South African researchers yesterday shared more evidence on the Omicron variant impact, which supports initial signs that illnesses may be less severe, with separate groups from the United Kingdom reporting similar findings.Scientists still aren't certain about severity and the role high population immunity is playing, but the signs are reassuring as countries face steep Omicron (B.1.1.529) surges ahead of the holidays.More data from South AfricaThe South African study appeared yesterday in a non-peer-reviewed study posted on medRxiv.
A research team based at the country's National Institute for Communicable Diseases used multiple data sets to look at test, case, genome, and hospitalization across South Africa to compare Omicron with other