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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nicola Davis Science correspondent

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Omicron variant does cause different symptoms from delta study finds | Mind Blowing Facts

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Researchers reached their conclusions by matching people who had Covid when Delta was the most prevalent variant with individuals who were positive when Omicron dominated. Photograph: Justin Paget/Getty

People who have the Omicron Covid variant tend to have symptoms for a shorter period, a lower risk of being admitted to hospital and a different set of symptoms from those who have Delta, research has suggested.

As the highly transmissible Omicron variant shot to dominance towards the end of last year, it emerged that, while it is better at dodging the body’s immune responses than Delta, it also produces less severe disease.

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