Ministers have been warned that delaying action to tackle Omicron until after Christmas could make large numbers of hospital admissions and deaths inevitable: thetimes.co.uk/article/omicro…
It's very unusual for Sage to release papers on a Saturday afternoon - we can speculate as to why - my own speculation would be that scientists want this out in the public domain so ministers have to "own" whatever they do next.
In its latest minutes Sage says "it is almost certain" there are now hundreds of thousands of new
Omicron infections per day - and hospital numbers maybe "one tenth of the true number" due to lag in data
Omicron infections per day - and hospital numbers maybe "one tenth of the true number" due to lag in data
Sage: "Delaying until 2022 would greatly reduce the effectiveness of such interventions and make it is less likely that these would prevent considerable pressure on health and care settings."
Over to you Prime Minister....
Over to you Prime Minister....
Pressure on Govt comes following the leak of Sage papers to BBC and others...I understand that leak was a key factor in the decision to formally release them today. Of course the fact they were leaked says something as well.
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