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Chris Smyth, Whitehall Editor
Monday March 21 2022, 12.00pm GMT, The Times
Sajid Javid said it was time to treat the virus in the same way as all
other infectious diseases
Sajid Javid said it was time to treat the virus in the same way as all
other infectious diseases
WIKTOR SZYMANOWICZ/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES
People who think they have Covid should “socialise a bit less”, the
health secretary has said as he dismissed concerns about a rise in
hospital admissions.
Sajid Javid said it was time to treat the virus in the same way as “all
other infectious diseases” and suggested there was no particular need
for people to pay for a test once lateral flow kits were no longer free.
Covid infection rates in the elderly are at their highest level but
Javid insisted the recent rise in cases was “no particular cause for
concern”.
With fourth Covid jabs for the over-75s beginning today, Javid said that
all over-50s were likely to be offered a booster in the autumn as
ministers pin their faith on vaccines rather than social distancing rules. >> Confirmed cases rose 38 per cent last week and the Office for National
Statistics found that among over-70s infections are now at their highest
ever level, with rates in the elderly traditionally the best predictor
of hospital admissions.
However, Javid said that of the 11,500 people in hospital in England
with Covid “almost 60 per cent are not there because of Covid — they are >> there for something else. That might be a hip operation or something,
but they happen to be Covid-positive.”
He told Times Radio: “That does give us a lot of confidence that we are
learning to live with Covid.”
Lateral flow tests will stop being free on April 1 for all but the most
vulnerable. The government has not specified who will be eligible or
what the advice will be for others with Covid symptoms.
Javid said: “Post-April 1, if people have Covid symptoms then they
should just behave sensibly — like you would expect someone to really
behave if they had flu symptoms in the past — and that is to socialise a >> bit less, stay indoors and wait till you feel better.”
Asked if people should still get tested, even if they have to pay for
it, Javid said that would be “a decision for that individual”.
He said that paying “something like £2” for a test from a high street >> pharmacist would remain an option for those who wanted to be tested.
Speaking on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Javid said that “when it comes >> to someone that may be having to take time off work or socialising less
because they believe they might be positive, that is handled in the same
way that all other infectious diseases are handled.”
Asked if Covid was now in the same category as other infections, Javid
replied: “That’s right.”
He attributed the recent rise in cases to increased social mixing after
all restrictions were lifted as well as the BA.2 subvariant of Omicron.
He said the subvariant was “on the one hand more infectious but on the
other hand, we know that our vaccines work just as well against this
subvariant. And so taking all that into account, of course we keep the
data under review, but there’s no particular cause for concern at this
point.”
Professor Graham Medley, who chaired the modelling committee of the
Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies before it was stood down,
said: “There is another wave of infections, in which, for the first
time, we are seeing older people being infected at the same rate as
younger people.
“We have seen previous peaks of prevalence from ONS [infection survey]
at over 8 per cent previously, and the prevalence in the 70-plus age
group is currently less than 5 per cent. This suggests that there is
considerable scope for further increases leading to hospital admissions.” >> Medley said that “there remains great uncertainty as to how high
admissions will peak in an epidemic with high vaccination coverage,
reduced access to testing and reduced self-isolation”.
A health source defended ministers’ approach, saying: “It’s not just the
politicians, but the senior clinicians. We have asked them whether we
should be worried and they don’t think so… We are keeping an eye on it >> but most [admissions are] incidental at the moment, and when you look at
number of people on ventilation it remains very low.”
The only *healthy* way to stop the pandemic, thereby saving lives, in
the U.K. & elsewhere is by rapidly ( http://bit.ly/RapidTestCOVID-19 ) finding out at any given moment, including even while on-line, who
among us are unwittingly contagious (i.e pre-symptomatic or
asymptomatic) in order to http://tinyurl.com/ConvinceItForward (John
15:12) for them to call their doctor and self-quarantine per their
doctor in hopes of stopping this pandemic. Thus, we're hoping for the
best while preparing for the worse-case scenario of the Alpha lineage mutations and others like the Omicron, Gamma, Beta, Epsilon, Iota,
Lambda, Mu & Delta lineage mutations combining via
slip-RNA-replication to form hybrids like
http://tinyurl.com/Deltamicron that may render current COVID vaccines/monoclonals/medicines/pills no longer effective.
Indeed, I am wonderfully hungry ( http://tinyurl.com/RapidOmicronTest
) and hope you, Michael, also have a healthy appetite too.
So how are you ?
http://www.reddit.com/r/LockdownSkepticism/comments/tjhpwp/uk_covid_case_numbers_no_particular_cause_for/
CORONAVIRUS
new
Chris Smyth, Whitehall Editor
Monday March 21 2022, 12.00pm GMT, The Times
Sajid Javid said it was time to treat the virus in the same way as all
other infectious diseases
Sajid Javid said it was time to treat the virus in the same way as all
other infectious diseases
WIKTOR SZYMANOWICZ/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES
People who think they have Covid should socialise a bit less, the
health secretary has said as he dismissed concerns about a rise in
hospital admissions.
Sajid Javid said it was time to treat the virus in the same way as all
other infectious diseases and suggested there was no particular need
for people to pay for a test once lateral flow kits were no longer free. >Covid infection rates in the elderly are at their highest level but
Javid insisted the recent rise in cases was no particular cause for >concern.
With fourth Covid jabs for the over-75s beginning today, Javid said that
all over-50s were likely to be offered a booster in the autumn as
ministers pin their faith on vaccines rather than social distancing rules. >Confirmed cases rose 38 per cent last week and the Office for National >Statistics found that among over-70s infections are now at their highest
ever level, with rates in the elderly traditionally the best predictor
of hospital admissions.
However, Javid said that of the 11,500 people in hospital in England
with Covid almost 60 per cent are not there because of Covid they are >there for something else. That might be a hip operation or something,
but they happen to be Covid-positive.
He told Times Radio: That does give us a lot of confidence that we are >learning to live with Covid.
Lateral flow tests will stop being free on April 1 for all but the most >vulnerable. The government has not specified who will be eligible or
what the advice will be for others with Covid symptoms.
Javid said: Post-April 1, if people have Covid symptoms then they
should just behave sensibly like you would expect someone to really
behave if they had flu symptoms in the past and that is to socialise a
bit less, stay indoors and wait till you feel better.
Asked if people should still get tested, even if they have to pay for
it, Javid said that would be a decision for that individual.
He said that paying something like 2 for a test from a high street >pharmacist would remain an option for those who wanted to be tested.
Speaking on ITVs Good Morning Britain, Javid said that when it comes
to someone that may be having to take time off work or socialising less >because they believe they might be positive, that is handled in the same
way that all other infectious diseases are handled.
Asked if Covid was now in the same category as other infections, Javid >replied: Thats right.
He attributed the recent rise in cases to increased social mixing after
all restrictions were lifted as well as the BA.2 subvariant of Omicron.
He said the subvariant was on the one hand more infectious but on the
other hand, we know that our vaccines work just as well against this >subvariant. And so taking all that into account, of course we keep the
data under review, but theres no particular cause for concern at this >point.
Professor Graham Medley, who chaired the modelling committee of the >Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies before it was stood down,
said: There is another wave of infections, in which, for the first
time, we are seeing older people being infected at the same rate as
younger people.
We have seen previous peaks of prevalence from ONS [infection survey]
at over 8 per cent previously, and the prevalence in the 70-plus age
group is currently less than 5 per cent. This suggests that there is >considerable scope for further increases leading to hospital admissions. >Medley said that there remains great uncertainty as to how high
admissions will peak in an epidemic with high vaccination coverage,
reduced access to testing and reduced self-isolation.
A health source defended ministers approach, saying: Its not just the >politicians, but the senior clinicians. We have asked them whether we
should be worried and they dont think so We are keeping an eye on it
but most [admissions are] incidental at the moment, and when you look at >number of people on ventilation it remains very low.
HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
Michael Ejercito wrote:
http://www.reddit.com/r/LockdownSkepticism/comments/tjhpwp/uk_covid_case_numbers_no_particular_cause_for/
CORONAVIRUS
new
Chris Smyth, Whitehall Editor
Monday March 21 2022, 12.00pm GMT, The Times
Sajid Javid said it was time to treat the virus in the same way as all
other infectious diseases
Sajid Javid said it was time to treat the virus in the same way as all
other infectious diseases
WIKTOR SZYMANOWICZ/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES
People who think they have Covid should socialise a bit less, the
health secretary has said as he dismissed concerns about a rise in
hospital admissions.
Sajid Javid said it was time to treat the virus in the same way as all
other infectious diseases and suggested there was no particular need
for people to pay for a test once lateral flow kits were no longer free. >>> Covid infection rates in the elderly are at their highest level but
Javid insisted the recent rise in cases was no particular cause for
concern.
