Omicron much weaker coronavirus variant than Delta, new study says — but some still urge caution

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Omicron much weaker coronavirus variant than Delta, new study says — but some still urge caution
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The findings provided “key insight” into how the newest variant operates, CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said as she introduced the data.

The findings provided “key insight” into how the newest variant operates, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said as she introduced the data, which came from a study of both Omicron and Delta infections throughout Southern California. The study found that, as compared to the Delta variant, Omicron resulted in a 91 percent drop in the risk of death, while the risk of hospitalization was halved.

“They’re doing more to manage the narrative on omicron severity than they are to actually manage omicron,” the Columbia University Millions of eligible children and adults have not been vaccinated at all, meaning they have far less protection from Omicron unless they retain some natural immunity from a previous COVID-19 illness.

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