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Omicron is on the island. Now what?

By Ceejay Pilarca

At a press meeting, the Department of Public Health and Social Services confirmed the genomic sequencing results from the night before: Omicron is on the island.

Official reports say it could have been on the island as early as December 19.

10 samples were sent to Hawaii toward the last week of December 2021. Doctor Annette David, Lead Epidemiologist of State Epidemiological Outcomes Work Group, states, “7 came back as being positive for the Omicron variant.”

Characteristically, the Omicron variant is more transmissible than all variants thus far because it has, among other things, immune evasion. In other words, it can bypass some COVID treatments, such as vaccines (to some extent) and monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapy.

“Immune evasion for the Omicron variant,” says Dr. David, “in relation to the vaccines, really only refers to neutralizing antibodies, but you do have to keep in mind that when we talk about protection, the immune system harnesses not just the antibodies from the B-cells but also cellular immunity from the T-cells.

“It appears the cellular immunity from the T-cells against Omicron remains effective.”

Moreover, though mRNA vaccines–that is, Pfizer and Moderna–have weakened effectiveness to Omicron, their boosters significantly improve protection. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, mRNA boosters can be up to 90% effective against Omicron.

It is also important to note, says Dr. David, that the primary purpose of vaccines is not to prevent infection but to prevent serious outcomes: severe illness, hospitalization, and death. For those reasons, vaccines and their boosters are powerful tools against COVID-19 and importantly, against the Omicron variant.

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Due to a recent riot, Southern High School went in

Due to a recent riot, Southern High School went into a modified lockdown.

The riot happened on Friday afternoon. Southern High administration reports they were able to deescalate the situation. They alerted the Guam Fire Department and Guam Police Department, who arrived on-scene shortly thereafter.

“Due to the riot last Friday, and in line with the letter the Superintendent sent out to parents,” states Michelle Franquez, Public Information Officer for the Guam Department of Education, “the administrators took a proactive measure and planned a blanket search to ensure the events of last week would not be repeated today.”

The modified lockdown today was spurned from concern over retaliation and to neutralize possible threats at the school.

“No items of concern were found,” says Franquez, but it could have been because “students were aware of today’s search.”

A SHS staff member confirms, “The students knew we were gonna get searched. It circled around Instagram.”

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San Agustin bills ask for exemption to Clean Air Act

The public hearing for two bills that would allow the Guam Power Authority an exemption to the Clean Air Act is forthcoming. In essence, the bills would allow GPA to build a 41 megawatt diesel unit generator well within 1200 feet from Jose Rios Middle School.

The problem is not property rights: the land in Cabras was given to GPA by the US Navy in 1976 for the operation of fuel oil storage and to serve as a base of operations for a steam powerplant. But in 1998, the 24th Guam Legislature passed the Clean Air Act, placing restrictions on the growth of the plant.

Democrat Senator Joe San Agustin, the bills’ sponsor, says the technology has changed, but the law hasn’t. Newer technology has caused emissions per gallon to drop significantly.

He also says the new powerplant would be for emergency purposes and will burn only ultraclean low sulfur diesel (ULSD). The cheaper fuel that is currently being used has a sulfur content of 0.5%; ULSD has a sulfur content of 0.0015%.

“Let’s be reasonable now,” says Senator San Agustin. “When something breaks up North, or on the way down South, what is your power source?”

Not all senators are convinced. Senator Clynt Ridgell, also a member of the Democrat party, has openly expressed his disapproval of the bills. “You’re still burning fossil fuels,” he says. “Why are we still building powerplants when we’re supposed to be switching to renewable energy?”

Furthermore, according to Senator Ridgell, many parents whose children attends Jose Rios have not been informed of this bill. He also doesn’t believe Guam needs another powerplant down South when Guam already has pre-existing ones.

By Althea Engman

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