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, …
Another nonsense Ferguson prediction – 5000 Omicron deaths a day Read More »
New statistics in England show that most patients admitted to critical care are obese, I take a look at the numbers. There has been much discussion in recent weeks on the vaccination status of patients in critical care, I contributed to this in a recent blog. The latest estimates from ICNARC show that in November …
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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 what is all the fuss about? Covid cases across the country Wales and Scotland already have in force the measures England is introducing. …
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 been lots of sharing of this article with many saying this is nonsense and others using it to suggest …
Most in critical care unvaccinated? – No according to data Read More »
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 virus. Since this, we have more research on the potential impact of long Covid and the JCVI deciding not to recommend the vaccine for …
Covid-19 in children and risk – what does the data show? Read More »
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 Covid-19 can not explain the excess deaths and this may be the start of the collateral damage of restrictions …
Deaths above average: Is missed healthcare causing thousands of deaths? Read More »
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 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 children did not outweigh the potential risks. They approved vaccination for children aged 12 to 15 if they were in a high-risk group with those aged …
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.
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 …
