Omicron – Good News Continues (60% Less Risk of Hospitalization by Omicron as Compared to Delta – Studies roundup)
Let’s review the latest studies about the risk of hospitalization, the severity of the disease, and the risk in previously infected, vaccinated vs. unvaccinated.
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References Thursday, Dec. 23 2021 16:37 PM
HKUMed finds Omicron SARS-CoV-2 can infect faster and better than Delta in human bronchus but with less severe infection in lung – News | HKUMed
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Severity of Omicron variant of concern and vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic disease: national cohort with nested test negative design study in Scotland — University of Edinburgh Research Explorer
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Early assessment of the clinical severity of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in South Africa
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.12.21.21268116v1.full.pdf
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(22) Gupta Lab on Twitter: “Sharing some potentially significant findings relating to Omicron given the current situation. First of all huge thanks to the team working flat out- Bo Meng, @isabella_atmf and to our collaborators both in G2P, J2P along with @SystemsVirology. Findings as follows:” / Twitter
Sharing some potentially significant findings relating to Omicron given the current situation. First of all huge thanks to the team working flat out- Bo Meng, @isabella_atmf and to our collaborators both in G2P, J2P along with @SystemsVirology. Findings as follows:
— Gupta Lab (@GuptaR_lab) December 17, 2021
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Bounding the levels of transmissibility & immune evasion of the Omicron variant in South Africa
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Breakthrough infections generate ‘super immunity’ to COVID-19, study suggests | OHSU News
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