Risk Of Hospital Care From Omicron Up To 70% Less Than Delta, Says UK

Omicron appears to beless severe but more co-ntagious than any other Covid-19 strain to date, the UK government said, as daily infections soared to another new record close to 1,20,000.

An individual with Omicron is 50% to 70% less likely to be admitted to hospital, compared with the Delta strain, the UK health security agency (HSA) said Thursday. They are also between 31% and 45% less likely to attend emergency departments with Omicron than with Delta. However, data from the HSA also showed that while a booster improves protection, it starts to wane more rapidly than with Delta, and is 15% to 25% lower from 10 weeks after the third dose.