Omicron variant “will dominate Europe by February 2022”

Community transmission of the Omicron variant of the covid “is already underway in the countries of the EU / European Economic Area. A further rapid increase in cases of this new mutant is expected in the next 2 months”. And, although Delta is currently still the most widespread variant, “based on predictive models and based on growth advantage and level of immune escape, Omicron is likely to become the dominant variant in the EU / See within the first 2. months of 2022 “. This is the analysis contained in one of the key points of the latest update to rapid risk assessment, released by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control Ecdc. The document, which focuses in particular on the risk associated with Omicron in Europe, updates the forecasts and also looks at the holiday season.