Population Immunity and Covid-19 Severity with Omicron Variant in South Africa.

Shabir Ahmed MadhiGaurav KwatraJonathan E MyersWaasila JassatNisha DharChristian K MukendiAmit J NanaLucille BlumbergRichard WelchNicoletta Ngorima-MabhenaPortia C Mutevedzi

Published in: The New England journal of medicine (2022)

Widespread underlying SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity was observed in Gauteng before the omicron-dominant wave of Covid-19. Epidemiologic data showed a decoupling of hospitalizations and deaths from infections while omicron was circulating. (Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.).

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