NEW—The UK is facing a substantial wave of #Omicron infections in January without further restrictions, according to scientists. The researchers said tougher restrictions may be needed to prevent Omicron overwhelming hospitals. #covid19 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-596210…
2) Dr Nick Davies, one of the researchers, said Omicron was spreading "very fast" and was "quite concerning" and was likely to be the dominant form of the virus in England by the end of the year.
3) The report says the number of people infected is currently doubling every 2.4 days in England despite the country having high levels of vaccination. That is faster than the original form of the virus spread when nobody had protection.
4) Dr Davies said: "Based on what we're seeing we can expect there to be a large wave of Omicron in the UK."
5) here is unfortunately the awful vaccine effectiveness data for 2 shots. It’s very bad. But boosters are okay it seems.
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1469601149573603328
6) “DEEPLY CONCERNING” is the new data for the UK 🇬🇧— US 🇺🇸 will invariably follow.
https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1469394079788277762
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