omicron The UK government said it appeared to be less severe but more contagious than any other COVID-19 strain to date, as daily infections rose to another new record close to 120,000. A person with omicrons is 50% to 70% less likely to be hospitalized delta Strain, UK Health Protection Agency (HSA) said on Thursday.
They are between 31% and 45% less likely to attend emergency departments with Omicron than with Delta. However, HSA data also showed that while a booster improves protection, it tends to decrease more rapidly than delta, and is 15% to 25% less likely 10 weeks after the third dose. The agency also cautioned that the highly contagious nature of the stress could still cause a significant number of serious illness cases that affect healthcare.
It also said the analysis is “preliminary and highly uncertain” due to the small number of Omicron patients in hospitals and the fact that most were in the younger age group. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said the emerging information was “encouraging news”, but added that it was “not very clear yet … how low this risk is”. As of 20 December, 132 people had been admitted to UK hospitals with Omicron, of whom 14 – between the ages of 52 and 96 – had died.
The UK government said on Thursday it would not impose any new restrictions before Christmas but could do so soon. The analysis follows studies that provided some early indications that the Omicron variant may be lighter than the delta variant. a study from Imperial College London Estimated hospitalization risk for omicron cases in England, people infected with the strain are about 20% less likely to be hospitalized than those infected with the delta type, and more likely to be hospitalized for a night or more 40% less.
a different research Scotland, scientists from the University of Edinburgh and other experts suggested that the risk of hospitalization was two-thirds lower with Omicron than with Delta. data out South Africa, where the first variant was detected, has also suggested that Omicron may be lighter there.
They are between 31% and 45% less likely to attend emergency departments with Omicron than with Delta. However, HSA data also showed that while a booster improves protection, it tends to decrease more rapidly than delta, and is 15% to 25% less likely 10 weeks after the third dose. The agency also cautioned that the highly contagious nature of the stress could still cause a significant number of serious illness cases that affect healthcare.
It also said the analysis is “preliminary and highly uncertain” due to the small number of Omicron patients in hospitals and the fact that most were in the younger age group. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said the emerging information was “encouraging news”, but added that it was “not very clear yet … how low this risk is”. As of 20 December, 132 people had been admitted to UK hospitals with Omicron, of whom 14 – between the ages of 52 and 96 – had died.
The UK government said on Thursday it would not impose any new restrictions before Christmas but could do so soon. The analysis follows studies that provided some early indications that the Omicron variant may be lighter than the delta variant. a study from Imperial College London Estimated hospitalization risk for omicron cases in England, people infected with the strain are about 20% less likely to be hospitalized than those infected with the delta type, and more likely to be hospitalized for a night or more 40% less.
a different research Scotland, scientists from the University of Edinburgh and other experts suggested that the risk of hospitalization was two-thirds lower with Omicron than with Delta. data out South Africa, where the first variant was detected, has also suggested that Omicron may be lighter there.
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