higher or needing hospital care will be lower, higher or the same as with delta. however. higher or the same as with delta. however, there is still no compelling evidence that omicron is intrinsically milder than previous strains~ intrinsically milder than previous strains. however, even if the proportion strains. however, even if the proportion of cases needing hospital care is proportion of cases needing hospital care is lower, as we all hope it will be, care is lower, as we all hope it will be, a care is lower, as we all hope it will be, a smaller proportion of a much will be, a smaller proportion of a much larger number of infections will still much larger number of infections will still have a deeply damaging inrpact~ will still have a deeply damaging impact. as well as the suffering caused impact. as well as the suffering caused to impact. as well as the suffering caused to individuals and families, the additional pressure on our already the additional pressur