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Studies Suggest Why Omicron Is Less Severe
Studies Suggest Why Omicron Is Less Severe
December 31, 2021 at 1:49 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 24 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2021/12/31/studies-suggest-why-omicron-is-less-severe/
"SNIP......
New York Times NY Times: “In studies on mice and hamsters, Omicron produced less damaging infections, often limited largely to the upper airway: the nose, throat and windpipe. The variant did much less harm to the lungs, where previous variants would often cause scarring and serious breathing difficulty.”
......SNIP"