Category: Scotland
UK ONS: 2.7% of the British population reporting Long Covid symptoms
An estimated 1.7 million people living in private households in the UK (2.7% of the population) were experiencing self-reported long COVID as of 5 March 2022
The estimates presented in this analysis relate to self-reported long COVID, as experienced by study participants who responded to a representative survey, rather than clinically diagnosed ongoing symptomatic COVID-19 or post-COVID-19 syndrome in the full population. More...
UK: XE growth rate now 12.6% higher than BA.2
“Earlier published growth rates for XE were not significantly different from BA.2, but using the most recent data up to 30 March 2022, XE has a growth rate 12.6% above that of BA.2. More...
UK: Covid-19 Public Inquiry seeks views on the Terms of Reference
The UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry is finally cranking into gear, more than two years after the pandemic started. More...
UK: XE may have a growth rate ~10% greater than Omicron BA.2 *1 UPDATE*
“Early growth rates for XE were not significantly different from BA.2, but using the most recent data up to 16 March 2022, XE has a growth rate 9.8% above that of BA.2.” More...
Deltacron: XD and XF recombinants now ECDC Variants under Monitoring
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have added Deltacron recombinants XD and XF to their list of Variants under Monitoring. More...
Covid censorship “the biggest assault on freedom of speech and democracy I’ve known”
The Covid-19 warning from Ofcom to UK broadcasters “created an environment which led to the biggest assault on freedom of speech and democracy I’ve known in my lifetime. More...
UK: Fifth Covid-19 jab in two years for the over 50’s planned
The UK Health Secretary has suggested that a fifth dose of a Covid-19 may be needed in the autumn of 2022. More...
UK: ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey, March 2022
The latest UK Office for National Statistics COVID-19 Infection Survey has just landed. More...
Recombination: Details on XD, XE and XF recombinants by Tom Peacock
There’s a new thread on Twitter by Tom Peacock of Imperial College covering the latest information on the SARS-CoV-2 recombinants XD, XE and XF. More...
UK: It’s the largest Covid wave EVER *8 UPDATES*
Nearly two hundred and seventy thousand symptomatic cases recorded in a single day in Britain. More...