Brace for panic as England's autumn Covid wave begins, with figures showing both infections and virus admissions to hospital starting to surge and patients up 48% in a week.
The latest Covid infection data from ZOE show a September rise in England, but the new-term ripple in Scotland is already falling. Could it be the end of Covid?
England's latest Covid outbreak was slowing down a fortnight ago, according to official data from the ONS, as it once again peaks without masks or restrictions.
The Covid infection rate in Scotland is 50% higher than in England, the latest ONS data show, yet the country has a higher vaccination rate. What's going on?
The latest UKHSA data show that vaccine effectiveness continues to fall, with the triple vaccinated now up to three times more likely to be infected than the unvaccinated.
Coronavirus infections in England declined again last week despite infections continuing to rise in children, figures from the ONS showed today.
"The ONS survey results on prevalence shows that the Scottish and English approach to masking although formally different since July has made no meaningful difference to Delta" – Prof Jim Naismith
The latest report from the ONS Infection Survey claims to show that masks up to halve infection risk and vaccines are better than natural immunity. But it's full of problems.
Confusion reigns over the prevalence of Covid in the UK. MailOnline says it's declining, the Guardian says it's going up and the ONS says it's gone up a bit– or did in England in w/e July 24th. So what's really going on?
