Boris Johnson has just announced no new restrictions this side of Christmas but it was only a year ago we were heading into the festive period with further restrictions and several months of lockdown ahead. There was some optimism as the first Covid-19 vaccines were administered. We had media headlines that ministers had pinpointed 15 …
With the Omicron Covid-19 variant spreading across the world, Professor Neil Ferguson has suggested we could see 5,000 Omicron deaths a day unless the UK introduces tighter restrictions. So how likely is his latest prediction? Cases vs deaths There is a relationship between Covid-19 cases and deaths and if you track them through the pandemic, …
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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.
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 …
