{"id":1172964,"date":"2021-12-30T15:04:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T20:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1172964"},"modified":"2021-12-30T15:04:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T20:04:45","slug":"msnbc-host-omicron-something-that-looks-like-the-flu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-host-omicron-something-that-looks-like-the-flu\/","title":{"rendered":"MSNBC Host: Omicron \u2018Something That Looks Like The Flu\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmsnbc-host-omicron-something-that-looks-like-the-flu%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1172964&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Uh oh.<\/p>\n<p>While the mainstream (read: liberal) media have gone wild with speculation of the newly emerged Omicron variant, one MSNBC host now says it may be much ado about nothing.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Hayes said Wednesday on his nightly show that sure, COVID-19 is bad for anyone who is immuno-compromised or has a co-morbidity. \u201cBut for the people who don\u2019t fall into that [high-risk] category \u2013 and we\u2019re talking about, 150 million people, maybe, or more \u2014 those people who are vaccinated and particularly those who are boosted, you know, the personal risk went from something we hadn\u2019t really dealt with before in our lifetimes \u2026 to something that does look more like the flu,\u201d Hayes said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, the flu of course can still be dangerous \u2013 kills tens of thousands of Americans every year \u2014 but we do not orient our lives around the flu,\u201d he said. \u201cSo that\u2019s closer to the level of risks that, you know, 200 million Americans or less than that are now dealing with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After nearly two long years of shutdowns and lockdowns, school and business closures, along with government mandates for mask wearing and vaccinations, Hayes said Americans have just about had it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then when you add in the sheer exhaustion many people feel \u2014 and I don\u2019t have to tell you this I\u2019m sure because you\u2019re just feeling this yourself, many of you \u2014 but the length of this disruption to our lives, obviously the politics of the pandemic are just completely different than they were earlier in the pandemic,\u201d Hayes said.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrislhayes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@chrislhayes<\/a> on the weird reality for vaccinated folks amid omicron wave:<\/p>\n<p>The risk went from something we hadn\u2019t really dealt with before in our lifetimes, to something that looks more like the flu. The flu can still be dangerous\u2014but we do not reorient our lives around the flu. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4K5qNOplpW\">pic.twitter.com\/4K5qNOplpW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 All In with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/allinwithchris\/status\/1476362129229983745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The media breathlessly reports the ever-rising number of cases that have hit the U.S. this winter, but several recent studies \u2014 and even Dr. Anthony Fauci, who usually leans toward the worst-case scenario \u2014 are now saying Omicron appears to be less severe compared to the Delta variant that has been widespread.<\/p>\n<p>During a White House COVID-19 briefing on Wednesday, the top U.S. immunologist cited a study from the University of Edinburgh that suggests the risk of hospitalization from Omicron is two-thirds lower than Delta.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we get further and further in the experience with Omicron \u2014 and perhaps even variants that might come after that \u2014 it\u2019s very, very clear: For example, with Omicron, if you have a larger number of infections \u2014 and as the data that I presented here indicate that there is \u2014 it looks like a significant lessening of severity compared to others \u2014 it becomes much more relevant as to what the seriousness of the impact on society is,\u201d Fauci said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re never going to stop counting tests. But we\u2019re looking forward, as I think everyone feels is appropriate, that, ultimately, when we\u2019re going to have to, quote, \u2018live\u2019 with something that will not be eradicated and very likely would not be eliminated, but can actually be at such a lower level of control \u2014 namely a control that does not disrupt society, does not disrupt the economy \u2014 that it will be much more relevant as to what the level of seriousness of impact is, as opposed to infection, which might turn out to be milder,\u201d the doctor added.<\/p>\n<p>Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases who served on former President Trump\u2019s White House Coronavirus Task Force and is now President Joe Biden\u2019s chief medical adviser on COVID-19, also said the \u201cfinal conclusion about the level of severity in children remains to be determined.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But he added: \u201cAnd so to repeat what we say so often and it deserves reemphasis, the risk of severe disease from any circulating variant, including Omicron, is much, much higher for the unvaccinated. And so, adults and children who are eligible, get vaccinated and vaccinated people, get boosted when eligible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fauci\u2019s comments mirrored the recent findings from the U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA), which operates much like the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The agency found that those who contract Omicron are less likely to become severely ill compared to people who get the Delta variant, according to the data, Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/newsletter\/london-playbook\/scoop-omicron-milder-in-uk-new-years-fireworks-liz-vs-no-10\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore people are likely to have a mild illness with less serious symptoms \u2014 probably in part due to Britain\u2019s large number of vaccinated and previously infected people, and possibly because Omicron may be intrinsically milder,\u201d Politico reported. \u201cChief Medical Officer Chris Whitty has previously cautioned against too much optimism based on the initial optimistic signs from South Africa in the past few weeks. However, the UKHSA\u2019s view after studying cases in Britain is that<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uh oh. While the mainstream (read: liberal) media have gone wild with speculation of the newly emerged Omicron variant, one MSNBC host now says it may be much ado about nothing. Chris Hayes said Wednesday on his nightly show that sure, COVID-19 is bad for anyone who is immuno-compromised or has a co-morbidity. \u201cBut for &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":159,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1172964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1172964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1172964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1172964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1172964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}