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COVID-19: Still to early to say whether Omicron variant is less severe than Delta, WHO says

December 22, 2021

Addressing questions about the Omicron COVID-19 variant, Dr. Maria Van Kherkhove, COVID-19 technical lead for the World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme, said information on severity of the virus is “still uncertain” and said it is still too early to conclude whether or not the Omicron variant is less severe than the Delta COVID-19 variant.

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