You can find the presentation here:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e4Y2sXkt-cw …
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“Only 1.7% of identified COVID-19 cases were admitted to hospital in the second week of infections in the fourth wave, compared with 19% in the same week of the third delta-driven wave.” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-17/s-africa-says-hospitalizations-in-omicron-wave-much-lower …
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“We have seen a decrease in a proportion of people who need to be on oxygen. They are at very low levels,” said Waasila Jassat, a researcher with the NICD. “For the first time there are more non-severe than severe patients in hospital.” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-17/s-africa-says-hospitalizations-in-omicron-wave-much-lower …
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Summary: •Difficult to disentangle if less severity is due to prior IMMUNITY (vaccine or natural infection) OR intrinsic virulence of Omicron •Most hospital admissions in UNVACCINATED individuals •>70% seroprevalence and 40% one dose of vaccine •2-3x higher risk re-infection
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•Vaccine immune escape (nAbs ONLY), protection against SEVERE infection sustained •Other provinces may have lower seroprevalence and lower vaccination •Vulnerable: UNVACCINATED, no previous SARS-CoV-2 infection •GET PROTECTED. GET BOOSTED. •Don’t walk around immune naive!
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For those who have been asking, early data regarding COVID hospital admissions out of London. 111/169 new COVID patients were NOT being treated primarily for COVID but rather tested positive upon admission (proportion much higher than previous waves). H/T:
@drraghibalipic.twitter.com/JI3I5DL5x5
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In other words, 111/169 patients incidentally tested positive AFTER being admitted for other conditions. I recommend reading
@drraghibali’s thread on the matter and in addition you can read more here: https://www.ft.com/content/c14173c9-1ab7-4386-aeae-70cdac666503 … and: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/third-of-people-in-london-have-not-had-any-jabs-crgcj5g7c … (GET VACCINATED!)Show this thread
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This is got news to hear, for everybody
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Absolutely. Right now is the time to make sure one is protected!
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Encouraging stuff! Ive heard London MAY be preparing for a lockdown. Are their hospitals already swamped with Delta? My hospital had to stop elective surgeries. We're swamped, so Omicron coming through really worries me because we're alreadt on our toes
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I’m pretty sure it is still majorly Delta there. I’ll take a look today.
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