Is Omicron Mild

• COVID-19: U.K. death toll tops 150,000 after Omicron spike

  U.K. has seen a surge of cases linked to the Omicron COVID-19 variant in recent weeks, though death rates have been lower than during previous infection waves.

  Health

  Jan 8, 2022
  
• Rapid spread of Omicron shedding light on social inequities in Canada: experts

  While Omicron is thought to cause less severe disease in some people, experts say characterizing the COVID-19 variant as "mild" can be problematic.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2022
  
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• Yes, Omicron appears to be less severe — but don’t call it ‘mild,’ WHO says

  The impact of Omicron on the elderly is one of the big unanswered questions about the new variant as most of the cases studied so far have been in younger people.

  World

  Jan 6, 2022