Omicron is the dominant variant in the U.S.
People who contract the omicron variant are 80% less likely to be hospitalized compared to previous variants and those hospitalized with omicron are at a 70% lower risk of severe disease than delta, according to a new study by South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases released Wednesday. Professor Cheryl Cohen of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, one of the study’s authors, said the data “really suggest a positive story of a reduced severity of Omicron compared to other variants,” Reuters reported.
