Omicrommon Cold? New Variant Is So Mild It’s Mistaken for Cold

Many cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 are so mild, infected Americans are struggling to determine whether they have the virus or the common cold.

Cases of the virus are surging nationwide as the Omicron variant has become dominant in a matter of weeks. But deaths and hospitalizations are lagging behind, and many of those infected are reporting symptoms that more closely resemble a cold or the flu than a serious, deadly disease.

We now have population data and laboratory data that omicron infections are resulting in less severe illnesshttps://t.co/paW6moZTJh

— Marty Makary MD, MPH (@MartyMakary) December 27, 2021

Three groups of researchers, from South Africa, Scotland and England, all found that the Omicron variant is less likely to send patients to the hospital than the Delta or Alpha strains of COVID-19, according to The New York Times. The study from South Africa found that the variant is up to 80% less severe.

That has prompted some media outlets to begin printing guides on how to tell Omicron from the common cold. According to The Washington Post, “health experts warn the symptoms that previously helped people to gauge whether they had a cold, flu or covid-19 are no longer the useful marker they once were.” (Read more from “Omicrommon Cold? New Variant Is So Mild It’s Mistaken for Cold” HERE)

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