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Thank you for removing the uncertainty on that! Agreed regarding the unspecific reporting. Seemed to me to be one of those areas where the author assumed you'd
by drited 5y ago
Thank you for removing the uncertainty on that! Agreed regarding the unspecific reporting. Seemed to me to be one of those areas where the author assumed you'd assume... I dislike that as it introduces the possibility of misinterpretation.
Now the next question is what is the percentage reduction in deaths for Omicron vs prior variants. It seems like more than the 29 percent reduction in hospitalisation given the first death from Omicron was reported in Britain last week right?
- londons_explore 5y agoMost countries are not doing very many full genome sequences, so confirmed cases of Omicron are very low. For this to coincide with a death is unlikely. Deaths also typically take ~3 weeks from infection. 3 weeks ago, there weren't many cases. Omicron cases are 'suspected' via a partial match in a PCR test (widely done), but this isn't definitive. End result: There are very few confirmed deaths.
- alvah 5y agoA death with Omicron has been reported, however the UK government have refused to release further details, so at the moment the confirmed # of deaths from Omicron is still 0. This will change of course.