Nature Podcast cover image

Coronapod: Omicron - your questions answered

Nature Podcast

CHAPTER

What's the Severity of Omicron Compared to Other Variants?

Early signs are that it's leading to less severity than earlier waves in south africa. But that doesn't meanhe the virusis evolving to be less severe. It could just be larger population immunity that's behind those effects. And another challenge is that we're doing this kind of early on in the wave, and there is the lag between infections and hospitalization and death. So it'll take some weeks to get a clearer picture.

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner