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Autumn Covid numbers peak at lower levels – but flu cases are on the up
Despite encouraging survey, scientists warn of emergence of serious
variant, leading to parallel epidemic
The National Covid Memorial Wall
The National Covid Memorial Wall, on the south bank of the Thames in
London. Photograph: Alberto Pezzali/AP
Robin McKie, Science Editor
Sun 23 Oct 2022 04.00 EDT
Britain’s current wave of Covid-19 cases appears to be peaking at a
lower level than previous outbreaks of the Omicron variant of the
disease, researchers have revealed.
The news is encouraging – though scientists have also warned that a
further wave of the disease could sweep the nation before the end of the >>> year. “We need to be vigilant and monitor the data with great care, all
the time,” said Professor Mark Woolhouse, of Edinburgh University.
According to last week’s ONS survey, Covid case numbers have flattened
out or are falling in five of nine English regions, as well as in
Northern Ireland and Scotland. At the same time, children now have the
lowest prevalence of the disease for some weeks.
And while cases are still rising in 50-69 year olds, there has been a
fall in prevalence among over-70s. “Hopefully that will soon be mirrored >>> by a fall in hospitalisations,” added Woolhouse.
But if the short-term prospects of avoiding a new wave of Covid-19 cases >>> look fairly promising, longer-term forecasts are less reassuring because >>> of the uncertainties involved. “The problem is that we have now got a
soup of around 300 Covid-19 variants in existence,” said Professor
Andrew Lee, of Sheffield University. “At the same time, different
populations have got varying levels of immunity to Covid-19. That makes
it really difficult to predict how future waves are going to behave.”
Scientists have also warned that the nation faces the prospect of a
parallel flu epidemic this winter, one that could be fuelled by low
immunity levels in a population that has lost protection during Covid
pandemic restrictions. This was raised last week when it was revealed
that flu cases had climbed in England – though levels are relatively low >>> overall.
London mayor, Sadiq Khan, receives his Covid-19 booster jab
London mayor, Sadiq Khan, receives his Covid-19 booster jab after having >>> his flu vaccination, earlier this month. Photograph: Kirsty O’Connor/PA
However, these fears were tempered by Professor Francois Balloux, of
University College London. “The one piece of good news is that the flu
vaccine that is now being given turns out to be really well matched to
the strains that have begun to circulate in the population. That means
it should provide good protection and hold down hospitalisations.”
Predictions about future outbreaks of diseases like Covid or flu needed
to be treated with care, added Woolhouse. “This time last year, when we
had quite high levels of the Delta variant of Covid-19, expert after
expert predicted really huge waves of the disease would sweep Britain in >>> the autumn. And it never happened.”
Instead, the nation was struck by a completely new variant, Omicron,
which affected unprecedented numbers of people last winter. New
sub-variants of Omicron have since appeared and these are circulating
with one version, Omicron BA 2.75.2, being viewed as a serious potential >>> threat. “However, it is still relatively rare in the UK,” added Woolhouse. >>> Nevertheless, scientists accept that the risk of a completely new
variant, one with severe pathogenic impacts, could appear at any time.
“As long as Covid remains mild for most people, and doesn’t overwhelm
health systems, governments will be able to ride the wave,” added Lee.
“But if we get a more pathogenic, severe variant then that will dictate
a very different response. And that remains a risk, without doubt.”
Balloux said the prospect of a lethal new variant appearing remains
scientists’ greatest fear about Covid and will require constant
surveillance by health authorities and doctors, he told the Observer.
“However, unless something terrible happens and a deadly new variant
appears, I think in terms of Covid, things should be better than last
winter and the winter before,” he said.
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!
NOT Michael Ejercito wrote:
HeartQuack Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
So how are you ?
I am wonderfully hungry!
Be hungrier, which really is wonderfully healthier especially for
diabetics and other heart disease patients:
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