Omicron is milder than Delta UK study finds

Omicron appears to be a more mild version of COVID-19 than the Delta variant, a leaked study from the British government shows.

The UK Health Security Agency - the US equivalent to the Centers for Disease Control - found that those who fall ill with Omicron are less likely to become severely sick compared to those who get the Delta variant, according to the data obtained by Politico.

The early real-world data, which is expected to be released before Christmas, found that Omicron is likely to bring on a mild illness with less serious symptoms in most people.

It is likely down to the large number of people that have been vaccinated and previously infected, as well as Omicron just being naturally milder than other coronavirus variants.

The UK health agency warned that the data showed that the mildness of Omicron wasn't enough to prevent large numbers of hospitalizations.

The UK health agency would not comment on the study prior to it being released.

The CDC revealed earlier this week that Omicron now accounts for 73 percent of new infections across the US..
 

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