A less harmful variant was hoped for, based on the initial data from South Africa for Omicron. However, the demographics and history of infections in South Afri

A less harmful variant was hoped for, based on the initial data from South Africa for Omicron. However, the demographics and history of infections in South Africa are different from other countries, so this wasn't certain. Data and research on what is happening outside South Africa was needed. Now Reuters is reporting on that research, and the results indicate that the initial hope was false. It doesn't make sense to then go back and point at South Africa to contradict the news. I guess you can disagree with the research conclusions, but then you need to critique the study methodology instead of just pointing at South Africa.