We’ve published findings from our International Passenger Survey and the @UK_CAA’s Passenger Survey to understand attitudes towards #COVID among passengers arriving and departing the UK between June and November 2021 ow.ly/eiKg50HrAVZ
In November 2021, most UK residents (92%) and overseas residents (93%) arriving in the UK said they had received at least one dose of a #COVID19 vaccine.
Older UK & overseas residents interviewed arriving in to the UK were more likely to have had a vaccine.
In November 2021, 83% of UK residents and 90% of overseas residents thought COVID-19 testing prior to arrival was ‘quite’ or ‘very important’.
Over three-quarters of UK (78%) and overseas (82%) residents interviewed arriving in to the UK in November 2021 said the wearing of face coverings made them feel safe during their journey ow.ly/eiKg50HrAVZ
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New estimates show the number of people testing positive for #COVID19 continued to increase across the UK in the week ending 6 Jan 2022.
Infections compatible with the Omicron variant increased and Delta compatible infections have fallen to low levels ow.ly/1vss50HsLtE
#COVID19 infections increased in all English regions except the East of England and London in the most recent week.
Infections decreased in London and the trend is uncertain in the East of England ow.ly/1vss50HsLtE
In England, #COVID19 infections increased in those aged 50+, and remain lowest in those aged 70+.
In all other age groups, infections increased more slowly in the most recent two weeks, but the trend was uncertain in the most recent week ow.ly/1vss50HsLtE
The UK population is projected to increase by 3.2% in the first 10 years of our latest projections, from an estimated 67.1 million in mid-2020 to 69.2 million in mid-2030.
This is slower growth than our 2018-based projections ow.ly/Kl0e50HsxR9
These projections are based on the most recent mid-year population estimates covering the period up to 30 June 2020.
Therefore, they only include some of the impacts on the UK population from the early part of the #COVID19 pandemic.
England’s population is projected to grow more quickly than the other UK nations: 3.5% between mid-2020 and mid-2030, compared with
▪️2.6% for Wales
▪️2.0% for Northern Ireland
▪️and 0.3% for Scotland.
Correction: due to an issue with our automated coding system, a number of deaths from week 51 were not cause coded until after the cut-off date for weekly deaths.
The numbers have now been updated in the corresponding publication: ow.ly/aWLT50HpsKB
13,013 deaths were registered in England and Wales in the week ending 24 December 2021 (Week 51).
This was
▪ 613 more than the previous week
▪ 1,465 (12.7%) more deaths than the five-year average
Around one-third (35%) of adults reported they do not expect life to return to normal for more than one year (a rise from 20% in a similar period last year; 22 Dec 2020-3 Jan 2021).
66% of adults were very or somewhat worried about the impact of the pandemic on their lives.
66% of adults reported having received two #COVID19 vaccines and a booster (46% in the previous period; 1-12 Dec 2021).
Most adults who had received two vaccine doses, but not yet a booster, said they would be very or fairly likely (89%) to have a booster vaccine if offered.