An epidemiologist’s perspective
There is no shortage of stuff in the media and it is hard to make sense of it all. Hope this helps!
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New Omicron variants coming our way soon: how protected are we?
As the original Omicron variant continues to mutate, its greater ability to transmit has been offset in terms of the public health risk by (i) the milder illness it causes and (ii) the protection against severe disease from both natural infection and the current vaccine regimes. However, should we now be worried about the new variants […]
Could Covid be on the up again?
Despite the worldwide relaxation in Covid-19 mitigation and the awful situation in Ukraine displacing other news, that does not mean that Covid-19 has gone away. What do the latest data show? We cannot rely on the numbers of self-reported cases Regular readers of this blog will know that the number of self-reported or health care professional-reported […]
Lifting all legal restrictions: does it make sense?
The UK government announced yesterday that it was planning to lift all remining legal restrictions to prevent Covid-19 transmission. Other Western countries are acting likewise despite the current wave of Omicron infections. Does reducing legally enforceable mitigation actions make sense? What are the current data? As mentioned previously in this blog, the UK’s weekly PCR sampling of […]
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