People with Omicron are significantly less likely to develop severe symptoms, but the effects of the booster vaccine wane after 10 weeks, according to new analysis by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
Early results suggest people are 30 to 45% less likely to go to A&E if they are infected with Omicron rather than Delta and are 50-70 % less likely to be admitted to hospital.
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