The risk of being hospitalized with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is about one-third that of the Delta variant, according to a British analysis of more than a million cases of both strains in recent weeks.
The data, published by the UK Health Security Agency, also showed that the vaccines could work well against Omicron, with a third dose associated with an 81% reduced risk of hospitalization compared to similar vaccines. patients.
“The latest analysis is in line with the encouraging evidence we have already seen,” said Susan Hopkins, chief medical consultant at UKHSA.
“However, it is still too early to draw any definitive conclusions about the severity of hospitalization and the increased transmission of Omicron and the growing incidence in the population over the age of 60 in England means that significant NHS pressure remains very likely. next weeks “.
For the study, the British Health Safety Authority partnered with the Cambridge University Biostatistics Unit to study 528,176 Omicron cases and 573,012 Delta cases.
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