New numbers should add up to the end of the Covid-19 disaster: Winde
Western Cape premier bases optimism on research showing Omicron’s reduced rates of hospitalisation or death
13 January 2022 - 20:15
Prior infection and vaccination have reduced the severity of Covid-19 during the Omicron-driven fourth wave, according to a study of nearly 17,000 patients in the Western Cape.
A team of 46 scientists led by Mary-Ann Davies of the provincial health intelligence unit estimated the Omicron variant’s reduced virulence may account for about a quarter of the reduced risk of hospitalisation or death compared with Delta, the variant behind the third wave...
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