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> Severe cases and hospitalizations lag infections by 2-3 weeks The starting point in this case would be symptoms onset, surely? First samples were taken on No
by azangru 5y ago
> Severe cases and hospitalizations lag infections by 2-3 weeks
The starting point in this case would be symptoms onset, surely? First samples were taken on November 14; the median time between the onset of symptoms and hospitalization is 5-10 days; patients have been followed since November 18 [0].
[0] https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/safrican-doctor-says-patients-with-omicron-variant-have-very-mild-symptoms-2021-11-28/ https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/safrican-doctor-says-pa...
- heavyset_go 5y agoSymptom onset precedes hospitalization by several weeks in the average case that requires hospitalization.
- azangru 5y agoWhere's this data from? From what I could find: - CDC: a median of 5-12 days [0] - a Belgian study, spring 2020, 14000+ patients: a median of 3-10 days [1] - a Dutch study, spring 2021, 950 patients: a median of 7 days [2] [0] - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-guidance-management-patients.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-guida... [1] - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33080869/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33080869/ [2] - https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0248713 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal...