White House warns Omicron explosion is
imminent and WILL lead to surge in hospitalizations
- but it will be fast and won't be as
severe as Delta: U.S. infections triple
- with only 27% of the vaccinated getting
their booster shot
Posted By: Ribicon, 12/14/2021 3:40:31 PM
The Biden administration is preparing for an explosion of Omicron cases that they believe will result in a flood of sick Americans going into the already overburdened hospital system. 'Everything points to a large wave. A large wave is coming,' a senior administration official in President Joe Biden's White House told Axios. The official, however, expressed hope the cases wouldn't be as severe as previous COVID variants including Delta as the White House continues to push booster shots as the best protection. 'It will be fast. It won't be as severe, but regrettably, there will be plenty of hospitalizations,' the person said. Omicron now makes up three per cent
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Wow.
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Was that a crime?
Watch the end of this clip, starting at around 3:00.
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Only the federal government can save us from this terrible scourge they created. Pay no attention to record inflation, Kamela's wide-open border, incoming hypersonic missiles, a laughingstock of a military, widespread smash-and-grab robberies and assaults, unimaginable corruption to include the pResident's son, and the rest of the federally created problems that did not exist a year ago.