Q&A: Peter Hotez discusses BA.5, long COVID and more
. So it’s hard to get our arms around the true nature of this. But roughly speaking: 100,000 new cases a day in the U.S.; 10,000 in Texas; 2,000 in Harris County, multiplied by a factor of 10. Those numbers plus information from wastewater points to us being in a full-on BA.5 wave.
This week I’ve read two stories quoting people in your field who both suggested this is not a problem that is going away anytime at all in the near future. That generations could be living with this. Why that’s not happening, I don’t quite understand it, whether it’s something quirky with the omicron subvariants or something with the technology itself. But we’re not getting this kind of intellectual curiosity out of Washington right now. It’s almost like they’re doing this backwards. Rather than the U.S.
What do we know? If you’ve been infected and recovered but aren’t vaccinated, you’re in trouble with BA.5, which could make you very sick. If you’re under-vaccinated, you could also be in trouble. Those with a single boost four or five months ago could be at risk until they get the second boost. People throw out a lot of 30,000 foot-high aerial views on things and it gets confused with being health advice, which it’s not.
Well, two months ago wouldn’t be the original omicron. More likely that was BA.2, which is more like BA.5 than omicron. So you’ve gotten three immunizations and had a break through. You’re probably in good shape right now. But I’d still say get the second booster when you’re eligible. With that you should be really good in terms of virus-controlling antibodies.
I was wondering if you could walk me through long COVID. It’s a simple phrase, but the concept feels opaque to me.
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