In recent weeks I have explained that since Omicron hit the UK we have seen fewer children overall in hospital.. With two weeks more data, how has the situation changed with the Omicron variant causing significant numbers of cases? Still fewer children in pediatric beds than a month ago Throughout the winter months, we get …
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When announcing new restrictions in Wales from Boxing Day, Mark Drakeford misled the public when claiming the new Omicron variant was “probably that it’s just as severe as any other form would be”. There was clear evidence from other countries this was not the case, but this did not stop the First Minister from making …
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Evidence indicates that Omicron is less likely to result in an admission to a hospital. Last week I wrote that Covid-19 was not leading to a rise in children in hospital. With two weeks more data, how has the situation changed with the Omicron variant causing significant numbers of cases? Fewer children in pediatric beds …
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The Omicron Covid-19 variant is leading to record numbers of reported infections across many countries, but evidence shows the variant is less likely to result in an admission to a hospital. However, within England, there have been various media reports of many admissions to hospitals for children with Covid. So what does the data show …
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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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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 …
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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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.
