Western Cape study shows why Omicron wave caused less death
This is the first study from a setting of high prior seroprevalence to demonstrate less severe disease in wave four.
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South African and UK hospitalisation data: What it tells us about how deadly omicron is
Recent official South African medical reports and countrywide COVID data have indicated that since early November, when omicron was first detected, COVID cases substantially increased. However, most patients had, at worst, mild symptoms, and cases are now in steep decline. These observations substantially differ from the previous waves, including those attributed to the delta variant. Reporters also stated that even though vaccinated and unvaccinated people developed the disease in roughly equal numbers, most hospitalised patients were unvaccinated. And although the current South African COVID wave may be coming to an end, South Africa’s omicron wave experiences may follow very similar patterns in other countries. In contrast to this relatively encouraging news, some recent tweets and localised reports suggest that some hospitals in South
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South Africa has changed tack on tackling COVID: why it makes sense
The latest announcements mark a significant departure in the way forward.
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Omicron variant factsheet on transmissibility, severity, effectiveness of vaccines
Here’s what the global science community knows about the Omicron variant at this time.