Was Alpha deadlier than wild-type COVID? Analysis in rural England.

Julii Brainard Carlota Maria Grossi Sampedro Anna Sweeting Richard Fordham

Published in: Infection (2022)

The Alpha variant of SARS-CoV-2 did not lead to higher mortality rates for any age, deprivation or sex group, compared to case fatality rates in the early part of the pandemic period.

Keyphrases

sars cov
wild type

coronavirus disease
respiratory syndrome coronavirus

south africa
cardiovascular events

data analysis