SOUTH AFRICA STUDY: Another pre-print study, published by researchers from South Africa also on Wednesday, shows 80% less hospitalisation with Omicron, 30% less severe than Delta. “In South Africa, this is the epidemiology: Omicron is behaving in a way that is less severe,” said Professor Cheryl Cohen of the NICD, one of the authors. “Compellingly, together our data really suggest a positive story of a reduced severity of Omicron compared to other variants.” File photo shows technicians conduct antibody testing at the African Health Research Institute in Durban, South Africa.
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