@RedCedar, you do realise that you started with the hardest for you to refute
omicron having "much less severity" [https://www.pm.gov.au/media/national-cabinet-statement-65]
The "much less severity" is a direct quote from the .gov.au website that is listed.
And as GCar has kindly shown there is an article that analyses Omicron severity
https://hotcopper.com.au/threads/covid-and-the-vaccine-truth-lies-and-misconceptions-revealed.5898613/page-29858?post_id=59444665I do agree that Omicron is much more contagious. The ideal virus from our point of view is one that is 100% transmissible and 0% severe. Omicron come close to this.
Omicron has been described by many as a live attenuated virus vaccine.