How is the infection with Omikron done? Comparison with other mutations and a promising discovery
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Omikron is rapidly sweeping the world. More than 100 people arrive in Great Britain every day. new cases. Other countries have also recorded the highest statistics since the beginning of the pandemic. There is talk in the media about a “tsunami of infections”. Fortunately, there is also information that gives hope. The BBC informed about the findings of the British Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

  1. With Omikron infection, the risk of hospitalization is reduced by up to 70%. compared to other variants, including the Delta – these are the results of a study by the British Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
  2. The UK Health Minister considers these findings “promising”, but stresses that research is at an early stage
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The risk of a severe course of COVID-19 after infection with Omikron. “Promising” arrangements

A study by the British Health Safety Agency (UKHSA) showed that with Omikron infection, the risk of hospitalization decreases by 50-70%. compared to previous variants, including the Delta. The analyzes also show that when infected with a new variant of the coronavirus, the risk of hitting a hospital emergency department is from 31 to 45 percent. smaller.

It has also been shown that vaccine protection against Omikron infection starts to decline 10 weeks after the booster dose, but still provides high protection against severe disease.

British Health Minister Sajid Javid commented the latest UKHSA reports as “promising”, but cautioned that “these are only early stage analyzes and the health department monitors the data hour by hour”.

Study: Omikron superwariant softer than previous mutations

The research results are in line with a study by Imperial College London and the University of Edinburgh, published on Wednesday, notes the British daily The Guardian.

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Another study on the Omicron found that despite being highly infectious, this variant is milder than previous ones, the BBC notes. An analysis by the University of Cambridge showed that Omikron is more effective in infecting the respiratory tract than deeper lung tissues, making the variant easier to transmit but causing a milder infection.

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Professor Ravi Gupta from the University of Cambridge emphasized that “vaccination remains essential in protection against disease and variants”.

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