Despite ‘Encouraging’ Reports on Omicron Variant, Democrats Insist on Fearmongering – Opinion

Some have been disappointed by the Omicron COVID-19 variant. They want to push their fear campaign on America. Numerous reports show that the new virus mutation isn’t as dangerous as the Delta one. A South African analysis further revealed the mildness of this variant. However, this hasn’t stopped some Democratic politicians from using the latest development to pass more autoritarian laws.

The Washington Examiner reported:

Early hospital data from South Africa indicate that the omicron COVID-19 variant is less contagious than other strains.

The analysis of 42 patients in the hospital’s COVID-19 ward found that only nine needed supplemental oxygen. Most of those patients were being treated for conditions other than COVID-19 but were found to be positive for the virus because of the hospital’s mandatory testing for new admissions. Over the last two weeks, the average hospital stay was around 2.8 days. This is far less than the average of 8.5 days over the previous 18 months.

This variant’s uniqueness is made even more fascinating by the fact that Dr. Anthony Fauci himself hasn’t attempted to make fearmongering use of it. On Sunday, he said, “Thus far, the signals are a bit encouraging.”

According to the doctors, they had to spend more time studying the variant in order to determine the exact deadlines. However, Omicron is not a threat that the public has to be afraid of. Current reports show this.

This is the Examiner

Though omicron itself may be less virulent than the highly transmissible delta strain, it appears to be highly transmissible due to the dozens of mutations on the virus’s spike protein, which latch on to healthy cells to cause infection. Since it was discovered in California last week, the strain has been found in more than 40 countries as well as 17 U.S. States. A more complete picture of the strain’s virulence will not become available for another couple of weeks due to the lag between detection of infection and hospitalization.

The Biden administration used the Omicron variant to travel restriction from eight African countries affected by the Omicron epidemic, despite encouraging reports. White House also encourages more Americans to get the booster shot.

SFGate reported that the White House is also “revising its rules for in-flight mask wearing and for international pre-flight testing deadlines.” The emergence of the new variant has also prompted calls for a vaccination requirement for domestic air travel.

Even though the Omicron variant is mild, leftists continue to try to intimidate the public by imposing more vaccine restrictions on them. On a recent episode of “The View,” Unvaccinated persons were blamed by one host for spreading the variant.

View blames Omicron for new Omicron variant. pic.twitter.com/Cj7NlxauxD

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) December 6, 2021

RedState’s Bonchie also noted that left-wing media activists are trying to blame Omicron on – you guessed it – former President Donald Trump. Bonchie cited Newsbusters’ report, which explained:

Decisions by top officials responding to President Donald Trump’s edict to protect “America first” contributed to a global delay in Covid-19 vaccine donations and a lack of effort to assist low- and middle-income countries, according to five current and former U.S. officials who worked under Trump on the federal pandemic response.

The failure to view the Covid threat in global terms left some nations — including those where the Omicron variant emerged in recent weeks — lacking inoculation and much more vulnerable to mutations, the officials said.

Bill de Blasio, New York City’s Mayor took advantage of all the hype to create a mandate for vax workers in the private sector. He announced the news via Twitter:

NYC will implement Omicron’s vaccine mandate to private sector employers, and provide proof of vaccination for children 5-11 years old at indoor entertainment and dining.

Get tested and vaccinated. We can’t go back.

NYC will implement Omicron’s vaccine mandate to private sector employers, and provide proof of vaccination to kids aged 5-11 for indoor entertainment and dining.

Get tested and vaccinated. We can’t go back. pic.twitter.com/xoIgGyEt7P

— Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) December 6, 2021

Fox News reports that fear-peddlers can be effective at best, according to one Fox News reporter. The news outlet was told by a New Yorker that she was in favor of the proposed measure. “I’m not a fan of the mayor, but at this point in time, I really don’t care who makes these sweeping mandates,” she said. “Make them. Do it.”

Another told Fox, “At this point…if you’re not vaccinated, what are you doing?”

However, at least one New York City resident pushed back, saying “[i]t’s going to be a disaster,” and that “[p]eople have to have a choice.”

“I think that he has his own agenda right now,” she continued. “We know that there’s a new mayor coming in, so why is he doing it now?…because he wants to run for president?”

Despite the fact that Omicron isn’t as pernicious as other variants, the Democrats are still dead set on exploiting it to further their agenda. What is the question? How far can they go to avoid a backlash that becomes even more serious?