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Eric Topol

@EricTopol

Dec 22, 2021 • 7 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X

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@mroliverbarnes

Omicron resulting in less severe illness
The latest roundup of data from this preprint with South Africa data and from Denmark ft.com/content/19065f… by @mroliverbarnes @jburnmurdoch @rmilneNordic
1. Less hospital admission in South Africa

https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1473380118475145216

2. Also 3X less likely in Denmark, but with a skew towards younger people testing positive

Also of note is the higher vaccinated proportion with Omicron in Denmark than was the case with Delta and prior variants

@wsj_douglasj

Also Scotland data shows the same pattern
wsj.com/articles/covid… by @wsj_douglasj and @deniseroland

@ImperialCollege

New analysis today by @ImperialCollege to look at reduced risk of 40-45% for Omicron associated hospitalizations, also reinforcing the point on the markedly increased dominator of increased infections
imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial…

@BoothWilliam

Omicron vs Delta
Scotland: 60% less hospitalizations
England: 40-45% less hospitalizations
South Africa: ~70% less hospitalizations
All adjusted, all point estimates
But that's all very good.
washingtonpost.com/world/europe/o…
by @BoothWilliam

https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1473772679425581069

It's all summarized right here by a great explainer and data scientist

https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1473772679425581069

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