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Will Omicron overwhelm the NHS? The crucial missing data

24 December 2021

5:08 AM

24 December 2021

5:08 AM

If you catch Omicron your risk of ending up in hospital is between 50 to 70 per cent less likely than if you’d had Delta. That’s according to a new analysis released this evening by the UK Health Security Agency. It’s another blow to the case for lockdown.

That case for lockdown goes like this: Omicron is growing exponentially and its casualties will overwhelm the NHS unless action is taken to slow the growth.

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