Kira Erickson reports that Island County COVID response manager Don Mason presented some “harrowing” information to the Island County Commissioners.
As much as 2% of people who contract Omicron are likely to experience serious cases. The current surge in COVID cases could bring the number of deaths in Island County to a total of 100. Mason said hospitalizations are expected to peak in mid-February.
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Commissioner Melanie Bacon said she was surprised to hear that the death toll could be so high when recent media hasn’t been reporting many deaths from Omicron.
Commissioner Jill Johnson suggested that the picture may not be as bleak as it seems, with vaccination rates continuing to increase.
As she pointed out, those who are unvaccinated have made their choices and will live with the consequences.
“I just have run out of sympathy for stupid. I don’t have it. We’ve spent millions, trillions of dollars. You drive drunk, you go off the road, that’s your fault. You speed when it’s icy, that’s your fault. You don’t get vaccinated when we give you a health mechanism that makes this feel like a common cold, that’s your fault.”
