1. What if I don’t believe in god? Still pray? Or follow the science?
2. Science: Omicron is 70 times more transmissible but 10 times less virulent than Delta. In South Africa, UK, US, places where omicron is most advanced, hospitalisations are 70-80% down compared to Delta. Our own University of Hong Kong showed this. That’s the science. No need to pray to a supernatural being, Dr Leung.
And shame on the South China Morning Post for running this scare piece front page. Especially after I wrote them a letter!
ADDED: the subheading of the article above talks of “rising Omicron fears”. Rising amongst who? (whom?). Not me. And I’m in the elderly, vulnerable category, overweight and high BP. Reason I’m not fearful is: (i) we are all triple vaccinated and (ii) Omicron is just not that deadly. That’s it. That’s the data = the science. Wouldn’t it be good if some of the “Respiratory Medicine experts” we seem to have so many of, would also tell us a bit more about the science? Instead of “raising the alarm” and telling us “to pray”.
Some interesting data on Omicron so far
