Omicron turning COVID into flu (rest of year) per Bill Gates. Bond market priced in a March hike, so stocks need to get used to this

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STRATEGY: Omicron turning COVID into the flu (rest of year) per Bill Gates

More evidence COVID-19 becoming endemic –> Bill Gates uses “flu”
As many of you are aware, we think one of the more important debates in the next few months is the divergence between nations pursuing endemic (live with COVID-19) versus zero case strategies. And many of these zero case nations are pursuing increasingly authoritarian approaches to achieve this.

The tweet below by @BillGates, in my view, almost certainly destroys the rationale for zero case approach:

  • per Bill
  • “Once Omicron goes through…rest of year should see far fewer cases…so COVID can be treated more like the seasonal flu”

Whoa. This is a striking and cutting comment by Gates. Think about it:

  • if post-Omicron is a seasonal flu
  • how many nations pursue zero case policy for seasonal flu?
  • how many nations quarantine and force lockdowns for seasonal flu?

It is worth considering.

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