A comparison of severity of illness between the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and Delta variant

• Main Authors: Laura Peyton Ellis (Author), Olivia Hess (Author), Khoa Le Anh Huynh (Author), Gonzalo Bearman (Author), Le Kang (Author), Christopher D. Doern (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionally affected traditionally marginalized groups. Both the Delta and Omicron variants raised concern amongst public health officials due to potentially higher infectivity rates and disease severity than prior variants. This study sought to c...