In other countries, omicron has been perceived to cause less severe illness than prior coronavirus variants. She says if you’re infected during the omicron surge, the chance is lower for all the outcomes I just mentioned. Consistently, a Danish study published last week which they have been Investigating nearly 12,000 Danish households in mid-December, and the scientists found that Omicron was 2.7 to 3.7 times more infectious than the Delta variant among vaccinated Danes. However, whether or not Omicron is more transmissible than the previous variants, the Omicron variant does seem to induce less serious disease as Tyra Grove Krause, SSI’s technical director told an area media on Monday. “While Omicron will still be able to put pressure on our healthcare system, everything indicates that it’s milder than the Delta variant,” she said, adding the danger of being hospitalized with Omicron was 1/2 that with Delta.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 06, 2022 19:31 UTC