“The toxicity of COVID-Omicron is 5 times higher than that of the Delta variant, and the mortality rate is also higher than that of Delta.”
Social media posts
Facebook post. Claim dated 4 Dec 2021.
FactCheck.org rated thisUnsupported
What FactCheck.org found
It’s not known yet whether the omicron variant causes more or less severe COVID-19 than the delta variant, although some preliminary indications suggest omicron infections might be milder.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 December 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 10 December 2021, 6 days later. Its rating was “Unsupported”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.md/QdJmT
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