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5. Exactly.

Tue Nov 30, 2021, 11:30 AM

Nov 2021

We have a lot of obese people in the US. If vaccines work very poorly against Omicron it's likely not going to be good.

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Omicron may cause milder symptoms. But experts aren't breathing easy yet. [View all] marmar Nov 2021 OP

I'm just wondering snowybirdie Nov 2021 #1

I think he talked to some of the scientists at Moderna Klaralven Nov 2021 #3

I don't know how much data they could have gotten by now. LisaL Nov 2021 #6

They've had the full sequence of Omicron for a few days Klaralven Nov 2021 #7

I worry because more people living in the United States are obese helpisontheway Nov 2021 #4

Exactly. LisaL Nov 2021 #5

Interesting that speculation is so rampant. Sneederbunk Nov 2021 #8

DU seems to be splitting into 2 factions GusBob Nov 2021 #14

I think there is a third faction. Sneederbunk Nov 2021 #15

The market seemed to be taking the news in stride until Tomconroy Nov 2021 #9

Not really, futures were down huge already, Powell did make it worse NewHendoLib Nov 2021 #10

Look at the morning chart. Tomconroy Nov 2021 #11

And we have no idea if it has long haul capabilities. JanMichael Nov 2021 #12

Oh boy greenjar_01 Nov 2021 #13