early data are based largely on reports from South Africa—a country with a relatively young population and high level of prior infection—and on reports involving international travelers, who tend to be younger and healthier.
If Omicron does cause less severe disease than previous variants, the sheer number of infections could still result in a similar or greater number of severe cases.
Yeah, that was going to be my first move but the place put "SOLD OUT" signs up because so many people would look around the store and not be able to find them. Then I looked into some pharmacies which do testing but their electronic booking systems were booked for days.