Le journaliste ajoute dans les commentaires les constatations des personnes ayant croisé des malades en Afrique du Sud.
> des signes bénins, comme une grande fatigue, une toux sèche ou une gorge qui gratte.
Ça s’annonce pas trop mal.
> Transmissibility: It is not yet clear whether Omicron is more transmissible (e.g., more easily spread from person to person) compared to other variants, including Delta. The number of people testing positive has risen in areas of South Africa affected by this variant, but epidemiologic studies are underway to understand if it is because of Omicron or other factors.
> Severity of disease: It is not yet clear whether infection with Omicron causes more severe disease compared to infections with other variants, including Delta. Preliminary data suggests that there are increasing rates of hospitalization in South Africa, but this may be due to increasing overall numbers of people becoming infected, rather than a result of specific infection with Omicron. There is currently no information to suggest that symptoms associated with Omicron are different from those from other variants. Initial reported infections were among university students—younger individuals who tend to have more mild disease—but understanding the level of severity of the Omicron variant will take days to several weeks. All variants of COVID-19, including the Delta variant that is dominant worldwide, can cause severe disease or death, in particular for the most vulnerable people, and thus prevention is always key.
> Effectiveness of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection Preliminary evidence suggests there may be an increased risk of reinfection with Omicron (ie, people who have previously had COVID-19 could become reinfected more easily with Omicron), as compared to other variants of concern, but information is limited. More information on this will become available in the coming days and weeks.
> Effectiveness of vaccines: WHO is working with technical partners to understand the potential impact of this variant on our existing countermeasures, including vaccines. Vaccines remain critical to reducing severe disease and death, including against the dominant circulating virus, Delta. Current vaccines remain effective against severe disease and death.
> Effectiveness of current tests: The widely used PCR tests continue to detect infection, including infection with Omicron, as we have seen with other variants as well. Studies are ongoing to determine whether there is any impact on other types of tests, including rapid antigen detection tests.
> Effectiveness of current treatments: Corticosteroids and IL6 Receptor Blockers will still be effective for managing patients with severe COVID-19. Other treatments will be assessed to see if they are still as effective given the changes to parts of the virus in the Omicron variant.
En somme, on ne sait rien de concret sur ce variant, et toute la panique se base sur quelques phrases usuelles de précaution à la fin d’études de virologie…
Franchement ça sert à quoi de se refaire toute une hype autour du nouveau variant ?
La seule chose qu’il faut savoir c’est sa dangerosité éventuellement.
Fermer les frontières, dire qu’on a détecté X cas dans le pays, essayer de les isoler, dire qu’ils ont été en contact avec des gens du pays où le variant est apparu, voir la part du variant gagner du terrain… Ca fait déjà 3-4 fois qu’on le vit, c’est juste une question de semaines pour que ça se répande.
Reflexion peut-être stupide, mais j’ai le sentiment que plus on se rejouit de ne pas detecter un variant (contrairement à nos voisins), plus on a de chance que ca pop salement quand on découvre un cas et qu’on remonte ses contacts.
Enfin de toute façon, c’était illusoire de croire qu’on allait éternellement l’éviter..
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Le journaliste ajoute dans les commentaires les constatations des personnes ayant croisé des malades en Afrique du Sud.
> des signes bénins, comme une grande fatigue, une toux sèche ou une gorge qui gratte.
Ça s’annonce pas trop mal.
> Transmissibility: It is not yet clear whether Omicron is more transmissible (e.g., more easily spread from person to person) compared to other variants, including Delta. The number of people testing positive has risen in areas of South Africa affected by this variant, but epidemiologic studies are underway to understand if it is because of Omicron or other factors.
> Severity of disease: It is not yet clear whether infection with Omicron causes more severe disease compared to infections with other variants, including Delta. Preliminary data suggests that there are increasing rates of hospitalization in South Africa, but this may be due to increasing overall numbers of people becoming infected, rather than a result of specific infection with Omicron. There is currently no information to suggest that symptoms associated with Omicron are different from those from other variants. Initial reported infections were among university students—younger individuals who tend to have more mild disease—but understanding the level of severity of the Omicron variant will take days to several weeks. All variants of COVID-19, including the Delta variant that is dominant worldwide, can cause severe disease or death, in particular for the most vulnerable people, and thus prevention is always key.
> Effectiveness of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection Preliminary evidence suggests there may be an increased risk of reinfection with Omicron (ie, people who have previously had COVID-19 could become reinfected more easily with Omicron), as compared to other variants of concern, but information is limited. More information on this will become available in the coming days and weeks.
> Effectiveness of vaccines: WHO is working with technical partners to understand the potential impact of this variant on our existing countermeasures, including vaccines. Vaccines remain critical to reducing severe disease and death, including against the dominant circulating virus, Delta. Current vaccines remain effective against severe disease and death.
> Effectiveness of current tests: The widely used PCR tests continue to detect infection, including infection with Omicron, as we have seen with other variants as well. Studies are ongoing to determine whether there is any impact on other types of tests, including rapid antigen detection tests.
> Effectiveness of current treatments: Corticosteroids and IL6 Receptor Blockers will still be effective for managing patients with severe COVID-19. Other treatments will be assessed to see if they are still as effective given the changes to parts of the virus in the Omicron variant.
https://www.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/r4bpl0/update_on_omicron/
En somme, on ne sait rien de concret sur ce variant, et toute la panique se base sur quelques phrases usuelles de précaution à la fin d’études de virologie…
Franchement ça sert à quoi de se refaire toute une hype autour du nouveau variant ?
La seule chose qu’il faut savoir c’est sa dangerosité éventuellement.
Fermer les frontières, dire qu’on a détecté X cas dans le pays, essayer de les isoler, dire qu’ils ont été en contact avec des gens du pays où le variant est apparu, voir la part du variant gagner du terrain… Ca fait déjà 3-4 fois qu’on le vit, c’est juste une question de semaines pour que ça se répande.
Reflexion peut-être stupide, mais j’ai le sentiment que plus on se rejouit de ne pas detecter un variant (contrairement à nos voisins), plus on a de chance que ca pop salement quand on découvre un cas et qu’on remonte ses contacts.
Enfin de toute façon, c’était illusoire de croire qu’on allait éternellement l’éviter..