Government vaccine adviser Professor Adam Finn said today that as a matter of principle children shouldn't be vaccinated because of the side effects, if the virus can be controlled without it. A welcome change of tune.
Covid accounted for just 2.4% of the deaths registered in England in April – a month in which nearly 90% of the more than 7,000 neighbourhoods in England and Wales reported zero Covid deaths.
The Government's attempts to dissuade Brits from holidaying in "amber list" countries seem to have failed since reports show that almost 300,000 people will fly from the U.K. to these countries by the weekend.
The age-standardised mortality rate in April was the lowest on record for that month. If the rate remains low for the next few months, it will "cancel out" most of the excess mortality observed in the second wave.
There are reports that there is increasing optimism across Government that the roadmap will be able to proceed as planned, with Boris Johnson said to be unpersuaded that the data suggests a need for delay.
The reopening of indoor hospitality earlier this week came too late for many businesses as data reveals that six pubs have closed every week during Government-imposed lockdowns.
Almost half of the children in hospital recorded as having needed inpatient treatment for Covid actually needed treatment for something else and happened to test positive, a new U.S. study suggests.
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