UK wins reopening gamble?
August 5, 2021
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as posted by the channelAustralia and US, not good news
Victoria
5 mystery cases
Starting 7 day lockdown today
Brisbane and Sydney
World Health Organization
Halt on booster shots
We cannot and we should not accept countries that have already used most of the global supply of vaccines using even more of it while the world’s most vulnerable people remain unprotected
Covax
Aimed to deliver 2 billion doses this year
(20% of population in needy countries)
So far, 178 million doses to 138 countries.
United States
Cases, + 146,698, up 65% on the week
(AF, could double by Fall)
Hospitalizations, up 46% on the week
Deaths, + 660, up 33% on the week
Fully vaccinated, 50% of population
Dr. Mark Kline, New Orleans
We are seeing some very sick kids
Under 17s, 1 in 5 admissions
FDA to fully approve Pfizer soon
(mandate implications)
90 million eligible but not vaccinated
US international arrivals
Must be vaccinated once restrictions are lifted
UK cases lower than expected after 19th July
Sajid Javid, cases 100,000 a day
Prof Neil Ferguson, 200,000
We knew we had to rein things back again
Prof Paul Hunter, University of East Anglia
We have reached some sort of equilibrium
A further surge in cases related to 19 July is now unlikely
Big unknown, what will happen in autumn?
Effects of behaviour on hospital admissions
Prof Mike Tildesley, University of Warwick
Does not expect a significant resurgence unless there is a new variant
but given the success of the vaccination programme I think we can be pretty confident
During a bad flu season, more than 100 deaths and 1,000 hospital admissions every day
Fears for this next flu season
Young adults hospitalised
Amanda Pritchard, NHS chief executive
One in five, between 18 and 34
About 1,000 young adults were currently really unwell in hospital
Level of young adults admissions, four times higher than last winter, (5.5%)
NHS was still experiencing real pressure
Strong vaccine advocacy
NHS teams are putting on pop-up clinics and walk-in centres in addition to around 1,600 permanent sites, to make it as easy as possible to protect yourself, your family and your friends
Alcohol consumption in England
Collates data on alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm
Throughout the pandemic and compares to previous years.
Restrictions led to changes in the availability of alcohol, 31-week closure of premises
Changes to alcohol consumption in 2020
Total volume of duty-paid alcohol 2020 to 2021
1.2% less than the year before the pandemic
Wine up 8.9%
Spirits, up 7.3%
Cider, down 16.7%
Beer, down 14%
Heaviest buying quintile accounted for 42% of the total increase
Top buying 50% accounted for 68.3% of sales
Suggests a polarisation in drinking
People who reported drinking more during the pandemic tended to be heavier drinkers
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