Part 2 - Unvaccinated and Omicron (South Africa 4th Wave Data)

Part 2 - Unvaccinated and Omicron (South Africa 4th Wave Data)

A research letter from South Africa to JAMA shares the characteristics of the Omicron patients that were treated or admitted to hospitals in South Africa. Let's review the data especially in context of the unvaccinated individuals risk of severe disease and death.

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Reference URL list from Friday, Dec. 31 2021

DrBeen: Continuing Medical Education Online | USMLE Prep | CME and CE marketplace | Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Training Programs | Medical Student Training
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients in South Africa During the COVID-19 Omicron Wave Compared With Previous Waves | Global Health | JAMA | JAMA Network
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2787776?guestAccessKey=919da83d-b6f9-4e05-8de1-05cca4541a59&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=olf&utm_term=123021

South Africa: Coronavirus Pandemic Country Profile - Our World in Data
https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/south-africa

South Africa COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/south-africa/

https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-provide-update-omicron-variant

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/09/south-africa-omicron-crisis-cases-hospitalizations-and-vaccinations.html

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.12.20.21268096v1

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/17/south-africa-says-vaccines-and-natural-immunity-are-limiting-latest-covid-wave

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