Are Covid-19 deaths resulting in fewer deaths from Dementia and Respiratory disease?

In 2021 we have seen fewer people die from dementia, respiratory disease, and influenza/pneumonia than expected but is this because In 2021 we have seen fewer people die from dementia, respiratory disease, and influenza/pneumonia than expected. Is this because people are not succumbing to these conditions, or having caught Covid-19, it was the virus recorded as the cause of death? I look at the numbers to explain more.

Wales deserves its own Freedom Day and we need to accept Covid-19 is here to stay

Since Covid-19 hit the shores of the United Kingdom back last year, it was the Prime Minister (Boris Johnson) who instigated the first national lockdown across the four nations. The Welsh Labour Government took over policies related to easing and imposing new restrictions and the data now suggests we need to learn to live with Covid-19 and have our own ‘Freedom Day’ in Wales.

Covid-19 cases rising in the young should not cause alarm to delay ‘Freedom Day’ in England again

In the UK over the past month, we have seen a rise in Covid-19 cases which has sparked worry of a third wave of the virus. How much worry should there be? The rationale for the national lockdowns last Spring and Winter was to protect the NHS and save lives. At the start of the …

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We need to learn to live with Covid-19 and accept the risk it poses

Lives have changed dramatically since Covid-19 hit the UK with over 100,000 people dying prematurely and millions more affected financially, mentally and wider health harms. With Covid-19 being endemic across the world we now need to learn to live with the virus and accept a level of risk as we open up society. We must …

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Should we be panicking right now about a third wave?

Over the past 24 hours, the BBC news website has led with the headline ‘UK in early stages of third-wave – scientist’. But should we be panicking about a third wave right now? I am not so sure as we expect to see cases rise as more people mix and the critical data to focus on are hospitalisations and deaths, which remain low.