Omicron 40 per cent deadlier than seasonal flu: Japanese study - Sydney Morning Herald


3/3/2022 12:00:00 AM4 yearsago
by Kanoko Matsuyama

The study underscores the potential danger of lifting pandemic curbs too quickly and underestimating the virus’s ongoing risks.

Japan: The Omicron strain of COVID-19 is at least 40 per cent more lethal than seasonal flu, according Japanese scientists, underscoring the potential danger of lifting pandemic curbs too quickly and… [+1649 chars]

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