An Independent Take on Omicron from Israel

How Pandemics May End Naturally

Hours after posting this piece I received the following that shed additional light on Omicron and unnatural origins, with many questions and speculation. Here they are - thanks to Steve Kirsch for much, and the first post with links to others. Consider subscribing to all of them.

Was Omicron a natural evolution of the virus? Or did it come from a lab?

Omicron Origin: How Is This Not Being Discussed?

Omicron as a Bioweapon: Thoughts and Implications

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I was googling for a piece I am writing about natural immunity, looking for references about how pandemics end naturally with mutations that are more infections and less lethal, promoting widespread natural immunity and herd immunity.

Most articles through Google were the usual unscientific propaganda so I switched from Google to DuckDuckGo as my default on Safari, easier than I thought. I recommend it.

This article came up - some rational, independent reporting from Israel. I thought it worth sharing.

I am aware that there are issues about Omicron’s origins, seemingly not in a natural sequence based on the Jaxen Report on the Highwire, 12/16 and other evidence. And we also don’t know what the agenda might be. I welcome your thoughts and any data on this in the comments. That said, mutations that are more infectious and less lethal can be promising, and the hysteria over Omicron is convenient for the propaganda machine.

I am learning from others ways to use Susbtack in addition to my own writing, which is slow and painstaking,

Here is the link with some excerpts with my bolding below.

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Covid pandemic may be nearing end, suggest experts

Because Omicron is very infectious and not aggressive in causing serious illness, it may lead to natural herd immunity and the post-pandemic era.

BY ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN 12/23/21

Excerpts

The Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus is not a disaster and may even signal the end of the pandemic crisis, say two prominent physicians affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Speaking to international reporters on Zoom through Media Central, professor  Zvika Granot and professor Amnon Lahad said the Omicron variant is more infectious and less aggressive than previous variants—which is a good sign.

“Usually, viruses that are very aggressive are not very infectious, and viruses that are very infectious are not very aggressive,” said Granot, who heads a developmental biology and cancer research lab at the university.

“Omicron is indeed more infectious than Delta and is overtaking it—but is it more aggressive? This still needs more investigation, but at least according to the World Health Organization, there were no deaths from the Omicron variant worldwide as of last week. That will certainly change, but if you look at this from the pandemic point of view the end of corona will come when we have a variant that is very infectious with very mild symptoms,” he said.

Moreover, said Granot, “because it’s very infectious, a lot of people will get infected, but they’ll have a runny nose and maybe fever for a couple of days and then go back to their normal lives. When this happens, the vast majority is infected and gets over it and develops true herd immunity. So in some respects, Omicron may be the light at the end of the tunnel.”

“In South Africa we see the same thing, even though their vaccination rate is much lower than Israel’s, and we are starting to see the same thing in Britain. So we have a catastrophe more in public opinion than in what is really happening in the emergency rooms and primary care clinics,” he said.

Given that nearly 60 percent of those who test positive for Omicron have no symptoms, said Lahad, “it seems it’s not such a disaster.”

He said the challenge is not how to control the disease, which Israel has done well through immunizing those most at risk, but getting over the Omicron wave “without causing collateral damage by closing the economy and closing schools and disrupting regular life.”

“I’m trying to convince others that we should not be hysterical, and this is not a disaster that will shut down the medical system,” said Lahad.

“This virus has mutated and changed and is very different now. It [vaccination] is not as effective as it could be if we had an updated vaccine from Pfizer or Moderna,” he said.

“Forcing people already vaccinated to have a fourth dose makes no sense,” Lahad said. “We are doing it backwards—intervention and then research. If we were in a disaster situation it could be justified, but I don’t think that’s the case.”

Living with the coronavirus

The two physicians said we may be nearing the post-pandemic stage, when we will live with the coronavirus as we do with strains of influenza and other viruses.

“Overall, the way I see it is that the Omicron variant is a step closer to the end of this pandemic,” said Granot. “We just have to wait and see.”

This article was first published by Israel21c.