https://text.npr.org/1075871661
"University of Virginia critical care physician Taison Bell says omicron is milder in the same way that a hurricane can be milder than a tornado: The tornado may cut a more destructive path with high-wind speeds, but the hurricane has a much bigger footprint. "'When you have so many more people who are being affected by the storm, you are still going to end up with an overwhelmed health care system,' says Bell, who's an assistant professor of medicine at UVA. "