With fourth Covid jabs for the over-75s beginning today, Javid said that >>> all over-50s were likely to be offered a booster in the autumn as
ministers pin their faith on vaccines rather than social distancing rules. >>> Confirmed cases rose 38 per cent last week and the Office for National
Statistics found that among over-70s infections are now at their highest >>> ever level, with rates in the elderly traditionally the best predictor
of hospital admissions.
However, Javid said that of the 11,500 people in hospital in England
with Covid almost 60 per cent are not there because of Covid they are >>> there for something else. That might be a hip operation or something,
but they happen to be Covid-positive.
He told Times Radio: That does give us a lot of confidence that we are
learning to live with Covid.
Lateral flow tests will stop being free on April 1 for all but the most
vulnerable. The government has not specified who will be eligible or
what the advice will be for others with Covid symptoms.
Javid said: Post-April 1, if people have Covid symptoms then they
should just behave sensibly like you would expect someone to really
behave if they had flu symptoms in the past and that is to socialise a >>> bit less, stay indoors and wait till you feel better.
Asked if people should still get tested, even if they have to pay for
it, Javid said that would be a decision for that individual.
He said that paying something like 2 for a test from a high street
pharmacist would remain an option for those who wanted to be tested.
Speaking on ITVs Good Morning Britain, Javid said that when it comes
to someone that may be having to take time off work or socialising less
because they believe they might be positive, that is handled in the same >>> way that all other infectious diseases are handled.
Asked if Covid was now in the same category as other infections, Javid
replied: Thats right.
He attributed the recent rise in cases to increased social mixing after
all restrictions were lifted as well as the BA.2 subvariant of Omicron.
He said the subvariant was on the one hand more infectious but on the
other hand, we know that our vaccines work just as well against this
subvariant. And so taking all that into account, of course we keep the
data under review, but theres no particular cause for concern at this
point.
Professor Graham Medley, who chaired the modelling committee of the
Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies before it was stood down,
said: There is another wave of infections, in which, for the first
time, we are seeing older people being infected at the same rate as
younger people.
We have seen previous peaks of prevalence from ONS [infection survey]
at over 8 per cent previously, and the prevalence in the 70-plus age
group is currently less than 5 per cent. This suggests that there is
considerable scope for further increases leading to hospital admissions. >>> Medley said that there remains great uncertainty as to how high
admissions will peak in an epidemic with high vaccination coverage,
reduced access to testing and reduced self-isolation.
A health source defended ministers approach, saying: Its not just the >>> politicians, but the senior clinicians. We have asked them whether we
should be worried and they dont think so We are keeping an eye on it
but most [admissions are] incidental at the moment, and when you look at >>> number of people on ventilation it remains very low.
The only *healthy* way to stop the pandemic, thereby saving lives, in
the U.K. & elsewhere is by rapidly ( http://bit.ly/RapidTestCOVID-19 )
finding out at any given moment, including even while on-line, who
among us are unwittingly contagious (i.e pre-symptomatic or
asymptomatic) in order to http://tinyurl.com/ConvinceItForward (John
15:12) for them to call their doctor and self-quarantine per their
doctor in hopes of stopping this pandemic. Thus, we're hoping for the
best while preparing for the worse-case scenario of the Alpha lineage
mutations and others like the Omicron, Gamma, Beta, Epsilon, Iota,
Lambda, Mu & Delta lineage mutations combining via
slip-RNA-replication to form hybrids like
http://tinyurl.com/Deltamicron that may render current COVID
vaccines/monoclonals/medicines/pills no longer effective.
Indeed, I am wonderfully hungry ( http://tinyurl.com/RapidOmicronTest
) and hope you, Michael, also have a healthy appetite too.
So how are you ?
I am wonderfully hungry!
HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
Michael Ejercito wrote:
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Sajid Javid pushed for Christmas lockdown and mandatory Covid vaccines
Backlash over ex-health secretarys attack on PM hots up as The
Telegraph can reveal he advocated strict rules to curb omicron spread
By
Tony Diver,
WHITEHALL CORRESPONDENT
8 July 2022 9:26pm
Sajid Javid
Two sources said that Sajid Javid, as health secretary, had urged Boris
Johnson to close public spaces to avoid the spread of the virus CREDIT:
Henry Nicholls/WPA Pool/Getty Images
Sajid Javid wanted lockdown measures over Christmas and mandatory Covid
vaccines for employees, it has emerged amid backlash over his speech
condemning Boris Johnson.
