost.
How Omicron Races Ahead Of Other Virus Strains In Infection
Federal health officials have now started counting numbers. The CDC has also reported a huge rise in Omicron cases in the past week. If you go state-wise, Omicron seems to be the most dominant infection trend now.
In the last week, almost 650,000 Omicron infections have occurred. Moreover, since June 2021, the Delta variant was doing the rounds. But now, the scenario seems to be a lot different.
However, none should be surprised at the results. This was bound to happen if experts are to be believed. In November 2021, the South African authorities rang the alarm bells at the new strain that is called Omicron. Since then the variant has shown up in almost 90 countries. However, not much has been unearthed about the Omicron. Studies are still on, to ascertain how strong a strain it is. Moreover, no one is sure yet, on how the virus strain will spread. However, early studies suggest that a booster dose might be the answer to all your woes. It should offer strong protection against severe ailment conditions and death.
Seniors Scholars at the CDC state that, if you are out of home, you might have your tryst with Omicron. The officials are not surprised at how the virus is taking over the spread of the Delta variant. South Africa, Denmark, the U.S., and the UK, seem to be at the helm of all events. So, the authorities are urging all to get vaccinated at the earliest.
Growth of Omicron
Dr. Eric Topol, who heads the Scripps Research Translational Institute, says that other countries have seen a huge surge in a few days’ time. However, the U.S. seems to be at the frontier of all activity. No one surely knows how much milder, or how much severe the Omicron variety is. The authorities are in observance mode on the number of infections in hospitals and the condition of the hospitalized patients. CDC has conducted several trials and research on the Covid specimens that have been collected to date. Scientists are busy studying and analyzing the Genomic sequence to study the versions of the virus, that are most abundant.
Ending Dec 11, the CDC has revised the estimated number of infections that have occurred. The cases are increasing from 0.4 percent to 3 percent to now, 13 percent. CDC is also not yet sure how many hospitalizations and death are going to occur. Today, there is a mix of infections of the Delta and the Omicron variant, that makes stress compounded.
New York has seen a steady increase in the number of Omicron infections and subsequent hospitalizations standing today. The beginning of community spread seems to have started. Massachusetts, Washington state, and New Jersey announced their first cases on Saturday. Then a day after the other U.S. states like Georgia and Maryland reported their first confirmed cases. So, now the entire U.S. is on watch mode to find out how it all goes about. The Omicron scare is genuine and a lot depends on the course the virus takes, to be judged in totality.
