What does new COVID cases mean now? | The age of Omicron, End game? | Changing mind set on new cases

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Hi everyone! Omicron new cases are exponentially growing in UK and in the US. But deaths reports are relatively less compared to other variants in the past. So, what does new COVID cases mean now? How long would the third dose last now? Let's find out!
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Disclaimer:

This video is Dr. Hong’s interpretation and summary of publicly available scientific information
This video is not intended to serve as any advice regarding the treatment, prevention, and diagnosis of any diseases
Dr. Hong has no connections and receives no monetary compensation from any pharmaceutical companies and government.
This video is for educational purposes only.

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To learn more:
Is Omicron a friend or foe? | Why does it spread faster, but appear to be less severe?
https://youtu.be/_TnuekpLgp4

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Source References:

UK sets new record for COVID cases as Omicron sweeps London
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/one-10-londoners-likely-infected-with-covid-ons-models-2021-12-24/

Early lab studies hint Omicron may be milder. But most scientists reserve judgment
https://www.science.org/content/article/early-lab-studies-hint-omicron-may-be-milder-most-scientists-reserve-judgment

Omicron: Half of colds will be Covid, warn UK researchers
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-59768366

Minimal cross-over between mutations associated with Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 and CD8+ T cell epitopes identified in COVID-19 convalescent individuals
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.12.06.471446v1.full.pdf

https://ourworldindata.org/

An Omicron oddity: The number of cases doesn't predict the number of deaths
https://www.statnews.com/2021/12/22/omicron-oddity-case-numbers-dont-predict-deaths/

Severity of Omicron variant of concern and vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic disease: national cohort with nested test negative design study in Scotland
https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/severity-of-omicron-variant-of-concern-and-vaccine-effectiveness-?fbclid=IwAR2HLMRW4RYz_LSRzif6UmUo55Hcc3JnTZrD_Xod57xfiht3EUutty6CwCg

Early assessment of the clinical severity of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in South Africa
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.12.21.21268116v1

UK Health Security Agency Technical briefing 33, December 23 2021
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1043807/technical-briefing-33.pdf

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