New Data On Omicron Variant Promotes Cautious Optimism
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South Africans contracting Covid-19 in the current fourth wave of infections are 80% less likely to be hospitalized if they catch the omicron variant, compared with other strains, according to a study released by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases. Once admitted to the hospital, the risk of severe disease doesn’t differ from other variants, the authors led by scientists Nicole Walter and Cheryl Cohen said. Compared to delta infections in South Africa between April and November, omicron infections are associated with a 70% lower risk of severe disease, they said. The omicron data was collected for the two months through November, in the video published on Dec 23, 2021, “Omicron Appears to Result in Fewer Hospitalizations: Study“, below:
Less people going to hospital with Omicron infection compared to Delta infection, in the video published on Dec 23, 2021, “Positive UK data“, below:
Dr. David Kessler, chief science officer for the Biden administration Covid response, offers reassuring context to the concerns raised by the highly infectious nature of the omicron Covid variant, pointing out that the severity of illness for people who are vaccinated and boosted is usually quite low, in the video published on Dec 24, 2021, “Omicron Fears Outpacing Real World Risks For People Vaccinated, Boosted, Masked“, below:
“I have a rare opportunity to deliver a bevy of good news that has come in over the last 24 hours,” says Chris Hayes, discussing the promising new data on omicron and the state of the pandemic, in the video published on Dec 22, 2021, “New Data On Omicron Variant Promotes Cautious Optimism“, below:
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