[HTML][HTML] COVID infection rates, clinical outcomes, and racial/ethnic and gender disparities before and after Omicron emerged in the US

L Wang, NA Berger, DC Kaelber, PB Davis, ND Volkow… - MedRxiv, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background SARS-CoV-2 infections and hospitalizations are rising in the US and other
countries after the emergence of the Omicron variant. Currently, data on infection rates …

Early estimates of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant severity based on a matched cohort study, Ontario, Canada

AC Ulloa, SA Buchan, N Daneman, KA Brown - MedRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
While it is now evident that Omicron is rapidly replacing Delta, due to a combination of
increased transmissibility and immune escape, it is less clear how the severity of Omicron …

[HTML][HTML] A quick displacement of the SARS-CoV-2 variant delta with omicron: unprecedented spike in COVID-19 cases associated with fewer admissions and …

A Fall, RE Eldesouki, J Sachithanandham, CP Morris… - MedRxiv, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The increase in SARS-CoV-2 infections in December 2021 in the United States
was driven primarily by the Omicron variant which largely displaced the Delta over a three …

The displacement of the SARS-CoV-2 variant Delta with Omicron: An investigation of hospital admissions and upper respiratory viral loads

A Fall, RE Eldesouki, J Sachithanandham, CP Morris… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background The increase in SARS-CoV-2 infections in December 2021 was driven primarily
by the Omicron variant, which largely displaced the Delta over a three-week span. Outcomes …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of outcomes from COVID infection in pediatric and adult patients before and after the emergence of Omicron

L Wang, NA Berger, DC Kaelber, PB Davis, ND Volkow… - MedRxiv, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant is rapidly spreading in the US since
December 2021 and is more contagious than earlier variants. Currently, data on the severity …

Estimates of SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant severity in Ontario, Canada

AC Ulloa, SA Buchan, N Daneman, KA Brown - Jama, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Methods| We conducted a retrospective population-wide matched cohort study of patients
infected with the Omicron and Delta variants, using Ontario-wide data sets: Public Health …

Clinical outcomes among patients infected with Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) SARS-CoV-2 variant in southern California

JA Lewnard, VX Hong, MM Patel, R Kahn, M Lipsitch… - MedRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
ABSTRACT Background The Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant of SARS-CoV-2 has rapidly
achieved global dissemination, accounting for most infections in the United States by …

Viral dynamics and duration of PCR positivity of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

JA Hay, SM Kissler, JR Fauver, C Mack, CG Tai… - MedRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
Abstract Background The Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant is responsible for a major wave of
COVID-19, with record case counts reflecting high transmissibility and escape from prior …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 disease severity in persons infected with the Omicron variant compared with the Delta variant in Qatar

AA Butt, SR Dargham, P Tang, H Chemaitelly… - Journal of global …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Understanding the disease severity associated with the Omicron variant of the
SARS-CoV-2 virus is important in determining appropriate management strategies at the …

Severe hospital events following symptomatic infection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants in France, December 2021–January 2022: a retrospective …

V Auvigne, S Vaux, Y Le Strat, J Schaeffer… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background A rapid increase in incidence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant (sub-lineage
BA. 1) occurred in France in December 2021, while the Delta variant was prevailing since …