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Yes it changed to be less deadly, making vaccines, "reduction of severe disease", less necessary? So will they revise and lower the vaccination targets? Omicr
by guilhas 5y ago
Yes it changed to be less deadly, making vaccines, "reduction of severe disease", less necessary?
So will they revise and lower the vaccination targets?
Omicron up to 70% less likely to need hospital care
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-59769969 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-59769969
- Daishiman 5y agoNo, because with an increase in R0 in counties with low vaccination rates the hospital wards get filled up.
- guilhas 5y agoSouth Africa with only 23% double vaccinated, reported the same. R0 overtaken by hospitalization probability. Leading to an overall reduction in 80% of hospitalizations Omicron Has 80% Lower Risk of Hospitalization in South Africa https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-22/omicron-has-80-lower-risk-of-hospitalization-new-study-shows https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-22/omicron-h... Omicron has passed peak in South Africa, causing relatively few deaths and hospitalizations, authorities say https://www.yahoo.com/news/omicron-passed-peak-south-africa-121916683.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/omicron-passed-peak-south-africa-...