Omicron

[nuskool89]

i know tomato, toahto but we need to settle on how we're going to. pronounce this.

we can go with 3 syllables or 2.

Om-i-cron

-or-

O-micron

You decide

I like the Dr. Angelique Coetzee pronunciation: “extremely mild”

This latest apocalyptic headline opportunity reminds me of this nature.com article from last year:

We shouldn’t worry when a virus mutates during disease outbreaks - Nature Microbiology

Mutation. The word naturally conjures fears of unexpected and freakish changes. Ill-informed discussions of mutations thrive during virus outbreaks, including the ongoing spread of SARS-CoV-2. In reality, mutations are a natural part of the virus life cycle and rarely impact outbreaks dramatically.

www.nature.com

 

[injinji]

View attachment 5037569 Covid is making me learn the Greek alphabet in the worst way.

Those names are usually reserved for late season hurricanes.

 

[chex1111]

View attachment 5037569 Covid is making me learn the Greek alphabet in the worst way.

did you notice they skipped a couple letters?

 

[hanimmal]

did you notice they skipped a couple letters?

I can see it. With how Nu sounds, and China's dictator being so understandably upset about Trump's racist 'China flu' bullshit, it really seems like a no brainer to move onto Omicron.

 

[topcat]

Paddy O'Micron

 

[farmingfisherman]

Covid the Third!

 

[farmingfisherman]

Covid the Third!

Scratch that.

 

[captainmorgan]

The far right will be disappointed, you know how much they like blaming things on the dark skinned.

Omicron COVID variant was in Europe before South African scientists detected and flagged it to the world

Authorities in the Netherlands say testing has confirmed that COVID cases identified on November 19 and 23 were the new strain — days before researchers identified it.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[PJ Diaz]

i know tomato, toahto but we need to settle on how we're going to. pronounce this.

we can go with 3 syllables or 2.

Om-i-cron

-or-

O-micron

You decide

I pronounce it like this: skehr tak-tuhk

 

[schuylaar]

so it's cloaking itself to not be detected by antibody with the extra spindles on the spindles.

it's making the effort to continue.

 

[zeddd]

Crimoon

 

[schuylaar]

Tried to sign up for a Booster..you can forget that shit for a while..the good news is they're not seeing the new variant yet in waste water.

 

[schuylaar]

Crimoon

ummm, okay we'll take an anagram..Brits.

 

[schuylaar]

The far right will be disappointed, you know how much they like blaming things on the dark skinned.

Omicron COVID variant was in Europe before South African scientists detected and flagged it to the world

Authorities in the Netherlands say testing has confirmed that COVID cases identified on November 19 and 23 were the new strain — days before researchers identified it.

www.cbsnews.com

let's just speed things up..it came from the Wuhan District.

 

[HGCC]

Tried to sign up for a Booster..you can forget that shit for a while..the good news is they're not seeing the new variant yet in waste water.

What happened? It seems pretty easy near me, target just lines them up.

 

[schuylaar]

we have a winner! TEXAS!!

UCSF doctor weighs in on new COVID variant identified in Texas

Researchers at Texas A&M University said it has genetic markers suggesting potential...

www.sfgate.com

Texas A&M researchers identified a single case of the variant at the university's Global Health Research Complex in a saliva sample taken from a Texas A&M student in early March.

The variant was named for the “Brazos Valley,” the seven-county region where Texas A&M is located.

no sense in putting your head in sand..get the shot.

 

[schuylaar]

What happened? It seems pretty easy near me, target just lines them up.

Maybe i should just walk in? I'm due on the 8th and went online for appointment..what are they going to say?

 

[HGCC]

Don't yell at them like robroy. Will get you way further.

I think the one here does require registering online, not much wait though, but I could see how they are just full and backlogged. When I went they were doing groups of 10 in about 10 minutes. It was pretty efficient. I would give it at least a 50% chance of being able to sweet talk your way in early. Say you want to see your kids/grandkids or something.

 

[schuylaar]

What happened? It seems pretty easy near me, target just lines them up.

you just gave me an idea

 

[schuylaar]

Don't yell at them like robroy. Will get you way further.

I think the one here does require registering online, not much wait though, but I could see how they are just full and backlogged. When I went they were doing groups of 10 in about 10 minutes. It was pretty efficient. I would give it at least a 50% chance of being able to sweet talk your way in early. Say you want to see your kids/grandkids or something.

you know @Rob Roy is about 8 feet tall so things can get out of hand.

awesome, actually i have a death qualifier (at-risk) so i can probably talk them into it + i need flu..can you get them same day?