Omicron is said to cause milder symptoms than Delta. Where does this information come from?
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The new variant of the coronavirus, Omicron, is on the alert. Little information is currently available. But, given the number of mutations, this variant is potentially more contagious and more dangerous. What worries the authorities the most is his possible ability to evade the vaccines.
Data on the first cases in South Africa
Appeared only a few days ago in South Africa, it seems that it causes symptoms different from those of others variants. This is notably what the Dr. Angélique Coetzee, President of the South African Medical Association. Seeing successive coronavirus positive patients with an atypical clinical picture, she alerted the authorities to the possibility of a new variant. From the cases she has been able to examine, she indicates that the symptoms are milder but unusual.
This new variant would rather affect men under 40, who would suffer from extreme fatigue, stiffness, a dry cough, but without loss of taste, nor ofsmell. To date, no patient has had to be hospitalized, even those who were not vaccinated. Note: more than half of the patients she saw were unvaccinated.
More than half of the patients she saw were unvaccinated
This initial information is interesting but not representative. For‘WHO, there is currently no scientific evidence to conclude that the Omicron variant causes symptoms different from other variants. We will have to wait a few weeks to conclude.
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