Omicron Symptoms Less Severe 2021. Despite reports of milder symptoms Omicron should not be underestimated While anecdotal accounts suggest the variant may cause less severe illness and it will take weeks for definitive data. The Covid-19 virus is spreading faster than ever in South Africa the countrys president said Monday an indication of how the new Omicron variant is driving the pandemic but there are early indications that Omicron may cause less.
South African Hospitals Say Omicron Symptoms Less Severe. People who catch the Omicron variant of Covid-19 are 50 to 70 less likely to need hospital care compared to previous strains of the virus a major new study has found. December 22 2021 631 AM EST Updated on December 22 2021 1113 AM EST Once admitted risk of severe disease is the same.
Anthony Torres walks to people in line at a COVID-19 test site at the Cannon Health Building in Salt Lake City on Wednesday Dec.
Omicron Is Fast Moving But Maybe Less Severe. The encouraging findings have shored up governments but the UK Health Security Agency said even with the lack of severe symptoms for most large numbers of people could still end up in. They also found that Omicron was 11 less likely to produce severe disease than Delta after controlling for factors like age underlying health conditions previous infections and vaccination status. Omicron appears to replicate roughly 70 times faster than Delta in the respiratory tract but could lead to less severe infections because of slow growth in the lungs according to a study.