An Early Assessment of the Omicron Covid-19 Variant: Case-Fatality Rates
By Craig Getz and Dr Gary Kantor Executive Summary The fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has been dominated by the Omicron variant. The Omicron case-fatality rate (CFR)[1] has been between 89.7% and 95.2% lower than the case fatality rate of the preceding variants (the original strain, Beta and Delta). Persons testing positive for the Omicron variant are significantly younger than in previous waves[2]. After adjusting for differences in age, gender and chronic health conditions, the Omicron case-fatality rate is between 83.4% and 90.0% lower than the case-fatality rate of the preceding variants. Risk-adjusted case-fatality rates are a proxy for [...]