omicron symtoms

Omicron infection linked with common respiratory illness in children: Study

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Omicron infection linked with common respiratory illness in children: Study

The observational study, published recently in the journal Pediatrics, describes 75 children who came to the Boston Children’s Hospital emergency department (ED) with croup and COVID-19 from March 1, 2020 to January 15, 2022. Infection with the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is associated with a common respiratory illness in young children, known as … Read more

No evidence Omicron has lower severity than Delta variant: UK study

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No evidence Omicron has lower severity than Delta variant: UK study

The study by researchers from Imperial College London in the UK estimates that the risk of reinfection with the Omicron variant is 5.4 times greater than that of the Delta variant. There is “no evidence” that Omicron has a lower severity than the Delta strain, according to a study in the UK which also found … Read more