But Covid-19 is still a very serious disease with unknown outcomes, even for the less severe Omicron variant. “It can still be severe,” Topol said. “If you’re unvaccinated, you will have a longer illness, you will get sicker most likely,” Moreno said. “I do think that we are on the verge of getting past at least the bulk of Omicron,” Offit said. “You will start to see a decline.”And new treatments that are very effective at keeping Covid from getting serious are on their way.

Source: The Guardian January 17, 2022 23:32 UTC