Latest research from the University of Edinburgh using national data from Scotland suggests Omicron is associated with a two-thirds reduction in risk of COVID19 hospitalisation versus Delta. This comes on the heels of similar findings from South Africa research.ed.ac.uk/en/publication…
Also from the University of Edinburgh: "Whilst offering the greatest protection against Delta, booster dose offers substantial additional protection against the risk of symptomatic COVID-19 for Omicron when compared to ≥25 weeks post second vaccine dose". research.ed.ac.uk/en/publication…
"Edinburgh study drawing on the health records of 5.4 million people in Scotland, found risk of hospitalization with Covid19 two-thirds lower with Omicron than with Delta."So large real world data on severity is at odds with model projections?Imagine that. wsj.com/articles/covid…
"The findings [South Africa and Scotland] offer new evidence that Omicron infections tend to be milder in populations with high levels of immunity, whether from vaccination or prior infection." wsj.com/articles/covid…
Scotland:“We don’t have as many admissions to hospitals...had Omicron been exactly same as Delta".
RSA:"Risk of severe complications in those who were admitted to hospital, such as needing oxygen/intensive care also reduced with Omicron vs other variants". wsj.com/articles/covid…
RSA:"Risk of severe complications in those who were admitted to hospital, such as needing oxygen/intensive care also reduced with Omicron vs other variants". wsj.com/articles/covid…
More good news, this time from Denmark. "Danish data showed that among people who tested positive between Nov 22 and Dec 15, Omicron cases were three times less likely to be admitted to hospital than cases with other variants." ft.com/content/19065f…
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