[jacobolus]

> the omicron variant is somewhat close to common cold, and that it causes mild symptoms

No, we don’t have anywhere near enough data yet to draw that conclusion.

What we know for sure is that it generally doesn’t cause hospitalization/death among people that have previously been infected by Covid or vaccinated. Which is generally true for every variant. And we also know that it has a significant degree of immune escape, causing a much higher rate of reinfections / breakthrough infections than previous variants.

It may be that it turns out to cause less severe disease even for the immunologically naïve, and many observers are hopeful that that turns out to be the case.

> cannot get the vaccines for health reasons

I would recommend you consult a physician who is an expert in your condition before making this decision.

[jacobolus]

> don’t have anywhere near enough data yet to draw that conclusion

For more explanation, https://cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2623/2...