The line from health officials on the chance of lockdown ending on June 21st has shifted from “close to nil” to “looking very good” in less than a week. Dr Jenny Harries, the Chief Executive of the U.K. Health Security Agency, says she is “increasingly confident” about the effectiveness of vaccines against the Indian Covid variant. The Telegraph has the story.
She told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show on Sunday that the possibility of lifting all Covid restrictions next month was “looking good” as long as people acted with caution, particularly in areas battling new variants.
Dr Harries said data up to May 19th showed that only six patients had died from the Indian variant, of whom “the vast majority” had not been vaccinated and were elderly.
While the deaths were obviously sad for those involved, the data was “looking very good” in showing the impact of Britain’s vaccine rollout, she said.
“At the moment, we’re not seeing reductions in effectiveness in serious disease, or deaths, and in fact I think we’ve been increasingly confident that that will be the case,” she added.
Increases in hospitalisations normally follow around two weeks after surges in cases, with deaths two weeks later, but Dr Harries said that, while it was “early days”, the signs were encouraging.
Asked about hospitalisations, she said: “Fortunately we’re not seeing much” so far, stressing that this data would come through more slowly.
Asked about the prospect of releasing restrictions next month, she said: “It’s looking good if people are continuing to observe all of the safety signals, so we should not stop doing what we’re doing, particularly in areas where we have that variant of concern, the B1617.2, in the North-West and around London.
“It’s really important that people continue to do hands, face, space and work from home, have their jabs and go for tests as well.
“The cases of the B1617.2 variant are rising, they have risen very steeply and much of the media have reported a 160% rise in cases over the week period but they seem to be slightly levelling at the moment.”
The Prime Minister says he will announce whether or not lockdown will end on June 21st “by the end of the month”.
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What’s the ‘vast majority’ of six?
Four ?
No, that’s just a simple majority; a vast majority would have to be five.
Are they starting to notice the rise in scepticism or, at least increasing resentment in the general population ( a term, I think, also used to describe inmates in a prison) that lockdown release will be denied/postponed?
Maybe thinking they have to appease the sheep in some way?
Just waiting to scrape together some tosh to put through the msm to scare people?
Maybe a crack forming in their wall of lies and nudges?
Wishful thinking on my part?
I was thinking the same thing. They’re covering their backs. If they were unwise enough to abandon all restrictions on that date there would be incredible anger.
There do appear to be some odd things happening. The announcement from Israel. The Danes decision.
I don’t trust them an inch / cm.
Ah, here comes our Summer holiday before the inevitable carnage starts in the Autumn.
Very kindly we are reminded that when the deaths start it will be our fault:
“It’s looking good if people continue to observe all the safety signals.”……You naughty children.
Oh do fuck Off.
“Dr Jenny Harries, the Chief Executive of the U.K. Health Security Agency,”
So that’s how she was bought.
It would help understanding if they explained that the “cases” are occurring in school children, their siblings and parents. There is vitually no-one over 45.
Are we still pretending that the government is Following The Science instead of the political tea leaves?
Is Handycock the Rudolph Hess of the regime?
Dangerous, repugnant and thick all at the same time
Handycock?
A man of stature and honesty.
He’s got a degree in PHE…. whoops, sorry, PPE…..
….no, right first time, PHE…
and Boswellox.
Jenny Harries is a cunt
Apologies, no other way of saying that
Your brevity is a credit.
FFS she’s a pharmacist
When did a fucking pharmacist have the right to take my liberty away
We’ve got a dentist & a friend of Chelsea Clinton in Scotland! Think yourself lucky!!!
Nothing has been “worth reading in full” here since about August 2020
All part of the psy ops.
Will they won’t they allow us to live a normal life…er no they won’t,its restrictions restrictions restrictions.
Just a glimpse to allow hope until the next cold and flu season in which we’ll save the NHS by being banned from using it.
In March last year, about masks she said : ‘For the average member of the public walking down a street, it is not a good idea… in fact, you can actually trap the virus in the mask and start breathing it in.’ Then look what happened.
Been told what to think, have they? By Whom? Time for us to ignore them altogether; they’ve lost their credibility.
Sick of their game playing.
I live in hope their lives will be brought to an untimely end, preferably by the kiss of Madame guillotine. I’m not fussed either way if the blades are sharpened or not.
I’ve got my knitting needles ready.
“ The line from health officials on the chance of lockdown ending on June 21st has shifted from “close to nil” to “looking very good” in less than a week“.
That is because their criteria are wholly made up.