How a flailing Government is buggering up its Covid response. Again. In Charts.
For political reasons Government ditched Covid mitigation measures in schools. But also delayed vaccinating teens.
For political reasons Government ditched Covid mitigation measures in schools. But also delayed vaccinating teens.
Unsurprisingly, that combination caused a massive surge in cases amongst teenagers.
(On the continent cases actually FELL when schools reopened!)
(On the continent cases actually FELL when schools reopened!)
That may not have troubled a Government that sometimes acts like it hates the young.
But the surge then spread into older groups.
But the surge then spread into older groups.
Meanwhile, we have also really hashed the roll-out of booster jabs.
Which also seems to be (as you would expect) a material contributor to the rise in the number of Covid cases.
Charts from Covid chart heroes at the @FT. on.ft.com/3vESGhW
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