Comparison of the Risk of Hospitalization and Severe Disease Among Co-circulating Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Variants.

Camino Trobajo-SanmartínAna MiqueleizMarcela GuevaraMiguel Fernández-HuertaCristina BurguiItziar CasadoFernando BaigorriaAna NavascuésCarmen EzpeletaJesús Castilla

Published in: The Journal of infectious diseases (2022)

The Alpha and Delta variants showed an increased risk of hospitalization and severe disease, which decreased considerably with the Omicron BA.1 and BA.2. Surveillance of variants can lead to important differences in severity.

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