In November scientists identified a new COVID variant, the Omicron variant in South Africa.
The threat was so serious that Joe Biden decided to continue his open border policies at the US southern border.
Since that time scientists reported that the vaccinated patients displayed mild symptoms and unvaccinated people showed no symptoms at all.
And the latest study published Wednesday shows that those who contract the disease are 80% less likely to be hospitalized if they catch the omicron variant.
Bloomberg reported:
South Africans contracting Covid-19 in the current fourth wave of infections are 80% less likely to be hospitalized if they catch the omicron variant, compared with other strains, according to a study released by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases.
Once admitted to the hospital, the risk of severe disease doesn’t differ from other variants, the authors led by scientists Nicole Walter and Cheryl Cohen said.
Compared to delta infections in South Africa between April and November, omicron infections are associated with a 70% lower risk of severe disease, they said. The omicron data was collected for the two months through November.
Since being identified by South African scientists on Nov. 25, the omicron variant has fueled record case numbers across the country. Africa’s most developed economy has fully inoculated about 44% of its adult population over a seven-month period.
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