Why we shouldn’t write off Omicron cases as ‘mild’

While SA may have some immunity after three Covid waves, more data are needed to assess new variant’s severity

30 November 2021 - 19:54 By Jason Gale

Reports of mostly mild illness from Covid-19 infections caused by Omicron need to be interpreted with caution because they may not reflect the new variant’s severity across a broad range of people. ..

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