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lapfog_1

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Reply to Loki Liesmith (Original post)

Wed Dec 22, 2021, 11:56 AM

Dec 2021

“So even though cases of omicron were less likely to end up in hospital than cases of delta, it is not possible to say whether this is due to inherent differences in virulence or whether this is due to higher population immunity in November compared to earlier in the year,” Hunter said.

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Population in South Africa is younger than average for EU, USA.

Most people in South Africa had a previous variant of the virus, thus giving them some immunity to severe illness.

It is POSSIBLE that Omicron is less virulent than Delta... but unknown yet for those not exposed and not vaccinated (and boosted).

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Does omicron have 80% lower risk of hospitalization? [View all] Loki Liesmith Dec 2021 OP

That would be great if it wasn't so much more contagious. mucifer Dec 2021 #1

If true it's great anyway Loki Liesmith Dec 2021 #2

last paragraph lapfog_1 Dec 2021 #3

So there may be something to herd immunity mucifer Dec 2021 #4

nobody ever said it wouldn't work lapfog_1 Dec 2021 #6

South Africa also has a very low vaccination rate... Ace Rothstein Dec 2021 #7

yes, low vaccination, but very high exposure lapfog_1 Dec 2021 #8

I'm not seeing any updates about the 1200+ students isolated for Omicron at Cornell greenjar_01 Dec 2021 #5