Humanity has botched it’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic from the start. It seems humanity has little to no ability to think in terms of self preservation. A large section of society is actively avoiding a life saving vaccine.
Mother Nature may be stepping in to save the unvaccinated from themselves. Professor Eleanore Riley, a professor of immunology and infectious diseases at Edinburgh University said that the Omicron variant could act as a natural vaccine for the unvaccinated.
Since Omicron is 4 times more transmissible than the Delta variant, we will all be exposed in the next couple of weeks. The hope is that many will be asymptomatic, with mild symptoms, but it is too early to be certain.
The first case of Omicron was reported in England on November 27, 2021. 16 days later it now accounts for over 50% of all cases in the country. December 13, 2021 England reported the first death from Omicron.
Those who were previously infected will be re-infected, those with just 2 jabs of vaccine may be infected since the variant can evade the vaccine immune response, and of course the virus will find and burn through the unvaccinated. The United States will soon follow in this amazing tsunami of infections.
The good news is that being infected with Omicron will result in an immune response for a period of time. Having milder symptoms means that people will circulate and therefor further spread the virus. Each person infects 4 others and those people infect 4 others, that is what results in such an exponential spread of disease. It is still advisable to wear masks, social distance and wash hands often as this waves swamps the country. The virus will continue to evolve.