Those who catch the Omicron variant of COVID-19 are up to 70 percent less likely to need hospitalization, according to the BBC.
A major analysis by the UK Health Security Agency has said that these findings are "encouraging." Compared to other variants, they are 50 to 70 percent less likely to need a hospital visit.
UK health authorities did warn, however, that cases may end up in hospitals regardless.
Vaccines have also been shown to be effective for ten weeks after the booster shot. Having said that, protection against serious side effects that would induce hospitalization.
This new report by the UK government follows other reports from officials in South Africa, Denmark, England and Scotland, which all suggest reduced severity.
This is observable in the number of deaths in the UK. In 28 days, only 14 people died as a result of the new variant. For context, the UK is a country with a population of 66 million.
Despite the small number of deaths, the UK is breaking records for people contracting the virus daily, with 119,789 confirmed cases in a day last week.
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