Blogs

Plan B Covid restrictions or Plan Boll*cks?

The Prime Minister stood up on Wednesday and announced that England would revert to Plan B Covid restrictions, with the primary measures mandating working from home and introducing a Covid pass. So...

Most in critical care unvaccinated? – No according to data

The Guardian ran an article this week in which the headline was ICU is full of the unvaccinated – my patience with them is wearing thin. So are most patients in critical care unvaccinated? There has...

Covid-19 in children and risk – what does the data show?

When the JCVI was considering extending their recommendation for the Covid-19 vaccination programme to 16 and 17-year-olds, I previously wrote a blog describing what the data showed on risk from the...

Deaths above average: Is missed healthcare causing thousands of deaths?

Deaths in England and Wales have been above average for the past six weeks and we continue to see more people die at home than expected and fewer deaths in hospital. Rises in deaths related to...

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...

Covid-19 in children – what does the data show?

In July the UK’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) ruled out vaccinating most children from Covid-19 as the minimal health benefits of offering universal Covid-19 vaccination to...

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...

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...

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...