An NHS hospital trust has come under fire for giving ICU visitors a disclaimer form telling them that if they are black or over-65 they should not visit because they are deemed to be at higher risk of COVID-19.
Why are reported Covid deaths in Denmark approaching a record high, despite high levels of vaccination and the mildness of Omicron? It is all the more perplexing because ICU numbers are right down low.
The number of patients being admitted to ICU for Covid in the U.K. (excluding Scotland) fell to as little as two in one day last month, according to data from ICNARC.
Prof Yaakov Jerris, the Director of a Covid ward in an Israeli hospital, has said between 70% and 80% of the serious cases in his hospital are vaccinated and the vaccine has "no significance regarding severe illness".
Covid ICU admissions in Israel have hit record levels, reaching 130.5 per million on January 26th, topping 127.1 on January 19th 2021. Why is this when Omicron is milder and the country is now highly vaccinated?
In its own data, the NHS has revealed that 23% of ICU beds are unoccupied in the middle of January. This is unprecedented in recent history. Normal ICU bed occupancy at this time of year is well over 90%.
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An Italian study followed 56 patients who were admitted to the ICU for Covid. One year later, the vast majority reported good quality of life, indicating that most discharged patients make a good recovery.
There's little doubt that Omicron is causing milder disease in the U.K., as well as in South Africa, Denmark, and other places. But what's going on in Australia? ICU admissions have shot up as Omicron has taken hold.
Despite the record number of UK reported infections and despite hospital admissions rising in the past few weeks, Covid ICU occupancy has barely budged since the summer, and even declined in the past two days.
