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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This graph has been from the New York Times. In the past they have been very punctual with data, with Florida reporting on Mondays and Thursdays.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Monday Florida reported 42, which is fairly light for a Monday. I expected they would have number up today, but they don’t.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So… tomorrow we find out, since this week is long enough to see a signal if omicron slays proles. From the South Africa data, it appears it doesn’t.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This first graph is covid fatalities in Florida, showing a relatively low 18 per day, which is less than one fatality per day per million population in that crowded state:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=679 height=387 style='width:7.0729in;height:4.0312in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D7FD6C.FF18F540"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is the new case data from Florida. It has been more than 2 weeks now since it took off, so if we don’t see big fatality numbers today, it is good news.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=721 height=444 style='width:7.5104in;height:4.625in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D7FD6C.FF18F540"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If the South Africans are right, that omicron results in about 75% natural immunity from delta and doesn’t slay proles, then this is good news indeed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>spike<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>