Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less severe Covid: study

Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by bla3 on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @01:04PM (#29554934)

I think it's not yet a given that omicron competes with delta. Since they're fairly different it's possible both strains can coexist.

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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by ok123456 on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @01:12PM (#29555067)

Data shows otherwise. In ZA over 85% of cases are omicron from not existing last month.

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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by bla3 on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @02:52PM (#29556592)

That might still be true if they coexist. But I'm no expert. https://erictopol.substack.com/p/omicron-is-getting-more-def... says they compete, so I'm willing to believe that. But the thread https://mobile.twitter.com/trvrb/status/1470420195567030274 linked from there says it's not certain, and it sounds fairly convincing too.

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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by jpambrun on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @01:21PM (#29555179)

There is literally ~90% more cases per day compared to 2 weeks ago in South Africa..

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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by ok123456 on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @01:31PM (#29555314)

Vast majority of those are mild illness or where it was a secondary finding. There's been a sharp decline in the number of hospitalizations requiring additional oxygen.

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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by chki on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @05:21PM (#29558899)

This is unclear at the moment, see also https://mobile.twitter.com/trvrb/status/1470420216232374281

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