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2023-05-04 14:34:53 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A2A4F02CED67334695B0132A5670AB9F03ED8A5CFF6BF1E216BBD56BBD636227
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The study found “XBB.1.16 infections tend to cause mild symptoms similar to those from earlier Omicron variants, with few hospitalizations and deaths.” https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01437-8 The study author acknowledged samples were limited to sequenced symptomatic patients, likely skewing towards severe cases. https://twitter.com/r_karyakarte/status/1653964260555509760
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