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  I don’t think it’s that bad based on the data from trials in other countries.  It should lower than chance of hospitalization fairly effectively.  I think the problem is that they didn’t put in too much effort in the omicron vaccine and they didn’t push for boosters.  On top of that elders don’t want to get vaccinated.
context: Imagine the Healthcare load they are under. >
  
  I live in China but currently visiting home in Ireland. I only know a couple of people total that don’t have it or haven’t had it yet in the last 3 weeks. I know OF one guy that needed hospitalisation because was very old and had other ailments. It really seems to be the least severe strain I’ve heard of. I have friends that are doctors they told me they’re holding out so far. But time will tell. >
  
  Luckily it isn't as bad as the first year with such high kill rates or they would be buried in bodies, even 1% would be a few million >
  
  Just shooting in the weeds here, working between other westernized countries (US, Canada, France etc.) gives an average of ~1% dead. The US has a recorded 100M+ cases and 1.1M deceased.
  So, possibly 2.5M dead. Egads. That's not taking into account the Chinese government's data on them all being super badass better built people. >
  
  We also didn't have our 100m infected in the same month but spread over a year+.
  This will overwhelm their hospitals and many more will die then in the usa because they won't have access to health care. >
  
  Best to do comparison by using % of population or cases/100k not raw case numbers >
  
  anyway you look at it china is going to be worse than the USA. at the height of covid the USA was getting 800k cases a week for 0.2% of the population per WEEK. China is estimated to be getting just under 2% of their population getting covid per DAY. >
  
  Shits hit the fan waaaaaaaay faster than i thought >
  
  That is a ton and I am forced to wonder if this is a result of their lockdown policy blowing up or did China always have COVID and just swept it under the rug >
  
  It's all over the wechat. My chinese girlfriend watches videos of chinese people talking about the new covid. They are in bed longer, stronger and longer fevers, and have more gas/farting a lot. >
  
  Seems to be 1 awful day of bed. 1 day recovering and then fine. >
  
  Oh the new variant possibilities 😖 >
  
  From zero to 25% of their population?  Their government data are always so suspicious. >
  
  1/4 billion is a lot of people. >
  
  That's not a good sign for the rest of us. >
  
  Their vaccines are trash, too