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3 Aug, 4 tweets, 4 min read
Time must come when the UK government will succumb to increasing evidence that children aged 12 and above should be #vaccinated  to protect them against the risk of being infected with the #SARSCoV2 virus [subject to context]. It must also do more to deliver global #VaccineEquity
Time has come for 16 and 17 year olds to be #vaccinated, to protect them against #Covid19 in the UK, but why such a delay, and why no plan for 12 to 15 year olds? Is it down to the science, or is it simply a financial decision?

thetimes.co.uk/article/covid-…
Genuine 'concerns over how many children could get infected & the number who could end up poorly, either in the short term, or with #LongCovid, suffering symptoms from post-viral fatigue & headaches to seizures, or skin lesions.'

No more delays, act now!

manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-m…
Report via @SkyNews that 'updated advice on coronavirus vaccines for 16 and 17-year-olds across the UK is set to be issued in the coming days, Nicola Sturgeon has said.'

At last, if correct, but what's the overall child💉plan?

Time to act with confidence.news.sky.com/story/covid-19…

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Dr Joe Pajak FRSC CSci 💙 NHS FT Governor Profile picture
4 Aug
So, a 2005 blueprint to fight an #airborne #virus arriving in Britain was lost, filed away in Whitehall, and apparently never used.

Now uncovered, its recommendations included limiting travel and stopping ‘super-spreader’ events - lessons not learned.

independent.co.uk/news/health/co…
The @Independent reports that, 'One senior medical adviser who served in Downing Street throughout the last decade said they were “totally surprised” to learn of the blueprint, despite having worked in emergency health planning and pandemic preparedness'.

independent.co.uk/news/health/co…
The @Independent reports that 'the 2005 plan put together by the #DoH, warns of spread via “finer aerosols of infectious respiratory secretions, which stay in the air longer than droplets”, meaning it can be passed from one person to another through the nose, mouth or even eyes.' Image
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Dr Joe Pajak FRSC CSci 💙 NHS FT Governor Profile picture
2 Aug
With #DeltaVariant spreading rapidly among young people, and some evidence that it causes more severe disease, there is a growing argument for #vaccinating children, and at the same time wealthy nations ensuring they deliver #VaccineEquity for ALL nations.
irishtimes.com/opinion/editor…
Little doubt that relaxing control measures while the majority of the global population remains #unvaccinated risks the evolution of more transmissible, more virulent #variants. Variants that may be more dangerous for children & certain vulnerable groups.
medicalnewstoday.com/articles/are-w…
The researchers warn that,

'Even in countries where #vaccination has reduced the numbers of hospitalizations and deaths, high case numbers and large numbers of unvaccinated individuals provide a mixing vessel in which new #variants can emerge.'

medicalnewstoday.com/articles/are-w…
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Dr Joe Pajak FRSC CSci 💙 NHS FT Governor Profile picture
27 May
Fact: 447,300 air passenger arrivals to UK in Apr 2021 (Advanced Passenger Information data).

4 times higher than total number of air arrivals for Apr 2020, following start of first UK lockdown, when there were 112,300 arrivals.

Question: Why?

Detail ⬇️
gov.uk/government/sta…
'The numbers in every month since April 2020 remain substantially lower than levels seen prior to the COVID-19 outbreak in the UK, averaging 89% lower over the 12 months following the onset of the pandemic.'

But like for like, comparing pandemic 2020 travel with now in 2021?
Fig.1 shows there were fewer than 200,000 air arrivals per month between Apr & Jun 2020, following the start of the first UK lockdown. Then a slight increase in the summer months of 2020, reaching a summer high of 3.1 million arrivals in Aug 2020, 74% lower than for Aug. 2019.
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Dr Joe Pajak FRSC CSci 💙 NHS FT Governor Profile picture
27 Aug 20
Nicholas R Jones and colleagues argue that,

'Rigid safe distancing rules are an oversimplification based on outdated science and experiences of past viruses.'

bmj.com/content/370/bm…
Physical distancing is an important part of measures to control covid-19, but exactly how far away and for how long contact is safe in different contexts is unclear.
Rules that stipulate a single specific physical distance (1 or 2 metres) between individuals to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing covid-19, are based on an outdated, dichotomous notion of respiratory droplet size.
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