Comparative analysis of the risks of hospitalisation and death associated with SARS-CoV-2 omicron (B.1.1.529) and delta (B.1.617.2) variants in England: a cohort study

The omicron variant (B.1.1.529) of SARS-CoV-2 has demonstrated partial vaccine escape and high transmissibility, with early studies indicating lower severity of infection than that of the delta variant (B.1.617.2). We aimed to better characterise omicron severity relative to delta by assessing the r...

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Published in:	The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 399; no. 10332; pp. 1303 - 1312
Main Authors:	Nyberg, Tommy, Ferguson, Neil M, Nash, Sophie G, Webster, Harriet H, Flaxman, Seth, Andrews, Nick, Hinsley, Wes, Bernal, Jamie Lopez, Kall, Meaghan, Bhatt, Samir, Blomquist, Paula, Zaidi, Asad, Volz, Erik, Aziz, Nurin Abdul, Harman, Katie, Funk, Sebastian, Abbott, Sam, Lopez Bernal, Jamie, Abdul Aziz, Nurin, Hope, Russell, Charlett, Andre, Chand, Meera, Ghani, Azra C, Seaman, Shaun R, Dabrera, Gavin, De Angelis, Daniela, Presanis, Anne M, Thelwall, Simon
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 02.04.2022 Elsevier Limited Elsevier
Subjects:	Age Age groups Cohort analysis Cohort Studies Comparative analysis Coronaviruses COVID-19 COVID-19 - epidemiology COVID-19 - prevention & control COVID-19 vaccines Death Deprivation Emergency medical care England - epidemiology Estimates Hospitalization Humans Infections Intensive care Medical research Mortality mRNA mRNA Vaccines Patient admissions Physical sciences Reduction Risk SARS-CoV-2 Secondary analysis Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Testing laboratories Vaccine efficacy Vaccines Vaccines, Synthetic England United Kingdom > UK
ISSN:	0140-6736, 1474-547X, 1474-547X
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