Category: Herd Immunity
UK: 1 in 20 secondary school pupils have experienced Long Covid
A new UK ONS survey out today reveals the horrifying extent of Covid damage to Britain’s school kids, with one in twenty secondary school pupils and one in fifty primary school pupils experiencing Long Covid. More...
Preprint: Introverts have been training for a pandemic their whole lives
Introverts have a mortality advantage in an airborne pandemic. More...
ECDC & WHO: Joint statement on hepatitis in kids
The World Health Organisation have issued a joint statement with the ECDC on the recent cases of hepatitis in children. More...
WHO: China’s zero-Covid strategy is unsustainable *1 update*
China’s flagship zero-Covid strategy to defeat the pandemic is unsustainable, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, adding that it had told Beijing so and called for a policy shift. More...
Shielding “would not have been a viable public health strategy for COVID-19”
Shielding the vulnerable while allowing infections to spread among the wider population would not have been a viable public health strategy for COVID-19 and is unlikely to be effective for future pandemics. More...
USA: ABC reporter tests positive for Covid-19 after White House Correspondents’ Dinner *1 UPDATE*
In the least surprising news of 2022, ABC News’ Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl has tested positive for Covid-19 days after sitting next to Kim Kardashian at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and interacting with President Joe Biden. More...
UK: The deadly legacy of Britain’s Covid-19 “Freedom Day” – 2,646 deaths in one week
Nearly one year ago, on July 19th 2021, the UK announced its “Freedom Day” from Covid-19. More...
UK NHS: 15,000 patients with Covid and rising
A UK NHS leader has given a graphic account of the pressure that the health service is currently under. More...
China: Omicron subvariant detected in Beijing
Chinese state news has announced that they have uncovered new Covid cases in Beijing caused by a subvariant of Omicron. 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...