New omicron outbreaks have forced China to extend its lockdown in Shanghai, one of the country’s most critical areas. MagallonNews speaks with a merchant mariner from Santa Cruz County stuck in the China lockdown.
Thomae and his team were supposed to be in shipyard for about 35 days, but it has not been 45 days and counting.
"Lockdowns might have been used for the original Wuhan variant, they might have worked for alpha and delta, but they are not going to work for omicron and they're certainly not going to work with BA.2, which is anywhere from 30 to 60% more tangible than omicron," UCSF infectious disease expert Dr. Peter Chin-Hong.
"Because China has done a great job until this point in protecting the population from natural infection, you see a situation where a lot of people are going to be vulnerable," Chin-Hong said."Also, they've used different vaccines, which are not mRNA."
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