What’s your predictions on the UK post-covid restrictions?
I’m predicting another shutdown when their 40k to 50k per day positive cases jumps to 100k and the hospitals are inundated.
shareI’m a little more optimistic. Whilst infection rates will surge, hospital admissions and deaths will hopefully remain low for several reasons: -
1. High vaccination rates.
2. The Delta variant is a weaker strain (albeit more contagious).
3. Eventual herd immunity.
Fingers crossed eh?
Delta is not weaker.
“Public Health England said that the data showed there was a higher risk of hospital admission for patients with the delta variant compared with the alpha variant”
So it’s not weaker. But they continue:
“but its analysis2 revealed that two doses of vaccine gave a high degree of protection against hospital admission, estimated to be more than 90%.”
So they’re basically saying “times up unvaccinated.”
My wife and I were done weeks ago. We’ll still take precautions, but I’m not too worried anymore.
shareThought the Delta was more dangerous.
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