What the Omicron wave is revealing about human immunity
I&#x27;m so puzzled by some of the comments here. Is it simply because of how the general public was inadequately educated about how vaccines work? Well, why are you only upset by this now? Because of how much your life has been affected? If not, why not be as vocal about other things that affect the general population <i>much more</i> in the grander scheme of things. e.g. the general public&#x27;s misunderstanding of simple statistics, or diet, or climate change etc.<p>I&#x27;ve been vaccinated (double-shot), after I got COVID 1 year ago. I&#x27;ve got Omicron afterwards - a mild cold, but noticeable. I&#x27;ve lost 3 family members to Covid19. My sister still hasn&#x27;t fully recovered her sense of smell&#x2F;taste after a year. The hospitals in my country were legitimately overrun for several months (I&#x27;m from South Africa). The infection rate was under-reported in some areas due to corruption but the excess deaths are undeniable.<p>Yes, COVID19 can kill. Yes, there can be some long lasting effects. Yes, some things are over and under-stated, and some governments have under&#x2F;over-reacted (to the point of being draconian). Yes, many people are asymptomatic and can carry on living as if they were never infected. Yes, some of these asymptomatic people can infect others who don&#x27;t have the same type of immune response. Yes, vaccines are effective against the variants they were designed for, and less effective against the mutated variants (how is this news?). Yes, even the less effective vaccines help against serious symptoms, death, and the overwhelming of health services. Yes, masks help against Covid and other airborne disease. Yes, washing hands help against bacteria and other some types of viral infection including COVID19.<p>What am I missing? What is it that people don&#x27;t understand about the situation? Why are people so upset about this, but not upset about things that are arguably more detrimental to the livelihood of the entire human race?