Even though South African health authorities have said that the Covid Omicron variant is mild, with no reported deaths yet, the West is beginning to go into what can only be described as a viral freak-out. The Economist had an article, behind a paywall for me, saying that there are already impacts upon markets. What really put the sabre tooth tiger among the pigeons was CEOs of Big pHARMa saying that the present Covid vaccines probably will not be effective. That means more of the same. For what it is worth for Australian readers, here is a mainstream update on what is happening in clown world USA.
https://www.newsweek.com/covid-omicron-variant-canada-us-america-live-updates-1653824
