The age-standardised rate from January through July was only 0.8% higher than the five-year average. Another month without many excess deaths and 2021 will officially be an 'average year' for English mortality.
A new study based on the ONS Infection Survey finds that, contrary to other recent figures, the vaccines protect well against Delta infection. However, a closer look reveals some serious problems.
Covid vaccine hesitancy rates have fallen across most of the U.K., according to new research by the ONS. Hesitancy among Brits aged 18 to 21 dropped to five per cent just before 'Freedom Day'.
Positive Covid tests fell again today, both compared to yesterday and compared to last Saturday, making it the tenth day in a row reported infections have dropped week-on-week. Can we go back to normal now, please?
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?
56% of "COVID-19 patients" did not test positive until they were admitted to hospital. This highlights an important point: testing positive is not the same thing as having the *disease* COVID-19.
June's age-standardised mortality rate was the second-lowest on record for that month. England has now had *four months in a row* of "negative excess mortality". Average mortality up to June was lower than in 2018.
The link between cases and deaths has weakened substantially in recent weeks. However, the situation is actually even more positive: measured by excess deaths, the pandemic hasn't taken any lives since early March.
Estimates for the prevalence of long COVID range from 0.04% to 1.7%. Given all the evidence, those at the low end are more plausible, especially if we’re talking about something of clinical significance.
88% of English parents would "definitely" or "probably" allow their children to get vaccinated against Covid if offered, according to a new survey. More than 30% said they were "unsure but probably in favour".
