Category: Coronavirus
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UCL modelling shows vaccine efficacy against Covid-19 infection at just 1.5%
Current estimates of the vaccination efficacy are: preventing infection: 1.5%, preventing transmission when infected: 85.5%, preventing serious illness when symptomatic: 60.7%, preventing fatality when seriously ill: 93.6%. More...
UK: Despite vaccinations, one in six council areas in England now recording highest Covid numbers since last summer
The list of councils includes almost all local authority areas in north-east England, close to a half in south-west England and nearly a third in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Israel: fully vaccinated tourists banned from entering the country
Vaccinated tourists will not be allowed to enter Israel on August 1, as previously decided, Health Ministry’s Director General Prof.
Bangladesh: new study shows 80% percent of children infected by Delta are under 10 years of age
The Chittagong study included children from newborns to 18-year-olds infected with coronavirus. More...
Financial Times: Monday is surrender day, not freedom day, in England
“Mass infection risks swamping hospitals, decimating workforces, sickening the young and weak, and creating vaccine-resistant variants — all of which could lead to further lockdowns and, ultimately, less freedom. More...
Boris Johnson back in quarantine after Covid-19 nearly kills him in 2020
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has booked an urgent eye test with an optician in Barnard Castle following his U-turn decision to quarantine after being in contact with his infected Health Minister Sajid Javid. More...
English Freedom Day: Lions led by Zombies
A short reminder of what happened after “Freedom Day” was announced in the Czech Republic on July 2nd 2020:
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The waxing and waning of the coronavirus pandemic in Europe shows new danger areas emerging
Europe has seen major changes in coronavirus case rates over the last two months. More...
UK: Hebburn West in South Tyneside now at nearly 2,000 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people
When we looked at the coronavirus situation in West Hebburn in South Tyneside a week ago we were astonished by the infection rates in that part of North East England, which, at that point, were 1,555 per 100,000 people. More...
UK: London sees a large rise in coronavirus cases as Freedom Day looms
As the UK Health minister has just found out, London is seeing a large rise in new Covid cases in both the vaccinated and unvaccinated population during the third UK wave. More...