What does the highest-quality data say about Omicron’s infectiousness, mortality and vaccine evasiveness? Let’s dive in. | Liam Mannix | ANALYSIS Examine Omicron covid19
. Unlike with other variants, where each surge in cases was followed by a rise in deaths; we’re not seeing that same strong relationship now. The Omicron surge appears much less deadly.
UK data, using a sample of more than 1 million cases, suggests the risk of going to hospital with an Omicron infectionAustralia is at the forefront of answering these questions. A Kirby Institute team led by Miles Davenport and Deborah Cromer uploaded aHere are the key numbers by vaccine .AstraZeneca: 7.
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