This hindsight made it possible to include the variants in the observations, mainly the Alpha, Delta and Omicron variants, which made it possible to answer certain questions, one of which is fundamental: does the Omicron variant, which is less lethal, produce less risk of psychological and neurological disorders in both than Alpha, more lethal? The answer is no. This is one of the bad news from the Oxford study.
“Following Omicron, we expected a drop in cases since the Omicron variant is less severe but in people who do not die from Covid-19, we found that the number of cases does not decrease and remains the same”notes one of the researchers and clinician of the department of psychiatry of the University of Oxford, Maxime Taquet.
