Most people infected with omicron variant ‘didn’t know they had it,’ study finds

The Hill ^ | 08/17/2022 | Adam Barnes

[ChicagoConservative27]

Most people infected by the omicron variant of COVID-19 were not aware they had it, according to a new study.

“More than one in every two people who were infected with omicron didn’t know they had it,” the study’s first author and an investigator at Cedars-Sinai Sandy Y. Joung said in a media release. “Awareness will be key for allowing us to move beyond this pandemic.”

Investigators conducting a study examining COVID-19 and the effect of vaccines identified nearly 2,500 blood samples from patients just before and after the start of omicron’s surge – identifying 210 people who likely had it given antibody levels in their blood.

Participant surveys and interviews then found that approximately 44 percent of those whose blood tested positive for virus realized they were infected.

Only 10 percent of those who said they were unaware of infection reported any COVID-19 symptoms.

[IrishBrigade]

‘She strongly supports the vaccine.’

well, Duke, that cinches it for me, if your world renowned allergist says so...

now, where’d I put put that needle...?

[DugwayDuke]

IrishBrigade wrote: “well, Duke, that cinches it for me, if your world renowned allergist says so...”

She’s is a far better source of information than the typical anti-vaxxer propaganda posted here on Free Republic from quacks like Mercola, Malone, etc.

[catnipman]

““Awareness will be key for allowing us to move beyond this pandemic.””

so, isn’t “awareness” of an illness that has no symptoms known as hypochondria?

so, apparently Cedars-Sinai’s “solution” to covid is hypochondria ... go figure, right?

[1Old Pro]

Between 25 and 80 percent. Wow these scientists like their data tight! What kind of margin of error is that?

Well I suppose it's better than what we normally get, somewhere between 0 and 100%.