URGENT Omicron Update | new UK data
🔺Likely as severe as Delta*
▪️Past Covid infection fails to prevent Omicron in ~80% cases
🔺Omicron infect doubling every 2 days
▫️Higher rates infection in Lond, 18-29y^ olds & African ethnicity**
👉Booster gives 55-80% protection
🔺Likely as severe as Delta*
▪️Past Covid infection fails to prevent Omicron in ~80% cases
🔺Omicron infect doubling every 2 days
▫️Higher rates infection in Lond, 18-29y^ olds & African ethnicity**
👉Booster gives 55-80% protection
🔺Original vaccine therapy (2 jabs) gave 0-20% protection against Omicron
👉Booster therapy gave 55-80% protection
London is current epicentre but transmission will spread rapidly thru the archipelago
Be smart, get boosted!
👉Booster therapy gave 55-80% protection
London is current epicentre but transmission will spread rapidly thru the archipelago
Be smart, get boosted!
https://twitter.com/RobertBohan/status/1472896845286449153
Data from Warwick University when combined with that of Imperial college makes alarming reading, if as Imperial reports, that severity is similar to Delta assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
*You can read the Imperial research here (has not been peer reviewed as yet, but the team behind it are internationally respected by fellow scientists): imperial.ac.uk/mrc-global-inf…
**Vaccination rates amongst Black people are lower than in many other groups (often due to historical reasons) but climbing: blogs.lshtm.ac.uk/hppdebated/202…
Please listen to Sir Lenny Henry news.sky.com/story/covid-19…
^Vaccination rates amongst 18-29y olds is the lowest amongst adults in the U.K. (Data is similar to premier league footballers of same age)
Conclusion
‼️Get boosted
👉Follow public health advice
👉Avoid crowds
🔺Avoid social gatherings
‼️Health services will see significant pressure
👉Business should plan for significant absentees in Jan/Feb
🔺This is v worrying
‼️Get boosted
👉Follow public health advice
👉Avoid crowds
🔺Avoid social gatherings
‼️Health services will see significant pressure
👉Business should plan for significant absentees in Jan/Feb
🔺This is v worrying
NB: The much mentioned S African survey, by a private hospital group, remains unavailable to review. This is, at this stage, incredibly ODD. The idea that Omicron is not severe came from this survey. There are 2 alarm bells on it
🔺Already changed figures
🔺Only a press release!
🔺Already changed figures
🔺Only a press release!
Please stay safe, avoid vulnerable people. All 18-29y olds need to be boosted.
Wear a mask, wash your hands & social distance.
Wear a mask, wash your hands & social distance.
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