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Where have you read that B.1.617.2 causes fewer hospitalisations?
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Yes, the dominant variant now (B.1.617.2) seems to be more transmissible but causes fewer hospitalisations (percentage wise) than most of the other variants.
Appears hospitalization rates are actually higher with the Delta variant - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/03/india-covid-variant-may-increase-risk-of-hospital-admission-early-data-suggests
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@Greenbank
Yes, the dominant variant now (B.1.617.2) seems to be more transmissible but causes fewer hospitalisations (percentage wise) than most of the other variants.
It's no surprise that it's increasing fastest in the cohorts that have lowest vaccination coverage.
A highly transmissible but weak (in terms of damage it causes) variant of the virus is far from the worst possibility right now, especially given where we are with the vaccinations.