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To continue to do that but its important not to look at one day in isolation and to look across several days and over the last week, cases are up 50% and at the same time, the look of hospitalisations and deaths, there is a much lower rate and you need to bear in mind that there is a lack of weeks before someone gets an infection become seriously ill enough to need treatment. so the concern is with a high wave of infections, its not quite clear how that may translate into hospital admissions and...

Been driven by the aim to minimise the chance of disruption of their education. a vaccine that does not do that is lesson of an argument for using it and we are seeing the vaccines are only producing short—term protection and we need to focus on people who are most at risk and we need to continue in the continually look at the data comes in and see what were learning about the safety the vaccine in this age group and a lot of countries already using it and make a decision as and when the time ...

The 20th— hospitality venue. and from 6am on the 20th of— hospitality venue. and from 6am on the 20th of december, nightclubs will be _ the 20th of december, nightclubs will be closed and indoor events will be closed and indoor events will not — will be closed and indoor events will not be allowed. so, this is an evolving — will not be allowed. so, this is an evolving situation. these measures are going _ evolving situation. these measures are going be kept under review and continuous �...

Combination of the reduction in the period, plus the lateral flow test will give you, hopefully, roughly the same level of protection against infections as you do with the ten day quarantine. it does mean you should not be cautious in some of the guidance does tell you about that. .,, , , the guidance does tell you about that. , ., . ., , ., that. possible with omicron but not ossible that. possible with omicron but not possible with _ that. possible with omicron but not possible with delta? _ t...

Scotland, looking at scottish data, which is very encouraging and ache for these early national data suggested omicron is associated with a two thirds reduction in the risk of covid—19 hospitalisations when compared with delta. now, it is quite small. its only based on 22,000 omicron admissions, largely in young people, but if it had been delta, they estimate that shouldve been 47 admissions and in fact, there only 15. its very encouraging.- there only 15. its very encourauain. , ., , encourag...

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Surprise at all in white whole or in any of the developed nations. we are still within a rising wave infections that is going across the country and this is what officials had expected. but we have seen as a fracturing of the response to these figures across the uk and so we have seen governments in wales, scotland and northern ireland have tighter curbs for activities after christmas day whereas if we wait to see if thatis day whereas if we wait to see if that is a path that the westminster gov...

At six — the uk records more than 100,000 covid cases in one day — the highest figure yet. i dont think ive ever known a time during that whole pandemic when data is being scrutinised so carefully on a day—to—day basis where there is so much uncertainty and yet big decisions have to be made. as more and more people become infected, england cuts the quarantine period from ten days to seven to help get people back to work. new restrictions for wales from boxing day — the rule of six retu...

Because the figures are lower than you would expect? yes, we should have exnected _ you would expect? yes, we should have expected more _ you would expect? yes, we should have expected more cases - you would expect? yes, we should i have expected more cases according to the doubling time that is been reported for the omicron variant. i think the case has to be taken with a pinch of salt. the crucial thing and i do not of ever known a time during the social pandemic where data was being scrutinis...