Latest COVID-19 (England) Data @UKHSA
156 weekly deaths with COVID-19 on the death certificate by date of registration, in the 7 days to 17 May 2024.
Up 69 or 79.3%.
Limited testing, reporting schedule reduced, limited booster eligibility.
Trends potentially a cause for concern.
@JoePajak On a visit to UK last summer I visited Kelmscott Manor (former home of William Morris). We passed a woman collapsed in the road nearby being made comfortable by local people pending arrival of an ambulance. Passed a few hours later and saw she was still waiting and heard that she would be for hours more. Shocked (and relieved to have left UK).
Study concludes that the 'persistent increase of cardiovascular risk associated with COVID-19 might be extended for years and not limited to the acute phase of the infection'. Prof Massimo Volpe et al, @escardio, European Society of Cardiology.
'People at risk urged to book their free COVID booster', reports the @irishexaminer.
Surely, we are all at risk, and our governments should be offering the COVID booster to everyone?
'Even allowing for natural climate variations over hundreds of years, 2023 was still the hottest summer since the height of the Roman Empire, exceeding the extremes of natural climate variability by half a degree Celsius.' Prof. Ulf Büntgen @Cambridge_Uni https://shar.es/agthCn
The @UKHSA COVID-19 data for England suggest an inflection point is here.
What's missing are ALL the actions that should be being taken to prevent a major impact:
Test, boosters, effective ventilation, appropriate face protection in crowded indoor spaces, and more timely data!
A majority of British voters now believe Brexit was a mistake.
A mistake our children will be paying for, for years to come. A selfish, short-sighted decision, rooted in racism and xenophobia. The world is in a dangerous place, what a time to be isolated. https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/04/11/why-most-people-regret-brexit