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2023-05-04 22:14:24 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: ECA0E1C57AFC57E779CF8AD13F0C08CC2E4E093BFF07AD81543D677FEF885E69
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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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