omicron is less severe it doesn t affect the lungs first. is that the scientific explanation for this potential outcome? well, certainly there are data that have been generated that show the virus is better able to reproduce itself in the upper respiratory fact than in the lungs. the more likely scenario is you re dealing with a population that is pretty highly immune either from nach value immunization or vaccination. omicron, you would have a milder infection, i think it will protect against severe infection. that s another possibility. we re seeing a disproportional relationship between cases which are high and severe cases, meaning hospitalizations and death, which aren t as concomitantly as high. the idea that omicron at least will burn itself out, the