
Omicron will cause more infections but lower hospital rates, analysis shows
University of Washington research predicts the omicron wave will infect more than 400,000 people a day in the U.S. when it crests in about six weeks.

"Globally, the analysis projected that the world will see 3 billion or more infections over the next three months, which is as many as the entire two years of the pandemic"
Good news because by now it is safe to say that Omicron is mild and global herd immunity is reached in record time.
Bad for Pfizer and Biontec because the updates will not be ready on time and there will be no need anymore.
Now its "use it or loose it" for the boosters that at least offer some protection against severe covid for delta (regardless of the side effects). So hurry to get a booster before they become worthless to enjoy at least a little time of protection for free.
Alexander