kayako wrote:It seems like pause announcements are being made on twitter every 2 minutes. Can't say I'm surprised by this, but I am surprised by the sudden flood of positive covid cases. Season mostly ok for over a month then overnight 30 teams are paused?
marquette wrote:I'm guessing the case explosion has more to do with Thanksgiving than Omicron at this point.
hortle wrote:kayako wrote:It seems like pause announcements are being made on twitter every 2 minutes. Can't say I'm surprised by this, but I am surprised by the sudden flood of positive covid cases. Season mostly ok for over a month then overnight 30 teams are paused?
impossible to know because genetic variants aren't tested majority of the time, but I suspect the spread of omicron is playing a role in surging positive test rates. A more infectious but less deadly variant that is likely to be the final form of covid as it becomes endemic around the world.
stever20 wrote:marquette wrote:I'm guessing the case explosion has more to do with Thanksgiving than Omicron at this point.
Thanksgiving 3 weeks ago now so that would have been more late last week at the latest. Had a few there for sure.
XUFan09 wrote:hortle wrote:kayako wrote:It seems like pause announcements are being made on twitter every 2 minutes. Can't say I'm surprised by this, but I am surprised by the sudden flood of positive covid cases. Season mostly ok for over a month then overnight 30 teams are paused?
impossible to know because genetic variants aren't tested majority of the time, but I suspect the spread of omicron is playing a role in surging positive test rates. A more infectious but less deadly variant that is likely to be the final form of covid as it becomes endemic around the world.
I agree with your assessment that the Omicron variant is playing a role in surges. That seems likely when we are talking vaccinated populations. In terms of it being less deadly, though, we are still at the state of cautious optimism. Evidence is mixed as to whether it's less severe, particularly since the group that has reportedly had the new variant longest skews younger. Also, if it starts spreading like wildfire, whether it's less severe won't matter that much to hospitals as they get overwhelmed.
hortle wrote:
the numbers I've seen indicate a much lower rate of hospitalization per positive test in SA than prior surges. And the variant is much less efficient at reproducing in the lungs, which is one of the main pathways to severe covid. But you're right in the sense that optimism should be cautious at this point.
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The BIG EAST has announced that the Creighton at DePaul game on December 20 has been canceled due to COVID issues in the DePaul program.
Per BIG EAST policy, DePaul has forfeited the game and a loss will be assigned in the conference standings. Creighton will be assigned a win.
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ecasadoSBU wrote:Its been brutal in New York state the past week. Record Covid rates in NYS. I have covid, my wife also (she is a resident doctor), and so do two family members. Crazy fever and body ache over the past two days. Just glad we got vaccinated at least to counter the worst effects.
it seems like covid is just gonna be a part of our lives for the next few years. Nothing we can do about it. When I recover I will try to get the booster
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