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  Omicron cases appear less severe and less likely to result in hospitalization, new UK studies suggest Marianne Guenot,Erin Schumaker Thu, December 23, 2021,

Preliminary estimates suggest that patients infected with Omicron in the UK had a 15%-20% lower risk of hospitalization and 40%-45% lower risk of being admitted to the hospital overnight than those infected with Delta, according to researchers at the Imperial College of London.

A separate preliminary analysis, from Scotland, examined hospital data between November 23 and December 19, and found that hospitalizations in Scotland were 70% lower for Omicron infections than Delta ones.

"Although two-thirds reduction is significant, Omicron can cause severe illness in the doubly vaccinated," James Naismith, director of the Rosalind Franklin Institute and professor of structural biology at the University of Oxford, told reporters

"In my view, the best news in the study is the observation that the booster is highly effective at reducing serious illness from Omicron."

 

Omicron fuels 38% spike in daily COVID cases: Infections rocket 509% in Florida, 541% in DC and 670% in Hawaii https://t.co/nRyGhJTvUc

— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) December 23, 2021

Officials now warn that the virus could infect 140 million people between January and March - 60 percent of all Americans, although 90 per cent of those who catch COVID are predicted to have no symptoms. Three studies published in the last day have confirmed the strain is milder than Delta, and may result in up to 80 per cent fewer hospitalizations. 

Data from South Africa, where the strain was first reported, shows a huge and sudden drop in cases, suggesting Omicron may burn out very quickly. But panic over the new strain continues to prevail across much of the world, with Italy and Spain now ordering people to wear masks outdoors.  

Imperial College London on Wednesday found that Omicron is 40 percent less likely to lead to serious illness than the Delta variant. 

Another study by the University of Edinburgh suggested that the new variant could slash hospitalizations by as much as 65 percent, with a third South African study indicating the potential 80 per cent drop in hospitalizations. 

Both British studies underlined, however, the importance of vaccines with the Imperial study stating the risk of hospitalization for an unvaccinated person was just 10 percent lower for Omicron than with Delta.