Omicron is causing ‘mild to severe illness’ – the three signs you need to know
Ultimately, there is a lot scientists do not know about the Omicron variant, which was only detected on November 23.
The Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Monday: “I think it is worth pointing out that the age profile, the demographics in South Africa, is generally people are on average younger. We are taking that into account.” He told MPs at the Science and Technology Committee on Wednesday: “What we have seen so far is that Alpha is more severe than the previous strain, a little, in terms of severe outcomes.
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