Thread by @chrischirp

SHORT UPDATE THREAD on COVID and DEPRIVATION

This week @ShaunLintern highlighted the growing divide in case numbers between North and South in England.

Just adding a few more graphs as context for this really important issue. 1/5

independent.co.uk/news/health/co…

Firstly, overall there is a big difference in case rates between most and least deprived - almost threefold.

That means more deprived areas are in a much more precarious situation as we open up. 2/5

But the size of the gap varies a lot by region - it's higher in the north and midlands than the south and highest by far in Yorkshire & the Humber.

This will be contributing to the higher case rates in the north.

London is by far lowest differential. I'm not sure why. 3/5

There is also still a difference in uptake by deprivation - this graph shows the example for shielding adults under 70 years old.

This means that more deprived communities also less protected through vaccination. 4/5

I wrote a long thread about deprivation several weeks ago. it's here for anyone interested in diving a bit more into the factors driving this inequality in Covid infections (and outcomes!). 5/5

https://twitter.com/chrischirp/status/1365347413922377729?s=20

PS massive thanks to Bob Hawkins as ever for producing these charts!!