The Prime Ministers allies have hit back at the former health secretary >>> after he chose to make a personal statement in the Commons following
his resignation on Tuesday.
Mr Javid used the speech to publicly question Mr Johnsons integrity and >>> draw attention to his own leadership credentials ahead of an expected
leadership bid.
However, MPs said that the speech would turn off potential backers in
the contest, who could feel his decision to speak in the Commons about
his reasons for resigning was disloyal.
Separately, The Telegraph can reveal that Mr Javid pushed for greater
Covid restrictions over Christmas in 2021, amid rising cases of the
omicron variant.
Two sources said that he had urged Mr Johnson to close public spaces
such as shops and hospitality to avoid the spread of the virus.
Placeholder image for youtube video: 5EmuPVfbxos
'Enough is enough': Sajid Javid challenges others to resign from Boris
Johnson's Cabinet
However, Downing Street chose to run a Plan B package of measures
instead, which mandated face masks, required Covid passports in some
settings and encouraged working from home.
The plan was activated less than three weeks before Christmas in an
attempt to control new infections without preventing celebrations from
going ahead.
A source said: He said that we need more measures. We did Plan B, but
he was talking about the need to shut things. I dont think he had
really thought it through.
It was also claimed that Mr Javid had suggested that the Government
follow a suggestion by Joe Biden, the US president, and mandate
vaccinations for people who work for companies with more than 100 employees.
The plan would have seen workers told that they must be vaccinated or
wear masks in the workplace, and be tested for Covid at least once per week.
The policy was blocked in the US by the countrys Supreme Court, which
argued it was a significant encroachment on the lives and health of >>> a vast number of employees.
Coronavirus Plan B
Instead of locking down the country, Downing Street chose to run a Plan >>> B package of measures, which mandated face masks CREDIT: Mike
Egerton/PA Wire
A representative for Mr Javid did not deny that he had supported the
policy, which sources said was rejected by the Prime Minister in late 2021. >>> A source close to him said: The PM and Sajid jointly decided not to
introduce further restrictions. Prior to this, there was some discussion >>> between teams about some limited additional restrictions for a strictly
limited period in order to avoid the need for tougher measures over
Christmas.
Lots of ideas were discussed around increasing vaccine uptake. Sajid
ultimately scrapped vaccine passports and also reversed the decision
made on making vaccine a condition of deployment in the NHS.
Mr Javid has not yet announced his leadership bid, but is widely
expected to after his resignation from the Government earlier this week. >>> In his Commons personal statement, he said: It is not fair on
ministerial colleagues to have to go out every morning defending lines
that do not stand up and do not hold up.
It is not fair on my parliamentary colleagues who bear the brunt of
constituents dismay in their inboxes and on the doorsteps in recent
elections, and it is not fair on Conservative members and voters who
rightly expect better standards from the party they supported.
MPs claimed that the statement had backfired and could cost Mr Javid the >>> party leadership.
One senior backbencher said: It was unfortunate. That wasnt a sensible >>> move. We are in a difficult situation and I think if you compare what
Saj did and what Rishi [Sunak] did, Rishi was the more statesman-like one. >>> The Tories like loyalty, even when they realise the time is up and its >>> time to go. I think it would have been better not to. I thought it was
ill-advised.
The only *healthy* way to stop the pandemic, thereby saving lives, in
the U.K. & elsewhere is by rapidly ( http://bit.ly/RapidTestCOVID-19 )
finding out at any given moment, including even while on-line, who
among us are unwittingly contagious (i.e pre-symptomatic or
asymptomatic) in order to http://tinyurl.com/ConvinceItForward (John
15:12) for them to call their doctor and self-quarantine per their
doctor in hopes of stopping this pandemic. Thus, we're hoping for the
best while preparing for the worse-case scenario of the Alpha lineage
mutations and others like the Omicron, Gamma, Beta, Epsilon, Iota,
Lambda, Mu & Delta lineage mutations combining via
slip-RNA-replication to form hybrids like
http://tinyurl.com/Deltamicron that may render current COVID
vaccines/monoclonals/medicines/pills no longer effective.
Indeed, I am wonderfully hungry ( http://tinyurl.com/RapidOmicronTest
) and hope you, Michael, also have a healthy appetite too.
So how are you ?
I am wonderfully hungry!
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