Oliver Wyman January 13, 2022
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2022 Predictions: @OliverWyman’s @SamOnHealth shares his outlook on #COVID19, #MentalHealth, #HealthIT, and more.

Last year in this space, we were hopeful that an end to the COVID-19 pandemic was within reach. Unfortunately, we find ourselves in the middle of another worldwide surge of infections, driven largely by the Omicron variant. Although news of spiking cases and hospitalizations is gloomy, recent data suggests that Omicron causes milder symptoms among vaccinated people than Alpha and Delta. Still, Omicron’s high rate of transmissibility requires that we become even more vigilant about improving vaccination rates globally, especially as last year’s hospital bed crisis evolves into this year’s healthcare staffing crisis. Currently, we are likely to fall short of the World Health Organization’s...

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