The risk of hospitalization with the omicron variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus is approximately one third that of delta, according to a British analysis of more than one million cases of infections with both mutations in recent weeks.
The data, published by the UK Health Safety Agency, also showed that the vaccines may work well against omicron, with a third dose associated with an 81% reduction in the risk of hospitalization compared to similar unvaccinated individuals.
“The latest set of analyzes is in line with the encouraging signs we’ve already seen“Said Susan Hopkins, the agency’s chief medical adviser.
“However, it is still too early to draw definitive conclusions about the severity of the hospitalization; and the increase in omicron transmissibility and the increase in cases in the population over 60 years of age in England means that it is still very likely that there will be significant pressure on the National Health Service in the coming weeks”.
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