Omicron more infectious, less severe than delta for young children

Young children were more likely to be infected with the omicron variant than the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 but less likely to experience severe health outcomes, researchers reported in JAMA Pediatrics.
“The omicron variant is highly infectious in children,” co-author Rong Xu, PhD, a professor of biomedical informatics and founding director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence in Drug Discovery at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, told Healio. “While it may be less severe than the delta variant, its associated severe clinical outcomes are still substantial.”

Young children were more likely to be infected with the omicron variant than the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 but less likely to experience severe health outcomes, researchers reported in JAMA Pediatrics.
“The omicron variant is highly infectious in children,” co-author Rong Xu, PhD, a professor of biomedical informatics and founding director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence in Drug Discovery at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, told Healio. “While it may be less severe than the delta variant, its associated severe clinical outcomes are still substantial.”