Early Omicron News Today

London - People catching Omicron are 50 per cent to 70 per cent less likely to need hospital care compared with previous variants, a major analysis says. The United Kingdom Health Security Agency says its early findings are

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The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is rapidly spreading throughout the US, but early indications suggest it might be less dangerous than the Delta variant, which continues to drive a surge of hospitalizations, US health officials said on Sunday. US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci told CNN’s State of the Union that scientists need more information before drawing conclusions about Omicron’s severity. Reports from South Africa, where it emerged and is...