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Omicron is not mild and is crushing health care systems worldwide, WHO warns (arstechnica.com)

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[–] poVoq@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The second/third wave was not less deadly at all, the curve was just flatter due to non-pharmaceutical interventions. It would have far exceeded the first wave if hospitals would have been overwhelmed. As for the 15%... that is very likely an significant underestimation as Spain AFAIK isn't testing randomly for antibodies.