Omicron, orientation and unknowns

I'm hoping the pandemic will be essentially over in a few weeks and move into an endemic phase. The question is of course, how will the next month pan out?

US cases and deaths data
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-trac...

Colorado
https://covid19.colorado.gov/data

California
https://covid19.ca.gov/state-dashboar...

Florida
http://ww11.doh.state.fl.us/comm/_par...

New York
https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/cov...

Illinois
https://dph.illinois.gov/covid19/data...

https://health.ny.gov/press/releases/...

UK data
https://www.gov.uk/government/publica...

https://covid.joinzoe.com/data#levels...

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk

Zoe
https://covid.joinzoe.com/post/cases-...

COVID cases set to break 200,000 in N...

https://covid.joinzoe.com

SA hospital data

https://www.nicd.ac.za/diseases-a-z-i...

https://www.worldometers.info/coronav...
UK, 30th December 2021

Omicron hospital patients,
+ 261 + 98 + 49 = 815

Total omicron deaths,
+ 10 + 4 + 1 = 54

ONS, 23 December prevalence increases

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati...

England – 1,202,300 people
(1 in 45)

Wales – 54,400 people
(1 in 55)

Northern Ireland – 37,800 people (1 in 50)

Scotland – 76,200 people
(1 in 70)

Third-dose and booster vaccinations lowest among ethnic minorities
As of 24th December 2021

Adults aged 50 years and over in England, three vaccinations, 74.7%

Pakistani, 42.2%

Black Caribbean, 44.4%

Black African, 45.4%

Occupations with the lowest coverage

Elementary trades and related occupations, 37.0% (14.5%)

Skilled construction and building trades, 39.8% (12.0%)

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