Big data used to analyze large COVID-19 datasets
COVID-19 persists around the globe with new variants of higher virulence and severity. People aged 60 and older who are unvaccinated or who have not been vaccinated for at least…
UK and South African studies suggest fewer hospitalizations due to Omicron
Studies from the United Kingdom and South Africa suggest fewer people are being hospitalized after being infected by the Omicron variant of COVID-19 than prior strains of the virus. It…
Early data: Omicron symptoms in UK similar to South Africa
A UK study of Omicron shows that symptoms for vaccinated individuals fall in line with what has been observed in South Africa: Omicron symptoms are predominantly cold symptoms such as…
Omicron multiplies 70X faster but could lead to less severe disease
Researchers in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom have independently found that the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 seems to proliferate in the upper bronchia rather than in the lungs, potentially leading to…
South African study finds lower risk of severe disease with Omicron
South Africa’s Discovery Health has investigated the Omicron variant’s clinical impact relative to other SARS-CoV-2 variants. This was a major study involving 211,000 COVID-19 test results. The report was released…