University of Hong Kong study: death risk of under-vaccinated cases in Hong Kong’s Omicron epidemic is similar to earlier


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What is the fatality rate caused by the dominant strain Omicron BA.2 currently circulating in the world? In fact, there is no unified understanding. In a recent study by the University of Hong Kong, researchers analyzed the fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong and concluded that those who have not completed the full course of the new crown vaccination, facing the Omicron BA. The risk of death is similar to the original strain. The study was recently published on the preprint website medRxiv, titled “Infection of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron mutants in Hong Kong from January to March 2022 “Epidemiology...