12-19-2021, 12:20 AM
Quote:There is currently no evidence that the Omicron variant of coronavirus causes less severe disease than Delta, according to an early study of UK infection data – which also found a fivefold risk of reinfection and highlighted the need for booster jabs. Studying NHS and Health Security Agency (UKHSA) records of those with a positive PCR result in England between 29 November and 11 December, Imperial College London scientists found that there was not yet any significant change in the proportion of people developing symptoms or requiring hospitalisation with the Omicron variant compared to the Delta. Scientists involved with the study stressed that “hospitalisation data remains very limited at this time” and said it “may take several weeks to fully understand” the fast-spreading variant’s severity.Covid: ‘No evidence’ yet that Omicron less severe than Delta, study finds | The Independent
- It's simply too early to tell, which is why we argued the markets are running on hopium, as what is clear is that Omicron spreads much faster than any previous variant.