“Research conducted by scientists at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland found that omicron had a two-thirds lower risk of hospitalisation than delta.”
But note that if the infection numbers spike, even 1/3 of those infected could once again swamp hospitals… and it does appear that there would be a spike even without holiday behavior.
superposition over 2 years ago
The omicron branch is farther away from any other variant of the SARS-Cov-2 evolutionary tree, raising the possibility of a different source.
Concretionist over 2 years ago
“Research conducted by scientists at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland found that omicron had a two-thirds lower risk of hospitalisation than delta.”
https://www.republicworld.com/technology-news/science/omicron-is-milder-shows-two-third-less-risk-of-hospitalisation-than-delta-uk-studies.html
But note that if the infection numbers spike, even 1/3 of those infected could once again swamp hospitals… and it does appear that there would be a spike even without holiday behavior.