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Omicron is less severe and natural immunity works Link to free download of my 2 textbooks Clinical outcomes among patients infected with Omicron () SARS-CoV-2 variant in southern California Background The Omicron () variant of SARS-CoV-2 has rapidly achieved global dissemination, accounting for most infections in the United States by December 2021. November 30, 2021 to January 1, 2022, Delta v Omicron Using S gene target failure (SGTF) (99.7%) Hospital admission Lengths of hospital stay Hospital admissions associated with new-onset respiratory symptoms Intensive care unit (ICU) admission Mechanical ventilation Mortality Group 1, omicron N = 52,297, cases with Omicron variant infections Hospital admissions, 235 (0.5%) Mean follow-up, 5.5 days 88 admitted ITU, 7 Ventilated, 0 Deaths, 1 Length of hospital stay, 3.4 d