From the South African Medical Research Council :
- Omicron “does” cause milder symptoms
- Two Pfizer jabs 70% effective against hospitalisation
- Study finds 38 admissions per 1,000 Omicron cases compared to 101 per 1,000 for Delta
- Overall risk of hospital admission is 29% lower for Omicron
- Hospitalised patients are less sick
- Proportion of hospital patients needing ICU is 13% for this wave compared to 30% for previous waves
