BBCNEWS BBC News January 3, 2022 04:11:00
Now, it's less than what one might expect given the number of cases, but it's still substantial, and what we have here with omicron is a 1—2 punch. you have this rise in hospitalisations, which are still substantial, but at the same time a lot of the healthcare workforce is getting knocked out now. not very sick, but sick enough to be at home with breakthrough covid infection. and we've seen for the last two years in the us mortality rises even further when there's a surge on the emergency rooms, and they get overwhelmed, or our intensive care units. so that's the danger really of omicron, i...