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Omicron may be less efficient at replicating in the lungs than previous Covid variants, according to hopeful new UK laboratory research.
A study conducted by scientists at the Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease suggested that mutations on the virus' spike protein, which make it able to evade antibodies, may also reduce its ability to attack the lungs and cause severe disease.
"We demonstrate significantly lower infectivity of lung organoids and Calu-3 lung cells," said the Cambridge preprint, which was posted late on Friday night.
"These observations highlight that omicron has gained immune evasion properties whilst compromising on properties associated with replication and pathogenicity [harm]."
The study was led by Professor Ravi Gupta, professor of clinical microbiology at the University of Cambridge and a contributor to Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).
Prof Gupta said the findings could point to omicron causing less severe disease, but he cautioned that more work was needed.
"In summary, this work suggests that omicron does appear to have become more immune evasive, but that properties associated with disease progression *may* be attenuated [weakened] to some extent", he said.
A leading hospital group reported last week that 29 per cent fewer adults were being hospitalised than in the delta wave, and far fewer of those required intensive care.
On the other hand, there was a 20 per cent jump in the number of children being hospitalised and a double dose of Pfizer vaccine was shown to be just 70 per cent effective at preventing hospitalisation, falling further in the old.
Prof Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer for England, warned against "over interpretation" of the South African data last week, noting its population was much younger and with more prior exposure to Covid than our own.
"I want to put a really serious caution on this because I think [the South African data] has been overinterpreted.
"The amount of immunity for this wave because of prior delta wave and vaccination is far higher than it was for their last wave and, therefore, the fact they have a lower hospitalisation rate this time is unsurprising.
"That doesn't mean there is some degree of milder disease — that is possible — but I think there is a danger that people have overinterpreted this to say this is not a problem and there's nothing to worry about. I want to be clear, I am afraid this is going to be a problem."
A study published by Imperial College London on Saturday found no evidence in the early British numbers to suggest that omicron was intrinsically milder than previous variants.
The research, based on UK infection data, warned the NHS could still see a peak of hospital admissions that exceeded those seen in the first and second waves.
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