Fast-Spreading Omicron COVID Variant Worries Health Officials

South Bay health officials made an urgent plea for residents to receive their COVID-19 vaccine boosters Thursday to battle the rapidly spreading omicron variant. Shawn Chitnis leads team coverage. (12-16-21)

[jeffsmith]

It’s so critical that our public health agencies are slow walking therapeutics. It’s a shame after over two years, all we have approved are remdesivir, limited mAb and corticosteroids. Pathetic

[PrezCamacho]

OMNICROM is so dangerous it killed the dislike Button.

[evolutionistheflyingspaghe]

Prior to the creation of pharmaceutical giants how did people live through plagues? Asking for a friend.

[timberrr]

“The vaccine should be tested on politicians first. If they survive, the vaccine is safe.
If they don’t, then the country is safe.”
—Monika Wisniewska

[carrieculver]

I was sick for 5 days straight in bed recently. I hadent been that sick since I was 11 years old. I'm fully vaccinated.

[sirchadiusmaximusiii]

The doctor that discovered it from S.A. literally said it’s very mild comparing it to a cold.

[ARPine-btuo]

Apparently ONE person in the UK died from omicron... Snopes is sounding the alarm and is loving this. 🙄 We've had enough with the fear mongering!

[chrisgone]

more fear mongering. SMH. keep your kool aid. i'll stick with my whiskey.

[possum]

So I'm 64, i can still count...boosted and vaxxed out number non-vaxxed. Please.

[vikinglife]

Unreal how everyone is ignoring science. The more transmissibility the lower the mortality. There is no debate here.

[Subscribeforremixes]

Just like a sequel movie it's the flu part 6

[justachipn]

STOP the bullshit KPIX... Omicron is NOTHING to worry about !!!

[muddyfalcon]

I love it when God heals me every time I get sick, just wrap myself up in a cacoon of his love and bask in his glory radiation and wella, an hour later I get up perfectly healthy.

[henrylee]

Omicron goes after the ACE2 receptor in your lungs that how it gets into to kill the host.

[williamkilduff]

Fake news 🤥 fake-vid control-vid 😤 pllleeeaaassseee, quiiiittteee"

[PrezCamacho]

OMNICROM is so dangerous it killed the dislike Button.